Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Helping early stage companies set up the FP&A function.
• 1. Build accurate cashflow projections via budgeting and variance analysis over the next 2 quarters, with scenario builders
• 2. Systems / processes to calculate segment-wise profitability
• 3. Measure impact and ROI of actions and conduct a variance analysis against prior expectations

Jun 2016 – Dec 2024 · 8 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Headed finance, legal, compliance, and risk at Tracxn, from Series A through listing.
• IPO: Led the mainboard IPO process end-to-end - this includes cross-functional preparation and execution of the listing, liaising with bankers, legal counsel, auditors, and regulators
• Post-listing governance: Set up board/committee charters, compliance calendars and detailed SOPs to achieve 100% compliance rate
• Close & reporting discipline: Streamlined month/quarter-end processes; introduced SOPs and a project-management cadence to improve timeliness and clarity of MIS and board packs
• Controls & risk: Built the internal-control framework with external auditors; embedded pre-close checklists and exception monitoring to reduce issues before they surface
• Finance Strategy: Built the internal case for buybacks; optimized treasury management
• FP&A: Achieved high reliability of forecasting; worked with other CXOs on strategic initiatives and cost optimization
• Commercial & legal: Redesigned standard customer contracts and clause playbooks to reduce friction in contracting while protecting risk posture
• Team leadership: Scaled and mentored a the finance, legal and compliance teams; set clear ownership, training paths and succession for critical roles

May 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Investment analysis for start-up investments, Angel / Series A fund raising for start-ups (EdTech and e-commerce enabler sectors)

Apr 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai

• Analyst in Macquarie’s India Infrastructure Private Equity Fund (AUM of ~1.6B).
• Investment execution: Developed valuation models and strategy cases for new and follow-on investments; authored investment-committee papers and coordinated cross-functional advisors.
• Diligence & negotiation: Led legal/financial/commercial/regulatory diligence workstreams and negotiated term-sheet protections to address material risks.
• Portfolio oversight: Managed fund-side monitoring for multiple assets—board participation as investor representative, quarterly model refreshes, and IC/LP reporting.
• Capital structure optimisation: Evaluated and executed take-out refinancing with consortium lenders to lower borrowing costs and enhance equity returns, securing required approvals.
• Governance & compliance: Tracked covenants, regulatory filings and performance vs. value-creation plans; partnered with management teams to course-correct where needed.

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Mumbai

• Built a model for five year growth projections of telecom tower industry in India
• Validated accuracy of power sector study performed by external consultant

Nov 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai

• Project finance advisory, financial modelling, credit documentation, business feasibility analysis

Jul 2007 – Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Plano, Texas

• Credit risk analytics, loan pricing, NPV impact of changes to credit policy, SAS / SQL modelling