Jigar Shah is a seasoned finance professional with over 18 years of comprehensive experience across finance, accounts, and strategic management. A Chartered Accountant by qualification and an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, he brings deep expertise in financial reporting, management reporting, taxation, financial modelling, auditing, treasury operations, investor relations, and strategic planning.
Currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at NSDL, Jigar has played a pivotal role in successfully listing the company and overseeing a broad spectrum of functions including Finance & Accounts, Investor Relations, Collections, Procurement and Technology implementation within Finance. His leadership extends to driving operational excellence, building tech led finance and business growth across NSDL’s subsidiaries, NDML and NSDL Payments Bank.
Jigar’s career trajectory includes impactful tenures at leading institutions such as IDFC First Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Ernst & Young, and KPMG, where he honed his capabilities in fundraising, financial strategy, audits, governance, and organizational development. His ability to build financial frameworks from the ground up, optimize capital efficiency, and manage working capital with precision has earned him industry-wide recognition.
Among his accolades, Jigar has been honoured with the Leading CFO in BFSI sector and excellence in Capital & Fund Management by CII, CFO Impact Award by CXO Verse in 2025 & 2026 and was featured in CFO India’s Top 100 CFOs Roll of Honor in 2025, underscoring his influence and excellence in the domain. He is actively involved with the industry and institutions as a speaker on several topics across platforms like Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), ICAI - WOFA, Bombay Chartered Accountants Society (BCA) and college institutions like NMIMS, as a jury panel at MPSTM and similar other platforms.
