Kavya Narayanan

• Product Portfolio Management – Developed and maintained financial projections to support roadmap investment decisions. Defined key metrics for financial success and enhanced margins. Implemented strategies to achieve KPIs and operating margin goals, securing funding for product implementation and success. • Revenue/Margin Improvement – Conducted comprehensive financial analysis and provided recommendations on future revenue opportunities in existing and new market segments. Led margin improvement initiatives and guided investment decisions on the product roadmap based on profitability metrics. Advised management on the efficiency of product roadmap implementation and opportunities for profitability enhancement.

• Close & POR – Managed short- and long-term P&L consolidation across multiple business groups, partnering with the operations GM and team to drive profitability through margin enhancement initiatives. • Revenue/Margin Improvement – Delivered detailed financial analysis and strategic recommendations on new revenue streams, design win opportunities, cost reduction efforts, and investment decisions impacting the product roadmap.

• Reporting & Information Management: Reviewed capital requirements for engineering teams to identify efficiencies and align with the product roadmap. Prepared monthly capital forecasts and provided strategic financial analysis and guidance on budget planning to stakeholders. • Compliance and Controls: Ensured compliance with reporting standards through audits of capital spending and depreciation reports. Established processes to address policy deviations and implemented financial controls to prevent recurrence.

Worked with Party Reference Data Utility with projects revolving around the following: • Process Improvement – Developed BOTs for party record remediation, process controls, and increased quality • Management Information (MI) – Periodic metrics on human resources and project scores to various stakeholders • Risk and controls – Prepared Audit reports keeping a tab on errors and deviances. Managed SOPs with updates that were autheticated through the Change Log • Change Management – Part of Change Management forum to bring in best practices from teams across

Interned at HSBC EDPI Pvt Ltd for Summer Internship Program of TAPMI. Projects handled during this tenure include a study of the private equity market. It included the analysis of the various mergers and acquisitions in this market segment and come up with business valuations and provide advisory services to the client. Responsibilities undertaken include: •Understand the private equity model and the various forms of transactions •Inspect into the various mergers and acquisitions undertaken in the past, specific to HSBC deals •Prepare advisory pitch documents for Private Equity clients for portfolio management and portfolio restructuring •Identify potential acquisition target for PE firms and present the valuation for the business entity

Equity Research Analyst - Role and responsibilities include sector analysis for potential trading opportunities. Identify target companies for investment potential. Conduct analysis on the targets, technical analysis or fundamental analysis. Come up with recommendations that are sent for further review.