Deepak V Didwania

About Deepak V Didwania

A performance-driven professional offering nearly 20+ years of rich experience in Business Strategy, Budgeting & Forecasting, Commercial Business Finance in Sectors like Pharma, Retail, and Textile. In the past, have contributed significantly to savings in operational costs, tax costs, project costs and have built in systems for process optimization through auto pilot mode, improved performance reporting. A strategic decision maker to keep the business continuously on the growth trajectory, and a consistent learner to keep sharpening key skills and remain geared up to accept new challenges coming from ever changing business dynamics. A result oriented professional keeping a sharp eye on deliverables, a change maker bringing about changes to any process, protocol which might become a deterrent in generating the best possible output. Rich experience in handling Finance of R&D function, SBUs, and Manufacturing Effectively supported the implementation of GST, IFRS and IFCR, QlikView Dashboard (reporting tool), Cognos (planning/forecasting tool) and Project Wise Time Management System Highly skilled at handling Commercial Finance operations Conducted Financial Analysis including Valuation, Mergers Scenarios, Cash flow and Liquidity analysis, Returns analysis, etc. through development of detailed financial and operating models Undertook successful initiatives to showcase Transformation yielding Permanent Revenue Cost reduction through focused monitoring, strategic Initiatives, Change in processes, and sensitizing stakeholders Formulated detailed Budgeting Models, Financial MIS and Variance Reports including Performance measure Strong experience in Manufacturing Finance contributing to Cost reduction, better transparency assisting stakeholders in taking timely decisions. A learner, an analytical thinker, effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, problem-solving organizational capabilities

Experience

1. Head of Business Finance, Api Plus

   Lupin

   Feb 2013 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Handling Commercial Strategic Finance, Profitability maintenance, Cost reduction initiatives, devising Tax saving opportunities, periodic Rolling Business Plans, Budget and MIS contributing to the growth of API Plus Business having a Revenue of Crores.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Chief Financial Officer Program

• ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad

  Diploma in Business Finance, Business/Managerial Economics, Statistics, Finance

  1995 — 1996

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountants , Accounting and Finance

  1994 — 1997

• St. Xavier's College

  BCom, Accounts, Costing, Economics

  1992 — 1995

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  CS Intermediate, Company Law, Compliances,

  1996 — 1997