Rahul Garg

About Rahul Garg

Rahul has a total experience of 13 years and some with experience of over 9 years in Payment and telecom industry and 4 years of auditing experience in multi-industry including IT, insurance and manufacturing among others.He has held mid management positions working along side CXOs on the business side related to Business development, pricing strategies, annual operating plan presentation & approval, products portfolio, forecasting, budgeting & constructive financial analysis handling domestic as well as global markets.Currently, he is leading the Pricing and Interchange Strategy for Africa and Services business vertical, supporting the EEMEA team with sustainable business development and growth.Additionally, he has led projects to strengthen and implement the ERM of Bharti Airtel Limited including automation of internal financial controls and their audit. He has designed and established the internal controls framework for Bharti Airtel Limited and its wholly owned Indian subsidiaries. This involves and is not limited to fraud resilience controls and segregation of duties abled by in-depth knowledge of various risk management frameworks including COSO, SOX and FRC.He also has experience of the supply chain department on sourcing part having handled a global portfolio of fixed line and Circuit core equipment positively impacting COGS, opex, operating margins and capex abled by commercial negotiations and interpersonal skills.

Experience

1. Director - Strategy Pricing and Interchange, Eemea

   Mastercard

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Leading Pricing and interchange strategy for Eastern Europe and Sub Saharan Africa- Develop and implement pricing strategies to support business objectives- Focus on non-Financial Institution pricing and enable business expansion- Develop and maintain pricing models, pricing policies, and pricing guidelines to ensure consistent and profitable pricing across different products and markets- Work closely with CXOs and cross-functional teams including account managers, marketing, finance, and product to design, implement and measure the effectiveness of pricing initiatives- Provide pricing recommendations based on data-driven analysis to support decision-making processes- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders both within and outside the organization

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

  Applied Financial Risk Management, Portfolio Managment, Financial Modeling

  2018 — 2018

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Business/Management

  2010 — 2013

Skills

• Travel Planning
• Internal Controls
• Leadership
• Coso Erm
• Analytical Skills
• Ifc
• Business Analysis
• Statutory Audit
• Special Event
• Quantitative Research
• Business Strategy
• Benchmarking
• Business Development
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Feasibility Studies
• Auditing
• Adventure Travel
• Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Risk Management
• Internal Audit
• Travel Photography
• Networking
• Photography
• Csrs
• Finance
• Vendor Management
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Analysis