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Dubai, AE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Assisting Group CEO in formulating Group strategy and analyzing business performance - Leading Group investments and divestments as a member of Group Investment Committee
• Created finance dashboard to evaluate performance of 7 business verticals while identifying areas of concern
• Evaluating investment proposals with total value more than $100m per annum covering diverse industries such as rice milling, fertilizer distribution, FMCG and energy among others
• Worked on buyout and take private deal of a UK listed gold mining company (value ~$190m)
• Created framework for CEO review calls and facilitated Exco meetings to ensure structured discussions - Defined standard KPI’s for all businesses to ensure holistic review of performance
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver strategic projects (restructuring, divestments etc.)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Assisting Group CEO on financial & operational review of ETG businesses- Reviewing and analyzing all investments including greenfield capex, M&A's etc.- Spearheading projects targeting process improvements and cost optimizations

Dubai

• Led a team of 5 people to manage reporting and forecasting for 7 business verticals across ~45 countries (top-line>$7bn)
• Improved timeliness and accuracy of monthly reporting process resulting in improved decision making- Revamped group cost allocation and interest charge mechanism and reduced monthly reporting time by 10 days
• Enabled effective capital allocation by publishing return (ROI/ROWC) and interest coverage ratios for various businesses
• Single-handedly managed all valuation assignments for external (deals) and internal (impairment testing) purposes
• Prepared exhaustive forecasting model covering P&L, BS, Cashflow and Ratio calculations used for fund raising purposes
• Spearheaded the process of technology transformation by initiating the implementation of D365 and Oracle HFM

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Led monthly performance analysis activity to ascertain the performance of projects against approved Budget
• Worked on GST implementation project including redesigning of business processes to reduce impact on bottom-line
• Designed comprehensive project profitability tracker with multi-factor sensitivity analysis functionality
• Instrumental in changing interest payout model from upfront to monthly for sales finance (subvention) schemes:- Achieved savings of 0.4% of flat value for each flat sold under subvention scheme (total savings ₹4 cr p.a.)
• Created a new business line by signing Business Sourcing Agreement with leading Banks/NBFCs (revenue ₹1 cr p.a.)
• Improved accounting and reporting process by implementing following technology solutions:- Expense management (Happay) - Finance dashboard (Qliksense) - Robotic process automation

Gurgaon, India

• Responsible for budgeting, reporting and analysis of entire UK region (annual EBIT>£220m)- Worked as Financial Controller for 11 contracts managing book closing, reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes
• Received ‘Continuous Improvement award’ for designing month-end report saving 600 man-hours per annum
• Realized savings of £1m by leading a project on inventory reconciliation and balance sheet cleanup - Reduced overdue receivables by £5m (~10%) by initiating daily reporting and weekly review of overdue items
• Youngest member to manage one of the most complex bids having life-time revenue greater than £90m
• Realised cost savings of ~£50k and unearthed revenue leakages worth ~£100k by implementing strict financial controls

Noida

• Led a team of 4 associates to compile budgets, rolling forecast and MIS for 9 MMTPA refinery in Bathinda, Punjab
• Created variance and sensitivity analysis model to evaluate various components of GRM (Gross Refining Margin)
• Outlined the fundamental structure of budgeting process while working as a core member for SAP-BPC implementation
• Designed the process to automate recording of ~200 bank transfers/day in SAP-FI module- Realized savings of 1 FTE (full-time equivalent) along-with reduction in the trucks waiting time at the refinery

Gurgaon, India

• Worked as a financial controller for 4 Hydro Power projects along-with managing centralised purchase and finance of equipment
• Elected by CFO as SPOC for the Hydro division – the role involved liaising with 20 members in finance team- Undertook the deliverables of a manager’s role and successfully resolved the queries raised by the corporate.
• Created multiple performance analysis reports presented to the chairman of the company during quarterly review meetings
• Raised funding of ~₹50 crores to finance the construction equipment after negotiation with multiple lenders- Handled SAP-Treasury module for management of various treasury products such as bank loan, LC and investments

New Delhi Area, India

- Worked on audit (statutory and internal) and taxation (income tax, excise and service tax) engagements for a range of industries

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, Strategy, Dean'S Lister

Activities and Societies: • Member, Special Initiatives team under finance core council- responsible for improving budgeting and reporting.

Accounting And Finance, All India 46Th Rank-Holder

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce, 77.8%