Rabindra Patro

About Rabindra Patro

I’m a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of extensive experience in Financial Planning and Controlling, Business Planning, Reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting, Auditing, Costing, Taxation, Capital Budgeting, Finance Shared Services, Treasury, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Internal control.Responsible for the FP & A business counselling and driving profitable business growth for Product Lines. Providing critical inputs to the Leadership to enable them to take policy decisions.

Experience

1. Finance Lead- Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis

   John Deere

   Aug 2019 — Present · Pune, IN

   Financial Closing and Reporting – IGAAP and US GAAP• Led the controlling team for the monthly financial closing as per US GAAP• Ensure timely review and submission of MIS and Product Line Reporting in Hyperion • Report and present the financials for Domestic and Export Markets• Led the Statutory & Internal Audit for India Legal entity, financials as per IGAAP• Tax planning considering the various business scenariosPlanning, Budgeting & Forecasting • Develop short term financials (Yearly): Budgeting and financial forecasting• Drive the business to achieve profitability as per the various cycles of business - Trough, Normal and Peak• Manage and review of OPEX and CAPEX and Variance Analysis• Counsel the business in optimizing the cost levers to improve the bottom lineLong Term/ Strategic Planning:• Closely work with business heads to prepare and present Ambition Planning Financials for a profitable and sustainable business growth.• Drive and counsel the business in achieving the long term and short-term Financial goals• Drive cost reduction initiatives, improving the Asset Turn and Shareholder Value AddedFinancial Analysis, Project Management, R&D Accounting• Review the ROI/ IRR for New Product Programs: Cash Flow Analysis• Monthly monitoring and presentation of program financials to Leadership• Business Counselling to the India Engineering Centre (IEC) on the R&D activities related to various new product development programs.Product Costing, Pricing and Inventory Management • Establish Standard costing of parts• Inventory management and drive inventory optimization projects• Make Vs Buy Analysis for the Assembly parts to get cost reductions• Analyze product wise CP Ratio and suggest for price increase as per market Internal Control & Compliance Ambassador• Responsible for establishing Strong Internal Controls and Compliance• Conduct statutory Audit & Internal Audit, Quarterly SOX Compliance

Education

• Khallikote (Autonomous) College, Berhampur

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General

  1997 — 2000

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Accounting and Finance

  2000 — 2003

• Kalinga Mahavidyalaya, G. Udayagiri

  Intermediate, Science

  1994 — 1996

• Hubback High school

  10th

  1989 — 1994