Rishikesh Nair Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Legal Entity Separation: Assisted a US based firm to carve its Fire & Security BU in India as part of global separation; Part of India Separation Management Office- Post Merger Integration: Offered HR functional PMI support to an agrochem firm diversifying into the pharma sector; Built Target Operating Model; HR integration cost analysis- Project Management: Supported the Project Management Office in cross-functional governance of a greenfield capex project for an Indian FMCG

- Managed finances for facilitating the seamless conduct of committee initiatives- Onboarded Marc Cosentino, former Associate Director for Career Services, Harvard to conduct a case interview workshop for 300+ XLRI students- Onboarded multiple MNCs to promote corporate engagements on campus- Conducted 50+ case interviews and 30+ behavioural interviews as part of recruitment training for the batches of 2022 and 2024

- Responsible for organizing Orion 2022-National Level Strategy Competition to be conducted for 100+ B-schools- In charge of preparing the Annual Consulting Casebook, XLRI

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Post-Merger Integration assignment for a prominent Indian heavy logistics player, a portfolio company of a U.S.-based private equity firm. My job roles and prominent impact involved:- Liaised with the HR head and HR team to discuss and develop post-merger HR integration strategies- Performed a comprehensive department-designation-compensation alignment analysis to ensure seamless employee integration- Assisted in the smooth conduct of 2 Steering Committee reviews and 2 Integration Management Office (IMO) meetings for the client’s leadership team by coordinating with relevant stakeholders, maintaining PMI checklists, and tracking daily functional updates- Recommended initiatives to enhance employee onboarding experience during the post-acquisition town hall- Conducted four site visits at the acquired companies’ offices to manage multiple stakeholder requirements and align integration plans

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Worked as an Analyst in Tax in the International Tax and Transaction Services- Transfer Pricing domain, catering to clients in the Financial Services Market Segment. My role involved three primary areas:1) Transfer Pricing Analysis and Documentation: Undertaking transfer pricing benchmarking analysis and preparing transfer pricing study reports along with supporting documentations. 2) Compliance: Assistance in preparation and filing of statutory transfer pricing compliance documents such as Form 3CECB, Master File, CbC Reports and supporting documents in this regard.3) Litigation assignments: Core team member of teams involved in undertaking litigation assignments before the Revenue Authorities- from the transfer pricing officer to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.I have also served on a pan-India Financial Transactions team (FT team) which was responsible to undertake transfer pricing benchmarking analysis of financial transactions such as cross border loans, financial guarantees etc. for internal EY clients. Have hands on experience of working on financial databases and tools like Thomson Reuters Eikon, Bloomberg, Loan Connector and Moody's Risk Calc.

Pgdm-(Bm), Business Management, 6.362 Out Of 8

Activities and Societies: Treasurer - Consulting and Research Undertaking at XLRI (XLRI)- Awarded the XLRI Gold Medal for being the "Best.

Bachelor In Management Studies, Finance, General, 'O' Grade, 7 Cgpa Out Of 7

Activities and Societies: Member participant and captain of the college cricket team- Ranked 6th in the University of Mumbai in the final.

Higher Secondary Education, Pcmb

Activities and Societies: Member participant and captain of the college cricket team