Experience

Edverse

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and CFO - Edverse - Education Metaverse

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Building the world’s most advanced and immersive education metaverse "edverse". We are by far the sole ed-tech-sci organisation that combines the tenacity of gaming with the veracity of learning. Bringing together the perfect amalgamation of marrying the world of gaming with deep rooted immersive, interactive and insightful learning experiences. Taking care of strategy & finance, collaborations and accelerating growth. Building the world’s most advanced and immersive education metaverse "edverse". We are by far the sole ed-tech-sci organisation that combines the tenacity of gaming with the veracity of learning. Bringing together the perfect amalgamation of marrying the world of gaming with deep rooted immersive, interactive and insightful learning experiences. Taking care of strategy & finance, collaborations and accelerating growth.



Adani Airports

• India
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• AGM - Finance & Business Development

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  Business Development - Core team member in successful bid of six AAI Airports - Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati and Trivandrum Project finance/ Debt syndication - Working on Financial Close of the airports by tying up term loan facilities. Business Strategy - Working on business structure and strategy for different business categories at airport Economic Regulation - Working on airport policies keeping in mind the economic regulations and guidelines issued by AERA



Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited

• Assistant General Manager Finance

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2018

  Project finance/ Debt syndication •Achieved the Financial Close of the Project by tying up term loan facilities. One of the largest financial close happened recently in India •Interacting closely with banks on regular basis for the downselling Strategic Planning/Business Development/Financial Modelling •Core team member for Nagpur, Bhogapuram, Ahmedabad and Jaipur and other airport bidding process. Working on Pre Bid financial, commercial evaluation and bid preparation Project finance/ Debt syndication •Achieved the Financial Close of the Project by tying up term loan facilities. One of the largest financial close happened recently in India •Interacting closely with banks on regular basis for the downselling Strategic Planning/Business Development/Financial Modelling •Core team member for Nagpur, Bhogapuram, Ahmedabad and Jaipur and other airport bidding process. Working on Pre Bid financial, commercial evaluation and bid preparation



Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd.

• Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2018

  Strategic Planning/Business Development/Financial Modelling •Core team member for Navi Mumbai, MoPA and other airport bidding process. Working on Pre Bid financial, commercial evaluation and bid preparation •Responsible for enhancing, maintaining and updating Mumbai airport’s US$ 2Bn business model, based on GVK’s strategy •Evaluated and proposed a detailed plan to outsource certain income streams through BOT model for Mumbai Airport, resulting in substantial cost saving while enhancing potential revenues •Undertaken a comprehensive analysis of revenue & cost items of Mumbai and Bangalore Airport to suggest strategic executable steps to improve business performance; which in turn led to top line and bottom line growth •Improved MIS reporting and Board presentations by recognizing KPIs and designing formats for stakeholders – Shareholders, Management and Potential Investors leading to better and comprehensive analysis of business Valuation/Fund Raising •Equity funding: Assisting in the process of financial and commercial due diligence by potential investors Regulatory/Government Policy •Prepared and submitted application to AERA for levy of Development Fee at Mumbai Airport and obtained order for the same •Prepared Financial Model and submitted tariff application to AERA for review of Aeronautical Tariffs at Mumbai Airport and obtained order for the same •Analyzing impact of various policy changes regarding airport business issued by AERA and supported regulatory department to prepare arguments in favour of GVK and industry in general



PwC India

• India
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2011

  •Audit and review of financial statements in compliance with provisions of Companies Act, Income Tax Act, Group reporting under IFRS. •Variation analysis and Key financial ratio analysis for significant business performance drivers such as Sales, Cost of sales, Inventory, Accounts receivable and payable, profitability analysis etc. •Business process understanding and controls testing in key business processes such as revenue and receivable, purchases and payable, inventory, treasury, payroll, fixed assets, taxation etc. •Understanding and validation of significant accounting estimates – debtors provisioning, actuary valuations, impairment of investment and fixed assets testing, inventory obsolescence provisioning, etc. •Worked as team lead, project management including task allocation, time and cost budgeting, reviewing team work and interaction with client CFO / finance head and coordinating and managing teams.