GAUTAM GUPTA
Dubai
Summary
Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of post-qualification experience across finance, risk management, and operations. Proven expertise in the hydrocarbon sector, with a strong understanding of trading operations, risk and mid/back-office functions, and end-to-end business processes. Skilled in credit risk assessment, policy implementation, financial controls, and compliance. Adept at driving efficiency, ensuring governance, and supporting strategic decision-making through financial insight and process optimization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Finance Lead - International Trade & Risk Management
Reliance International Limited
01.2022 - Current
- Handled trade finance and commercial operations for exports worth USD 42 billion annually
- Provided strategic leadership and oversight of back-office operations for pre-shipment and post-shipment activities, ensuring efficient and compliant processing of high-value petroleum export transactions.
- Managed credit risk exposure by monitoring transaction volumes, ensuring adherence to internal counterparty credit limits and corporate risk frameworks.
- Coordinated with international buyers on post-deal commercial matters, ensuring robust credit control and timely realization of export proceeds to optimize working capital requirement.
- Identified and regularly monitored cost improvement opportunities, leading to a savings of USD 0.3 million through strategic optimization of tender economics.
- Conducted monthly business-level balance sheet reviews, identifying and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Contributed to the design and execution of innovative financing structures, facilitating advance funding of USD 6.0 billion in the previous financial year.
- Ensured full compliance with applicable financial regulations, including transfer pricing norms, KYC, and cross-border trade documentation standards.
- Led due diligence for onboarding new counterparties, analyzing financial statements and key risk parameters.
- Oversaw preparation and review of internal MIS reports, performing in-depth variance analysis to identify revenue optimization opportunities.
- Partnered with overseas subsidiaries (Singapore & USA) to analyze budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and working capital requirements.
- Segregated controllable vs non-controllable variances to maximize profitability through actionable financial levers.
Project Finance & Cash Flow Management
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
Armenia
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Extensive experience across core FP&A functions, supporting strategic and operational decision-making within refinery operations.
- Prepared and analyzed Daily Gross Refinery Margin (GRM) reports, as well as weekly, monthly, and annual business plans, aligned with corporate targets and market trends.
- Developed and monitored Refinery cash flow forecasts, conducting detailed comparisons with the annual plan and identifying key variance drivers.
- Reviewed crude procurement costs, benchmarked against plan, and performed variance analysis; investigated and documented exceptional cost items with root-cause explanations.
- Coordinated with clients to ensure timely release of payments for completed construction work.
- Monitored working capital requirements and managed deployment of surplus funds in liquid instruments for short-term needs.
- Liaised with consultants and legal teams to represent the organization in ongoing dispute cases.
- Managed cash flows and worked closely with banks to ensure adequate funding and credit facilities.
- Prepared variance analysis comparing the annual plan with Cost to Completion (CTC) to support financial control and planning.
Education
Chartered Accountant - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI)
01.2007
Bachelor of Commerce - Derivative Hedging, Risk Management & Treasury Operations
B.U.V.V.
01.2003
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Refinery Operations - undefined
Reliance Industries Limited
01.2022
Project Finance & Cash Flow Management - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Refinery Operations
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
01.2016
Skills
- Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Financial Modeling (Excel / Power BI)
- Variance Analysis
- Cost Accounting
- Cash Flow Management
- Auditing & Compliance
- Investment Analysis
- Risk Management
- Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis
- Business Intelligence (BI Tools)
- Continuous improvement
Certification
AntiBribery Management System
TWOTWOFIVE Concept Ltd, UK
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Power BI to develop develop sales dashboard.
- Automate routine task applying visual basic / scheduler.
- Developed stock tracker to monitor live prices of shares as well as currencies in excel
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Software
Microsoft Office
CommodityXL
Reuters
SAP - FICO & MM Module
AI Tools ie ChatGPT, Copilot & Gemini
Timeline
Finance Lead - International Trade & Risk Management
Reliance International Limited
01.2022 - Current
Project Finance & Cash Flow Management
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
01.2015 - 01.2016
Chartered Accountant - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI)
Bachelor of Commerce - Derivative Hedging, Risk Management & Treasury Operations
B.U.V.V.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Refinery Operations - undefined
Reliance Industries Limited
Project Finance & Cash Flow Management - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Refinery Operations
Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited
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