Alok Satyadev

CFO and Finance Executive with 31+ years of leadership across Banking, Consulting, Consumer Electronics, Waste Management, and EdTech. Deep expertise in FP&A, debt/equity fundraising, cash flow and working capital management, governance and compliance, investor relations, and treasury. Consistently unlocks value through restructuring, project re-prioritization, disciplined cost optimization, and risk management to build financial resilience for SMEs, corporate, and high-growth startups. Board-facing leader with proven success in securing capital, strengthening controls, and enabling scalable growth.

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Long-range planning, scenario modeling, unit economics, sensitivity analysis, pricing, cohort/portfolio analytics, KPI design, and performance dashboards aligned to strategic objectives.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Zero-based/driver-based budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, root-cause diagnostics, forecast accuracy improvement, and corrective action plans.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital: Treasury operations, liquidity planning, 13-week cash flow, cash conversion cycle optimization, inventory/AP/AR strategies, covenant monitoring, and bank relationship management.
• Fundraising (Debt & Equity): Term loans, working capital lines, structured debt, FDI processes, equity narrative and materials, due diligence readiness, and investor outreach and negotiations.
• Governance, Compliance & Controls: Statutory compliance, audit readiness, controls design for SMEs, board governance, MIS hygiene, risk registers, and policy frameworks across entities/projects.
• Strategic Finance & Restructuring: Business model redesign, cost takeout, project reprioritization, capital allocation, turnaround programs, and M&A support including carve-outs and integrations.
• Investor & Board Relations: Board reporting, lender management, investor updates, covenant management, data rooms, and stakeholder communications grounded in transparent MIS.
• Leadership & Change Management: Cross-functional leadership, finance team building, performance management, delivery rigor, and execution of transformation programs under tight timelines.
• Tools & Methods: Excel modeling, MIS standardization, dashboarding, policy documentation, financing documentation, lender packs, and diligence binders.