Sanathan Kannamparambil

- Sourced and negotiated with founders on fundraising, valuation and acquisition strategies.

- Developed exit strategies for clients divesting interests in companies or portfolio assets.
- Conducted industry research to analyze competitive landscape trends and valuation multiples.
- Created financial models to evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions.
- Constructed valuation models using discounted cash flows and
comparable company analyses.
- Prepared pitch decks, sale deeds, and structured financial statements for transactions.

Specialized: Construction FP&A, Project Management, and Business Development.

• Collaborate with senior management on budgeting, improved by over 20%.
• Detecting and evaluating opportunities, deal sourcing.
• Annual company budget preparation, forecasting based on client information, and trends. (FP&A) Created models from scratch and scenario planning. Increased revenue of over 100%.
• Round-the-clock support across the US, Europe, and Singapore.
• Direct vendors, clients, contracts, and payments handling.
• Invoice checks, 3-way match, and reconciling quarterly/monthly balance sheet.
• Qualifying vendors and analyzing management, financials, and industry before awarding or accepting work bids.
• Big data analysis (with integrations) across construction purchases and vendors for supply chain analysis.
• Handling a team of 41 or more people (directly managing 17). Recruiter and team motivator.
• Kickstarted multiple projects after picking up the smallest requirements during client interactions.
• Create KPIs, reports, dashboards and various analysis to management based on projects, forecasts, and quarterly analysis.
• Developing financial models (ongoing) for various scenarios based on requirements.
• Audited projects on a request basis. Liaising with external auditors for relevant documents.
• Create a model for risk analysis on vendor payments.
• Part of branding and marketing, internal idea development, ERP implementation, CSR, accounts receivable lead, and project controls.
• Frequent flyer to US for work/conferences/ client meetings.
• Strategy development with the leadership team.
• Audited construction projects, along with internal auditors, for owners.
• Ensure all completed work is invoiced, and overall project controls are in terms of accruals.
• Create and troubleshoot dashboards per business requirements. (Power BI and Power Query/Excel).
• Reporting to senior management various internal checks and observations.
• Developed forecasting models utilizing historical data trends to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Conducted risk management assessments and created strategies to minimize potential risks.
• Identified opportunities for cost savings through process improvements and automation initiatives.
• Maintained accounts payable and receivable records ensuring timely payments are made.
• Collaborated with external auditors during annual audits to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Prepared financial documents such as budgets, forecasts and reports.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors in order to obtain competitive pricing structures.
• Created monthly performance metrics that tracked key performance indicators.
• Analyzed complex financial data and generated meaningful reports for senior management.
• Assisted in the development of internal controls to protect company assets.
• Provided guidance on accounting issues related to new business initiatives.
• Managed payroll processing activities for multiple entities including tax filings.
• Managed relationships with investors, providing updates and addressing inquiries to maintain confidence.
• Supervised and mentored finance team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Managed and forecasted cash flow to ensure sufficient liquidity for operations and investments.

• Part of a focused group of VC's India
• Cap table, Financial modelling & Anti-dilution thesis prep.
• Live projects on deal sourcing, investment analysis, start-up evaluation and valuations.
• Lead a team of fellows on investment thesis for subscription model companies.

• Working as Controller for NGO (Ray Foundation)
• Prepared consolidated financial statements at period end close including balance sheet reconciliations.

• Specialized: US Mutual Funds
• Preparing and Reviewing Tax Returns filed for U.S clients.
• Completing the monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual test for qualifying as Regulated Investment Companies.
• Consistent update about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and revising the work papers accordingly.
• Working with derivative instruments and its taxation.
• Estimating and preparing Excise Tax calculations and reviewing against Fiscal at year end.