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Abhishek Dighe

FP&A
Mumbai

Summary

A seasoned specialist with over 12+ years of experience in Business Finance and Financial Reporting and 19+ years of overall experience. I excel as a valuable business partner to leadership teams, leading process improvement initiatives to ensure revenue assurance and cost optimization, resulting in significant margin enhancements. My expertise includes proficient handling of Variance & Margin Analysis, effective management of program activities, all with a strong focus on process optimization. I am a results-driven and adept problem solver with exceptional analytical skills, thriving in dynamic environments and adapting readily to change.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Manager - Finance

EXPRESS GLOBAL LOGISTICS PVT. LTD.
Mumbai
03.2022 - Current
  • Facilitate monthly review meetings between Management and Branch Heads to discuss the monthly P&L with a comprehensive P&L MIS pack
  • Accountable for formulating budgets at the BU level, subsequently consolidating them into the organization level budgets
  • Generating various reports in response to ad-hoc requests from Senior Management
  • Maintaining regular engagement with senior management to gauge goal attainment and identify areas for enhancement
  • Responsible for updating and maintenance of Group level MIS reports and rolling out P&L template based on Tally reporting for newly formed JV company within the group
  • Provide guidance to Billing Team through regular and detailed reports, along with instructions on job closures to maximize revenue
  • Providing training to multiple groups after release of SOP’s for new processes
  • Perform monthly checks to ensure the correctness of revenue and cost entries
  • Spearheaded collaboration between the Technical and Finance teams to implement improvements on the ERP system and deployed various reports on Power BI for enhanced data visualization and analysis.

Manager – Finance Operations

TATA UNITSTORE LTD. (TATA CLIQ)
Mumbai
09.2017 - 02.2022
  • Led the development of the Annual Operating Plan by working closely with various departments to collect data, establish budget schedules, and finalize submissions to the Board
  • Successfully designed and implemented the Finance Organization Framework based on Gartner Framework, seamlessly incorporating daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly activities, with continuous progress monitoring
  • Produced comprehensive monthly performance reports encompassing company-wide analysis, performance reporting, and variance analysis against departmental KPIs, regularly presented to the Board
  • Led and deployed a cross-functional project with the Tech Team and a third-party vendor, resulting in the development of user-friendly dashboards for improved visibility into Financial MIS & KPIs for Senior Management
  • Championed the Internal Audit initiative by means of regular interaction with all departments and Grant Thornton LLP Internal Auditors), resulting in achieving an outstanding 99% Closure Rate for FY 2021-22
  • Received the TATA CLiQ - Finance Superstar Award (Q1 FY 21-22) for outstanding performance within the Finance organization.

Manager – Program Office, Business Finance

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
Mumbai
07.2013 - 01.2017
  • Collaborated extensively with key stakeholders to standardize and streamline the annual budgeting process for a substantial budget of ~USD 600 M across the entire BPO organization
  • Spearheaded weekly business reviews with Business Finance Managers from various Verticals & Horizontals within the BPO domain to facilitate revenue and margin forecasts
  • Accountable for the P&L management of a significant project with over 3500 FTEs (Full Time Equivalents) and precise cost allocation to expense line items
  • Identified and rectified erroneous provisions before month-end, exceeding the margin improvement target by ~ 8% for the fiscal year
  • Designed a comprehensive pricing model for a project, resulting in the successful acquisition of a 300+ FTE deal valued at ~USD 17 M with a prominent Australian Telecom company.

Assistant Manager – Business Planning

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.
Chennai
01.2012 - 06.2013
  • Maintained and oversaw an Excel-based database with performance metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and other data related to services and products in the e-payments sector
  • Developed reporting mechanisms that facilitated robust investment decision support and contributed to securing a substantial deal for ATM Deployment involving ~3200 ATMs.

Team Leader – Business Financial Analyst, BPO Operations

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
Chennai
05.2008 - 12.2011
  • Performing variance analysis of the actual performance vs
  • Previous month, previous year, YTD and budgeted numbers monthly under the domain and aiding managers on implementing cost reduction levers to increase margins
  • Conducted training for Operations Managers on aspects of Project Financial Management with specific reference to Oracle systems
  • Led a team of 100+ associates engaged in the process of TV Commercial coding for a Media Research client
  • Demonstrated strong leadership by successfully overseeing and completing two consecutive back-to-back transitions, moving operations from client onsite to offshore centers time frame of 10 months
  • Led Lean finance initiatives through process improvement enabling cost saving of USD 130,000 p.a for the customer.

Team Leader – MBO Operations

CITIGROUP GLOBAL SERVICES LTD.
Chennai
08.2007 - 05.2008

Senior Project Leader – BPO Operations

CALIBER POINT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.
Mumbai
07.2006 - 07.2007

Deputy Team Leader

BOARDEX INDIA PVT. LTD.
Chennai
06.2003 - 06.2006

Education

MBA (Finance & Marketing) -

Crescent Engineering College
06.2001 - 11.2003

Bachelor of Commerce -

The New College
06.1997 - 11.2000

Skills

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Timeline

Senior Manager - Finance

EXPRESS GLOBAL LOGISTICS PVT. LTD.
03.2022 - Current

Manager – Finance Operations

TATA UNITSTORE LTD. (TATA CLIQ)
09.2017 - 02.2022

Manager – Program Office, Business Finance

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
07.2013 - 01.2017

Assistant Manager – Business Planning

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.
01.2012 - 06.2013

Team Leader – Business Financial Analyst, BPO Operations

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.
05.2008 - 12.2011

Team Leader – MBO Operations

CITIGROUP GLOBAL SERVICES LTD.
08.2007 - 05.2008

Senior Project Leader – BPO Operations

CALIBER POINT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.
07.2006 - 07.2007

Deputy Team Leader

BOARDEX INDIA PVT. LTD.
06.2003 - 06.2006

MBA (Finance & Marketing) -

Crescent Engineering College
06.2001 - 11.2003

Bachelor of Commerce -

The New College
06.1997 - 11.2000

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