Sanjay Poddar

• Co-Founder of Neuralabs, specializing in intelligent, data-driven solutions for operational efficiency. • Spearheaded enhancements to our platform's performance and automation capabilities, ensuring faster insights for clients. • Focused on improving integration architecture to deliver higher reliability and measurable efficiency gains.

Healthcare, Hospitality, Technology andFuture industry

Health care Government Services

Chief Financial officer with an Infrastructure funding company

• Lead a team of 30 members, responsible for the Accounting and financial Control Including PL Management for the fasted growing business within Aircel (Data & Carrier Business) • Responsible for the preparation of the AOP and long range business plan, basis input from the business/functional team. • Periodic Review of the business plan, including forecasting of monthly Flash and midterm forecasting based on the strategic inputs from the business and operation team • Communication of the budgetary details as approved to the various geographical team and periodic review of the performance against planned numbers. • Preparation of Business Cases large proposal or new business. • Responsible for financial Accounting and Profit and Loss Management for the business SBU for 3 years with less ~3 % variance month on month • Managing the Indirect/Direct Tax including Transfer pricing and advance ruling for various international business transaction • Improvement were drawn in major area like redesigning of channel partner Management, SAC structure Inventory management, Contract Management, & over all framing of policies across the organization. • Determining and forecasting for cash flow and ensuing the working capital fund for operation. Managed forex and treasury function of enterprise business • Policies and SOP were designed for the most complex SBU within Aircel and ensured least delinquency through effective credit evaluation & exposure monitoring for the international Hubbing business which has high volume and low margin. • Advised business on monetizing of surplus capacity by sharing the Fiber with other operator on IRU or swap deals. •• Responsible for setting up the governance framework at Aircel and Planned & implemented Internal Control & Automated Compliance Frame work. • Held leadership role in SAP re engineering process to evaluation of various vendor to implement the same..

• Determining operational & financial risk and management activities, formulating plans, setting targets and evaluating performance. • Responsible for the Revenue Assurance and Various IT & network Assignment and other interfacing Assignments. • Achieved cost savings to the tune of INR 100 million over a period of 4 years by negotiating the contracts and developing own capacity and reduced internet bandwidth cost by 70% through securing of bulk deals • Extend support to 400+ channel partners in last 8 months along with the branch network across India • Conduct project feasibility studies and analysis and review reports to assess the financial feasibility and business opportunities • Managed large Capex roll out for over INR 9 billion in last one year for Fiber roll out • Handled corporate governance and financial compliance on a continual basis; met all the project guidelines for the year 2012 • Contributed in achieving savings on operating expense through conversion of Annual Lease Circuits to IRU base • Responsible for financial Accounting and Profit and Loss Management for the business SBU for 3 years with less 3 % variance month on month. • Designed various policies and SOP for the most complex SBU within Aircel. • Ensuring least delinquency through effective credit evaluation and monitoring process. • Strategic advisory role with business in monetizing of surplus capacity

Handled 40 Plus team members and managed Cross functional operations for operations size of INR 10 billion • Led the village level enterprise project for integration of 1,860 villages in West Bengal including the financing from various financial institution • Handled financial control, business analysis and financial risks • Accounting and business planning for the SBU, ensuring budgetary control and performance of the SBU as per AOP • Evaluation of both large customer proposal and expansion plan capex and advising the SBU on the best business decision • Liaised with vendors across geographies for timely procurement and regulatory authorities for compliance and statutory clearances • Controlled cost through negotiations and cost rationalization; • Member of the purchase committee to negotiate all purchase of service and supply • Supported channel management for corporate wire line and wireless including LCO and PCO based business managing 900+ channel partners and distribution networks • Assisted top management in developing and processing strategies for maximizing revenue and controlling risks • Created business plans and conducted variance analysis to check the difference between projected and actual results • Led the team to receive the best Revenue Assurance function amongst the entire Reliance Circle for the month of August in 2006 • Reduced delinquency and achieved 100% of collections targets Responsible for the accounting and Financial practice in East region of the company

• Managed a team of 45 and spearheaded corporate finance as well as revenue assurance function for an operation size of INR 18 billion • Engaged in revenue management, product pricing and evaluation, business planning, budgeting, revenue forecasting, MIS, and financial accounting activities • Contributed in rolling out more than 300 BTS in Eastern States in record time of 3 months • Evaluated the new business initiatives and redesigned the key processes; monitored cash flows, handled taxation and internal as well as statutory audits • Developed and integrated the daily collection process with customer account updation within 24 hours • Recognized with the best finance function amongst the entire 23 Bharti Circles for the year 2004 on objective parameter ranking • Rolled out PAN India Switch versus Billing Reconciliation Module • Formulating budgets and Business Plan and conducting variance analysis between projected & actual results and implementing corrective actions on periodic basis from week on week to Year on Year. • Preparing MIS reports and other statements to provide feedback to top management on financial performance viz. revenue, fund management, credit control, profitability and Cost rationalization measure, etc. • Responsible for the reporting of Budget vs Actual Performance on periodic basis and cost control measures. • Evaluation of all Bids and Proposal for acquisition of all large business and Monitoring of Capex vs Actual revenue performance against forecasted proposal. • Responsible for Financial reporting and Profit and Loss management of the business geography. • Setting up of objective Parameter for performance evaluation for monthly hygiene check through self-validation check list for entire accounting and Finance to ensure control and compliance • Support in Designing and implementing accounting systems & procedures; supervising the correct booking of all expenses in books of accounts and financial statements in ERP. •

• Responsible for Financial reporting and Profit and Loss management of the business geography. • Setting up of objective Parameter for performance evaluation for monthly hygiene check through self-validation check list for entire accounting and Finance to ensure control and compliance • Support in Designing and implementing accounting systems & procedures; supervising the correct booking of all expenses in books of accounts and financial statements in ERP. • Coordinating internal & statutory audits, Revenue and Management Audit; evaluating internal control systems / procedures to highlight the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations

• Headed in the International Roaming operation tying up with Singapore telecom for distribution of their Global roaming card. • Liaised with Indian operators for distribution of international roaming card across India; identified new market for India roaming card • Studied the traffic pattern to India, negotiated and signed 250+ roaming alliances, which resulted in 300% revenue growth • Introduced the loyalty program by liaising with credit cards, hotels, and airlines to give competitive edge which led to a substantial growth in revenue • Handled the filing of statutory return with TRAI & Central Bank of India and financial settlement and budgeting of roaming operators. • Rolled out Automatic international roaming and National Roaming migrating from the manual roaming seamlessly • Reintroduction of the prepaid card and converted all customer to over the Air recharge mechanism from the manual system without any financial loss

Responsible for the credit and collection, churn and retention management for the circle • Drafted process and policy first time in the industry on credit risk and exposure monitoring • Handled a team more than 50 Direct employee and more than 600 Plus Outsources executive in the credit collection team • Liaised with bankers for wide distribution of collection and setting up of the bill distribution system best in line in the industry • Implemented the credit control module in Oracle 2000 for the first time in the industry • Contributed as a part of the core team for implementation of business strategy and process reengineering. • Developed and trained the collection and telecalling agency & designed proper commission structure • Developed internal audit control and fraud management process; reduced the delinquency from 15% to 2%

Certification from the of the best rated university in Milan Bocconi on Private Equity and Venture capital funding

Specialized certification on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination.