Aditya Gandhi

Strategy & Finance Professional
Mumbai, IN.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven professional with a strong foundation in finance, strategy, and operations, demonstrated through impactful roles at leading firms like FlexiLoans, Nomura, and Antler India. Proven ability to drive significant business growth, optimize processes, and deliver data-driven insights, contributing to over 1 Cr in savings and projected $5bn AuM growth. Eager to leverage expertise in market analysis, financial modeling, and strategic execution to excel in challenging roles within the finance or consulting sectors.

Work

FlexiLoans
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Founder's Office

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Summary

Currently leading growth, conversion, and profitability initiatives at FlexiLoans, a leading digital MSME lender, directly supporting the founder's strategic objectives.

Highlights

Identified 130 high-converting, low-risk pincodes via cohort analysis, driving a 60% increase in conversion rates.

Halved loan disbursal turnaround time from 8 to 4 days through process streamlining and re-engineering.

Eliminated operational inefficiencies, reducing processing costs and generating over 1 Cr in savings.

Established and led a SEAL team to optimize organization-wide conversion initiatives, achieving a 14% increase.

Nomura
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Global Wholesale Strategy

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Summary

Developed the IWM division expansion strategy, projecting potential $5bn Assets Under Management (AuM) growth by 2025, while also evaluating inorganic growth opportunities and enhancing competitive analysis.

Highlights

Developed the IWM division expansion strategy, projecting potential $5bn Assets Under Management (AuM) growth by 2025.

Evaluated 5+ inorganic growth opportunities utilizing market research, peer analysis, and financial modeling.

Leveraged Coalition Revenues for comprehensive peer review, enhancing firm-wide competitive analysis and strategic positioning.

Career Development Centre, IIT Kharagpur
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Student Placement Coordinator

Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Summary

Led a 16-member team to achieve record placements for 1750+ students and 900+ internships, securing over 1000 offers faster than any other IIT.

Highlights

Achieved record placements for 1750+ students (45% YoY growth) and 900+ internships (51% YoY growth).

Secured a historic record-breaking 1000+ offers by Day 3.1, marking the fastest achievement across all IITs.

Antler India
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Investment Intern

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Summary

Analyzed investment opportunities in Consumer and Fintech as a buy-side analyst for a global pre-seed stage VC, reviewing 250+ applications and advancing 7 startups to partner stage.

Highlights

Reviewed over 250 pre-seed applications, conducted 50+ founder calls, and advanced 7 startups to the partner stage.

Revamped a 600+ company database, creating scouting metrics and benchmarking against top 20 pre-seed investors.

Protium
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Credit Risk Intern

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Summary

Developed data-driven models for a leading MSME-focused Fintech lender, significantly increasing caller productivity and simulating loan repayment risks.

Highlights

Developed a lead-prioritization model to assess best-converting user-cohorts, significantly increasing caller productivity.

Created a portfolio simulation model utilizing probability matrices to account for stages of loan repayment.

InMobi
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Strategy and Operations Intern

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Summary

Crafted and executed demand-side strategies for InMobi's Commerce Cloud US base team, successfully onboarding 7 online retailers and securing long-term partnerships.

Highlights

Crafted demand-side strategy by analyzing 250+ brands across sectors, agencies, and relationships.

Successfully onboarded 7 online retailers with the Commerce Cloud team, securing long-term partnerships.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Integrated Master of Science (Int MSc.)

Chemistry

Grade: 7.85 CGPA

DPS, Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

High School Diploma (CBSE - XII)

Science

Grade: 92.4%

DPS, Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Secondary School Certificate (CBSE - X)

General Studies

Grade: 10.0 CGPA

Awards

Silver Medal - Open-IIT Biz-Tech Quiz

Awarded By

Technology Students' Gymkhana (TSG), IIT Kharagpur

Secured a Silver Medal in the Open-IIT Biz-Tech quiz, competing against 67 registered teams.

Gold Medal - IIT KGP Football Team

Awarded By

Inter-IIT Sports Meet

Member of the gold-winning IIT KGP football team at the Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2019, held in Kharagpur.

INSPIRE Scholarship

Awarded By

Ministry of Science and Technology

Recipient of the prestigious INSPIRE scholarship worth INR 400,000, awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Top 0.1% in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Awarded By

CBSE Board

Ranked among the top 0.1% of all successful candidates in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry across India.

Certificates

Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Level 1

Issued By

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

Skills

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling, Investment Banking, Market Research, Due Diligence, Valuation, Credit Risk Analysis, Portfolio Simulation, Asset Under Management (AuM) Growth, Venture Capital, Fintech.

Strategic Planning & Operations

Strategic Planning, Process Optimization, Growth Strategy, Demand-Side Strategy, Business Development, Conversion Optimization, Inefficiency Elimination, Competitive Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Strategy.

Data Analysis & Insights

Cohort Analysis, Data Analysis, Scouting Metrics, Benchmarking, Lead Prioritization, Data Engineering, Analytics.

Leadership & Project Management

Team Leadership, Project Coordination, Stakeholder Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Strategic Prioritization.