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Chiranjivi Babbor P

Bengaluru

Summary

A first-attempt Chartered Accountant with extensive articleship experience from a leading Big 6 firm, selected among 8 candidates out of 150 for a finance role at Zepto during ICAI Campus Placements. In my current role, I manage critical processes for Last-Mile and Darkstore manpower, where I have actively driven process excellence. I have spearheaded the end-to-end automation of key workflows in collaboration with technology and operations, resulting in significantly stronger controls, and enhanced transparency in cost reporting for top management. To further boost efficiency, I have implemented Python and AI solutions to automate repetitive tasks, enabling a greater focus on strategic financial analysis and process improvement.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Finance manager

Zepto
Bengaluru
10.2024 - Current
  • Engineered and implemented key controls for last-mile and dark store operations, managing expenditures for riders and dark store associates.
  • Played a key role in the end-to-end automation of the last-mile and dark store manpower management process, collaborating with tech and operations stakeholders to improve system controls.
  • Conducted rigorous MoM and quarterly variance analysis of budgeted vs. Actual costs, presenting data-driven insights, and strategic recommendations to top management using business intelligence tools.
  • Coordination with the base-level operational SPOCs to analyze and evaluate the challenges associated with the service procurement until the payment to vendors.
  • Enhanced the visibility and transparency of financial reporting frameworks for all operational costs.
  • Automated repetitive, time-consuming financial tasks by developing and deploying Python scripts with AI components, significantly reducing manual effort, and enabling a greater focus on process improvements.
  • Played a key role in supporting annual and quarterly audits and financial due diligence by preparing comprehensive documentation, reconciling accounts, and responding to auditor inquiries to ensure a smooth and timely completion.

Article assistant

Grant Thornton
Bengaluru
09.2021 - 09.2024

● Led a team of 5 members for statutory audit, certifications, tax audits, and limited reviews of financial statements of large corporate and non-corporate clients in 3+ sectors, including a listed entity with revenue > ₹ 1,000 crores; leading Service Provider of Building Construction Service Provider; one of the world´s leading manufacturer and service provider for onshore wind turbines.

Led a dynamic team in conducting statutory audit of a construction company driving various aspects of the audit lifecycle comprising strategic planning, task allocation, and timely delivery of results. Provided guidance to team members, effectively resolved conflicts, and ensured seamless audit completion.

● Performed risk assessment, detailed variance & ratio analysisand analytical review of balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and public information sources to gain in-depth understanding of financial statements and operations ensuring effectiveness of audit processes.

Education

Chartered Acountant -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
05-2024

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance & Accounting

Christ University
Bengaluru
06-2022

Skills

  • Root cause analysis
  • What-if analysis
  • Budget forecasting
  • Financial modeling
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial analytics
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Process improvement
  • correlation
  • Analytical thinking
  • Time management

Certification

Financial modeling & valuation analyst

Corporate Finance Institute

Sep-2025

Languages

Kannada
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Sanskrit
Beginner
A1

IT Skills

  • MS Excel - Advanced
  • Python - beginner
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Power BI

Timeline

Finance manager

Zepto
10.2024 - Current

Article assistant

Grant Thornton
09.2021 - 09.2024

Chartered Acountant -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance & Accounting

Christ University
Chiranjivi Babbor P