Anish C Antonys

Anish C Antony CMA® MBA Mobile: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishcantony :-13 years in leading and supporting FP&A, finance strategy, analytics, sales operation, deal support and business partnering. Summary        Pivotal in multiple mergers and acquisitions ranging from $10.0 Mn to $800 Mn and integration thereafter Spearheaded restructuring, carve outs, discontinuation and cost savings of magnitude of $0.5Mn to $100 Mn Expert in developing, consolidating and managing the corporate level budgets & long-range plans from $1.0 Mn – $1.0 Bn in revenue with more than 40% EBITDA margin for large to early stage MNCs Spearheaded cost build up and pricing strategy for the end user services, products and SaaS models Adept at designing workflows, analytics framework & insights, process reengineering & automation Possess highly developed soft skills to be efficient, effective and influential at CxOs, BoD and Investors Proven track record in offshoring, transition, transformation and setting up high performance teams Corporate Synopsis Advisory Services Consultant 2017-till date Startup modelling, investor deck, business case modelling, financial accounting, governance structure, financial analysis and advisory, month end closing, budgeting, workflow definition & system implementation and statutory compliance, working capital optimization, compensation planning, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence and business valuation. fastacash Director^ – FP&A, IR and M&A - Budgets & rolling forecasts, market assessment, benchmarking and pricing strategy, investor relations, M&A, due diligence, long range plans, road show and IPO, fund raise, financial control, working capital & cost management, month end close, business analytics and insights, contract review, sales operations compensation & investment plans Unisys Sr.Manager Costing & Pricing - Costing & pricing models, win-loss analytics, insights and KPIs, program management, deal assistance, process reengineering, standardization & automation, pricing application, training collaterals, people management, maintenance of business models, quality management MACH (Now Syniverse) Sr. Manager Business Controlling and FP&A - Budgets & forecasts, AOP, LRP, QBR, MEC, flash, carve outs, cost savings, business partner, business modelling, sales ops. and pipeline mgmt., automation, systems workflow, analytics design, product and customer profitability, costing and rate cards, deal evaluation and execution assistance, contract reviews, M&A, TSA, due diligence & IR, OPEX and CAPEX plans Oracle Financial Analyst - Sales operations & pipeline Mgmt., forecasts & budget, KPIs, FP&A, Process improvement, automation and standardization DaimlerChrysler Financial Analyst* - FP&A, Budgets & forecasts, variance analysis, Management reporting, FTE planning & utilization, Project costing Education CMA Institute of Management Accountants CMA (IMA/CMA) 2017 MBA Anna University 2005 B. Com Mahatma Gandhi University 2003 1|P a g e | m :- | e : a n i s h . a n t o n y @ h o t m a i l . c o m | A n i s h C A n t o n y Professional Experience Advisory Services     Consultant Sep 2017 – till date Advisory for early stage companies in defining strategies, governance structure, financial and operational KPIs Detailed financial models (financial statements and supporting benchmarks &analysis) for fund raise & M&A Advisory on business valuation, due diligence, capital structuring, term sheet and contract review Advisory on operations planning, compensation structuring, systems and work flows and outsourcing strategy fastacash (Head quartered in Singapore) Director^ – FP&A, IR and M&A Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 An emerging Global Fintech Business, provider of built to suit platforms and application in value transfers.     Instrumental in raising capital of $7mn to $15mn in Series A , Series B and a bridge to IPO from the investors Designed governance frame work for opportunity assessment and assisted in shaping the transaction to secure the deal Developed pricing strategies for offering by establishing market opportunity, assessment, benchmarking and research Trusted business partner for diverse BUs to achieve targets, and extended the planning process to deliver, driver based Financial Models for long range plan (valuation $40Mn-$120Mn) for M&A and fund raise ($7Mn to $15Mn).  Managed and executed bottom-up budgets and rolling forecasts processes aligning KPIs to corporate-level strategies.  Advisory on sell and buy-side of M&A ($10.0-$35Mn), valuation analyses ($3.0-$120Mn) and road show for IPO at LSE (AIM) and ASX. Expert in DCF, Earnings comparable and leveraged buyout and conducted due diligence on model assumptions, quality of earnings, outlook, transaction rationale and reviewed term sheets for potential acquisitions.  Prepared & presented monthly deck to the management and BoD (P&L, BS, CF and KPIs), with special focus on cash flow analysis to optimize cash burn and a rolling forecast with risks and opportunity analysis.  Thought leadership in designing the SSC set up in India also spearheaded implementation of analytics framework, chart of accounts, organization structure, governance matrix, work flows, business case models, operating models, KPIs etc.  Business Partnering (sales & BUs) for revenue forecast, pipeline management, pricing, coverage, deal evaluation, FTE planning, expense management, quota, sales compensation, backlog, time to market, outsourcing etc.  Assist group controller in month end close process (MEC) and audit. Rewards and Recognition:4 LinkedIn recommendations from CFO, CCO & SVP and rewarded with additional stock options Unisys India Sr. Manager Pricing Strategy May 2013 - Dec 2014 Unisys, a global information technology company that specializes in providing industry-focused leading-edge solutions to clients in the government, financial services and commercial markets Thought leadership in standardizing model frameworks and design to improve delivery cycle.  Delivered costing for end user services for small to medium sized opportunities ($5mn-$50mn)  Pivotal in pricing strategy by benchmarking with the help of external resources as well as insights from deal repository  Implemented standardized quality control to improve model/tool reliability and predictability.  Introduced analytical insights through Win Loss analysis, cost structure deep dive etc.  Led successful delivery of complex financial models/solutions to the field (costing and pricing) by translating product offering in consultation with Product owners, service delivery, BFMs etc.  Introduced and improved the evaluation metrics and KPIS (Price per) to help management and BFMs in deal closures.  Improved control and integrity of the costing information and driven cost/process optimization initiatives.  Recognized for transforming the team into a high-performance outfit thereby improving CSAT (no escalations). Rewards and Recognition: 4 LinkedIn recommendations and Rewarded with a leadership position.  MACH INDIA Sr. Manager Business Control Feb 2007 - May 2013 MACH (Warburg Pincus Portfolio). Acquired by Syniverse (A Carlyle group) in 2013, a mobile technology pioneer. 2|P a g e | m :- | e : a n i s h . a n t o n y @ h o t m a i l . c o m | A n i s h C A n t o n y Business finance partner|FP&A| Sales Operations | Resource utilization modelling |Team Management  Elevated to Indian Management Team (IMT).and been identified as the one of the future leaders of MACH Group.  Consolidated the FP&A and Business Controlling in India from HQ (transition). Consolidated (Revenue $200Mn, Opex $120Mn, Capex $30Mn, FTE 1500) and present comprehensive group financials to the Management, BoD and Lenders  Lead Business Partner for Service delivery, IT Operations, Sales & Marketing, and G&A (Covering 1000+ FTE and 75% of total spend $120Mn) and led several interlocks sessions and budget negotiations between business units.  Partnered with BU to achieve AOP and develop necessary corporate governance oversight for CAPEX and OPEX.  Long Range Financial Plans for M&A and exit analysis for an $800Mn. corporation.  Led group level bottom up and top down budgets| forecasts cycles. And multiple margin optimization initiatives by cost saving ($500k-$5.0Mn), discontinued operations, product and customer profitability analytics.  Participate in month end close process and deliver financial statement analytics to Mgmt., BoD, Banks & investors.  Prepare business cases; develop operational and financial models as needed to support the business.  Institutionalized Business partnerships, Monthly and Quarterly Reviews with BU leads & devise plans against risks.  Redesigned and automated financial models and procedures along with standardization of reports.  Redesigned and implemented Chart of Accounts, organization structure, analytics framework and work flows, resulted in improved reporting cycle, quality of data, satisfaction among the stake holders and internal controls.  Sales operations, sales analytics, pipeline & hit ratio, back log, renewal analysis, bookings and revenue forecast, booking to bill, quota vs attainment, FTE coverage and productivity, deal size, commission calculation, product Vs region.  Business Operations, develop operating models, utilization analysis, capacity requirement and benchmarks for BUs.  Support the preparation of Pricing catalog and Rate Cards.  Instrumental in setting up transitional service agreement (TSA) for a $100+Mn. carve out.  Part of Business Intelligence implementation and group wide process improvement projects.  Meticulously tracked and complied with loan ($500Mn) covenants, test the sensitivity on forecasts.  Manage performance, attrition, escalations and other people issues and ensure delivers quality results. Rewards and Recognition: 6 LinkedIn recommendations and 5 role progressions, 7 recognitions (CEO, CFO, COO etc.) Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. Financial Analyst Largest enterprise Software Company, approx. $38 Bn. Revenues and 135,000 employees. Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 Budgets and forecasts (approx. $1.0 Bn. Revenue)  Process reengineering, automation, standardization  Actual reporting, analysis and reconciliations  Improved quarterly forecasts accuracy to+|- 5%  Head count reporting and Analysis (1100 FTE)  Present information to non- financial sales teams.  Sales pipe line analysis Rewards and Recognition: 1 LinkedIn recommendations and Best performer of the Quarter (Q107)  DaimlerChrysler Research & Technology India Financial Analyst* Dec 2004 - Dec 2005 A 100% subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler, Oldest automobile company, with $ 180 Bn in Revenues. & 400k employees. Management Reports  Actual Reporting & Analysis  Inputs for Pricing  Budgeting and Forecasting  Resource Utilization  Project Costing & Control Key results: TAT for reporting from 10 to 4 days.  ABC analysis, Sensitivity & Scenario analysis  IT Skills MS Office (Excel expert user) MS Access & SQL, Tableau, Kapacity, Oracle Financials 11i (OFA, GSRT, EDW, etc.), MS Dynamics, SAP, BO, ODBC connections and Cubes. Personal Details Address: Flat # 103 Reliable Homax, Anepalya main Road, Bangalore - 30 *trainee ^Director per offer letter 3|P a g e | m :- | e : a n i s h . a n t o n y @ h o t m a i l . c o m | A n i s h C A n t o n y