Krishna Gopal Rathi
About Krishna Gopal Rathi
Krishna Gopal Rathi is a Finance Leadership Associate at Aditya Birla Group and Head Corporate MIS & Finance (General Manager) at Grasim Industries Limited in Mumbai, India.
Company
Krishna Gopal Rathi is currently serving at Grasim Industries Limited in the Chemicals (CFI Sector) as the Head of Corporate MIS & Finance (General Manager) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Additionally, he holds a Finance Leadership Associate position at the Aditya Birla Group, operating from Mumbai.
Title
Krishna Gopal Rathi holds two significant roles: General Manager and Head of Corporate MIS & Finance at Grasim Industries Limited and Finance Leadership Associate at the Aditya Birla Group.
Education and Expertise
Krishna Gopal Rathi has a well-rounded educational background with a specialization in finance and law. He achieved CFA Level III from the CFA Institute between 2014 and 2016. He is also a Company Secretary, certified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, where he studied Company Law, Securities Exchange Laws, Labour Laws, Listing Agreements, and Corporate Governance laws from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, he is a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, having studied Accounting and Finance, Taxation, Corporate and Labour Laws, and Audit from 2008 to 2012. Notably, he secured All India Rank 34 in the CA-Final exam.
Background
Krishna Gopal Rathi began his career at PwC in Kolkata, where he completed his articleship from 2010 to 2013. This laid the foundation for his profound understanding of financial management. He has over seven years of post-qualification experience at the Aditya Birla Group as a Finance Leadership Associate. With exposure to both manufacturing and services industries, his expertise spans across Finance & Accounts, MIS, Procurement, Capex Processes, Statutory Audits, Management Audits, and Limited Reviews.
Achievements
Krishna Gopal Rathi has played a pivotal role in various initiatives. At Grasim Industries Ltd., he automated reporting processes and developed a robust database for the CFI sector. He facilitates business reviews by analyzing the financial performance of individual divisions and finalizes planning and budgeting for revenue and capex. His support extends to business strategy through data support, business model preparation, and requisite analysis. Furthermore, he provides timely market information, competition analysis, and analyst reports to the Business Head and CFO and reviews major capex proposals, offering relevant recommendations. His contributions also include updating senior management on project execution progress and assisting the CFO in revenue analysis and implementing Delegation of Authority (DOA).