Mahima Sagtani

Mahima Sagtani

Chartered Accountant and auditor turned business transformation leader with 6+ years of experience across education, technology, real estate, and media. Proven track record of leading early-stage, growth, and established business initiatives; managing cross-functional, multi-level teams with 200+ personnel; and delivering complex cross-border projects. Skilled in solving ambiguous business problems, influencing senior stakeholders, and building scalable operating models that translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes.

Work Experience:

6.3 Years

Industry:

Consulting | Social Impact | Technology

Function:

Business Development | Consulting & Strategy | General Management

Work Experience

Lord’s International Group of Schools | Rajasthan

General Manager

  • Launched Coaching Institute, the district’s first professionalized coaching service, curbing student outmigration, retaining quality faculty for senior secondary, and boosting senior class enrolments by 40%.
  • Led Student Growth Reporting initiative, enhancing parent trust, staff accountability, and shifting culture from narrow meritocracy to holistic growth. Decreased student attrition by 90%, added over ₹20Mn to annual revenue.
  • Built resilient systems amid high staff turnaround via KT, training, and session delivery variance reporting.
  • Expanded visibility by leading events & promotions, growing social media followers by 500%.
  • Negotiated with Publishers to finalise on books. Interviewed & hired teams from scratch. Conducted 1-1 meeting with parents.
  • Introduced MIS reporting. Mitigated operational inefficiency, reduced cash leakage by 100%, improved fee collection.
  • Oversaw accounted & schools administration activities. Oversaw Promotional Activities.
  • Persuaded Management for & Spearheaded the seamless transition to online teaching within 15 days of the COVID lockdown. Trained faculty, managed inventory, and ensured uninterrupted learning for ~1,000 students. 
  • Extended the online-learning platform beyond academics by organising community yoga and dance sessions and mobilising volunteers to distribute masks and essential supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Managed social media and marketing activities, including digital marketing campaigns.

Ernst & Young Global Limited | Gurugram

Executive in Assurance

  • Audited complex financial areas for clients across media, travel-tech, consumer services, textiles and SaaS, including listed industry leader, client in initial year after IPO, client acquired by Carlyle Group in that FY, innovative tech startups- including the fastest growing Vehicle tech- Logistics and fleet management
  • Oversaw 6-member team, audited NSE-listed firms—a film production company (₹98B market cap) and an online travel platform (₹17B market cap).
  • Led a 3-member audit team for a tech startup (₹2Bn turnover). Mentored juniors and reviewed work for compliance.
  • Demonstrated strong analytical-rigor. Handled key audit accounts, identified and recasted significant audit discrepancy in ₹1.8Bn lease account 
  • For a leading global media and content-distribution company audited ₹275 Cr+ marketing, distribution-rights, promotional-licensing and commission expenses.
  • Audited diverse key audit areas including Opex for a fast-growing 3-year-old parking-technology start-up with ₹15 Cr annual turnover, a ₹67 Cr AI-enabled global contract-manufacturing and supply-chain platform,

Ramco Systems Limited | Gurugram

Business Analyst

  • Reported directly to the Global Department Head. Co-delivered client(including marquee accounts) pitches with sales team.
  • Project Leader at 22; redefined China’s SaaS, led senior cross-functional-cross-border team of 9 for 300+ API integration project.
  • Achieved 0 variance for ₩90Bn & MAD 175Mn McKinsey, ₩26.8Bn Johnson Control International(JCI) client’s Go-Lives.
  • Drove E2E statutory automation for 8+ countries(like USA, South Korea, China). Consulted scalable HCM automation legal framework, designed test cases, approved software test results, and resolved implementation queries.
  • Analytical skills were commended by Ramco’s C-suite, client and consultant for resolving escalated South Korea-Schneider Electric’s long list of non-compliance despite the absence of local partners and language barrier.
  • Engaged with white collar consultants from Deloitte, RSM, etc. and built consensus on divergent scenarios.
  • Led E2E consultant onboarding across multiple countries, from initiating leads and drafting contracts to negotiating terms and payments, getting cross functional and senior counterparts approvals.
  • Interviewed candidates to expand the team. Authored 35+ Legal Compliance Implication Articles for 12+ counties.
  • Countries handled: China, USA, South Korea & other Middle East, North African, & South Asian countries.

Family Run Conglomerate

Executive Assistant to the MD

  • Led 3-member team to pitch to customers, sold ₹60Mn shops in first phase of 250 shops Commercial Mall ‘New Tez’.
  • Residential housing at scale 100 acre ~ 3,000 flats project evaluation, planned GTM, product positioning, cost and revenue forecasting, Project report for legal and loan financing purpose.
  • Persuaded Management & Spearheaded the seamless transition to live online teaching within 15 days of the COVID lockdown trained faculty, managed inventory, and ensured uninterrupted learning for ~1,000 students.
  • Supported CTC Tea wholesale and retail operations to fulfil increased local demand amidst COVID supply and labour limitation.
Accomplishments
  • Awarded entry scholarship at IIM-A for outstanding academic performance and demonstrated leadership potential.
  • Earned CXOs recognition for consulting Johnson Control International’s long-stalled Enterprise HRP to 0-variance go-live.
  • Certificate of Merit, Awarded by Central Board of Secondary Education
Education
  • Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India | India (2015 – 2019)
  • Bachelor of Commerce – Maharaja Ganga Singh University | India (2015 – 2018)
Certification
Extra-curricular
  • Built and led 15 memberXpocket member COVID volunteer team to supply relief and stitch masks.
  • State level inter-school debate finalist. Compered numerous school, ICAI, local neighbourhood, and community events.
  • MVP Box Cricket, IIMA. Participated & won laurels at competitions in Chess, Karate, Dance, Math Quiz, Group discussions, Cricket, Table Tennis, etc.