Atul Bhola

CEO

Delhi, India21 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 18 years of finance expertise.
  • Developed a global crowd-investing platform.
  • Achieved significant growth in loan portfolios.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned finance professional with expertise in Fintech and investment management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investment ManagementFinancial PlanningStrategic PlanningFundraisingStructured FinanceFinancial AuditsRegulatory ComplianceFinancial ReportingCorporate Financial ReportingTaxationKnowledge Process OutsourcingBusiness Process Improvement

Other Skills

AI & MLAccount ReconciliationAccountingAccounts Payable (AP)Alternative InvestmentsAnalysisAnalytical SkillsAsset and Liability Management (ALM)AuditingBaan ERPBalanced ScorecardBankingBig Data AnalyticsBlue Ocean StrategyBoard Presentations

About

A seasoned Finance Professional, with over 18 years of expertise in financial controllership, strategic business planning, and portfolio management of global investments. I am also an advocate for leveraging financial technology to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency. My data-centric approach focuses on actionable insights that drive business decisions and competitive advantage. My Skill Set Includes: • Financial Planning and Controlling • Private Equity Investment Platform • Portfolio Management • Power BI Dashboards • Digital Transformation in Finance • Debt Financing • Valuations • Financial Reporting • Regulatory Compliances (SEBI/RBI/ROC) • Taxation (India/US/Mauritius) Awards & Achievements: All India Rank 2 in Strategic Case Study Exam of CGMA, August 2016 Achieved 2 promotions at Religare Enterprise Limited Education: Post Graduate Certificate Program for Emerging CFOs, (IIM, Indore) Chartered Certified Accountant, ACCA Chartered Global Management Accountant, CIMA B. Com (Honors), Delhi University Professional Experience: CFO, Magic Capital Services Pvt Ltd Key Achievements: • Developed Global Crowd-investing Platform for Private Equity investments • Fundraise of USD 45 million, for co-investment opportunities in real estate and equity growth-stage private equity funds. • Setup of Global Competence Center(GCC), involving setup of SOPs for legal entity structure setups, regulatory compliances, US tax structure for LLC(Partnerships) and C-Corp • Setup of operations in Mauritius SVP and Financial Controller, Saija Finance Pvt. Ltd. Key Achievements: • Achieved gross loan portfolio (GLP) growth of 2.5 times to cross Rs. 500 cr mark by end of FY’19, by meticulous fund Planning and adequate funding pipeline. • Reduced cost of debt and improved operational efficiency resulting in delivering 7x growth in post-tax profits of the company. • Added 6 new lending relationships with NBFCs and Banks. • Implemented IMPS based disbursements and CMS collections to reduce leakage of cash in lending and collections Vice President, Religare Finvest Limited Key Achievements: • Transition from a Statutory reporting professional to Business partnering of SME Finance, Housing Finance and Capital Market Verticals. • Implementation of ALM Focus for NBFC by SunGard and HFM for Group Consolidation, to achieve finance digital transformation • Public issue of debenture issues of size of Inr 800Cr(2011) and Inr 500Cr(2012) • Due diligence projects for equity raise from two large Private equity funds I am available at atul.bhola@gmail.com

Experience

21 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Magic capital services pvt ltd

Chief Financial Officer

Dec 2019Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • ● Active in curating international investment opportunities for HNIs and UHNIs in the real estate, technology, and operations sectors across the US, Mauritius and Cayman Island.
  • ● Responsible for working in conjunction with the Investment and Investor Relations teams on a series of matters, including Product Pricing and Feasibility, Investment Return Calculations, Distributions of Return from Investment Exits, Financial Planning and Analysis, Finance Operations, Regulatory, Tax Compliances (US, Singapore, India, and Mauritius), Secretarial Function, and Information System Integration Implementations for Investor Portfolio Reporting and Dashboard Using a Global Framework.
  • ● Rich experience in business strategy, including in-depth analysis based on inputs from various third-party vendors on a variety of topics, including different geographies, legal entity structures, regulations, tax structures, and setup and running costs with a goal of expanding company's product offerings, with an overarching goal of eventually setting up a fund and a crowd investing platform.
  • ● Proficient and an in-depth understanding of business operations; demonstrate a strong commitment to the satisfaction of customers at all levels; and take responsibility for defining, communicating, and meeting or exceeding the expectations of their employers.
  • ● Adroit in making estimations of the amount of money needed to achieve the organization's short- and long-term financial goals by providing financial information and analysis to drive business performance.
Investment ManagementStrategic PlanningRegulatory ComplianceCost ControlFEMAFinancial Planning+7

Saija finance pvt. ltd.

Sr Vice President & Financial Controller

Nov 2017Aug 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

  • ● Helped the Company grow its gross loan portfolio(GLP) by 2.5 times to cross Rs. 500 cr mark by end of FY’19, by meticulous fund Planning and ensuring sufficient funding pipeline in consultation with lead arrangers, Banks, NBFCs., securitization/assignment of loan book and private placement of debentures from foreign portfolio investors(Blue Orchard), as an outcome of rating reaffirmation, reduced cost of debt and improved operational efficiency by setup of CMS system for improved collection efficiency, thereby delivering 7x growth in post tax profits.
  • ● Added new lenders to the list i.e. Hero Fincorp, Axis Bank, InCred, AU Small Finance Bank, SMC Capital and Profectus Capital.
  • ● Worked on Co-lending opportunities with IDFC First Bank, OBC and SIDBI.
  • ● Evaluated losses incurred in the business correspondent tie-up with IDBI to bring improved control focus
  • ● Credibly supervised accounting activities significantly and oversaw the administration of an organization's income, investments, and expenses to produce and assess financial reports.
  • ● Insightfully embarked on a co-lending strategy with a leading private sector bank with the aim of leveraging the company's strengths and extensive experience in the microfinance lending space.
Strategic PlanningDue DiligencePeople ManagementCost ControlOperations ManagementFundraising+1

Religare finvest limited (sme loans)

2 roles

Vice President Finance

Promoted

Apr 2016Nov 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos · On-site

  • ● Lead the Financial Planning and control of SME Finance, Housing Finance and Capital Market Verticals.
  • ● Handled structured finance transactions such as Assignments and Retail debenture issues.
  • ● Financial reporting for the company’s results with Stock exchanges, RBI and ROC.
  • ● Transitioned from a statutory reporting professional to a FP&A professional.
Board PresentationsDue DiligenceCost ControlFinancial PlanningFinancial AnalysisStructured Finance

Associate Vice President

Apr 2012Mar 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos · On-site

  • ● Significantly managed the Internal & Statutory Audit, scheduling the audits, setting the dates, and drafting the response to the audit notes and Monthly statutory reports financial reporting and submission of various returns (Monthly return, Quarterly NBS-7(CRAR), ALM reports and half yearly results to stock exchanges (BSE/NSE) as per Listing guidelines and annual statutory audit of groups Flagship NBFC company.
  • ● Exceptionally capable of analyzing NBFC rules, the Companies Act, accounting standards and revision in RBI prudential norms for management discussion and implementation, as well as providing answers to inquiries based on inspections made by several regulators (RBI, MCA, CDSL, and SEBI).
InspectionAsset and Liability Management (ALM)RBIPrudential RegulationFinancial AuditsSEBI Regulations+2

Religare

Senior Manager Finance

Sep 2008Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi · On-site

  • ● Financial reporting for companies results with Stock exchanges and other regulatory bodies.
  • ● Setup of processes for automation of reporting in view of regulatory changes such as Revised Schedule VI implementation and
  • ● Reporting of consolidated financials of the foreign subsidiary as per IFRS framework
Companies ActIFRSIGAAPRegulatory ReportingRegulatory ComplianceFinancial Reporting

Smcc construction india ltd

Assistant Manager

Jan 2007Sep 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos · Delhi

  • Managed the financial reporting, audits, Company act compliances, Corporate taxation and Expat Individual Taxation.
  • Setup of ISO system in finance department, for improved controls over the vendor payouts process.
Corporate Financial ReportingISO StandardsCorporate TaxPayroll AdministrationManagement Information Systems (MIS)Construction Project reporting+1

Eigen technical services

Senior Executive

Sep 2004Jan 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Successfully migrated and setup of KPIs for the processes as part of Company’s strategy of offshoring of non-critical and labor-oriented processes.
Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)Accounts Payable (AP)Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)Employee TrainingCoinsKnowledge Process Outsourcing

Jubilant foodworks ltd.

Accounts Executive

Oct 2002Sep 2004 · 1 yr 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Post ERP(BAAN) implementation support. Implemented SOPs templates for Expense monitoring with focus on Work Breakdown structure to effectively monitor Branch level profitability matrices
  • Streamlined Payroll processing by identification of system bugs in certain formulas, thereby reducing the payroll processing cycle from 7 days to 3 days, while saving around 80% on the outsourcing cost of payroll to an external agency, by bringing the process in-house
Baan ERPBusiness Process ImprovementPayroll AdministrationAccount ReconciliationOperational Excellence

Education

ACCA

Chartered Certified Accountant

Jan 2000Jan 2006

MECA CFO Academy

Strategic CFO Programme 2020 — Business Strategy and Leadership

Jan 2020Jan 2020

CIMA

ACMA

Aug 2006Aug 2016

Delhi University

B.Com(H) — Accounting and Finance

Jan 1997Jan 2000

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