Rohin Cooper

About Rohin Cooper

Finance Business Partner to Sales Team for driving growth & profitability, whilst…

Experience

1. Zonal Finance Manager

   Dabur India Limited

   Oct 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Designed and implemented robust controls that increased damage/expiry audit rejection rates from 5% to 15%, reducingfinancial leakages and enhancing distributor accountability, leading to savings of INR 1.1 Crore.• Optimized Tax Efficiency in Consumer Promotions: Negotiated an 18% reduction in CP input costs for consumerpromotions while ensuring chains maintained full (100%) funding, improving overall trade margin effectiveness andsecuring savings of INR 60 Lakhs.• Conducted in-depth reviews of distributor scheme payouts, identifying inefficiencies and aligning payouts with businessobjectives, resulting in optimized promotional spends and savings of INR 91 Lakhs.• Developed a structured mechanism to accurately calculate distributor investments for infrastructure subsidies, enablingbetter capital allocation and delivering savings of INR 20 Lakhs.• Led the full and final settlement process for 79 distributors, successfully resolving INR 5 Crores in outstanding dues—thehighest in the region—enhancing business reputation and strengthening trade relationships.• Identified inefficiencies in the sales team structure and implemented resource reallocation, eliminating underperformingroles and improving cost efficiency, leading to savings of INR 2.4 Crores while maintaining sales effectiveness.• Spearheaded zonal credit budget management, ensuring optimal fund allocation and reducing bad debt risks throughproactive credit control measures.• Designed and launched a commercial hygiene dashboard, enabling real-time monitoring of distributor financial health,including cheque bouncing, credit extensions, sales returns, and market expiry, to mitigate financial risks.• Identified and reallocated advertising and promotional budgets from low-saliency products (<20% market share) to high-impact SKUs, ensuring better ROI on trade spend.

Education

• H.F.S (Powai)

  ISC

  2007 — 2009

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA Final

  2010 — 2015

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  IPCC

  2010 — 2011

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

  2009 — 2012

• H.F.S (Powai)

  ICSE

• ACCA

  DipIFR

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Financial Accounting
• Ms Office
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Internal Audit
• Auditing
• Basic Understanding of Sap and Erp Systems
• Finance
• Income Tax
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Finance
• External Audit
• Statutory Audit
• Internal Controls
• Accounting