Lalit Kumar Soni

About Lalit Kumar Soni

Key business finance growth partner with 30 + years’ experience, majorly in startup environments. •Built and nurtured resilient teams to translate strategic business objectives into measurable outcomes. Domain Specialization •Financial modelling, Pitch-deck story boarding •Cost Optimization with risk mitigation •High value contract negotiations. •Due diligence and forensics •Create process based scalable operation structures • Cash flow management, banking operations. •Sharp Analytical insights with attention to detail. • Stakeholders’ relations. Consistently proven results Designed scalable Business Enterprise models to drive growth with profitability. Set-up ERP (SAP, Tally) based ‘Money Material Compliance’ structures, dealing in huge data sets. Optimized costs and plugged leakages by re-structuring operations models and enhancing processes. Designed automated KPI linked Dashboards to get dependable and timely analytical insights. Negotiated multiple high value commercial contracts, managed end to end partner relationships. Acquired two retail jewelry brands (Viola and Nirvana) post due diligence and integrated their operations.

Experience

1. Vice President Finance

   Reliance Industries Limited

   Aug 2022 — Present · Navi Mumbai, IN

Education

• Jai Narain Vyas University

  Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Commerce

  1984 — 1987

• Institute of Certified Management Accountants , Victoria, Australia

  Certified Management Accountant, Mangement Accountancy

  2006 — 2006

• Institue of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accountancy ,Audit ,Costing, Taxation

  1987 — 1992

• The Institute of Internal Auditors

  Certified Internal Auditor, Internal Audit

  2000 — 2000

• ISACA

  Certified Information System Auditor, Systems Audit and IT Governance

  2000 — 2000

• Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India

  ICWAI - Inter, Cost Accountancy

  1989 — 1989