Mantu Kumar

About Mantu Kumar

Worked in Tata Motors Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra, industry exposure in Automobile, Tyre Cord, Chemical, Auto parts. Winner of CFO Next 100 award in Dec 2019. A finance leader having experience from Automobile to Airport, worked in Manufacturing and service industry in all domains in finance as Finance Controller. Build up and strengthen the business control and FP & A function further so that there can more contribution to the business function. Providing adequate MIS and ensuring adequate controls are in place. A good understanding of Financial with quality FP & A which will drive both cash flows and profitability. Business Planning, Finance strategy, Budgetary Control and compliance as a business partnering. Achievement in deliverable as per expectation of senior leadership. Drive revenue, profitability and crunch the cash-to-cash cycle. Lead Planning and Analysis of the Financial Spend including the: Annual Planning, Quarterly Forecasts. Experience of heading of Finance, IT and Supply chain function and Partnering with Business. Ensure Compliance & Control, Project Accounting, Plant expansion. Financial Planning & Analysis, Management Accounting & Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting. Provide leadership and coordination with all stakeholders of unit. Fund management, cash flow, Audits and generate Timely Quality MIS & Variance Analysis for better financial management/business decision making Realization of Export incentive, import Payment. Major Achievements- Completed the Plant expansion Reduction in operating cost by 10% and saving in fixed cost. Implemented of shared service with transition. Competed the Transition of Airport from AAI and setup the finance functions. Through cross functional team optimize the inventory and reduced the Cost of conversion. Project cost accounting and capitalization. Completed the Fund base and Non fund base loan sanction and lead in coordinating with Rating agency and Bank. Implemented the Vendor bill discounting Scheme for immediate cash flow support for vendor. Process Automation- Implemented system base cost of conversion calculation. SAP ARIBA for end-to-end vendor support, CRM implementation for Customers. Auto invoice processing and dunning to customers. MRP (Material Requirements Planning) for inventory implementation. Budget Automation, PBCS (Planning and Budgeting Cloud Services) Credit limit implementation. Auto workflow approval system implemented for SAP master creation. BPM (Business Process module) for capex process SAP implementation (FICO, MM, SD)

Experience

1. Head Finance, Fp & a & Finance Controller - Guwahati International Airport (Adani Airport)

   Adani Airport Holdings Ltd

   Jun 2021 — Present · IN

   Partnering with stakeholders and driving the Airport Financial Planning, Finance Process and Organization Growth.Driving Business Planning, Strategies, Budgeting and Financial Analysis Statutory Reporting. Leading a finance team and build up and strengthen the business control and FP & A function further so that there can more contribution to the business function. Financial Strategy and Planning: Ensure the company\'s financial planning and budgeting processes are effective and accurate Cash Flow & Working Capital Management: Manage cash flows effectively to ensure liquidity and financial stability Cost Management and Analysis: Implement cost control measures to optimize profitability and minimize expenses Financial Reporting and Compliance: Risk Management: Identify and mitigate financial risks by implementing appropriate risk management strategies Ensuring financial control on Project accounting Partnering with stakeholders and driving the company\'s Financial Planning, Finance Process and Organization Growth. Driving Business Planning, Strategies, Budgeting and Financial Analysis Statutory Reporting, Business planning, budgeting, MIS and Costing. Coordination with Bank, Treasury, Manage fund raising activities, BG & LC handling, Forex export and import handling, Hedging. Lead a finance team. Set up a centralized finance team with AP,AR,MIS Assess the Risk and define the control (IFC), Ensure the completeness of ITGC control of Automated control. Lead Automation and Process improvement in finance and non-finance in the area of Manufacturing and Plant operation. Ensure book close of P2P, O2C, inventory, Capex, Purchase, sales, export, Export incentive, import Payment. Growth Catalyst, support CEO/CAO unit head on strategy input. Lead productive cross-functional teams using interactive and motivational leadership.

Education

• Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

  Graduation in Commerce, Business/Commerce, General

  2000 — 2003

• ACCA

  Diploma in IFRS

  2019 — 2019

• Emeritus

  Postgraduate Degree

  2023

• Liverpool Business School

  MBA

  2023

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  Advance General Management

  2023

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Certificate Course on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection, Forensic Accounting

  2012 — 2012

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Finance

  2003 — 2007

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Leadership certification

  2023