Avishek Sarkar

Co-Founder @ Seeds Fincap Private Limited

About

A Post Graduate in Business Administration from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar. Avishek has more than 10 years of experience spread across operations, consulting and rating. Before joining SATYA, he has worked as Assistant Vice President- Operations at SCNL. Prior to that he has worked with Onicra Credit Rating Agency of India Limited, where he was heading the rating team of VAR (Vendor & Associate Rating) division. During his tenure at Onicra he was involved in new product development, conducting Techno-Economic Valuation (TEV) studies and ratings. Beginning his career with Prime M2i Consulting Limited where he was involved in Diagnostic assessment, Portfolio Audit, Training and consulting assignments, he also has a stint with Micro Credit Ratings International Limited (M-CRIL) where he has worked as a Rating Analyst.

Country

India

City

South Delhi

Industry

Banking

Skill

Microfinance, Credit Risk, Portfolio Management, Banking, Analysis, Capacity Building, Finance, Management, Governance, Strategy, Loans, Risk Assessment, Financial Modeling, Credit Analysis, Risk Management, Business Development, Team Management

Experience

Co-Founder

Seeds Fincap Private Limited

2020-4 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Head- Credit

Satya Microcapital Limited

2016-10 - 2020-3 · 3 yrs 6 mos

New Delhi Area, India

Assistant Vice President Operations

Satin Creditcare Network Limited

2015-7 - 2016-10 · 1 yr 4 mos

New Delhi Area, India

Back to the basics.

Senior Analyst (Vendor & Associate Rating)

Onicra Credit Rating Agency of India Limited

2012-5 - 2015-6 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Gurgaon, India

Techno-Economic Viability Study/Project feasibility study: Conducted techno-economic viability study of the companies who had to avail bank loans for setting up Greenfield projects or Brownfield projects. Vendor & Associate Ratings: Conducted more than 150 ratings in India across various legal forms. Research & Publications: Written research reports and prepared articles on economy and industry. These research reports and articles are published on ONICRA’s website on a regular basis. Business Development & Relationship Management: Assisted the Sales team in product pitching to the clients seeking rating/grading consulting solutions (supplier assessment, partner- vendor/dealer evaluation, franchise evaluation, profitability study, TEV Study). Liaising with the operations team for a smooth delivery of the end product/service. Managing customer centric operations & ensuring customer satisfaction through process adherence at all times and error free timely delivery of projects.

Rating Analyst

M-CRIL inclusive microeconomics

2010-11 - 2012-5 · 1 yr 7 mos

Gurgaon, India

Credit Ratings: Completed around 10 ratings in India and Nepal across various legal forms ranging from Societies and Trusts to NBFCs. The projects were commissioned by UNDP Nepal and various individual MFI (Microfinance Institutions). Capacity Assessments: Completed Capacity Assessments of more than 40 community level microfinance units (UPK) in Indonesia, commissioned by World Bank, Jakarta. The assessments involved analyses of capacity building needs at various levels of the structure (from Governance to Field staff) by assessing the institutions performance in operations, strategies and finance and accounts. It also involved identifying challenges and gaps, and suggesting suitable strategies.

Business Analyst

M2i

2007-3 - 2010-10 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Gurgaon, India

Conducted more than 25 assignments including diagnostic assessment, portfolio audit and consulting assignments across India. The assignments were commissioned by development organisations like Plan International and renowned banks like SIDBI, AXIS Banks, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank or independently by the MFIs.