Ashif Ali
Trivandrum
Summary
Analytical FP&A Business Analyst with an MBA in Finance, specialising in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Experienced in ETC and variance analysis, working capital management, and financial controls. Committed to enhancing business efficiency and data accuracy to drive financial performance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
FP&A Business Analysis
EY
Trivandrum, India
03.2026 - Current
- Support FP&A and engagement economics activities including budgeting, pricing, forecasting, ETC, and financial analysis.
- Monitor budget vs. actuals, ETC, and engagement financials, identifying variances and potential risks.
- Perform data analysis and problem-solving to improve accuracy, efficiency, and financial controls.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support process standardisation, automation, and change initiatives.
- Collaborate with Engagement Business Partners and stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely delivery within SLAs.
- Manage engagement lifecycle and quality & risk activities, including engagement setup, Working at Risk, SoWs, risk documentation, and code closure.
- Support working capital activities, including supplier payments, subcontractor payments, and client invoicing.
Operations Analyst
Envestnet Inc
Trivandrum, India
11.2022 - 02.2026
- Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure project alignment with objectives, document discrepancies, and collaborate with QA teams to resolve issues, ensuring high-quality, deployment-ready deliverables.
- Identified and documented processes for automation using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Machine Learning, collaborating with teams to implement effective solutions.
- Identify system issues during reconciliation, raise and track JIRA tickets with Tech or DP teams, document bugs, and ensure timely resolution through consistent follow-ups.
- Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure project alignment with objectives, document discrepancies, and collaborate with QA teams to resolve issues, ensuring high-quality, deployment-ready deliverables
- Post entries into portfolio accounting system based on exception findings.
- Assisted in implementing best practices, improving service quality for clients and enhancing overall satisfaction.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance and HR
Reva Institute of Science and Management
Bengaluru01-2022
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
SVPK Arts and Science College
Edakkara, KL01-2020
Skills
- FP&A & Financial Analysis
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Working Capital Management
- Financial Controls
- Data analysis
- Engagement Economics
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Excel & Microsoft 365
- SLA & Deadline Management
- Project Coordination
- Stakeholder Management
- Quality management
- Lifecycle management
- SLA & Deadline Management
Certification
- Excel: Learning VBA
- Learning Power BI Desktop
- Copilot in Excel: Supercharge Your Productivity
- Excel: Power Query for Beginners
- Excel Macros and VBA for Beginners
- Excel: Lookup Functions in Depth
- Alteryx for Financial Services
Timeline
FP&A Business Analysis
EY
03.2026 - Current
Operations Analyst
Envestnet Inc
11.2022 - 02.2026
Master of Business Administration - Finance and HR
Reva Institute of Science and Management
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
SVPK Arts and Science College