Siddharth Naithani

Experience

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  Quinn Direct Insurance

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Document Handling Agent
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  KPMG Ireland

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  Intern, Consumers and Industrial Markets Tax Department

  • Involved in daily corporate tax compliance with various companies in the private sector. Using various templates to thoroughly check whether each aspect of the amount payable has been paid correctly and on time. Took part in weekly training sessions which looked to improve soft business skills, along with technical training. • Worked with Revenue department and clients to ensure timely payment of various payments. Visit of client to help backup of necessary data in use for audit purposes with senior managers. • Individually researched tax case on various tax deductible expenses to produce end report; used material available online as well as tax handbooks to produce end result which was reviewed by a senior member of department. Helped gain insight into finer details of tax law cases and apply information received during internship. Show less

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  ASSOCHAM India

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  Senior Executive Officer, Finance and Taxation Division

  • Organized and oversaw various conferences on a number of topical financial subjects – liaising with delegates and speakers pre and post seminars to create an informative, two way relationship going forward. Promoted twice during stay. • Interacted with government ministries and business personnel as well as local chambers for delegation and sponsorship related issues for events being held in various cities across India. Helped our expert committees to stay abreast of the government’s activities, so as to know which issues should be addressed on a public forum, specifically within the internal audit, competition policy and tax realms. • Frequently interacted with the Chairman and Co-Chairs to help with coordination of the committee. Disseminated any updates from the Competition Commission of India, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Central Board of Direct Taxes and other related boards and associations to all the member firms of ASSOCHAM on a weekly basis. • Handled the National Committee on Competition to come together and release a research paper on ASSOCHAM’s platform via a press release. Assisted the PR department create press releases based on the events being organized by the department for publication in newspapers along with our website as well as the marketing opportunities associated with the release. • Represented ASSOCHAM live on Headlines today on the panel of a discussion on underage drinking, a segment based on ASSOCHAM’s report on the same. Dated 24/06/2011, broadcast live & repeated. Promoted twice during stay from Executive Trainee to Senior within a year and a half. • Successfully approached and secured sponsorship from PwC India to fund corporate event on Transfer Pricing in Kolkata, 2011. Show less

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  Enterprise Ireland

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2014

  Trade Development Officer - International Sales & Partnering

  • Member of the Enterprise Ireland International Graduate Programme, shortlisted to 17 people worldwide for the batch of 2012-2014. Part of Enterprise Ireland's international sales and partnering team. Successfully delivered marketplace services to indigenous Irish companies from all sectors and industries. • Responsible for the high growth market. Assisting in identifying companies for joint ventures, distribution partnerships and franchisees on the ground in India for incoming Irish companies. Assisted in the logistics of a number of Ireland’s largest education missions, giving talks on the same at the Irish Embassy and representing the Education Ireland brand country-wide. • Reviewed companies’ press releases for fit in Indian market for organisations. Contacted, verified and classified all the current types of Irish businesses existing in India. • Interacted with Irish businesses to get an idea of their India strategy and produced a review report to follow up on potential entrants as part of training. Assigned to monitor and help in launch of the Indian Ireland Business Association with a view to facilitate bilateral trade through contact building and development of Indo-Irish business contacts. • Assisted in planning out EI’s business plan and advertising budgets for the Irish educational sector for India. Constant collaboration with PR agency for extensive content and coverage creation. • As sponsor, gave lecture on the benefits of doing business in Ireland at talk at IIT Kanpur’s annual student ‘Techriti’ festival for 2013. • In charge of assisting in organising and successfully executing large scale multi-city trade and education missions in 2012 and 2013. Organised city-specific inward marker sector visits in the transport and medical device sectors in 2014. Show less

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  Department for Business and Trade

  Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

  Trade and Investment Advisor- Financial and Professional Services

  • For the British Government, lead on the Fintech work stream on the Financial and Professional Service sector campaign, specifically for Fintech inward mission 2017. Handling of logistics, internal and external stakeholder meetings with Barclays RISE, Bombay stock exchange’s Zone Start up, Startupbootcamp and the British Treasury. Formation of concept note and Disseminating of mission related information to UK-based companies for effective recruitment of companies to India. • Managed sector contact Database. Identified synergies with the Investment team, Indian chambers of Commerce and various business accelerators to ensure the inward mission achieves export win targets. Helped collaborate with agency partners including but not restricted to UKIBC, City of London, London Mayor’s office, London & Partners and the internal media and communication team. Show less

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  Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2021

  Investment Director- Fintech and Digital Technologies

  • Leading Austrade South Asia's Fintech initiative. Continually developing the Indian market for Australian firms to match off-shore investor queries with on-shore opportunities to win productive foreign direct investment. (Both client and customer facing) As part of the Services and Technology team, key focus on co-selling/account management. • Generating market information and insight, promoting Australian capabilities, making connections through an extensive global network of contacts, leveraging the badge of government offshore and providing quality advice and services. Combining Australia's advanced R&D and IP with the scale India has to offer across sectors, primarily in the Financial Technologies sector. • Actively involved in the forging of the Indian and Australian Fintech and Startup ecosystems by working with various incubators and accelerators across both countries. Focused on introducing innovative Australian firms to Indian banks, E-Commerce Platforms, Trading platforms and I.T integrators. • Involved in multiple-city visits as part of the Investment and Innovation team to facilitate investment opportunity sharing and investments from India to Australia, specifically in the IT and Tech space- ranging from direct B2B meeting to conferences. • Coordinated programs of various ministerial and business trade mission, ranging from Prime Minister Turnbull's India visit 2017, Prime Minister Morrison's India visit 2019, Australia-India business weeks 2017 and 2020, the Northern Australia Investment Forum 2017, Blockchain E-Mission 2018, and Fintegrate Fintech Enclave 2019. Represented Austrade South Asia around the Money2020 initiative in Singapore to build a robust Fintech client pipeline for the Indian market. • Continual business development services for Fintech funds, firms, hubs and associations to gain traction in international markets. Key areas include Payments, Big Data, AI and Cyber Security. Show less

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  Business Finland

  Jul 2021 - now

  Senior Advisor - ICT

  • Leading the ICT initiative for Business Finland in India and Sri Lanka. Overseeing the focus areas of Software & Data, Games & Media as well as Communications & Mobility to introduce innovative Finnish solutions to the Indian, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan markets. Continually in touch with leading Finnish and Indian companies to pair problem statements and focus areas of the Indian market with Finnish offerings. • Primarily client and customer-facing, with a focus on Indian Tech Unicorns, large Systems Integrators, Telcos, Private Banks and Neobanks, BFSIs and Logistics companies pan-India. Handling Business Finland India's 5G outreach also in the Indian market. • Working closely with the Investment team to provide opportunities for productive FDI from India into Finland. Coordinating commercial opportunities with Regional Development Agencies and Hubs also. Overall focus on international pre-sales and account management. • Outside of India, represented Business Finland across Finland and Bangladesh too. Also overseeing startup-hub collaborations across sectors. Show less