1. Key Skills
Financial & Strategic Planning
Controllership & Decision
Support
Risk Management/Compliance
Due Diligence/ PE Funding
Fund Management
Direct & Indirect Taxation
Debt Finance/ Loan
Structuring
High Stake Negotiations &
Deal Structuring
Team Building & Leadership
Enterprising CFO with extensive knowledge of financial & accounting principles
and multi departmental industry experience to deliver comprehensive financial
support
Location Preference: Delhi & NCR/ Mumbai/ Bangalore
Profile Summary
• CA & CS professional leveraging nearly 35 years of proven
competencies in Strategic Financial Planning & Accounting,
Auditing & General Administration with several industries
• Noted for strong leadership, team building and restoring financial health of the
company by establishing working relationship and restructuring financial liabilities
with bankers, investors and statutory agencies
• Highly knowledgeable & familiar with all aspects of corporate finance,
company secretary functions, forecasting, business plans development
• Merit of arranging banking facilities for amounts up to Rs.900 Million;
hands-on experience in business valuation, negotiation, and due diligence
for PE funding
• Coordinating with various agencies such as RBI, SEBI, ROC, Stock
Exchanges, Lead Managers, Banks, Brokers
• Proficient in conceptualizing and implementing financial procedures,
including working capital management, internal financial controls and
costing, implementing financial structure, formulating & establishing policies
& strategies
• Established consistent and appropriate business practices, enhanced controls
for credit risks, and built staff/supplier morale at a time of financial distress;
instituted controls, teamwork throughout the entity
• Successfully collaborating with the management in improving & executing
strategies and processes, accomplishing corporate goals and profitability
for the company having an annual revenue
Career Timeline
SANDIP GUPTA
Top Level Assignments
CFO
sandipg2000@yahoo.com
+91-9830077031

2. Indian Cable
Company Ltd.
(Incab Industries
Ltd.), as Accounts
Officer
Feb’13 till date
East India
Pharmaceutical
Works Limited,
Manager, Finance &
CS
GontermannPeiper
s India Limited, as
CFO
Crystal Cable
Industries Ltd., as
GM-Finance & CS
Venkatesh
Logistics Private
Limited, as CFO
&CS
Senbo Group of
Companies, as
Manager-
Finance and CS
May’81-Apr’87
Otto India Private
Limited, as
General Manager,
Finance & CS
Jan’06 – May’09May’87-Aug’96 May’09 – Jan’13Sept’96-Mar’00 Apr’00-Dec’05

3. Education
• CS from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Kolkata in 1984
• CA from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Kolkata in 1980
• B.Com. (Hons.) from St. Xavier’s, Kolkata in 1978
• Senior Cambridge from Calcutta Boys’ School, Kolkata in 1975
Work Experience
Feb’13 till date with Gontermann Peipers India Limited, Kolkata as CFO
Directing and controlling strategic financial support to the company with a turnover of Rs. 2000 million
Key Result Areas:
• Heading finance functions involving determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies &
procedures to facilitate internal financial and process controls
• Designing business plans / strategies for maximizing the profitability & revenue generation and realizing corporate
goals
• Conducting financial due-diligence for acquiring the assets and takeover of existing business set-ups
• Implementing systems, procedures & manuals for preparation & maintenance of statutory books of accounts &
financial statements, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements
• Managing the complete planning and management activities for ensuring completion of various types of audits within
the time and cost parameters.
• Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected figures & actual
expenditure & implementing corrective actions
• Mobilizing debt / equity funding post Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) as well as exploring merger / business
restructuring of group entities
• Liaising with bankers for various fund requirements & treasury operations and efficient Working Capital
Management; devising all banking activities and liaising with local banks
• Establishing working relationship with bankers, suppliers and workers; negotiating settlements and restructuring
financial liabilities with bankers, suppliers, statutory agencies
• Developing and presenting a revival business model to Financers, BIFR and Regulatory Agencies
• Resolving numerous pending legal, statutory, direct and indirect tax cases and ensured a fresh start to operations;
arranged finance facilities for the re-commencement of business
Highlights:
• Successfully implemented SAP software and achieved annual savings in costs by 10% by implementing new
initiatives such as employee rationalization, energy audit, review of existing annual contracts and insurance costs.
• Worked as a part of the team to establish HR and Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics and Enterprise
Risk Management (ERM) processes, controls & systems to ensure operational excellence.
• Recommended & scheduled financial, compliance, performance audits of departments
• Secured working capital worth INR 83 Crores / US$ 12 Million through presenting and negotiating a financial
revival package and term loan proposal with banks / financial institutions

4. • Conducted due diligence during the proposed takeover of Fundicion Nodular (Spain), AFS Sedan
(France); developed financial models for arranging finance for the acquisitions
May’09 – Jan’13 with Venkatesh Logistics Private Limited, Kolkata as Chief Financial Officer &
Company Secretary, (Led, trained and mentored a team of 15 direct reports)
Highlights:
• Devised strategic financial support for the company with revenues of Rs.3000 million
• Provided functional financial, HR, Company Secretarial and Administrative advice to operations and senior
management; found innovative means to fund financial needs of the organization at difficult times
• Maintained effective relationships with the Board of Directors, PE Investor, auditors and bankers
• Administered Corporate Secretarial entailing active involvement at Board of Director meetings
• Directed financial analysis; internal and regulatory reporting; accounting operations; budgeting; forecasting that led
to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity; negotiated new financing structure with
financial institutions
• Established company HR guidelines and implemented initiatives to achieve cost reduction through measures such
as re-negotiation of insurance policies, arranging alternate service providers and contractors and reduction
of finance cost by switching over to alternate finance arrangements
Jan’06-May’09 with Crystal Cable Industries Ltd., Kolkata, as General Manager Finance & Company
Secretary
Led a team of 12 Direct Reports
Highlights:
• Establishing a more efficient budget process through introduction of zero based budgeting
• Interfaced with Financial Institutions for approval of the company’s Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) proposal
• Successfully re-listed the shares at Kolkata Stock exchange
• Worked as primary interface with external and internal auditors and governmental agencies
April’00-Dec’05 with Otto India Private Limited, Kolkata as General Manager Finance and Company
Secretary, Subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Encoke of Germany
Led a Team of 25 direct reports
Highlights:
• Steered accounting team for overall accounting operations and audit for the organization including collections,
purchase, contract compliance, receivables, deposits, disbursements, payroll, fixed assets and inventory
• Conducted monthly reporting to Germany; implemented financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with
German GAAP
• Ensured compliance with tax regulations, including customer billings, capture of input tax credits, filing of returns,
and timely Payment of tax; managed Trustee of PF/Gratuity/Superannuation funds
• Acted as Group leader in the design of an integrated software development solution for the entire company by a
major software Company

5. Previous Experience
Sept’96 – Mar’00 with Senbo Group of Companies, Kolkata as Manager Finance and Company
Secretary
Highlights:
• Conducted all Company Secretarial work including holding of Annual General / Board Meetings, dealing with the
Registrar of Companies and the Stock Exchanges; managed imports and exports
• Resolved a major union problem of the company’s hotel unit , and was appointed Director of the hotel unit
May’87 – Aug’96 with East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Kolkata as Manager Finance and
Company Secretary
Highlights:
• Monitored and controlled banking activities – negotiating with banks for credit facilities, preparing and submitting
reports, financial institutions – correspondence, loan applications, documentation, negotiation
• Successfully introduced computerization for the first time in the company
• Supervisedexports and was appointed Director of company’s subsidiary export company
May’81 – Apr’87 with Indian Cable Company Ltd., (Incab Industries Ltd.), Kolkata as Accounts Officer
Academic Achievement
• Recipient of National Merit Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India for overall result in Senior
Cambridge
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 30
th
April 1958
Languages Known: English, Bengali, Hindi
Address: Westwind, Block 7, Flat 9 B, 78, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700084

6. Previous Experience
Sept’96 – Mar’00 with Senbo Group of Companies, Kolkata as Manager Finance and Company
Secretary
Highlights:
• Conducted all Company Secretarial work including holding of Annual General / Board Meetings, dealing with the
Registrar of Companies and the Stock Exchanges; managed imports and exports
• Resolved a major union problem of the company’s hotel unit , and was appointed Director of the hotel unit
May’87 – Aug’96 with East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, Kolkata as Manager Finance and
Company Secretary
Highlights:
• Monitored and controlled banking activities – negotiating with banks for credit facilities, preparing and submitting
reports, financial institutions – correspondence, loan applications, documentation, negotiation
• Successfully introduced computerization for the first time in the company
• Supervisedexports and was appointed Director of company’s subsidiary export company
May’81 – Apr’87 with Indian Cable Company Ltd., (Incab Industries Ltd.), Kolkata as Accounts Officer
Academic Achievement
• Recipient of National Merit Scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India for overall result in Senior
Cambridge
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 30
th
April 1958
Languages Known: English, Bengali, Hindi
Address: Westwind, Block 7, Flat 9 B, 78, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700084