Anish Shah

About Anish Shah

I help organisations build financial resilience — optimising cash flow, strengthening capital structures, raising funding, navigating complex negotiations, and institutionalising governance aligned to listed-entity standards.As a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience across listed and regulated businesses, I have led enterprise finance functions where capital efficiency, regulatory rigor, and stakeholder confidence are non-negotiable. I have partnered closely with promoters, Boards, lenders, auditors, and regulatory stakeholders to strengthen financial discipline and institutional frameworks.Beyond finance stewardship, I work closely with business leadership to translate strategy into financial outcomes — improving profitability, enabling growth initiatives, supporting capital allocation decisions, and building financial frameworks that allow businesses to scale sustainably. I have also incubated new business initiatives, taken ownership of business targets, and worked closely with operating teams to align financial strategy with operational execution and growth.My experience includes:• Capital structuring and debt management• Listed entity compliance and SEBI (LODR) alignment• Investor relations and Board reporting• Financial integration and consolidation• Budgeting, forecasting, and liquidity management• Governance upgrades and internal control strengthening• Working under stressed and complex situations to stabilise and turn around businesses• Supporting new business incubation and scaling initiatives in alignment with operating leadershipI operate comfortably in high-accountability environments where financial clarity, regulatory rigor, commercial discipline, and capital efficiency are critical.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Zee Learn Ltd

   Jan 2022 — Present · South Mumbai, IN

   Led enterprise finance, legal, secretarial, investor relations and supply chain functions across multi-business education vertical of group companies- Played a central role in post-COVID revival, delivering ~3× revenue growth within three years- Negotiated with lending banks and stakeholders to stabilise operations despite NPA exposure- Raised bridge financing to resolve bank cases and restore financial continuity- Restructured capital and debt framework improving tax efficiency and cost structure- Supported strategic equity investment in growth-stage education start-up- Entrusted with scaling new business vertical as Business Head

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountancy, Audit, taxation, accounts

  1994 — 1998

• SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce

  Bcom, Accounts

  1989 — 1994

Skills

• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Sap Automation
• Audit
• Compliance
• Accounting in Erp Environment
• Internal Controls
• Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Cash Flow Management
• Mis
• Vendor Reconciliation