Jun 2020 – Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Udaan Capital is the fin-tech arm of Udaan eCommerce. It provides BNPL (Buy now pay later) working capital financing to MSMEs via its NBFC arm as well as Digital lending platform.
• Strategic partner to the business CXOs -
• Enabling the business to plan and grow with a focus on unit economics, working capital, ROI and
• sustainable health
• Enabling implementation of strategy, organizational learning and performance measurement for continuous improvement
• Built and leading a high performance team
• Responsible for controllership and compliance

May 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

• My responsibilities in Cure.fit included the following:
• Revenue and P&L planning - Fitness business (Cult,Mind, Fitness First, Franchisee operations, Therapy)
• 1.Collaborating with business to translate vision into sound business plans and metrics
• 2.Creating the annual operating plan, accurate quarterly plans, delivering sound financial insights and P&L management
• 3. Taking responsibility for all business cases and financial viability related to expansion of own centers, allied business models like franchisees, FOCO (franchisee owned company operated), gym.fit
• Investor relations and fund raising :
• 1. Working with Corporate development team for reporting and narrative of business metrics for current and future investors
• 2. Fund raising - Creating and presenting various cuts of analysis ( citywise, vintage/ageing, customer retention and engagement) for fitness and health(care vertical) during fund-raising rounds
• Budgeting and Cost Optimization :
• 1. Maintaining financial rigor and path to profitability by creating and communicating accurate and detailed budgets to business teams
• 2. Working with Ops design and marketing to implement and quantify cost management at a design level
• Accounting and financial controllership :
• 1. Working with accounting to ensure accurate and timely creation and reporting of financial statements (P&L, Balance sheet)
• 2. Automating reports (using SQL) that require manual calculation by accounting team thus increasing efficiency and accuracy

Nov 2018 – May 2019 · 6 mos

• SRAPL is in the business of assembling and deploying sophisticated railway signaling equipment (Electronic Interlocking and Control Systems), critical for ensuring the safety of rail transport.
• In brief, my role was that of a :
• Finance leader responsible for FP&A, P&L management, cash and asset management as well as working with auditors to ensure accuracy of the books
• Worked with external auditors to ensure statutory and tax audits are completed and result in accurate financial statements
• People manager in an organization of 100+ employees - responsible for strategic decision making, hiring and ultimately ensuring that the organization achieves its goals.

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos

• Leading complex programs in M&A for Siemens Mobility

Jun 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

• I was a participant of the Siemens FEP, Siemens AG's exclusive CFO track program ,wherein a small group of candidates are recruited globally from premier business schools (https://new.siemens.com/global/en/company/jobs/search-careers/finance-excellence-program.html)
• As a FEP Associate, I took on challenging and time-bound assignments for CXOs across different business units and geographies

Apr 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad

• Majored in Finance and Strategy
• Finalist, Aditya Birla Case competition - Amongst the top 3 teams in ISB
• Created a comprehensive strategy for ABG’s Microfinance enterprise and suggested an innovative business model
• Finalist, Swiggy FoodTech Challenge – Amongst the top 5 teams in ISB
• Created an expansion plan for Swiggy- a disruptor in the food tech sector- based on industry trends and consumer behavior
• Event Coordinator, ISB Leadership Summit

Feb 2012 – Mar 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Singapore

• Key Achievements
• Managed PMO to set-up captive India entity (3500 employees, $30M investment) by leading fit out and regulatory sign-offs
• Won best project manager award (out of 20) for ideating and implementing trading analytics and idea generation tool
• Identified requirements and utilized business intelligence tools to analyze client data of Credit Suisse’s hedge-fund clients
• Identified a novel way to leverage positions and orders data to mine granular details of trading, leading to richer insights
• Implemented the target operating model for select divisions as part of firm-wide strategy to optimize costs and work-force in high cost locations, resulting in savings of $1M
• Consultant for head of contract management: Reduced lead time for contract negotiations and signatures by 40% and increased legal compliance by 50%

Jan 2010 – Jun 2010 · 5 mos · Singapore

• Worked in the Design & Quality management team of a next generation AutoCAD product which combined features from AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical
• Created relevant use cases to test developed features and coordinated white & black box testing phases
• Conducted customer research on desired features from existing products and suggested design improvements accordingly