SAP Application and BI
SUSHANTA DEB
Regional Process Owner (Team Lead)
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Finance Professional with over 12 years of successful experience in Finance and Accounts. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in Service industry. Strengths in Finance and Technical skill backed by training in Finance and Accounts.
Overview
3
3
Languages
5
5
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Process Owner
Palo Alto Networks
Bangalore
2022.01 - Current
- Managed at least 7 direct reports. Management responsibilities include, but are not limited to hiring, coaching, skills development, recognition and rewards, staff productivity.
- Mentored and cultivated team members' abilities alongside leading and assisting team in realizing their goals.
- Prepared and reviewed various Monthly and Quarterly reports, including KPIs such as Bookings, Discounts, relevant analysis and commentary.
- Automated Discount Reporting from Google Sheet to Tableau Dashboard with help from internal team members.
- Prepared CFO/QBR Decks for various executives, including Organization's CFO.
- Supported corresponding Business Units with their planning, organizing, reviewing activities
- Driven new Reporting activities from Onshore to Offshore and standardizing same.
- Prepared IR Pack on a Quarterly basis for the Corporate FP&A Org.
Consultant
Adecco India Pvt Ltd (Juniper Networks)
Bangalore
2020.06 - 2021.12
- Currently Working as Consultant in GBS FP&A since Jun’20 as a Contractor with Juniper Networks as Client.
- Building and owning up quarterly forecasts and annual budgets in close collaboration with onshore finance and business partners.
- Close Supervision of Month End and Quarter End Close process - Driving review calls with Finance Partners, ensuring in-depth understanding and analysis of actuals, passing of Journal Entries.
- Managing/Reporting headcount report/dashboard at overall WW Level.
- Handling all ad-hoc from finance and business being the “Go to” person for them for all accounting queries.
- Enhanced Vertical Load activity to help reduce 4 hours preparation time per Quarter.
- Compile, analyze and communicate Sales, Revenue and Margin outlook for monthly(MBR) and quarterly business reviews (QBR) and provide detailed understanding of Analytics vertical segment performance.
Senior Finance Process Analyst
Accenture Solutions Ind Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2016.03 - 2020.05
- Experience of 4 years as Senior Finance Process Analyst in Cost Management COE.
- Worked with CoE Team which is responsible for coordinating the overall Non-Contract Cost (NCC) activities across the growth platforms and operating groups.
- Performed Annual planning and Mid-Year forecast processes for non-contract costs.
- Provided an initial review of the forecasting submissions and highlight discrepancies.
- Performed monthly and quarterly reporting needs.
- Performed monthly Variance Analysis in Comparison with Plan and Forecast and preparing Landing estimates based on the Current Year Trend.
- Proposed process improvements to the existing reporting structure in order to improve speed and quality.
- Headcount and payroll analysis.
- Revenue forecasting and reporting based on hours clocked by resources (employees), bill rates, cost rates.
Accountant
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2014.05 - 2016.02
- Total Experience of over 1.9 years as Senior Analyst (Accountant) in Global Controllers Organization- Cash/Treasury Management.
- Prepared Monthly Cash Forecasting and maintaining Liquidity throughout the year in North America and Central America oracle bank accounts.
- Prepared Daily Bank Reconciliations for all Canada and Central America Bank Accounts (BRS).
- Identified the process Loopholes and worked towards process Automation to reduce manual workings involved to improve quality.
- Worked closely with team members to resolve the open lines in reconciliations.
Senior Process Associate
Thomson Reuters Ind Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2012.03 - 2014.04
- Total Experience of 2 years and 1 month as Senior Process Associate.
- Worked closely with team members and RSC to ascertain the journals to be created and posted.
- Worked on bank transactions, customer payments & queries, account receivable, order to cash management.
- Prepared and Approved reconciliations as per schedule adhering to all Sox controls.
Education
MBA - Finance
Dayananda Sagar College
Bangalore 2009.07 - 2011.06
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Gauhati Commerce College
Guwahati 2006.07 - 2009.06
Skills
Advanced Excel
undefinedAccomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 4 members in the development of Landing Estimate Tool.
- Enhanced Vertical Load activity to reduce 4 hours in preparation of the report per Quarter. This is done by removing all redundant date and replacing Pivot Tables with Advanced Excel Formulae.
- Awarded for creating Macro enabled file to fast track Deferred Revenue consolidation activity and helped reduced 24 Hours per Quarter.
- Awarded for streamlining QBR working template by applying Advanced Excel Formulae and creating Outlook based Dashboard.
Software
Essbase
MS Office
Tableau Desktop
Power BI
SAC
Timeline
Regional Process Owner
Palo Alto Networks
2022.01 - Current
Consultant
Adecco India Pvt Ltd (Juniper Networks)
2020.06 - 2021.12
Senior Finance Process Analyst
Accenture Solutions Ind Pvt Ltd
2016.03 - 2020.05
Accountant
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
2014.05 - 2016.02
Senior Process Associate
Thomson Reuters Ind Pvt Ltd
2012.03 - 2014.04
MBA - Finance
Dayananda Sagar College
2009.07 - 2011.06
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Gauhati Commerce College
2006.07 - 2009.06
Hobbies
- Photography
- Travel
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