Ashis Paul

• Led finance for a metals recovery and recycling business — directly paralleling raw materials processing in the mining value chain.
• Managed budgeting, forecasting, input cost tracking across recycling operations, regulatory compliance, and statutory audits.

• Financial advisory in Lao PDR — a mining and resource-export economy with customs, commodity export documentation, and tax
structures closely analogous to Central African mining jurisdictions.
• Multi-currency financial modelling, cross-border tax compliance, and regulatory structuring for export-oriented clients.

• Full finance leadership for a metals & alloys manufacturer: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital management, and cost
accounting for smelting and processing operations.
• Input cost tracking across raw materials, energy, and logistics; managed banking relationships, credit facilities, and forex for raw
material imports.

Dubai and Vientiane

Diversified conglomerate: Automotive (Ford, Jaguar Land Rover), Heavy Machinery (JCB, Fuso, John Deere), Food & Beverage (Pizza Company,
Dairy Queen, Texas Chicken), MEP Projects, and Leasing.
• Directed complex multinational financial operations across 5+ business verticals with full P&L accountability; presented monthly P&L
and Balance Sheet analyses to the Executive Committee (ExCom).
• Spearheaded Business Process Flow Optimisation Project resulting in significant gains in efficiency, resource utilisation, and waste
reduction across all group entities.
• Successfully implemented finance automation, dramatically lowering operational costs and improving reporting accuracy group-wide.
• Led end-to-end budgeting processes across all group entities and managed rolling forecasts against actuals.
• Managed foreign exchange across USD, LAK, and AED; oversaw cross-border compliance, joint venture structuring, and multinational
statutory audits.
• Played a pivotal role in financial planning and raising working capital during economically challenging periods.
• Enforced robust compliance programs and delivered targeted finance training to 800+ staff across departments and geographies.

• Managed financial controls, compliance, and cash flow forecasting for a multinational construction consulting group; oversaw
statutory audits, tax return finalisation, and group account consolidation aligned to international standards.
• Played a key role in evaluating new projects including M&A advisory at the group level; interfaced with RBI and foreign bankers for FX
transactions, guarantees, and JV/WOS operations in India and abroad.
• Designed and implemented compliance systems under the Companies Act 2013; reviewed budget variances, implemented corrective
actions, and enhanced credit collection processes.

• 14 years of progressive finance management supporting large-scale engineering project operations — budgeting, cost control, project
billing, variance analysis, and statutory compliance.

Budgeting
Cash Flow
Budgets
Financial Analysis
Forecasting
Analytical Skills
Finance
Facility Management (FM)
Information Systems
Banking
Financial Advisory
Financial Statements
Financial Accounting
Account Management
Microsoft Excel
Tax Preparation
Tax
Tax Accounting
Value-Added Tax