Nihar Patel, Cfa Email & Phone Number

United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Led acquisition opportunity assessment and GTM strategy for a SaaS firm; Conducted market analysis and customer surveys to identify API integration risks and growth opportunities, driving 25% increase through.
• Managed change management efforts for a major Quick Service Restaurant firm; Crafting targeted strategies for the Board, investors, and employees, resulting in improved stakeholder alignment and minimized disruption
• Headed Merchandising and Marketing functions during a strategic transformation for a major grocery retailer; discovered ~$70M savings opportunities, including GenAI solutions, through due diligence and value capture.
• Identified gaps in Finance function for a PE-owned space industry firm; carried out organizational restructuring and processes redesign via activity-based surveys and stakeholder interviews, resulting into overall.
• Developed a comprehensive Supply Chain scenario planning and cost-based financial model for a leading apparel client, optimizing the network to identify ~$40M in savings and improving overall efficiency by 15%
• Created a post-merger go-to-market strategy for a Fortune 500 fintech client by integrating insights from C-suite interviews and fit/gap analysis, leading to $30M in annualized savings and strengthened market positioning

New York City Metropolitan Area

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Delivered ~15% reduction in operating expenses by spearheading 10+ high-impact initiatives across all business functions, generating savings of over $5M, and receiving the CEO’s award for outstanding performance
• Developed advanced financial models for forecasting division operating expenses, improving forecasting accuracy by 25%, significantly enhancing resource allocation, and leading to nationwide adoption across the divisions
• Devised data-driven customer acquisition strategy through in-depth competitor analysis and collaboration with Sales and Marketing leadership, resulting in a 4% increase in market share and driving business growth
• Formalized contract governance methods to measure partner performance and apply penalty clauses, which realized annual cost savings worth INR 95 Mn within six months of implementation

Gurgaon, India

• Established the first financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting framework at Wynk Limited, improving budget accuracy by 15% within 12 months and enabling more effective, data-driven strategic decision-making
• Led the development of new financial models and strategies for advertisement and subscription streams, achieving 200% increase in ad revenue and 50% boost in subscription revenue within 12 months of launch
• Collaborated with DevOps to develop automated financial reporting and performance metric outputs for key streaming partners, improving reporting accuracy by 25% and reducing report generation time by more than 40%
• Managed internal and external auditors at firm; Achieved 100% accurate financial reporting

Gurgaon, India

Gurgaon, India

Young leadership program -2016Have done various functional & cross functional stints

Gurgaon, India

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Scaled the business by over 10x in one year by driving marketing communication efforts to a new audience while also overseeing key functions such as Marketing, Sales, and Accounting operations

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Instruments & Markets, 3.93/4.00 - Summa Cum Laude(Top 5% Of The Batch)

Activities and Societies: VP International Committee SGov VP Career Development SMS VP Careers SABAS Recipient of Dean’s Award for.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Major In Finance, Dual In Strategy, 77.59% (Rank 5)

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics And Communications Engineering, 8.77 Cgpa (Rank 2)