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Komal Gupta
www.linkedin.com/in/komal- Chief Finance Officer at Windlas Biotech Limited & Windlas
gupta-5521647 (LinkedIn) Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Top Skills
Financial Reporting Summary
Accounting
CA, CS & CWA (CMA) qualified strategic & hands-on finance
Auditing
professional with strong track record of delivering top performance
for ~15 years managing whole spectrum of finance activities within
Languages
Multinationals & Indian Organizations.
English
• Recognized as a dependable leader with exceptional problem-
Hindi
solving skills with demonstrated capabilities in developing a Strong
Marathi
Finance Team.
• Demonstrated ability in improving the performance of the
company and streamlining business operations through change in
organization focus & culture, identification of operational deficiencies,
improvements in processes, improved performance management &
budgetary control & introducing innovative ideas.
• Played an instrumental role in formulating and implementing
strategies & decision making.
• Significant experience in dealing with PE investors right from initial
investment discussions
• Led Strategic Equity infusion (Business plan finalization, meetings
with potential investors, Due Diligence for Quality, Manufacturing,
HR, Finance etc. all the functions, valuation discussions with the
board to final closure of CPs
• Wide experience of working in international environment as well as
with Indian teams diversified in age, qualifications and gender across
locations & Possess expertise in internal and external stakeholders
like consultants & auditors management resulting in monetary and
structural benefits for the organization in leadership roles.
• Significant experience in mapping business requirements,
designing customised solutions with strong analytical skills.
• Headed global level roles for FP&A, Treasury and Controllerships
• Strong and proven leadership capability to overcome challenges &
motivate others to achieve beyond expectations.
• Situational leadership and assertive communication skills honed
with the ability to liaise at all hierarchy levels.

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• Demonstrated professional excellence in monitoring the inflow &

outflow of funds and ensuring effective fund management.

Experience
Windlas Biotech Private Limited & Windlas Healthcare Private
Limited
Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
October 2015 - Present 
Gurgaon, India

Group CFO responsible for a team of ~40 members. Key assignments in

addition to normal responsibilities include:
• Change in mindset of team from books closure to analysis to estimation to
strategic support
• Strengthened controllership areas through periodic meetings with leadership
teams for structured discussions on increase of revenue & cost controls
• Initiated Gross Margin review customer & product wise with management,
constructive discussions with customers & improvements in margins
• Successful handling of statutory audit post shift local to professional audit
firm
• Experience of dealing with Indian Management & foreign investors board
• Initiated & got implemented ERP upgradation smoothly with cross
department alignments
• Handled investment portfolio balancing risk & benefits
• Structured short term financing with balance of interest saving & drawing
power management
• Set ambition to be 100% Compliant organization & implemented automated
softwareto identify & rectify improvement areas
• Complex structuring handled for sale of exclusivity of country specific sale
rights for milestone payments & profit share distribution leading to tax saving of
~273 Mn INR
• Set up Corporate Office including the Corporate Finance Function at
Gurgaon

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals

Controller Regional Entities & Treasurer - BU AMEA & Company
Secretary India
October 2013 - October 2015 (2 years 1 month)
Gurgaon, India

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Responsible for controlling of 6 legal entities of DSM Sinochem

Pharmaceuticals in 6 countries & Treasury operations of BU AMEA including
the Indian entity. Also working as Company Secretary for DSM Sinochem
Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.
•Instrumental in setting up entities in 5 countries i.e. Dubai, Kenya, Nigeria,
Thailand and Indonesia through coordination with many stake holders like
Legal firms of various countries, tax experts, regulatory authorities, Corporate
Legal, Management Team etc. for which also received a Certificate of
Appreciation from the organization
•Enabled strategic Decision making for establishment of the entities in various
countries through complete analysis from direct/indirect tax, treasury and legal
point of view
•Supported business through out of the box solutions for dealing in difficult
countries resulting in turnover increase by approx. EUR 2 Mln
•Setting up complete accounting/finance function for all these entities outside
India centrally from India
•Saving of ~EUR 0.5 Mln for the company in 2013 through efficient hedging
•Heading the project of implementation of new Act i.e. Companies Act 2013
replacing the 60 year old act in the organization

DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals

Controller FP&A, Regional Entities BU AMEA and Company Secretary
India
May 2009 - October 2015 (6 years 6 months)
Responsible for Financial Planning and Analysis for BU AMEA. Setting up and
overall control of complete Finance function including Financial Reporting,
Taxation, Transfer Pricing, Secretarial and legal matters for regional entities.
Implementation of Companies Act 2013 and company secretarial of DSM
Sinochem Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.

DSM
Regional Treasurer - India (DSM Group) & Company secretary (DSP
India)
May 2009 - October 2013 (4 years 6 months)
Gurgaon, India

Created and operationalised Centralised Treasury operation for 4 legal entities

of DSM in India
•Set up the Centralized treasury function for India all entities and also Created
& implemented Treasury Guidelines for all India entities
•Brought Uniformity in treasury processes across entities to reduce
inefficiencies and bringing in cost savings like export loans instead of domestic
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funding, net interest on combined bank account balance etc. (approx. INR 5
Mln savings through efficiencies)
•Initiated and Successfully implemented cash pooling bringing in saving of
~INR 30 lacs p.a.
•Held External Orientation sessions for the organization on value add topics
like Macro Economic Outlook
•Implemented Supplier Factoring solution providing company with working
capital reduction of ~EUR 10-12 Mln
•Leaded Process Excellence Project on Fixed Cost Controlling and bringing
ownership to the budget holders resulting in a saving of approx. USD 0.5 Mln
•Leaded the name change project for the company and conversion from
unlisted public company to private company in alignment with all the
departments in detail considering factors starting from change in labelling of
the product, customs clearing, letter heads change to new invoicing and SAP
changes etc.
•Created, implemented and regularized the hedging process for the company
restricting the forex loss figure of the company which was beyond control
earlier
•Efficient Fund Management through solutions like reducing huge bank bal and
using them to prepay long term loans bringing saving of approx. EUR 0.5 Mln
•Earned ‘Feather in the Cap’ award for support in the project of global 50%
stake sale of the group
•Initiated many reporting’s keeping management informed and help them take
efficient decisions e.g. forex loss analysis, weekly cash flow, OWC Reports
etc.
•Developed Operating Working Capital tool wherein OWC estimates are ready
which brought overall understanding throughout organization on where to
attack for a better cash flow

Anand Group India

Assistant Manager - Finance
March 2009 - April 2009 (2 months)
Financial Controller Sujan Hotels

Mahle Filter Systems India

AM Costing (Finance)
October 2007 - February 2009 (1 year 5 months)
•Over dues control – Target reduction in over dues through alignment with
Marketing team approx. INR 140 Mln within a year

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•Developed a costing model sheet for S&M team to decide minimum price to
be charged basis inputs by them in the sheet
•Efficiently arranged for old DEPB licenses receipt and sale in market
through efficient coordination with consultants and Government officials
bringing in approx. INR 10 Mln which could otherwise have been a loss to the
organization due to period expiry
•Supported as back up for consolidation team at HO
•Had long discussions with Production head understanding processes and
making him realize saving opportunities through knowledge sharing on costing

Perfect Circle (I) Ltd.,

AM Finance
September 2005 - September 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Nasik Area, India

•Handled capitalization of about 20 Crores of new project and existing plant

Expansion
•End to end handling of Statutory Audit for two years
•Created a tracker for the company for Statutory Compliances which was very
much appreciated and implemented at other companies of the group as well
•Successfully handled the transfer pricing assessments for the company with
Zero liability coming out of it
•No Query went unanswered/unresolved on monthly MIS reporting to both JV
partners Anand Group as well as Dana group

Anil R. Bora & Company, Chartered Accountants

Article Trainee
2002 - 2005 (4 years)
Aurangabad Area, India

Handled audit of educational trusts, small corporates. Process improvement

projects with big companies.

Education
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
CA  · (2002 - 2005)

Institute of Company Secretaries of India

CS  · (2005 - 2007)

Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India - ICWAI

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ICWA  · (2003 - 2005)

Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

BCom  · (1998 - 2003)

Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

BCom, commerce · (1998 - 2003)

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