The Start-up Management Program is an educational journey with experiential learning for start-up enthusiasts. You will learn all the skills you need to chart a successful career trajectory in the start-up ecosystem: from product marketing and design to finance, business development, technology and management.

Jupiter Capital is a leading Investment and Financial services firm headquartered in Bangalore, with presence in 9 countries. The firm and its team has extensive experience and exposure to Technology, Aerospace, Media, Music, Entertainment, Hospitality and Infrastructure to name some.Started with an initial investment of $100million, the firm manages a portfolio of investments estimated at over $1Billion.Compliance and GovernanceFinancial strategy and balance sheet managementLead RBI compliance and audit, IND AS adoption, Consolidation for 40+ investee companies, Implement IFC, ERP and HR investmentsTax planning & ManagementCorporate restructuring , Share buy back, Capital reductionInvestment and TransactionsCapital Allocation across Equity (Capital markets, PE, VC) | Debt | Structured financeLeadership accountability to drive investment process from identification, negotiation, transaction documents and closureGovern debt fund raising while liaising with financial institutions for asset financing, project loans, working capital, mezzanine funding.Acquisition of listed NBFCInvestment ManagementInvestment director on the board of listed investmentsPartner for growth: Annual strategic and operating plans for investee companiesPortfolio risk ManagementInorganic growth | Bolt on acquisitions

GE Capital offers consumers and businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services. In India company provide wide range of non-banking financial services to corporate (corporate lending, equipment & healthcare finance) and consumer customers (credit card, mortgage)Lead FP&A function supporting commercial lending, consumer finance & private equity with $1Bn AUM Provide shareholder oversight to SBI card $0.7B generating $50MM PBT, Drive quarterly forecast & complete cycle of revenue/cost planning processes, monthly consolidation, reporting & stress testing. Timely & accurate analytical activities for all the divisions for decision support system, financial planning & reporting governance, business run rate predictability, capital allocationM&A: lead finance due diligence for disposition of $300MM mortgage & Loan against property portfolioEngage with consulting firm to evaluate buy target & introduction of commercial lending product, build business plansPartner with CEO/CFO to drive business transformation: disposition/closure of global non strategic assets, rebuilding growth platforms. Deliver financial commitments by driving execution of risk & opportunities

Appointed to govern the business performance and analytics with offshore team , drive activities related to report designing , system control, data integrity, periodic reporting , project management and financial statement analysis across retail banking, cards, asset and sale financing across geographies.Synchronized with business leaders to manage, shape and grow the business, observe & identify offshore opportunities, make recommendations and introduce analytical capabilities to team members for future improvementsBe a Centre of excellence for seamless, scalable and sustainable operationsDeliver in a controlled environment by maintaining governance and ensuring compliance to policiesProvide re-engineering and process design capabilityPartner with Risk and Treasury during Stress Test exercise (PRA/EBA/Internal)Drive delivery of Medium Term and Short Term plan across GroupProduce business performance review packAnalyze performance of peer banks every quarter & country revenue poolsSupport Investor relations team in preparing for street and periodic investor reviews

GE Capital Solutions UK provides Inventory & Sale financing, Fleet management services and Asset financing solutions to medium & large Corporate. The company has $5BN asset, $6BN annual new business volume, $1BN revenue with employee base over 500 spreads across three locations in UK- Responsible for the financial management of all revenue/fee income streams. - Deliver financial commitments by driving closure of financial risk & opportunities- Lead the business planning and annual Strategic planning sessionMergers and Acquisition1. Lead the finance due diligence, acquisition and integration of Custom Fleet $300MM leasing assets part of National Australia Bank. The integration involved Debt breakage, new funding line, purchase accounting, US GAAP reporting, transition to GE reporting and CRM system2. Due diligence, acquisition & integration of $200mm Barloworld leasing portfolio3. Finance Lead for various potential targets analysed & submitted to GE board for approval. The due diligence process involved evaluating target financials, 5 year pro forma financials, bid model & pitch for board’s consideration (Project Eyrie $200MM assets, Project East 400mm assets, Project Socrates – Top 5 leasing company final 2 bidders, Project East evaluate portfolio sale, Project Hawaii $6bn assets)Cost Control & Productivity- Drive acquisition cost synergies per the pro forma financials – 50% reduction- Design re structuring plans with CEO to drive 1/3rd cost out to meet challenges of global recession- Functional productivity metrics to drive operational efficiency, benchmark against competitors & sister concernsCommercial- Designed risk adjusted pricing strategy to drive profitable growth & maximise shareholder return by re pricing existing portfolio- Identify and drive non price initiatives such as late interest, fee- Implementation of Sales variable incentive linked to profitability & returns- Saleforce implementation, web based reporting linked to SIC plan

Operations leader: Leading global F&A team for GE Capital Fleet Services, $12bn Global leasing company Simplification & Standardization1. Personally drive simplification efforts globally in the business by reducing the month end closing cycle by 2 days, account reconciliation cycle from 30 days to 25 days, account reconciliation opportunities by 16%, Quarterly balance sheet analysis process standardized across all regions resulting in defect rate reduced from 40 to 10%, Manual Journal Entries by 20%2. Driving business treasury operations to reduce funding cost by balance sheet optimization, $3BN portfolio compliant with corporate hedging policy, Web cash for all European countries, all regional business moved to preferred bankChange Management1. Business Re structuring (Split of Fleet Europe from European Equipment biz, realign with Global parent, Sale of Fleet Nordic biz)2. Pan European cost recharge model…recharge +$30mm annual cost to all European platforms compliant with corporate tax and local statutory guidelines3. Migration of finance processes from multiple European locations in record time of 3 months4. Strongly led from front in fixing North America F&A processes with inherent issues around quality of reconciliation, ability of team to provide solutions & Knowledge managementCompliance & Control1. Year End US GAAP reporting, SOX documentation & testing and audit for GE Fleet parent2. Settlement of aged (10 years) inter company balances $75MM3. 100% accounts audited by corporate audit staff – no surprises4. FASB implementing of policy, standardization of process & accounting across all poles

Controller ship Manager for GE Fleet Services Europe, one of world's largest suppliers of vehicle leasing and fleet management solutions.Active leadership role in implementation of Pan European Oracle Financials and re engineering of finance processes across 13 countries to drive simplification, Standardization and enhanced control environment. The role provided the opportunity to work in multi cultural environment, champion with country finance team streamline of processes, train & develop finance SME in countries, project governance and compliance with statutory and corporate guidelinesData Conversion: Project management, Define conversion methodology in accordance with business & regulatory requirements, Integrity of financial across ledgersChart of Accounts (COA) & GL Control – Streamline of accounting structure & consistency of process. Design mapping table for ledger conversion, Security & Translation rules to enhance system controls.Financial Management and Reporting: responsible for closing & reporting requirements (Qtr & Yr end close, BS variance analysis, FASB reporting)Lead Account reconciliation process migration to Oracle 11.03 and offshore to IndiaWorked with legal and tax to replicate complex legal & funding structures for accurate consolidation and reporting per US GAAP Treasury Operations: Finance lead on Automation of funding cost, European & US Tax computation for current & deferred taxTax planning & Structuring: Partner with Tax & Corporate team to implement long term funding structures to maximize tax benefits & optimum cash allocation (Cash Pool, hedge, term loans in accordance with underlying asset maturity), FAS 52 Currency Translation quarterly reporting & sign off

– Oracle Financials implementation across 100 legal entities to drive standardization– Re engineering of finance processes to drive simplification– Finalization, Consolidation & Reporting of US GAAP balance sheet & P&L for business acquisition/ disposition