Ram Manohar Rai
Bengaluru
Summary
Finance professional who is a trained Data Scientist and has also spent significant part of his career in bringing structure to inherently chaotic startups. A CFO who has not only been ensuring compliance and closures but also providing leadership in growth, cost management, resource optimization and Data flow streamlining across the functions. Adept at handling cross border corporate structure and nurturing teams.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CFO
Antwalk
Bengaluru
12.2019 - Current
- Joined just after company incorporation and set up accounts, FP&A and compliance function
- Executed the corporate restructuring two years after company formation
- Supported Series A fundraising and led its closure
- Handled many P&L responsibilities on new initiatives before handing them over to full time leads post recruitment
- Developed and continuously evolved various companies Dashboards to reflect changing companies’ priorities and business model
- Set up continuous review process which helped develop a review culture and optimized resources across the company.
- Setup current accounting processes,procedures and controls and evolved them as needed.
- Developed comprehensive tax planning strategies that minimized liabilities while maximizing profitability.
Head of Finance
Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
08.2016 - 12.2019
- Joined this innovative Biotech startup when their first product was commercialized
- Let implementation of SAP B1 in organization encompassing R&D, Factory and Sales
- Provided fiancé and accounting support to company for scaling up from 0 revenue to Rs
- 25 crore per year in bio stimulant market
- Handled ODI to set up new factory in Indonesia and subsequent capital infusion
CoFounder
Boibanit
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Cofounded the food delivery company
- Raised Rs
- 2 Crore as seed funds from Angel investors and set up company operations in Baroda and NCR.
EA to CEO
Shree Cement
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Led new initiatives in company for cost optimization and Sales growth.
Geophysicist
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Worked in ministry first with Diretorate General of Hydrocarbons and later with ONGC as petroleum Geophysicist
Education
Advance Program in Computational Data Science - Data Science And Machine Learning
IISC
Indian Institute Of Science04-2023
PGP - Finance and Strategy
Indian School of Business
01.2013
Exploration Geophysics -
IIT Kharagpur
01.2009
Skills
- Corporate and Cross-functional team leadership
- Mentoring
- Statistics, AI and Machine Learning
- Business Intelligence
- Problem-solving abilities
- Tax Planning and Strategy
- Regulatory Compliance
- Corporate Strategy
- Investor Relation
- Working capital management
- ERP System Implementation
- Financial Process Improvement
- Continuous learning mindset
- Corporate and Cross-functional team leadership
- Cost-reduction strategies
- Corporate leadership
- Business Valuation
Certification
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Energy Risk Professional (ERP)
- GMAT (750)
- CAT (99.76)
- IIT JEE (3196)
Personal Information
Title: CFO, Analytics and Strategy professional
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
CFO
Antwalk
12.2019 - Current
Head of Finance
Sea6 Energy Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 12.2019
CoFounder
Boibanit
01.2014 - 01.2015
EA to CEO
Shree Cement
01.2013 - 01.2014
Geophysicist
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
01.2009 - 01.2012
Advance Program in Computational Data Science - Data Science And Machine Learning
IISC
PGP - Finance and Strategy
Indian School of Business
Exploration Geophysics -
IIT Kharagpur
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