VICE PRESIDENT-COMMERCIAL
SKYLEAF ORGANICS PVT LTD.
Total years of experience :18 years, 6 Months
► Currently, engaged in Consulting, mainly in the areas of Foreign Trade, Customs, Indirect Taxation and related Litigation.
► Leading and building a strong enthusiastic team, targeting litigation free working with cost savings. Ensuring proper training for subordinates and knowledge integration.
► Instrumental in system development and SOP based working for all the associated companies of the group. Advising the stakeholders and concerned teams in the matter of Customs, Foreign Trade, Export Incentives and allied matters.
► Smoothly handled the expansion of steel business by timely providing the benefits of EPCG Scheme with huge saving in customs duties.
► Ensured approval under Project Imports Rules of Customs for steel plant expansion.
► Worked on various schemes of Foreign Trade Policy, operations relating to Advance Authorisation, DFIA, EPCG Authorisation, TED Refunds, Chapter 3 Incentives and other allied Export Incentive Schemes.
► Ensuring smooth closure process for old EPCG Authorisations with huge volume of exports and its related documentation.
► Ensuring smooth handling of special assignments in Customs and related litigations. Attended to all Show Cause Notices in the areas of Foreign Trade and Customs.
► Facilitated raw material procurement without payment of Customs Duty under Advance Authorisation Scheme of Foreign Trade Policy.
► Smoothly ensured sale of surplus transferable duty credit scrips under Foreign Trade Policy in the open market.
► Instrumental in realising huge amount under pending claims of export incentives against old exports of steel products. Smoothly handled old cases of export incentives which were under litigation.
► Pivotal in ensuring Statutory Compliances, providing guidance to domestic vendors for deemed export benefits and related procedures
► Stellar role in ensuring smooth IDT operations, GST Implementation, tax optimisation, proper regulatory compliance and building strong relationship for all group entities.
► Led strong enthusiastic team, targeting litigation free working with cost savings; ensured proper training for subordinates and knowledge integration.
► Successfully implemented GST across all entities of the group having diverse Manufacturing & Trading Businesses (Lubricant / Steel / Petroleum Products / Restaurants / Schools / Hospital).
► Advised on day-to-day Indirect Tax Operations, Tax Optimisation, Full Compliance of Statutory Obligations entailing:
Ensuring reduced litigation, smart replies to various SCNs, attending Personal Hearings, setting up SOPs & Guidelines,
Obtaining proper opinions from External Tax Experts on critical issues, timely filing of Refund Applications
Facilitating proper MIS for reporting, handling Internal/Statutory Audits, representing company at various forums
► Ensured proper approvals for setting up Customs Private Bonded Warehouses for various petroleum products across ports.
► Pivotal in ensuring cost reduction on imported petroleum products by using various transferable duty-free scrips from open market under Foreign Trade Policy.
► Provided management with insight & details of state-wise Industrial Policy of various state for carrying out business expansion.
► Pivotal in ensuring Statutory Compliances, providing guidance to domestic vendors for deemed export benefits and related procedures
► Provided regular guidance to various cross-functional teams with SOPs and classroom trainings on related Rules, Regulations, Regulatory Compliances, etc.
► Led strong enthusiastic team, targeted litigation free working with cost savings. Ensured proper training for subordinates and knowledge integration.
► Joined the group to lead a team for setting up a SEZ in Engineering Sector for expansion of steel business, obtained all regulatory approvals, provided SOPs and working guidelines.
► Managed day-to-day SEZ Operations with full compliance of Statutory Obligations.
► Instrumental in expansion of Steel / Refinery / Power / Ports businesses by proving benefits of various schemes of Foreign Trade Policy thereby entailing cost reduction.
► Promoted as Group Head-EXIM for Essar Group (Steel, Refinery, Power, Projects, Ports, Shipping & BPO).
► Ensured smooth operations, optimisation of export incentives, proper regulatory compliance and strong relationship in the EXIM function of all group companies.
► Instrumental in converting steel business SEZ into zero duty EPCG scheme with due approvals and diligence.
► Worked on various schemes of Foreign Trade Policy, operations relating to Advance Authorisation, DFIA, EPCG Authorisation, TED Refunds, Chapter 3 Incentives and other allied Export Incentive Schemes.
► Ensured smooth closure process for old EPCG & Advance Authorisations with huge volume of exports and its related documentation.
► Handled special assignments in Customs & related litigations. Attended to Show Cause Notices in areas of Foreign Trade and Customs.
► Facilitated the raw material procurement without payment of Customs Duty under Advance Authorisation Scheme of FTP.
► Smoothly ensured sale of surplus transferable duty credit scrips under Foreign Trade Policy in the open market.
► Instrumental in realising huge amount under pending claims of export incentives against old exports of steel products. Smoothly handled old cases of export incentives which were under litigation.
► Pivotal in ensuring Statutory Compliances, providing guidance to domestic vendors for deemed export benefits and related procedures
► Providing regular guidance to various cross-functional teams with SOPs and classroom trainings on related Rules, Regulations, Regulatory Compliances, etc.
► Implemented SAP based operations for improved controls and monitoring.
► Entrusted with the role of Head-Indirect Taxation (Refinery) and my major responsibilities included ensuring smooth IDT operations, tax optimisation, proper regulatory compliance and building strong relationship in the areas of Imports, Exports, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, GST & FTP matters for the 20 MMTPA Vadinar Refinery having an annual turnover of INR 1 Lakh crore.
► Streamlined old pending matters of imports and exports related Bills of Entry & Shipping Bills.
► Advised on day-to-day Indirect Tax Operations, Tax Optimisation, Full Compliance of Statutory Obligations entailing:
Ensuring reduced litigation, smart replies to various SCNs, attending Personal Hearings & DRI Investigations.
Obtaining proper opinions from External Tax Experts on critical issues, timely filing of Refund Applications
Facilitating proper MIS for reporting, handling Internal/Statutory Audits, representing company at various forums
Actively participated in commercial activities for setting up an expansion project of the 30 MTPA petroleum refinery in Special Economic Zone.
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