Director - Strategy and Investments

• Jul 2022 - Present

Manager - Business Advisory Services

• Dec 2020 - Aug 2022

Have worked across the segments of Consulting and Business Advisory function of Baker Tilly domain comprising Strategic Advisory, Lead Advisory and Business Valuation. As a manager in the team my primary role comprises: a) Leading the assignment, ensure the quality of the deliverable and manage client’s expectations by providing and discussing weekly project status. b) Conduct a detailed discussion with the client’s management/ board to understand the requirements/ issues and accordingly plan the business solutions to be delivered. c) Discussing business and organizational shortcomings with the Client’s key executives. d) Perform as-is review of the business processes to identify the gaps and made recommendations to the clients for improving the processes. e) Review and perform quantitative (data mining, creating financial models, and performing valuation analysis) and qualitative analysis (market research and collecting business intelligence) to drive the proposed solution. f) Review key analyses performed using various tools and framework for undertaking market assessment, demand supply analysis, competitive analysis, market estimation and benchmarking analysis. g) Review detailed reports and strategy documents comprising recommendations/ solutions to be considered by the client. Present and discussed the same with the client. This was prepared with a view to drive business growth, raise funding, divestments etc. h) Lead the critical business valuation and due diligence assignments assisting the clients with M&A deals i) Perform diagnostic review/ due diligence for businesses facing challenges and prepare business revival plans comprising diversification of products/ services, expansion in new geographies, optimal asset mix among others. j) Provide recommendation to the clients for achieving growth, efficiency and cost optimization in the business. Show less

Assistant Manager

• Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

As a management consultant at PKF my roles and responsibilities included: 1) Interact with C-suite employees to understand their requirements/ issues and accordingly plan and accordingly design the solutions to be provided to the client. 2) Work with clients and develop and understanding of its business (primarily operations and finance function) and gather information in order to document the business requirements. 3) Undertake detailed review of business process, operational and financial performance to establish and document historical trends and understand and identify existing issues in the business. 4) Design and outline a comprehensive business incentive programs for leading special economic zone in the UAE for certain strategic purposes. 5) Undertake detailed primary and secondary research to gather market data. 6) Utilize various tools and framework to perform and document various analysis comprising inter alia market assessment, demand supply analysis, competitive analysis, market estimation and benchmarking analysis. 7) Prepare business plan/ strategy document comprising findings and recommendations for client’s consideration with a view to growth the business, raise funding, divestments etc. 8) Undertake diagnostic review for businesses facing challenges and prepare business revival plans comprising diversification of products/ services, expansion in new geographies, optimal asset mix among others 9) Streamline client’s business processes pertaining to recording inputs and preparing staff budgets, operational budgets etc. 10) Prepare financial projections to ascertain expected financial impact of proposed business plan/ strategy. 11) Identify key performance indicators for both operational and financial parameters to analyze the client’s historical and expected performance. Show less

Consultant, Business Research & Advisory

• Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

My role as an Consultant allowed me to undertake and execute a spectrum of activities and successfully deliver positive & beneficial outcomes to our clients. These responsibilities are: Scope Design, Market Research (Primary & Secondary), Market Analysis & Estimation, Financial Modelling, Peer Review, Client Communication. I have worked and delivered positive outcomes on following assignments: 1. Facilitating Joint Venture (Domain: Aquaculture and Seafood, Manufacturing) 2. Financial Valuation (Domain: Hospitality, Media & Publication) 3. Feasibility Study (Domain: Manufacturing) - along with investment evaluation undertook locations analysis using Brown & Gibson model recommending the client with the most beneficial location to setup business that would result in cost optimization and efficient logistics etc. 4. Due Diligence (Domain: Logistics) 5. Risk Tolerance Analysis (Domain: Insurance broking and risk management) 6. Competitor Analysis, Market Study and Company Profiling (Domain: Aerospace, Media and Communication) 7. Benchmarking Analysis (Domain: Technology/Automation) - assisting the client with designing a comprehensive energy management solution in the European market Show less

Summer Trainee

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

Understanding and Analysis of E-Auction in Government and Corporate. Understanding and Analysis of E-Auction in Government and Corporate.

Senior Systems Engineer

• Sep 2008 - Jun 2011

Worked in New Markets and Services domain getting an overview about markets of Airlines and Communication organizations in counties of Middle East and Australia. Worked for internet and intranet portals developed on .NET and related technologies. Lead the Testing team for one of the projects. Utilized this opportunity to improve my managerial and inter personal skills. Worked for Life Sciences domain getting to know the functioning of a Pharmaceutical major and had an overview of their business. Responsible for maintaining a scientific intranet portal meant for analyzing and handling the experiments. Was involved in activities like effort estimation, requirement analysis and defect prevention for the project. Show less