Naveen Agarwal

Agm - Account & Finance @Exide Energy Solutions Ltd

Bengaluru, IN

Lead the end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) function, overseeing invoice processing, vendor payments, reconciliations, and compliance across multiple entities/locations. • Manage a team of professionals, providing guidance, training, and performance management to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to SLAs. • Drive automation and digital transformation in the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, implementing ERP/SAP enhancements to reduce manual errors and improve turnaround time. • Establish and monitor KPIs & dashboards for AP operations (DSO/DPO, processing cycle time, accuracy rates) to improve working capital efficiency. • Collaborate with Treasury, Procurement, and Finance teams to optimize cash flow, vendor terms, and payment strategies. • Ensure strict compliance with statutory requirements (TDS, GST, withholding taxes, audit controls) and support both internal and external audits. • Develop and enforce policies, procedures, and internal controls to strengthen risk management and governance. • Partner with vendors and stakeholders to build strategic supplier relationships, resolving escalations and ensuring business continuity. • Achieved 50% reduction in processing cost/time through process reengineering and automation.• Managed project accounting and treasury functions, including foreign payments and bank guarantees. • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing collaboration and problem-solving across teams.

Burdwan University, Burdwan

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting and Finance

Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok

Master of Business Administration - MBA, finance and Banking