Abhay Pandey
Gurugram
Summary
Seasoned finance executive with 19+ years of FP&A leadership across Financial Technology, Healthcare, and Insurance sectors. Proven success in managing budgets exceeding $130M, leading high-performing teams, and driving cost optimization, profitability improvement, and strategic growth initiatives. Adept in stakeholder engagement, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive-level reporting. Recognized for delivering process automation, actionable business insights, and developing future-ready finance talent.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
Accenture
09.2024 - Current
- Leading FP&A for $85M P&L vertical; oversee planning, budgeting, forecasting, month-end close and reporting
- Supervise and mentor a team of 2 high-performing analysts to ensure surprise-free operations
- Standardized forecasting tools and processes, improving consistency and reducing cycle time by 15%.
- Partner with operations to evaluate outsourcing opportunities, conduct cost-benefit analyses, and implement productivity initiatives.
- Business cases for new segments and evaluation of vendor offerings to support strategic partnerships
- Collaboration with operations on pricing and proforma submissions for RFPs, RFQs, and client renewals.
- Delivery of detailed management commentary on actuals vs. forecast and budget for corporate reporting
Senior Manager
FIS
05.2021 - 08.2024
- Directed FP&A for $130M P&L vertical; led team of 2 FP&A managers
- Spearheaded standardization of forecast inputs in collaboration with Workforce Management and Operations, reducing cycle time by 10% and improving forecast accuracy
- Executed P&L simulations to identify cost optimization opportunities and supported implementation with cross-functional teams.
- Developed pricing models and business cases for RFPs, client renewals, and organic growth initiatives.
- Delivered comprehensive corporate reporting packs with detailed variance analysis and executive-level insights
Manager
FIS
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Managed FP&A for a $70M Payments BPM vertical; supervised one financial analyst
- Conducted revenue and cost analysis to identify profitability drivers across pricing, volume, and customer mix
- Led initiatives to improve margins and optimize costs in collaboration with operations and delivery teams
- Delivered monthly reporting packs and management commentary for corporate HQ.
- Supported business case development for client renewals and new opportunities
Assistant Manager
FIS
07.2015 - 03.2018
- Oversaw FP&A for a $60M vertical; coordinated month-end close with cross-functional teams
- Analyzed variances across revenue, headcount, compensation & benefits, infrastructure, and depreciation
- Automated reporting templates to reduce turnaround time by 20% and manual intervention
- Developed monthly reporting packs for plan, budget, and forecast submissions to corporate leadership
Team Leader
Accretive Health
04.2014 - 07.2015
- Supported $80M P&L with financial insights, forecasts, budgets, and KPI analysis
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to standardize and automate processes for margin optimization
- Streamlined financial pacing and improved forecasting accuracy through custom templates
- Analyzed cost variances and recommended corrective actions to leadership
- Reviewed client RCM contracts to ensure accurate financial execution and documentation
- Mentored new hires to improve collaboration and reporting quality
Financial Analyst
Genpact
05.2010 - 03.2014
- Managed FP&A for GE Healthcare & Life Sciences JAPAC ($120M P&L)
- Published dashboards and variance analysis for senior leadership
- Collaborated with regional finance managers on quarterly forecasts and annual plans
- Delivered clear, concise analysis and recommendations to senior management
- Supported migration of operating tasks to India for business finance teams
- Collaborated with regional finance managers on forecasts and annual plans.
Process Associate
Genpact
10.2006 - 05.2010
- Handled accounts receivable & payable activity for Swiss Reinsurance Company's broker business for Europe Region (i.e. Invoicing, follow up with customers for receivables, Reconciliation of broker Invoicing & arranging payments etc.)
- Managed cash activity and write-offs for commutation and liquidation deals
- Trained new hires and facilitated knowledge sharing events within the team
- Prepared Dashboards for reporting of various KPI's to Global Management Team
- Organized team-building activities to improve team cohesion
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Symbiosis
Pune, IndiaBachelor of Commerce - undefined
CSJM University
Kanpur, IndiaSkills
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Strategic Planning
- P&L Management
- Cost Optimization
- Power BI, Hyperion, Oracle
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional teamwork
CORE COMPETENCIES
Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, P&L Management, Strategic Planning, Cost Optimization, Process Transformation, Vendor Evaluation & Management, Business Case Development, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Executive Reporting & Dashboards
Timeline
Manager
Accenture
09.2024 - Current
Senior Manager
FIS
05.2021 - 08.2024
Manager
FIS
04.2018 - 03.2021
Assistant Manager
FIS
07.2015 - 03.2018
Team Leader
Accretive Health
04.2014 - 07.2015
Financial Analyst
Genpact
05.2010 - 03.2014
Process Associate
Genpact
10.2006 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
CSJM University
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration
Symbiosis