Neeraj Goel has over 21 years of experience in management, consulting, mergers and acquisitions, and business development. He has held roles such as CFO, COO, and Group CFO for various companies. Some of his accomplishments include saving over $10 million in taxes and expenses, reducing indirect tax pending cases by over 7 years, and turning around companies from financial losses to profits. Currently, he is the Executive Director of MNAUM International Private Limited, focusing on management consulting, debt syndication, and mergers and acquisitions.
1. NEERAJ GOEL
E-Mail: negr321@gmail.com, neeraj@mnaum.com
Contact: +91-9811013037, +91-1244227884
TOP LEVEL ASSIGNMENTS
CFO, COO, Group CFO and Business Operations
Profile Summary
• CA, ICWA & MBA (Finance) with nearly 21 years of organizational and nearly 3 years of entrepreneurial
excellence in Management Consultancy, Impex, Merger & Acquisitions and Bz.
Development.
• Established consistent and appropriate business practices, enhanced controls for credit risks
and built staff/supplier morale at a time of financial distress; instituted controls, teamwork
and accountability throughout the entity
• Found innovative means to fund financial needs of the organization at difficult times
• Built an online costing system to give margin inputs for better pricing of products
• Worked closely with CEO and management in devising a financial strategy that supported the
company’s business strategy
• Led operations in restructuring company’s debt with a resultant long-term budget relief and
increase in cash surplus reserves
• Directed financial analysis; internal and regulatory reporting; accounting operations; budgeting;
forecasting that led to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity
• Directed the implementation of best practices in acquisition due diligence, modelling, integration
and accounting processes
• Oversaw the design and overhaul of the cost accounting system; attributed costs to customer
and channels and effectively improved margins
• Implemented global ERP systems, SOX infrastructure and integrated multiple acquisitions
• Restored financial health of the company through the following initiatives:
o Took control of all receivables, payable and assets (tangible and intangible)
o Established a working relationship with bankers, suppliers and workers; negotiated settlements and restructured financial
liabilities with bankers, suppliers, statutory agencies
o Developed & presented a revival business model to Financers, BIFR and Regulatory Agencies
o Resolved numerous pending legal, statutory, direct and indirect tax cases and ensured a fresh start to operations;
arranged finance facilities for the re-commencement of business
Wealth of Expertise entails:
Profit & Loss Management / Fund Management / MIS Reporting & Documentation / Strategic Alliance / Budgeting &
Costing / Finance & Accounts / Auditing / Taxation / Insurance / Logistics / Customs / Statutory Compliances /
Organization Restructuring / Business Development / IT / ERP Implementation / Treasury Management / General
Administration / Legal Matters & Liaison / Crisis Management / Mergers & Acquisitions / HRM
2. Significant Accomplishments across Career
• Pivotal in saving:
o Tax and exps. of more than USD $ 10M /INR 60 crores;
rolled out unique strategy to merge 5 legal entities having
multiple complexities like BIFR due to huge losses, SEZ
profit, minority shareholding, etc.
o Money through innovative means resulted almost USD
$200K /INR 1.25 Crores through reducing commission of
distributors through implementing slab rate, reducing bank
charges, insurance, travel expenses, logistic cost, treasury
management, consultants fee, IT cost, automation, etc.
• Played a vital role in reducing:
o Indirect taxes pending cases since last more than 7 years
through evolving one Task Force Team among present
manpower from respective entity to resolve finally
o Staff turnover from 72% to 17% through playing HR role
and strategic role
• Secured bridge finance worth INR 260 Crores / US$ 45 Million through presenting and negotiating a financial revival
package and term loan proposal with banks / financial institutions
• Conducted due diligence during the takeover of Internormen and Luca Wine; developed financial models for financing
the acquisitions
• Provided financial and business management leadership that facilitated growth from NIL to INR 850 Crores / US$ 62
Million in LG Electronics System India during 18 months i.e. 1.5 years
• Led the sale and successful merger of LG Electronics System private companies resulting in over INR 75 Crores / US$ 12.5
Million cost saving through a synergy of departmental efficiencies and income tax benefits
• Directed a successful effort to raise additional funds for business growth and stockholder liquidity; made all
preparations and arrangements to take Corporate Loan “without Corporate Guaranty of Holding Company” and INR 100
Crores / US$ 17 Million introducing new scheme of Fund from Banks.
• Spearheaded a successful automation project that resulted in cost reduction of INR 60 Lakhs / US$ 100 Thousand and a
significant improvement in customer response time
• Turned around the LG Electronics System from the throes of financial losses into a net profit of INR 60 Crores / US$ 10 M.
Entrepreneurial Experience
Since Jul’12 MNAUM International Private Limited, Delhi as Executive Director
Role: Spearheading own venture into management consultancy for Debt Syndication and Merger & Acquisition, Business
Development of Infra Construction Companies like POSCO, SSANGYONG, Gannon Dunkerley, etc., Import Export of Home
Textiles
Organizational Experience
Jan’11-Jun’12 Eaton Group, (A US MNC) Pune as Country Controller-India / Group CFO
Role:
• Oversaw PL management, operations support, 100% statutory compliances, MIS, fund management and Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mentored 10 people directly with the team size of almost 100 across multiple entities
• Successfully reviewed and enhanced all financial procedures and internal controls, automated and integrated financial
information systems, prepared financial forecasts with coordinated budget projections and developed a plan to finance
significant unfunded capital authorizations
Oct’98-Jan’11 LG Group, India
Jan’11-Mar’04 LG Life Sciences India Private Limited
Growth Path:
Jan’08-Jan’11 CFO & Head HR
Jan’06-Dec’07 Vice President- Finance
Mar’04-Dec’05 General Manager - Finance
3. Role:
• Monitored Finance, Accounts, Taxation, Logistics, Administration, IT, HR, Legal, Secretarial, Business Alliances, Statutory
Compliances, additional contribution to Sales & Marketing and Business Development
• Led 7 people directly with the team size of more than 30 people
Oct’98-Feb’04 LG Electronics India Private Limited
Growth Path:
Oct’98- Dec’99 Executive- Finance
Jan’00~Dec’01 Sr. Executive ~ Manager ~ Sr. Manager Finance
Jan’02- Feb’04 DGM-Financial Controller
Role:
• Steered efforts to increase geometrical growth of the organization by more than 1000 crores turnover of Telecom
Division and more than 5000 crores in Consumer Durables with present size of more than 18000 crores.
• Supervised five persons directly with the team size of more than 25 people
Previous Experience
Apr’96-Oct’98 Hi-Tech Detergents Limited, Sikandrabad as Elevated upto Financial Controller
Sep’91-Mar’96 M. Mittal & Co., Chartered Accountants Firm, New Delhi as Senior Consultant
Education
1996 CA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Delhi
1995 ICWA from Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India; 37th
Rank in All India
1997 MBA (Finance) from Institute of Management Technology(IMT), Ghaziabad
1991 B.Com. from MMH College, Ghaziabad, Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 15th
July 1971
Marital Status: Married
Address: Villa 18, Orchid Petals, Sohna Road, Sect 49, Gurgaon-18. India.