Our Team

Dee Nigam

• Master of Business Administration, [Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK]
• Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)

Dee has more than 20 years of experience in Finance Controllership, Business Strategy and Strategic Planning, Global Tax Consulting, Business Operations including Human Resources.  She is based in Sydney and has worked with leading consulting organizations such as Arthur Andersen and Protiviti.  She has a blend of consulting and industry experiences having worked in Australia, UAE and India and has led and delivered engagements for SME businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

Vish Sachdeva

• Master of Science in Global Finance (MS), Leonard N Stern School of Business, New York University, USA and HKUST Business School, Hong Kong
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.
• Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)
• Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), UK

Vish has more than 20 years of experience in Finance and Commercial Management, Business Consulting, Risk Management and Financial Assurance.  He has worked in blue chip Technology, Financial Services and Management Consulting entities (Arthur Andersen and KPMG) in Australia, UK, Europe and Asia.  He has managed engagements in finance strategy, business planning and analysis, finance transformation, commercial advisory, business process consulting and financial due diligence.

Irfan Bhojani

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
• Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)
• Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), UK
• Bachelor of Arts – Accounting and Finance, University of Manchester, UK

Irfan has more than 13 years of experience working across consulting and the industry with specialisation in Oil and Gas, Real Estate and Education.  He is based in Sydney and has worked with leading organizations such as PwC and Aldar Properties.  He has expertise in financial planning and reporting, cost management, corporate governance and controls, IFRS and group consolidation.

Arslan Mushtaq

• Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), UK

Arslan has over 15 years of experience in VAT, audit and assurance and internal audit while being associated with PwC, KPMG and FRHI in the UK and UAE. He has served a large range of companies and groups of all sizes, ranging from multinational companies to owner managed businesses. He has served clients in financial services, media, F&B, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate and construction industries and has experience in financial planning, budgeting, contract reviews, financial reporting, development of policies and procedures.

Usman Alam

• Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), ICAEW, UK
• Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA),UK

Usman has more than 13 years of international experience with PwC, KPMG and FMCG industries in assurance and tax, financial planning, business advisory, financial reporting and compliance. He has led engagements of listed and unlisted companies in diversified industries with turnover ranging from US$ 50 million to US$ 10 billion. He has a combination of technical understanding of Finance and Accounts and also an understanding of client requirements in various business segments.

Bryan Kuhn

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Denver Daniels School of Business, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Master of Science in Global Finance (MS), Leonard N Stern School of Business, New York University, USA and HKUST Business School, Hong Kong

Bryan is a licensed attorney in the state of Colorado (USA), specializing in business and employment law. He is also the co-founder of Strategic Global Capital, Inc, a private US investment corporation that seeks to purchase or originate microfinance loans while promoting socioeconomic development for individuals and small businesses in Latin America. Strategic Global Capital partners with Microfinance Institutions to provide financing for future growth. He has considerable professional experience with international business deals and is fluent in both written and spoken Spanish.

Ajay Gupta

• Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), ICAI, India
• Bachelor of Law (LL.B), University of Delhi, India

Ajay has 28 years of experience in Business Consulting, Joint Ventures, Foreign Exchange Laws, Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Assurance, Tax and Compliances. He has expertise in Real Estate, Manufacturing and Services Industry and leads advisory engagements of multinational clients and large corporate houses. He has worked on strategic advisory assignments supporting M&A and Private Equity (PE) transactions.  In his previous roles, he has worked with PwC and also as head of consulting practice of a leading corporate law firm in India.

Amit Kumar

• Member Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia
• Registered SMSF Auditor, Australia
• Registered Tax Agent, Australia

Amit has more than 15 years of experience in Accounting and Taxation for Australian entities.  His portfolio comprises of small to large sized clients across a wide range of industries in Australia and India.

Vir Sachdeva

• Global Intern

Vir, our Global Intern is passionate about global economics and fiscal policies, international financial markets, private equity and technology (digital and programming). Vir is an avid person who is keen on developing skills to optimise utilitarian efficiency and seeks to harvest its potential. Being based in Sydney, knowledge and skills are being leveraged to strategise and lead Rivalizar’s marketing initiatives including business developments. Additionally, as an extra pair of hands he supports the CFO Advisory and corporate finance engagements.