Surendra Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer

Surendra Agarwal

Chief Financial Officer

Landmark Cars Pvt. Ltd. (Landmark Auto Group)

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Master's degree, CA
Experience
26 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 11 Months

Chief Financial Officer at Landmark Cars Pvt. Ltd. (Landmark Auto Group)
  • India - Mumbai
  • My current job since May 2018

Landmark group is one of India’s largest professionally run automobile dealership chain in India. The company operates more than 88 dealership outlets across 27 cities in the country. Enjoys a strategic position with leading OEM in India such as Mercedes Benz, Honda, Jeep, Volkswagen, Renault and Nissan-thus critical to their expansion plans.

Managing overall finance functions involving determining financial objectives, designing & implementing systems, policies & procedures to enforce strong and robust internal controls. Leading Commercial Operations, involving Revenue Recognition, Financial Planning, Analysis and Business Controls, Maximization of EBITDA, Treasury Operations, Business Transformation and Transition, Revenue Assurance and Risk Management.

Managing Investor Relationship as TPG growth fund has 29.7% stake in Landmark Group. Working with Financial capital firm for looking prospective Investor for Landmark Group. Valuations of target dealership and submitting investment payback models for acquiring synergy companies, interacting with investors/JV partners and maintaining healthy relationship.

Head of Finance at Hypermarket P Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 2003 to May 2018

& Accounts at Mumbai Corporate Office.
Star Bazaar is a 50:50 JV Trent Ltd. & Tesco PLC, and was incorporated as a company in 2008. There are currently 35 Star Bazaar stores across 4 Cities in the western and southern regions of India, with corporate headquarters based out of Mumbai. 2017/18 turnover forecasted to be Rs.1000crores. Star Bazaar has plans to accelerate profitable growth by becoming a 200 store multi format enterprise by 2022 with turnover of circa Rs.5, 000crore by focusing on the Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore markets.

Trent Hypermarket Ltd. was 100% subsidiary of Trent Ltd. from 2008 has a franchise agreement with Tesco PLC of UK (globally recognized as the benchmark on multi brand retailing practices and as a result the world’s 3rd largest retailer) for access to intellectual domain knowledge and best practices and wholesale supply agreement with Tesco Hindustan Wholesaling Pvt Ltd (THWPL), a 100% subsidiary of Tesco PLC.

In 2014 Tesco PLC taken 50% share in Trent Hypermarket P Ltd. after Indian govt. announce FDI in Multibrand Retail. Trent Hypermarket Ltd. bought 100% share of Tesco Hindustan Wholesaling Pvt. Ltd. and later on merged THWPL

Head of Finance at Hypermarket P Ltd
  • July 2003 to May 2018

& Accounts at Mumbai Corporate Office.
Star Bazaar is a 50:50 JV Trent Ltd. & Tesco PLC, and was incorporated as a company in 2008. There are currently 35 Star Bazaar stores across 4 Cities in the western and southern regions of India, with corporate headquarters based out of Mumbai. 2017/18 turnover forecasted to be Rs.1000crores. Star Bazaar has plans to accelerate profitable growth by becoming a 200 store multi format enterprise by 2022 with turnover of circa Rs.5, 000crore by focusing on the Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore markets.

Trent Hypermarket Ltd. was 100% subsidiary of Trent Ltd. from 2008 has a franchise agreement with Tesco PLC of UK (globally recognized as the benchmark on multi brand retailing practices and as a result the world’s 3rd largest retailer) for access to intellectual domain knowledge and best practices and wholesale supply agreement with Tesco Hindustan Wholesaling Pvt Ltd (THWPL), a 100% subsidiary of Tesco PLC.

In 2014 Tesco PLC taken 50% share in Trent Hypermarket P Ltd. after Indian govt. announce FDI in Multibrand Retail. Trent Hypermarket Ltd. bought 100% share of Tesco Hindustan Wholesaling Pvt. Ltd. and later on merged THWPL

Deputy Manager at Videocon Appliance Ltd
  • India
  • September 2001 to June 2003

Accounts at Aurangabad and heading the Accounts Dept. under the supervision of V.P.(Works) and looking after all Accounts & Finance activities on ongoing Plant.

Responsibilities includes-
Reconciliation of various Inter-division and Inter Company Transaction
Fund Management & Budget Sanction
Dealing with Various Bank for daily fund Management
All Sales Tax matters and submitted monthly return
Finalisation of Accounts of VAL with all OEM Accounts

Deputy Manager at Videocon Appliance Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2002 to June 2003

Accounts at Aurangabad and heading the Accounts Dept. under the supervision of V.P.(Works) and looking after all Accounts & Finance activities on ongoing Plant.

Responsibilities includes-
Reconciliation of various Inter-division and Inter Company Transaction
Fund Management & Budget Sanction
Dealing with Various Bank for daily fund Management
All Sales Tax matters and submitted monthly return
Finalisation of Accounts of VAL with all OEM Accounts

Management Trainee at Past Job Century Rayon( A div. of Century Textiles & Industries Limited)
  • India
  • July 1997 to August 2002

Comm.) at Kalyan and looked after all commercial activities of ongoing Plant and new Project

Management Trainee at Past Job Century Rayon( A div. of Century Textiles & Industries Limited)
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 1997 to July 2002

Comm.) at Kalyan and looked after all commercial activities of ongoing Plant and new Project

Education

Master's degree, CA
  • at ICAI
  • January 1997
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Cost Controlling
  • at University of Rajasthan
  • April 1993

Specialties & Skills

Planning
Budgeting
Accounting
Finance
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ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING
APPROACH
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AUDITING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS PLANS
BUSINESS PROCESS
CASH FLOW

Hobbies

  • Reading Books