Rishav Soni

RISHAV SONI ADANI SOLAR | NITIE (IIM Mumbai) | IIT ROORKEE -- Overall ~6 years of work experience in manufacturing industry with expertise in strategic decision making and financial planning. Proven abilities in Business Analysis, Strategy Development, Financial Modelling & Process Improvement ACCOMPLISHMENTS • SPOC of Adani Solar to MNRE for PLI- 2021 • ICICI Race to Cruise award- 2019 • Represented Huawei at Mini Mobile World Congress- 2017 • Huawei Future Star2016 SOFTWARE Ms-Excel VBA PowerPoint Bloomberg Primavera Python ACHIEVEMENTS • Campus finalist GEP Case Challenge- 2018 • Runner up “New Product for Future” Contest, NITIE- 2018 • National runner up in Consulting Case Challenge, IIM Shillong- 2018 • NCC B-certified- 2012 POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY • Investment Analyst: Investment club of NITIE- 2019 • Placement representative, IIT Roorkee- 2015 • Organiser national level paper presentation at Cognizance, IIT Roorkee2014 CERTIFICATIONS • Advanced Valuation & Strategy - M&A, PE, and VC • Statistics for Data Analysis Using ExcelUdemy ACADEMIC DETAILS Year Degree Institute CGPA/% Remarks 2019 PGDIM NITIE (To be IIM Mumbai) 8.25/10 Internship- 90% 2015 B.Tech (ECE) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee 80.83 First Class 2010 12th (CBSE) Navyug Vidyalaya, Bhagalpur 87.40 94% in PCM 2008 10th (CBSE) Holy India Foundation School, Ernakulum 89.00 96% in Maths PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Ester Industries, Gurugram Senior Team Member May 2023-Present Supporting the Business Head in making strategic decisions using financial analysis & market research Adani Solar, Ahmedabad Strategy Manager Dec 2021-May 2023 (17 Months) Responsible for Financial Modelling, Deals & Partnerships and Policy Advocacy Project Details: Greenfield Solar Cell & Module Manufacturing Plant in US • Understood the incentive structure (IRA Act) and Demand-Supply in US for Solar Manufacturing • Prepared financial model for the plant to assess commercial feasibility and return on investment Project Details: Expansion and Backward integration of existing solar manufacturing plant • Assessed domestic & foreign market to derive expansion size & extent of integration (Local Value) • Presented Business Case for Mg-Silicon, Polysilicon and Cell & Module manufacturing plant • Ideated the working of Planning Dashboard to streamline end to end supply chain processes Kalyani Steels Ltd., Pune Executive Assistant to MD Jul 2020-Oct 2021 (15 Months) • Executed various initiatives across businesses and monitoring & reporting their performances • Managed additional responsibilities of Project Manager at Project Management Office (PMO) Project Details: Building 0.2 MN Tonne Coke Oven Plant (Ongoing) • Assessed Financial Feasibility of the project by calculating IRR & Payback Period (DCF Method) • Performed zero based costing for various packages & prepared detailed project budget (INR 211 Cr) • Designed & Developed VBA based Auto Alert System for inspection call to various stakeholders • Prepared presentations for monthly project review & presented to MD, CFO, Chairman and Board Project Details: Monthly analysis of Ferro alloys consumption (Recurring) • Analysed plant operation & took measures to control the wastage of Ferro Alloys (Nickel) in Scrap • Achieved total benefit of ~2 Cr by reducing the wastage by ~23% with minimal cost (2% of benefit) ICICI Bank Ltd., Mumbai Management Trainee May 2019-Apr 2020 (11 Months) Project Details: Rationalization of Deviation Approvals in Home Loan Cases • Analysed deviations in home loan cases- Identified top 20 deviations, Negotiated with product & credit team for corrective actions (Elimination/Re-engineering/Automation) as per the risk severity • Eliminated 1.8 Lakhs approvals, saved 3000 man-hours, Increased Straight Through Cases by 10% Project Details: Digital Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform for Home Loans • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on product development (From planning to deployment) • Mentored 300 relationship officers across 120 process shops for smooth transformation KPMG, Mumbai Summer Intern Apr 2018-May 2018 (8 Weeks) • Identified right resource mix & assessed locations using weighted analysis of social & commercial parameters to create Integrated Centre of Excellence (ICoE) for the client • Performed as-is analysis of TAX processes, led feasibility assessment using activity split framework, created to-be process maps on MS Visio- Conducted 20+ In-Person interviews Huawei Telecom, Mumbai Engineer Aug 2015-Jun 2017 (22 Months) Project Details: Supported Wireless Sales Team with analysis of Customers, Competitors & Industry • Evaluated potential merger scenarios & its impact over revenue share & subscriber base of clients • Assessed risks & opportunities for Huawei business due to consolidations in telecom industry • Developed a macro-based tool which improved Operators’ Site Details Analysis time by ~65%