Arvind Mishra
Pune
Summary
Finance Leader with 20 years of experience driving controllership, cash flow, statutory compliance, governance, and strategic finance across IT, SaaS, and global services organizations. Proven ability to build finance functions, strengthen financial health, and support leadership with insights, planning, and investor-ready reporting. Specialized in P&L management, FP&A, treasury, working capital optimization, profitability improvement, and audit excellence. Recognized for strengthening financial discipline, enabling profitable growth, and partnering closely with founders, CEOs, and global leadership.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FP&A Specialist
OnePlan Solutions
04.2025 - 10.2025
- Supported CEO and global leadership with financial planning, dashboards, and management reporting.
- Built budgeting and forecasting engine across P&L, HC, and OPEX.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project objectives and deliverables.
- Improved revenue predictability through Salesforce-driven modelling.
- Delivered board-level financial decks and monthly business review packs.
- Automated reporting through Power BI, reducing cycle times.
Director of Finance
Parallel Minds Technology Solutions
02.2014 - 03.2025
- Led the full finance function for a global IT services and consulting company.
- Controllership & Governance:
- Directed accounting, month-end close, audits, compliance, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Ensured complete statutory compliance (GST, TDS, PF, ESIC, PT, Companies Act, FEMA).
- Strengthened internal controls, documentation, SOPs, and risk management.
- Treasury, Cash Flow & Working Capital:
- Strengthened company’s financial position by moving from tight cash cycles to strong cash reserves through disciplined treasury and working capital management.
- Managed banking relationships, treasury operations, credit limits, and cash flow planning.
- Optimized DSO, DPO and vendor payments; improved liquidity across the business.
- Managed forex payments and receipts as per FEMA norms.
- Strategic Finance & FP&A:
- Built the organization’s planning and budgeting framework from scratch.
- Improved forecasting accuracy by 20% through KPIs and driver-based financial models.
- Designed financial dashboards in Power BI for real-time performance tracking.
- Provided financial insights to founders and leadership for strategic decisions.
- Commercial Finance & Pricing:
- Developed pricing models for SaaS, Fixed Cost, T&M and managed service engagements.
- Ensured 50% margins through disciplined deal structuring and contract negotiations.
- Reviewed and negotiated MSAs, SOWs, POs, and commercial terms with customers.
- Leadership & Team Management:
- Built and led a finance & operations team of 7 professionals.
- Partnered with Delivery, Sales, HR, and Compliance teams to drive accountability and governance.
- Established a culture of controls, discipline, and data-driven decision-making.
Manager- Finance & Accounting
P&P Logistics
01.2005 - 10.2013
- Managed core finance operations, budgeting, reporting and analysis.
Education
CMA Intermediate - Pursuing
ICMAI
PGDBA - Finance
MIT
Pune01.2013
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Pune University
01.2003
Skills
Controllership & Governance P&L Management Treasury & Cash Flow FP&A Budgeting & Forecasting Working Capital Pricing & Commercial Finance Statutory Compliance Internal Controls Audit Management Financial Reporting MIS & Dashboards Cost Optimization Leadership & People Management Investor Reporting Risk Management
LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Led complete finance function (P&L, cash flow, governance, compliance, FP&A).
- Successfully improved profitability by 25% YoY through pricing discipline, cost optimisation.
- Strengthened liquidity through cash flow management and working capital control.
- Ensured 100% statutory, tax, and audit compliance.
- Designed investor-ready financial models supporting seed and Series A fundraising.
- Automated reporting and dashboards (Power BI), reducing reporting cycle time.
- Built high-performing finance teams with strong processes, governance frameworks, and accountability.
Certification
- Financial Modeling, Six Sigma Green Belt, Landmark Forum.
- QuickBooks, Tally ERP, Salesforce, Power BI, Advanced Excel and Power Point.
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
FP&A Specialist
OnePlan Solutions
04.2025 - 10.2025
Director of Finance
Parallel Minds Technology Solutions
02.2014 - 03.2025
Manager- Finance & Accounting
P&P Logistics
01.2005 - 10.2013
PGDBA - Finance
MIT
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Pune University
CMA Intermediate - Pursuing
ICMAI