Paresh Pandit
Management Controller [HEC Paris - MSc IB; CIMA, UK - Adv. Dip. Mgmt Acctg Candidate; The IIA, USA - CIA Candidate]
- Location
- Mumbai Area, India
- Industry
- Consumer Goods
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Paresh Pandit's Overview
- Past
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- Business Manager & Co-founder at KeyLink FMCG Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Asst. Manager - Automotive Solutions at idea7sewells
- Business Analyst at Axience
- Business Intern - Adhesive Technologies (Focus Segments/EMEA) at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- CEMS/MIB Consulting Project - Student Consultant at Nestle
- Sub-Editor at Spenta Multimedia
- Executive Trainee (Client Servicing) at FCB Ulka
- Education
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- The Institute of Internal Auditors
- The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- HEC School of Management
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Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
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University of Mumbai
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Swami Vivekanand High School and Junior College
- Recommendations
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5 people have recommended Paresh
- Connections
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500+ connections
Paresh Pandit's Summary
A versatile post-graduate in International Business, with first-hand experience in the operational
as well as service aspects of businesses (small through big), I seek an opportunity in the domain/s of Management Accounting / Controlling and Performance Optimization. The ultimate goal being: to be a knowledgeable business custodian who passionately drives both, quantitative as well as qualitative performance!
In particular, I appreciate the scalability, efficiencies and measurability of controls and processes. At the same time, I also look forward to working on related challenges that often push us to be more agile by way of stimulating constant revaluation and change. This dynamic makes it exciting [and important] for me to be in a perpetual learning as well as enabling environment!
I firmly believe in team-spirit, organization, control and adaptability as being the cornerstones of business as well as personal success!
Paresh Pandit's Experience
Business Manager & Co-founder
KeyLink FMCG Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
September 2011 – April 2013 (1 year 8 months) Mumbai Area, India
• Persistently tracked Payables and Receivables in order to optimize operational finances
• Managed Working Capital with cash flow management and credit arrangements
• Introduced process-orientation in supplier interactions and negotiated longer credit terms
• Initiated an INR 20,000,000 potential international business opportunity for the supplier
Asst. Manager - Automotive Solutions
idea7sewells
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry
June 2011 – August 2011 (3 months) Mumbai Area, India
• Worked on dealership performance improvement initiatives for automotive OEMs
• Orchestrated development of an APAC-level product education platform for a U.S. Auto-major
• Generated and improvised-upon retail sales force development materials for multiple OEM clients
Business Analyst
Axience
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry
February 2011 – June 2011 (5 months) Mumbai Area, India
• Developed industry-specific company profiles for a leading European Consulting Firm
• Performed deal-mapping in a highly specific business sub-sector, for a biotech client
• Lead a team of four colleagues
Business Intern - Adhesive Technologies (Focus Segments/EMEA)
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; HEN.DE; Consumer Goods industry
August 2009 – December 2009 (5 months) Cologne Area, Germany
• Developed monthly and ad-hoc Sales MIS Reports and data presentations from SAP BEx
• Analyzed customers and competitors for the Pan-European Business Development team
• Aided on Strategic Workshop on Sales Planning and certain aspects of Budgeting
• Coordinated with 6+ managers, at 3+ hierarchical levels, hailing from 6+ nationalities
CEMS/MIB Consulting Project - Student Consultant
Nestle
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NESN; Food & Beverages industry
February 2009 – June 2009 (5 months) Paris Area, France
• Analyzed and presented resource structures for International Retail KAM team
Sub-Editor
Spenta Multimedia
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry
June 2007 – October 2007 (5 months) Mumbai Area, India
• Edited and wrote articles for Business, Retail and Lifestyle magazines
• Managed client interactions for Contract Publishing assignments
• Successfully managed publication of two magazines during a colleague’s absence, within first month
Executive Trainee (Client Servicing)
FCB Ulka
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
October 2006 – February 2007 (5 months) Mumbai Area, India
• Developed communication materials for the North-American subsidiary of an Indian bank
• Performed weekly competitor analyses and managed client relations
Paresh Pandit's Volunteer Experience & Causes
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Volunteer Experience
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Graphic Design and Event Coordination
Ghazal Sagar Pratishthan
- Arts and Culture
January 2002 – June 2006 (4 years 6 months)Ghazal Sagar Pratishthan in a Non-Profit Organisation that works towards creating awareness and social recognition for a form of poetry called "Ghazal" in the Marathi language--Official language of the State of Maharashtra, in India.
The poetry form is originally of Persian origin that has taken good roots in the Urdu language of India, but lacked respect and awareness in the Marathi literary community, even poets, until recently.
Ghazal Sagar Pratishthan has been working in support of this form by way of organising All-India Events, Music Concerts and Poetry Workshops all over the Maharashtra State, Publishing, etc.
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Volunteer Interests
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Causes I care about:
- Arts and Culture
- Children
- Economic Empowerment
- Education
- Environment
- Health
- Poverty Alleviation
- Social Impact of Business
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Organizations I support:
- The Akanksha Foundation
- Grameen Foundation
- Ateliers Sans Frontières
- Net Impact Pune Professional Chapter
- CRY
- UNDP
- UNICEF
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Paresh Pandit's Certifications
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Certificate in Social Business
- Danone - HEC Paris Social Business Chair
- December 2009
Paresh Pandit's Test Scores
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GMAT
- February 2008
- Score: 720 / 95%
Verbal: 42 / 95%
Quantitative: 47 / 81%
AWA: 5.0
Paresh Pandit's Languages
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English
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Hindi
(Native or bilingual proficiency) -
Marathi
(Native or bilingual proficiency) -
French
(Limited working proficiency) -
German
(Elementary proficiency) -
Gujarati
(Limited working proficiency)
Paresh Pandit's Skills & Expertise
- Business Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
- Business Development & Strategic Initiatives
- Business Planning
- Soft Skills
- Marketing Communications
- Business Development
- Marketing
- MIS Reporting
- MS Excel
- MS Excel Pivot Tables
- Intercultural Skills
- Operations
- Supply Chain
- Sales
- FMCG
- Management Control
- Internal Audit
- Financial Modeling
Paresh Pandit's Education
The Institute of Internal Auditors
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor, Internal Audit and Control
2013 – 2014 (expected)
• CIA is a premier global certification in the sphere of Internal Audit, issued by The IIA, USA
• The requirements include relevant work experience, combined with a four-part examination. The same shall be modified to a three-part structure in the later half of 2013.
• The IIA membership not only recognizes knowledge and competence in IA, but also governs ethical as well as professional standards of its members.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Adv. Dip. in Management Accounting - Operational + Management Level Candidate, Management Accounting / Controlling
2013 – 2013
• The coursework, in its entirety, covers a 3x3 knowledge matrix: The progressive exams evaluate one's competence in Operations, Management and Strategy with relation to management and control of Finance, Enterprise and Performance.
• I shall be attempting to clear the Operational and Management Levels together, via the Master Gateway route, in November 2013.
• Successful completion of this examination shall result in the accordance of an Advanced Diploma in in Management Accounting from CIMA. This entrusts a part-certified status.
• Next step would be taking remainder of the three papers at the (final) Strategic level in H1 2014. Thereafter, on submission of relevant experience and case-study requirements, CIMA Membership would be availed. Membership grants the designation of a CGMA - Chartered Global Management Accountant.
HEC School of Management
MSc. IB, International Business - Strategy
2008 – 2009
Grade: B (EU "Very Good" equivalent)
• Followed courses in Strategies for Internationalization and Globalization, Corporate Finance, Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions, Marketing Innovation—New Product Management, Etc.
• Earned Danone-HEC Social Business Chair's Certificate in Social Business
>> HEC Paris has been consistently ranked as the #1 European B-School by the Financial Times (UK) for about a decade, until 2011.<<
Activities and Societies: • Participated in the voluntary HEC-Danone Social Business Chair certificate program • Three days hands-on immersion experience with ASF (Ateliers Sans Frontières) France • 6th Annual Social Business Conference; HEC Paris
Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
PGD Advertising & Marketing, Marketing and Advertising
2005 – 2006
Grade: A ("Excellent")
• Courses followed on various dimensions of Marketing and Advertising
• Aggregate A Grade - Auto-nominated for best student: one of top three students
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Management Studies, General Management
2002 – 2005
Grade: First Class
• Specialized electives: International Finance and Special Studies in Marketing
• Regular courses included Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Quantitative Methods for Business, Macro Economics, etc.
Swami Vivekanand High School and Junior College
H.S.C., Commerce
2000 – 2002
Grade: First Class
• Followed courses in Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Organisation of Commerce, etc.
Paresh Pandit's Additional Information
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Management Accounting, Business Controlling, Strategy, International Business, Internal Audit, Technology, Food, Cooking, Travel, Photography, Learning, People and Cultures
- Honors and Awards:
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• Published as a Poet and as a Writer – 3 languages
• Published as a Photographer in the Times Journal of Photography, and The Tiranga Project (a Social photo-project; alongside the likes of Raghu Rai)
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