Sarthak Desai

Key Contributions & Impact 1. Led P&L management and financial planning for a 3000 cr township, driving pricing, cash flow optimisation, and profitability through scenario and sensitivity analysis, while aligning cross-functional execution. 2. Supported financial due-diligence and valuation analysis for acquisition of JV partner stake, involving enterprise valuation, equity bridge modeling, WACC sensitivity analysis, and detailed review of partner receivbales/payables to support transaction pricing, contributing to GPL’s 100cr fair value gain. 3. Designed construction incentive scheme to accelerate construction, achieving 25 single-digit slab cycles, unlocking 30 cr collections and 3 cr interest savings. 4. Designed and executed inventory liquidation strategy, unlocking 10 cr collections and 2 cr additional profit. 5. Built detailed 5-year cash flow projections to support working capital planning, identifying levers for faster capital recovery and reduced interest costs. 6. Developed and supported approval of investment cases for two project launches (900 cr lifecycle BV), incorporating NRV-based pricing, cash flow structuring, and scenario analysis to evaluate IRR, NCF and profitability. Business Strategy & Planning 7. Developed AOP plan and long-range plan across integrated functions (Sales, Operations, Collections, Design, Finance), aligning financial outcomes with execution realities. 8. Structured business trade-off decisions using NPV and cash flow analysis across pricing, inventory liquidation, and product design. 9. Strengthened financial decision-making through financial modelling tools (IFM) and a self-developed PBT tracking framework. 10. Focused on maximising in-year profitability while mitigating cost escalations and NRV-related risks through value engineering approaches.

Driver-based Budgeting (DBB) v/s Zero-based Budgeting (ZBB) 1. Assessed differences between DBB & ZBB methods in terms of their pros and cons, and use cases 2. Identified the required process and inherent challenges to be expected in implementation of DBB & ZBB 3. Employed data from past three financial years to forecast income statement using DBB & ZBB method

1. Simulated product take-up for an international wealth management firm to gauge customer interest 2. Derived gain/pain points which can influence customers to accept/reject investment products 3. Implemented an auction-based method for optimum allocation of man-hours under priority constraints 4. Learned about real options-based valuation to understand capital budgeting decisions in IT projects

Overview of Hydro Power Plant, Bhira, Pune (May-Jul'18) ▪ Performed Leakage Current Measurement Test on live Lightning Arrestors and did its Trend Analysis thereby suggesting faulty arrestors ▪ Studied electrical and mechanical aspects of hydropower plants like different Electrical Layouts, Control Room Fundamentals, etc. Elements of Protection System and their Testing, Trombay, Mumbai (May-Jul'17) ▪ Performed and analyzed data of Leakage Current test of Surge Arresters in switchyard using Doble LCM500 kit; Explored new methods of DCRM testing of Circuit Breakers. ▪ Studied about Relays, CTs, PTs, and different bus configurations at Trombay Power Plant. Overview of Thermal Power Plant, Trombay, Mumbai (May-Jul'16) ▪ Studied about different layouts (110kV, 220kV, 22kV, 6.6kV) and equipment specifications of Trombay Power Plant; Protection and Cooling system of a generator; Cooling and Testing of Transformers.

Festival Chief, Ignus ▪ Lead & mentored a 40-membered core team to organize a 4-day socio-cult-tech inter-college festival with a budget of 70 lakhs after the postponement of 2018’s edition. ▪ Lead teams with a specific focus on Publicity & Media, Marketing, PR & Hospitality, and Creativity Public Relations & Hospitality Chief, Ignus ▪ Lead a two-tier team of 50 members to bring participation of 3000 for IIT Jodhpur's annual socio-cult-technical festival by using public outreach methods and giving incentives to campus ambassadors of various colleges ▪ Part of the core team deciding registration fees and managing participants' accommodation and hospitality by virtue of being their one-point contact. Joint Secretary, Science & Technical Society ▪ Assisted the society secretary in organizing various technical events throughout the academic year ▪ Managed budget of around 6 lacs while ensuring improvement in the quality of events of all the clubs coming under the society