11+ years of extensive experience in finance - led budgeting, audits, due diligence & overall financial strategy, critical role in funding management for startups across multiple industries. Keen interest in incorporating technology for automating financial processes. Latest role being: Director of finance for a fintech startup in micro lending space, NIRA Finance. At NIRA Finance, I have set up policies and procedures, good practices in finance, legal, secretarial and admin domains, along with playing an advisory role for HR function and loan underwriting team. Actively worked along with the founders in the fund-raising process. Helped extend the runway in line with the product launch and scale-up plans. Gathered deep understanding of products and worked closely with the engineering and product team, to improve overall product metrics while keeping a close tab on costs. Specialities: Business finance, budgeting, strategy, statutory audit and due diligence.