Sachin Mariwala, CFA

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Pune, Maharashtra, India5 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Reduced production costs by 30% at Frido
Led UAE market entry strategy from scratch
CFA Charterholder, cleared all levels on first attempt

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance and Strategy expert in the Healthcare sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Capital AllocationFinancial PlanningCost ReductionInternational ExpansionBusiness StrategyEquity ResearchValuationHedge Fund OperationsBusiness Operations

Other Skills

P&L ManagementMarket AnalysisTeam LeadershipData AnalysisForensic AccountingFinancial ModelingMarket ResearchNAV ReportingAccount ManagementStrategic NegotiationsSupplier NegotiationTrade SettlementsPortfolio ManagementCapital BudgetingInvestment Management

About

I've spent my career trying to understand how value is created in businesses — first by evaluating them from the outside, and now by helping build one from within. At Frido, a ₹400Cr consumer healthcare platform, I work directly with founders on capital allocation, financial planning, and operating decisions. My work spans treasury management, P&L optimisation, unit economics, and building the analytical infrastructure the business needs to scale. I've driven measurable outcomes: S&D costs down ~30%, production costs down ~25%, repeat revenue up 6–8%, and a UAE market entry built from scratch. Before this, I covered Indian equities at Purnartha Investment Advisers (AUM + AUA >$1B), building bottom-up valuation models and conducting forensic accounting across BFSI, Oil & Gas, Auto Ancillary, and Media sectors. CFA Charterholder — cleared all three levels on the first attempt. GMAT 645.

Experience

Frido

Finance & Strategy - Founder's Office

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Embedded with the founding team of a ₹400Cr ($45M) consumer healthcare platform, acting as an internal capital allocation and financial strategy partner.
Built multi-year operating and cash flow models with scenario analysis; structured outputs to mirror PE diligence and investment committee expectations
Diagnosed cost leakages across the P&L — reduced S&D costs by ~30%, marketing costs by ~20%, and production costs by ~30% through cross-functional collaboration
Designed idle-cash deployment strategy with a leading Indian bank, generating ~10% annualised yield while preserving full liquidity.
Guided capital allocation for capacity expansion, prioritising projects with >20% IRR; reduced stock-outs by ~15%
Prepared investor materials and financial reporting packages for external PE and institutional investors; supported data rooms and diligence requests in the context of fundraising
Led UAE market entry — conducted regulatory and economic analysis, travelled on-site, and established logistics and fulfilment partnerships
Built and led a 4-member analytics team focused on e-commerce logistics economics; delivery improvements cut returns by 3% and drove 6–8% uplift in repeat revenue
Structured 10+ bank and affiliate partnerships, adding ~5% incremental revenue; launched gift-voucher product reactivating dormant customer funnels

Business StrategyCost ReductionCapital AllocationFinancial PlanningP&L Management

Purnartha investment advisers pvt. ltd.

Equity Research Analyst

Nov 2022 – May 2023 · 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Buy-side equity research supporting PMS portfolios with combined AUM and AUA exceeding $1B, focused on valuation-driven, downside-protected investing.
Screened and covered 25–50 companies, generating new investment ideas weekly across BFSI, Oil & Gas, Auto Ancillary, Stock Broking, and Media
Led the development of Industry Scanners for Banking and IT sectors — systematic frameworks plotting key valuation and operating metrics to identify underpriced opportunities; outputs fed directly into stock picks presented to the Portfolio Manager
Built bottom-up valuation models (DCF, relative valuation) grounded in cash flow durability, balance sheet strength, and capital allocation quality
Applied forensic accounting to normalise reported earnings and identify governance and quality-of-earnings risks
Engaged directly with company management to evaluate strategy, execution capability, and capital allocation discipline

Forensic AccountingFinancial ModelingValuationEquity Research

Northern trust corporation

Analyst

Aug 2020 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Supported hedge fund operations across product control and clearing & settlements for a global financial services MNC.
Performed daily NAV sanity checks and resolved accounting discrepancies for hedge fund portfolios
Coordinated with prime brokers and counterparties on trade matching, amendments, and corrections

Hedge Fund OperationsNAV Reporting

Arcatron mobility pvt ltd

Accounts and Finance Manager

Oct 2019 – Aug 2020 · 10 mos · Pune Area, India

Early operating role building financial foundations for a healthcare startup, functioning as a one-person finance department alongside the founding team.
Managed end-to-end accounting, costing, taxation, and compliance
Implemented cost controls across banking, payment gateway, and software partnerships, reducing operational overhead
Gained broad exposure across operations, sourcing, and sales beyond the core finance mandate

Business StrategyForensic Accounting

Nanki traders

Manager/Owner

Jun 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Darbhanga Area, India

Operated family automotive lubricants trading business in Darbhanga, gaining foundational exposure to running a small enterprise.
Negotiated credit facility expansion with the bank (from ₹2L to ₹10L), enabling bulk purchasing that reduced per-unit cost and improved inventory availability
Oversaw financial accounting, banking compliance, and supplier payment management
Migrated manual ledgers to computerised accounting software; handled direct client acquisition and deal closures

Business OperationsAccount Management