1. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT & GRAD. C.W.A.
I seek senior level assignments as a support function to the CEO / COO in the areas of
Financial Planning, Finance & Accounts, Audit & Taxation, Risk Management &
Forensic, Pricing, Costing and Fund procurement & deployment.
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
 A competent professional with over 23 years of rich and extensive experience in the
areas of:
* Financial Planning * Accounts & Finance * System Implementation
* MIS & Budgeting * Fund Management * Internal Audit of Factory Ops
* Retailing & Branding * Forensic Audit * Management Accounting
* Strategic Planning * Risk Management * Overseas Subsidiaries Mgmt.
 Presently handling Marketing & Distribution of Diamond jewellery in East & North India for a
Bombay based Diamond Wholesaler & manufacturer.
 Extensive experience in conceptualizing and implementing financial processes,
Overseeing the maintenance & finalisation of Accounts; Designing & Developing
Systems / procedures, old recoveries / debtors management, ensuring cost control
measures.
 Decision support system for the top management for business development, review of
existing businesses, budgeting & planning resources.
 An effective communicator with good relationship management and problem solving
skills.
 Hands on experience & team building capabilities.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
⇒ Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1992.
⇒ Cost & Works Accountant from The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India in
1989.
⇒ Bachelor of Commerce from R.A. Podar College, Matunga, Mumbai in 1988.
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RAJIV BHATIA
: +91 9920 30 0705/ : +91 22 2506 8585
: rajivbhatia.mis@gmail.com

2. ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Partner Diva Jewels Apr ’14 till date
Bombay Based Diamond Manufacturer & Wholesaler supplying diamond jewellery to Chain of
Retail stores in Kolkata & Bhubaneswar.
⇒ Marketing & distributing (B2B) diamond studded 18 kt gold jewellery in retail stores of
Bihar & Himachal Pradesh.
⇒ Improving Operational Efficiency of Logistics & other administrative areas.
⇒ Product development & technology advancement in business processes.
⇒ Advising on Accounts, Audit, Sales Tax & Income Tax matters. Arranging funds for
working capital from banks.
Vice President Gitanjali Gems Limited Nov ’07 – Mar ‘14
Gems & Jewellery Public Limited Company having end to end model of sourcing roughs
to retailing of Diamond Jewellery in stores, SIS & other formats.
⇒ CFO – Gitanjali Lifestyle Ltd. (Nov 2007 – Nov 2009): Reported to the M.D., managed a
9 member team of Accounts handling the business expansion, Analysis & M.I.S. for the
retail arm of Gitanjali group. Project Finance, Control over CAPEX, negotiations with
vendors for different agencies of Civil, Electrical, Furniture & Carpentry, control &
Negotiations for OPEX with vendors, third parties.
⇒ Vice President – Internal Audit (Dec 2009 - July 2012): Reported to the CMD to manage
a 7 member team overseeing Internal Audit & Management Audit of factory
operations, JV Operations. Ensuring profitability by controlling expenses, gold loss &
dust recovery, devising SOPs to optimise the resources.
⇒ Brand Custodian (CEO) – Diya / Rivaaz (July 2012 – Sept 2013): Taking over of
troubled brands to revive & repair the division with respect to fraudulent practice of
earlier CEO. Managing recovery of old dues, reorganizing marketing & operations
team. Reporting to the CMD to manage a 57 member team overseeing all India
marketing & sales promotion and Operations.
⇒ Strategic Planning, Financial Planning for International JVs & other lifestyle & retail
verticals.
Selected Achievements:
• Recovery of debts / stocks from distributors, employees, JV partners of Rs.8 Cr. in
2 years time.
• Revival of 2 jewellery brands Diya & Rivaaz in markets across India.
• Devising SOPs for factory operations for all manufacturing facilities in India.
• Turning around of old /obsolete / slow moving / non moving stocks, unlock the
value & maximize the working capital cycle.
• Devising M.I.S. formats all across manufacturing facilities in India thereby setting
early warning system of potential risk mitigation.
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3. Continued ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
CFO s2m Global Private Limited Jan ’07 – Oct ‘07
100% EOU Alcohol Perfumery Company having Perfume Designing in Paris, Procurement of
Raw material from China, Blending unit in Al Quoz, manufacturing facility in Kandla SEZ,
Marketing office in Dubai with sales to South & Latin America, Europe and South East Asia.
Reporting to the Chairman, I was managing a 5 member team to oversee financial planning, Fund
procurement, Accounts & Audit and Compliance.
⇒ Visited Dubai, Al Quoz & Paris for better and effective control of blending & designing
processes.
⇒ Sourcing, Planning & Managing working capital & term loans from Bank.
⇒ Setting up systems & procedures for global entities of group in India, Paris & Dubai.
⇒ Liaison with Auditors for designing unit at Paris.
⇒ Overseeing Daily, Weekly & Monthly Management Information System for effective
decision making.
Selected Achievements:
• Arranging fund based & non fund based credit limits of Rs.9 Cr. from SBI Vile
Parle.
• Recovery of old disputed debts of INR 1 million in consultation with French
Auditors.
• Working in consultation with S P Jain faculty as non executive Director under
family managed business entity to improve the efficiency & cost control, Re
aligning inventory & making efficient working capital management.
General Manager LCL Group Jan ’05 – Dec ‘06
Leading NVOCC & Consolidators operating in India having a subsidiary in Canada in the
business of Sea Freight, Air Cargo, Inland Transportation & Warehousing activities.
⇒ HOD & In-charge of Finance & Accounts on All India basis. Sourcing funds from
Banks.
⇒ Reporting to the CMD and managing a team of 16 Accountants. Establishing Best
Business & Accounting Processes, System Improvisation & implementing Automation
across branches. Key player & Advisor to the Senior Mgmt. on Business Policy matters.
⇒ Overseeing Financial Management of the Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) in Canada.
Selected Achievements:
• Handled Search and Seizure under the Income Tax Act, 1961 in consultation with
the Company’s Auditors.
• Arranged Foreign Currency Loan & Working Capital limits (C/C) aggregating to
Rs.5 Cr. with Bank of India Sion.
• Branch operations streamlining, old debtors’ recovery, legal matters & setting up of
M.I.S. system for 8 branches all over India.
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4. • Arranging commercial vehicle finance for trucks with the Minimum possible
interest rates with the same financiers where earlier rates were 200 BPS higher.
Continued ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Finance Manager - Foreign Co. Associated Capsules Group (ACG) Jul ’04 – Jan ’05
2nd
largest producer in the world of empty gelatin hard capsules with subsidiaries in USA, UK,
Philippines & Indonesia.
⇒ Dual reporting to the Plant’s President & Vice President (Finance) of the ACG Group.
Was managing a 2 member team.
⇒ In-charge of subsidiaries located across 4 countries.
⇒ Played a key role during the implementation and maintenance of accounting system in
Tally, QuickBooks (USA) & SAGE (UK).
⇒ Established & successfully implemented robust Management Information System
enabling strategic management decisions.
Selected Achievements:
• Detected faultier system of giving samples to the customers in the USA subsidiary
& implemented scientific & dual beneficial system to reduce cost & improve sales.
Ensuring proper Audit Reviews from the third party Auditors.
• Old debt recovery in Philippines, salvaging & Inventory re alignment in Indonesia
resulting in savings in inventory carrying costs.
• Finalised Warehousing contract in UK thereby ensuring savings in logistic &
warehousing costs for export shipments.
• Proper handover of subsidiaries reports for follow up of remedial actions.
Deputy General Manager Samsara / Sharaf Group Companies Jun ’02 – Mar ’04
Samsara Group (Sharaf Group, Dubai) representing in India Shipping Lines for Seaborne
Container, Bulk & Feeder Lines like China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), a national Line of
China, Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL), a national Line of Ethiopia, Heung-A Shipping of South
Korea, Orient Shipping Services LLC of Dubai.
⇒ Reporting to the Country Head for day to day functioning of Accounts department.
Managing a 14 member team including 2 C.A.s.
⇒ In charge of All India Finance and Accounts having 6 branches involving Accounts
finalisation, liaison with statutory auditors RSM & Co.
⇒ System set up, ERP implementation, staff training.
⇒ Liaison with Principals on Monthly General Accounts (MGA), Remittances,
Reconciliation on regular intervals.
⇒ Setting up banking including foreign remittances, FX rates negotiations.
Selected Achievements:
• Setting up of ERP system in close consultation with Dubai team of in house group
Company namely, ID (Information Dynamics).
• Negotiations with HSBC for USD buying rates so as to benefit the Principals for
outward remittances, savings of INR 5 Millions + over 1 ½ year.
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5. • Synchronisation of Banks CMS system with accounting system for speedier &
accurate reporting of collections thereby ensuring effective debtors’ management.
• Staff orientation & developing second line of command with in-house training.
Continued ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Finance & Accounts Head Safmarine India Pvt. Ltd. Feb ’96 – May ’02
Earlier known as CMB Transport Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd. now, part of Maersk Group.
⇒ Sr. Executive – Corporate Finance & Accounts (Feb 96 – Sept 96): Novice to the
Shipping industry learnt the nuisances of shipping & dealt with Accounting & Taxation
of the Agency Company. Successfully completed audit by PWC.
⇒ Asst. Manager – Corporate Finance & Accounts (Sept 96 – Apr 98): Within 6 months
promoted to take care of complete Accounting & supervision of 8 member team along
with system implementation of Cobol based software BTrieve.
⇒ Deputy Manager – Corporate Finance & Accounts (Apr 98 – Dec 99): Promoted to look
after subsidiaries & foreign reporting with 12 members’ supervision along with
additional responsibilities of Company Secretarial work. Reported to Vice President
Finance, opportunities to acquire cross functional & domain experience of shipping
industry.
⇒ Head – Corporate Finance & Accounts AMI India Pvt. Ltd. (Jan 2000 – May 2002): After
successfully setting up systems & streamline Accounting, Audit & M.I.S., promoted as
an independent in-charge to the Subsidiary of Safmarine namely, AMI India. Reporting
to the MD supervised 10 member team overseeing Taxation, Finance, Audit &
Secretarial work, Investments of surplus funds, commercial matters like rates with
Shipping Lines, contracts, pre carriage tariffs with Foreign Agents.
Selected Achievements:
• Detected a fraud committed by staff of Rs. 1.1 Million and managed to recover the
amounts.
• Saved Tax outflow of Rs. 1 Million by detecting errors of Arthur Andersen in
claiming lower rates of depreciation on commercial vehicles.
• Streamlining Fixed Asset records & register ensuring better control over assets
physically.
• COBOL based system implementation required testing & iteration processes which
was carried out by me independently with rigorous and a lot of efforts successfully.
• Independently handled Search and Seizure under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
• Advising Company on Income Tax matters with respect to accounting treatments
of Sundry Creditors thereby saving Rs.3 million in tax outflow.
• Deployed surplus funds with banks earning other income for the Company to the
tune of Rs.1.2 Million per annum.
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6. PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
Nucleus Securities Ltd. (Asit C Mehta) Asst. Manager (Marketing) Nov ’94 - Jan ’96
Marketing of Lease / H.P. products to Corporate & SME clients. Devising Micro
Marketing of Fixed Deposit programme of the Company. Reporting to Vice Presidents.
The Premier Auto Ltd. (PAL) Asst. Accounts Officer Sep ’93 - Oct ’94
Core Accounting, Payroll Management including Investment declaration under Section
88, Costing of products & parts, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit. Reporting to Plant in charge
of Accounts & Taxation.
ARTICLESHIP TRAINING
M/s Dalal & Shah, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai Jan ’91 – Aug ’93
M/s Praful, Ramesh, Narayan, Chartered Accountants Aug ‘88 – Dec ’90
⇒ Handled activities pertaining to Statutory & Tax Audit & Certification for Companies.
⇒ Clients handled: Century Textiles & Ind. Ltd., Raymond’s Woolen Mills Ltd., Advani
Oerlikon Ltd., J.B.A. Printing Inks Ltd., B.C.M.A. Ltd.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Address : 26/B, 3rd
Floor, Namdeep, 90 Feet Road, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai,
Maharashtra, Pin code - 400077, INDIA.
Date of Birth : 17th
March, 1968
Other Interests : Disciple of Art of Living (AOL), Yoga & Meditation, Reading,
Travelling, Bollywood Movies.
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7. PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
Nucleus Securities Ltd. (Asit C Mehta) Asst. Manager (Marketing) Nov ’94 - Jan ’96
Marketing of Lease / H.P. products to Corporate & SME clients. Devising Micro
Marketing of Fixed Deposit programme of the Company. Reporting to Vice Presidents.
The Premier Auto Ltd. (PAL) Asst. Accounts Officer Sep ’93 - Oct ’94
Core Accounting, Payroll Management including Investment declaration under Section
88, Costing of products & parts, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit. Reporting to Plant in charge
of Accounts & Taxation.
ARTICLESHIP TRAINING
M/s Dalal & Shah, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai Jan ’91 – Aug ’93
M/s Praful, Ramesh, Narayan, Chartered Accountants Aug ‘88 – Dec ’90
⇒ Handled activities pertaining to Statutory & Tax Audit & Certification for Companies.
⇒ Clients handled: Century Textiles & Ind. Ltd., Raymond’s Woolen Mills Ltd., Advani
Oerlikon Ltd., J.B.A. Printing Inks Ltd., B.C.M.A. Ltd.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Address : 26/B, 3rd
Floor, Namdeep, 90 Feet Road, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai,
Maharashtra, Pin code - 400077, INDIA.
Date of Birth : 17th
March, 1968
Other Interests : Disciple of Art of Living (AOL), Yoga & Meditation, Reading,
Travelling, Bollywood Movies.
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