Devika Singhania

CEO

Delhi, India16 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Recognized as Top 100 women in fintech globally.
Led cost optimization projects saving Rs 300 crores.
Built finance teams and streamlined processes from scratch.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in financial strategy and management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial PlanningStrategyCost OptimizationInvestment ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate Finance

Other Skills

Financial AnalysisCost ReductionBusiness Model EvaluationDue DiligencePrivate EquityDeal StructuringStatutory AuditsFinancial ModelingFinancial TransactionsValuationRestructuringBusiness ValuationInvestment BankingAnalyticsFinancial Structuring

About

Top 100 women in fintech globally and Top 10 women head of finance in India. Seasoned finance and strategy professional with over 14 years of experience across Business Finance, Finance Controllership, M&A, FP&A, Controllership, Financial Modelling, Budget Planning and Accounting. (https://fintechmagazine.com/magazine/fintech-top-100-women) (https://womenentrepreneurindia.com/digital-magazine/women-head-of-finance-december-2022/#page=21)

Experience

16 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs

Current Experience

Paytm

Vice President - Head of Finance & FP&A

Apr 2018 – Present · 8 yrs

Heading Financial Planning & Strategy for Paytm Issued Instruments, Lending and other Financial Services. Business managed includes Consumer Lending, Merchant Lending, Credit Cards, Insurance, Mutual Funds, Equities, UPI and Bill Payments
Responsible for financial analysis and timely execution of key initiatives to ensure revenue growth and cost controls
Active engagement and partnership with business heads to execute P&L targets through continuous data backed interventions
Built Business Finance team from grounds up; Streamlining processes, sop’s, dashboards and metrices
Reporting to CEO – responsible for timely data backed interventions - lead a cost optimization project across Paytm resulting in annualized savings of Rs 300 crs

Financial PlanningStrategyFinancial AnalysisCost Optimization

Ht media ltd

Strategy & Investments

Jul 2015 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

Part of the central Strategy Office working on various group level projects. Program head for Media Hack Accelerator Program run with North Based Media
Active engagement and partnership with functional heads to understand business requirements, align objectives, and get CEO's mandates executed.
Experience across different verticals of the group – distribution, circulation, education and digital
Program head for Media Hack Accelerator program. End to end responsibility for investing in startup's mentoring and managing the portfolio.
Selected Projects -
Cost Optimization – devising an overall cost reduction strategy for HT Group. Responsible for cost saving initiatives of INR 20 cr from the annual operating costs
Turn-around – evaluating current business model, devising and implementing a turn around strategy for Bridge School of Management

StrategyInvestment ManagementCost ReductionBusiness Model Evaluation

Bmr advisors

Assistant Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions (Investment Banking)

Aug 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Part of KPMG’s Corporate Finance practice now. As a part of the Lead Advisory team responsible for both buy side and sell side mandates
Experience includes working on private equity and inbound, outbound and domestic M&A transactions
Assisting in preparation of pitches, teasers, memorandums and due diligences
Worked closely with several private equity to help assess their portfolio and develop exit strategies

Mergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligencePrivate Equity

Icici bank

Manager - Corporate Finance

Jul 2008 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Corporate finance - part of biggest corporate portfolios of over INR 70 bn for clients, spearheading deals for clients like DLF, Jubiliant Foodworks, Educomp, etc

Corporate FinanceDeal Structuring