Vikash Kumar

About Vikash Kumar

A Chartered Accountant with over 19 years of experience in P&L Ownership, Financial Planning & Control, Accounting Operations, Treasury & Investment Management, Commercial Operations across Steel, Cement, Renewable Energy & Power and Consultancy domains Hands on experience in various FP & A activities: o Developing & analyzing Financial & MIS Reports with key financial metrics, financial statements, and other ad-hoc reports o Driving budgeting & conducting Variance Analysis of budget, revenue & costs to match with yearly budgeting plan Provided insight on business decision-making through financial analysis & projections (planning, budgeting & forecasting), financial restructuring; brought in scalable financial control in operations Impressive success in implementing end-to-end SAP for financial modules of Coal Mine, Power Plant and Smelter Operations; developed plan for SAP implementation in the companies under restructuring from financial software Felicitated with SilverEdge Award for implementation of automation of payments in Marico company and implemented shared services for Supply, Services and administration Payables along with Employee Reimbursement Expertise in identifying areas of strength & weaknesses in financial functions, adhering to statutory compliance, formulating SOPs, new schemes launch strategies & discounting features and conducting feasibility study to improve efficiency, increase cost-saving and reduce overall financial risks Collaborated with Bankers (issuance of bank guarantee, banking limit), Internal/Govt./Statutory Auditors (audit assignments, transfer pricing), Income Tax Dept. & Advocates (legal activities – litigation, arbitration) Designed audit plans (Statutory, Interim, Internal, Cost, Tax & IFC), evaluated business models and executed audit activities to evaluate efficiency & effectiveness of internal control; prepared & presented reports on audit results Controlled Direct/Indirect Tax matters including GST, Income Tax & TDS Returns along with advance tax calculations & computation of total income along with Statutory Audit Extensive knowledge in IFRS, GAAP, Accounting Standards and Statutory/Regulatory Compliances; Ensuring compliance Strict financial controls in all areas, Skilled in leading tax planning, reporting & compliance efforts for business operations; proficient in minimizing company’s tax exposure while ensuring compliance with applicable laws & regulations

Experience

1. Sr Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

   Gopalpur Ports Limited

   May 2022 — Present · Bhubaneshwar, IN

Education

• Sambalpur University

  B. Com (H), Commerce , Accounts , Taxation

  1997 — 2000

• The Institute of Chartered Accountant of india

  CA, Accounts , taxation , audit

  2000 — 2004