Rahul Arora

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India17 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led financial planning for OLX's used car business.
Achieved 10x revenue growth in previous roles.
Expert in enterprise risk management and internal controls.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned finance and risk management professional in the E-commerce sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial PlanningBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise Risk ManagementInternal Controls

Other Skills

budgetingforecastingdata miningcost optimizationinternal control frameworkbusiness process improvementcontract risk managementoperational risk assessmentsbusiness process managementinternal auditRisk ProfilingControl FrameworkCOSO FrameworkSarbanes-Oxley ActFinancial Risk

About

Currently, leading business finance for Online Ordering business at Zomato. Helped establish a new line of business in functional foods category for one of the largest food aggregators in the world which is leading the mission of 'shaping the future of food'. Previously, Head - Business Finance (also managed Risk and Control function) at Olx. Proven skills and experience in business scale-ups ensuring sustainability (achieving 10x revenue growth) and optimization of business model. Responsible for formulating the commercial plan and strategizing the operational plan with CXOs. Strong communication & People skills to effectively drive business results. I have worked with top performing organizations in 12+ years of work experience (~10 years PQE). My areas of expertise include financial planning/ budgeting, business partnering, revenue assurance, expansion strategy, cost optimization, and performance reporting. I can resolve inherent issues using business acumen. Internal controls, Process improvement, fraud mitigation are additional skills which can deliver value to the Organization.

Experience

17 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Zomato

VP Business Finance

Mar 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Pwc india

AVP Business Finance (JBR)

Dec 2020 – Feb 2021 · 2 mos

Olx cashmycar

Head - Business Finance

Sep 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Head of Business Finance since inception of OLX's convenient transaction business in used car space. Mainly responsible for budgeting & forecasting - modeling the annual operation plan, 3/ 5 year plan. Other responsibilities include:
financial planning and reporting: delivering insights to Management, linking financial reports to business strategies. This involves data mining to optimize business growth and ecosystem cohorts and grow margins to sustain growth and financial health
monitoring revenue drivers and performing variance analysis, reasoning and action plan to ensure on track business performance
business development - enabling and supporting various BD initiatives
Efficiency in business spending, contract negotiations & cost optimization
leading a team and defining their growth and succession plan

financial planningbudgetingforecastingdata miningbusiness developmentcost optimization

Olx group

Senior Manager, Risk and Controls (Naspers Classifieds)

Apr 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

Asia, Middle East and Africa Leader for Risk and Compliance function, responsible for:
Enterprise risk management
Internal control framework development
Operational risk and control assessments
Business process improvement
Contract risk management
Risk profiling for strategic and key alliances
Entity and process level control framework
Risk based Internal Audit
Fraud prevention and risk diagnostic
Overall compliance framework
SOP development and implementation
Spends management review (marketing spends - ATL)
Data analytics and process performance reviews