Resourceful Vice President with over 11 years of results-oriented experience in business intelligence and operations management. Culturally-sensitive and ethical professional with demonstrated success in developing and implementing optimized solutions. Versatile leader recognized for driving results in collaborative, inclusive manner.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
VP Finance
Chalo Mobility Private Limited
Mumbai
09.2022 - Current
Work with CEO for fundraising (equity and debt)
Build business models with long term strategic view
Build AOP plan for company, breaking it down at team level
Creating and conducting periodic review structures for daily, weekly and monthly business reviews
Tracking runway for the company and planning cashflows
Identifying and running cost control initiatives across organization
Developing and maintaining Investor relations - providing monthly updates, recurring reviews and walkthrough
Part of team preparing quarterly board decks
Building and leading Finops team to establish financial controls and compliances.
Finance Controller
The Belgian Waffle Co
Mumbai
04.2019 - 03.2022
Leading a team of 12 to manage Finance function for The Belgian Waffle Co (Bloombay Enterprises LLP), the company has annualized brand turnover of 200Cr, present across 112 cities in India via 335 stores
Design and Prepare Business models as per organizational need, preparation and review of pitch desk/ IMs and projected financials for various purposes
Providing 1st line of introductory walk through of Business processes to potential investors and leading discussions from Finance vertical
Building AOP and building organization wide KPIs linked with AOP
Managing Finance financial reporting, finance operations, payroll and compliances including automizing processes
Building and maintaining historic data book
Conversion of business from LLP to Private Limited.
Finance Controller
Rebel Foods Private Limited
Mumbai
05.2015 - 03.2019
Leading a finance team of 15 for Rebel Foods, the company presently has an annualized revenue of $120m in 7 countries with 4000+ internet restaurants with 14 group companies
End to end ownership of due diligence process - Ensuring data collection, validation, creation and maintenance of data book, sharing with Big4 diligence teams and query closures
Established FSCP process across finance team and reduced reporting timeline by 50%
Owner of annual budgets across all brands and leading the rolling forecasts
Identifying business KPIs and monitoring them to enable building cost efficiencies
Leading organization wide smooth transition to GST regime - Entailing Revision of documentation across functions, incorporating changes in various tech systems and documenting revised process.
Education
IFRS training course -
EY
09.2020
Master of commerce -
Mumbai University
01.2014
Chartered Accountancy -
ICAI
05-2012
FP&A intern -
Novartis India Ltd (OTC BU)
03-2012
Skills
Restorative
Ideation
Strategic
Learner
Intellection
Achiever
Developer
Input
Delibrative
Futuristic
Accomplishments
Received Woman Leader of the year Award at Rebel Foods for 2019
Raised ~$40 Mn for Chalo Mobility across Series D, Convertible notes and asset and venture debt financing.
Concluded Series C and Series D fund raise for Rebel Foods with global marquee institutional Investors such as Sequoia Capital, Lightbox Ventures, amounting to INR 250+ Cr
Successfully lead and concluded the Implementation of Sage ERP across organization and was lead from Finance vertical for In-house POS development team
Design and Implementation of Financial controls as per IFCR and CARO along with internal reporting KPIS and formats for Rebel foods during years when they increased turnover from INR 30Cr to INR 300+Cr
Successful lead and concluded various Financial and Legal due diligences and Audits with Big4 companies like EY, PWC, Grand Thornton and KPMG
Implementation of Receivable management and Working Capital management for Belgian Waffle Co. and successful reduction of receivables from an 90 days+ to ~30days
Career Timeline
Konark Urban Co-op Bank, Manager Audit, Oct 2012 to Mar 2013
KA hospitality Private Limited, Asst Manager Finance, Mar 2013 to May 2014
Tata Motors Finance Limited, Manager - BP&A, May 2014 to May 2015
Rebel Foods Private Limited, Finance controller, May 2015 to Mar 2019
The Belgian Waffle Co, Finance Controller, Apr 2019 to Mar 2022
Chalo Mobility Private Limited, VP Finance, Sep 2022 till date
Timeline
VP Finance
Chalo Mobility Private Limited
09.2022 - Current
Finance Controller
The Belgian Waffle Co
04.2019 - 03.2022
Finance Controller
Rebel Foods Private Limited
05.2015 - 03.2019
IFRS training course -
EY
Master of commerce -
Mumbai University
Chartered Accountancy -
ICAI
FP&A intern -
Novartis India Ltd (OTC BU)
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