Chief Financial Officer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Deputy General Manager - Corporate Finance

• Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

- Was part of the Corporate Finance team that was responsible for consolidation, review and analysis of global monthly and quarterly operating performance, medium term business plans and annual budgets- Provided Corporate finance support in accounting, tax and commercial areas for business development projects, including in-licensing out-licensing and M&A transactions- Lead role in Corporate Structuring initiatives to generate additional enterprise value- Did extensive work on identifying potential drivers of EBITDA improvement - Worked closely with Financial Reporting & Investor Relations teams to prepare quarterly results as well as investor presentations

Senior Manager - Corporate Finance

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

Investment Professional

• Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

- Prepared strategic five-year road map for the company encompassing medium term capital allocation and resourcing requirements - Evaluated venture capital investment proposals spanning across FMCG, E-Commerce, Fintech & Agrochemical sectors and conducted business, financial and tax due diligence for potential investment in a FMCG company - Prepared strategic five-year road map for the company encompassing medium term capital allocation and resourcing requirements - Evaluated venture capital investment proposals spanning across FMCG, E-Commerce, Fintech & Agrochemical sectors and conducted business, financial and tax due diligence for potential investment in a FMCG company

Senior Manager - Business Finance

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

- Led the FP&A function for India Region Formulations Business; was in-charge of monthly reporting as well as annual operating budgets- Spearheaded the conceptualization and implementation of Integrated Visual Analytics & Reporting Tool through QlikView that incorporated various financial (revenue and product returns analysis, sales force productivity) as well as non-financial datasets (market info, sales force CRM) - Focus on cost optimization, especially on Procurement Costs through benchmarking and support for commercial negotiations and innovative solutions

Manager - Business Finance (India Region Formulations)

• Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

Financial Analyst

• Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

- Managed end-to-end valuation, financial due diligence and post acquisition integration for companies in the test preparation space - Handled treasury and investor relation functions as part of CFO's office - Provided analytical inputs to the top management for product pricing and corporate strategy - In-charge of periodic finalization of accounts and handling quarterly audits - Managed end-to-end valuation, financial due diligence and post acquisition integration for companies in the test preparation space - Handled treasury and investor relation functions as part of CFO's office - Provided analytical inputs to the top management for product pricing and corporate strategy - In-charge of periodic finalization of accounts and handling quarterly audits

Management Trainee

• Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

- In-charge of financial models for new initiatives and evaluating their financial viability - Performed analysis of historical & competition data to improve the operational models of the existing businesses - In-charge of financial models for new initiatives and evaluating their financial viability - Performed analysis of historical & competition data to improve the operational models of the existing businesses