Daksh Sehgal
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic Consultant with track record of success across wide range of industries. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organizations improving business performance. Experienced in all aspects of operations, strategy and finance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Deloitte USI
07.2023 - Current
- Prepared the Business case Financial Model and the TCO Model (Total Cost of Ownership) Model to captures costs, benefits & value drivers supported by assumptions, evaluating client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
- Assisted clients in navigating complex industry challenges, and helping them choose between the ERP that Deloitte recommended and the in-house tools they were already using
- Received a great response from client and won larger implementation tail worth $200+M
- Created end to end configurations and Implemented ARCS for US payroll, customs, and Asset Management accounts of FedEx
- Coordinated post go-live support for ARCS (RC & TM) tool, resolving 95% of user issues within 24 hours and improving overall system reliability by 20%.
Lead Financial Analyst
American Express
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Performed real time research and clearance of AXP accounts with the transaction record through Oracle (OSI) for various partners to mitigate balance sheet financial risk
- Successfully migrated 180+ Travel & Lifestyle matchable accounts from Global Supply Management team to Balance Sheet Assurance team; reduced 92% pipeline value of TLS EMEA and US region accounts within 6 months from 21.5MM to 1.6MM
- Accurately allocated the charges in the correct cost center by posting manual journal entries of $2M every month over oracle
- Improved the auto-match percentage of over 350+ matchable accounts by over 50% in the 2 years horizon
- Worked closely with the external Auditors (PWC) and ensured that there are no gaps in Financial Schedules and audit reports
- Manually process the entries for all AP, AR and foreign currency accounts to clear unnatural balances on monthly basis.
Business Analyst
American Express
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Migrated the Travel and Lifestyle process from EXL to American Express; reduces the outsourcing cost of American Express
- Managed the Air settlement process and perform the Financial and Transactional reconciliation of AP getting generated in Sub Ledger system
- Prepare MIS data to mitigate GAP and avoid high ageing of open items; reducing unreconciled items and losses
- Preparing MIS report of 400+ employees of American Express operation employees for all the deliverables performed by them
- Publish Weekly reporting of key performance indicators such as Availability, Occupancy & Effectiveness of Employees.
Finance Analytics and Audit Intern
Aster DM Healthcare
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Prepared Income Statement; Balance Sheet; Cash Flow and MIS reports of expenses and revenue for 4 months and have standardised preparation of financial statements directly using the Trial balance without any manual intervention
- Supported Audit for Aster for FY2021-2022 and performed analytical procedures and analyses to detect unusual financial relationships such as unnatural balances and high variances for Aster Financial statements
- Migrated Jordan business process to the finance department, streamlined Aster Optics and Grand Optics Trial balance while changing from older software to new software (Visac) with set standard of codes.
Education
MBA - Advanced Quantitative Finance
Institute of Management Technology
04.2023
Diploma - Financial Management
NMIMS Global Access - School For Continuing Education
06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics
Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi
05.2018
XII -
Darbari Lal D.A.V Model School
05.2015
X -
Darbari Lal D.A.V Model School
05.2013
Summer Internship
- Prepared Income Statement; Balance Sheet; Cash Flow and MIS reports of expenses and revenue for 4 months and have standardized preparation of financial statements directly using the Trial balance without any manual intervention.
- Supported Audit for Aster for FY2021-2022 and performed analytical procedures and analyses to detect unusual financial relationships such as unnatural balances and high variances for Aster Financial statements.
- Migrated Jordan business process to the finance department, streamlined Aster Optics and Grand Optics Trial balance while changing from older software to new software (Visac) with set standard of codes.
Other Professional Qualifications
- Certified by Skill Nation, Financial Modelling, 2022
- Certified by National Stock Exchange-NCFM, Risk Analysis and Insurance Planning (Module for Certified Financial Planning), 2019
Internships/Live Projects
- Content Writer, Board Infinity, 01/2022 - 02/2022, 1 Month
- Finance Intern, Innovation Group, 06/2017 - 07/2017, 1 Month
- Marketing Intern, Reliance Communication Ltd., 05/2016 - 06/2016, 2 Months
- Campus Ambassador, Paisawapas.com, 11/2015 - 01/2016, 3 Months
Achievements & Awards
- 2nd Position, BA (Hons) Business Economics, 2016
- Certification of Merit, for being the top 0.1 percent of successful candidates in Accountancy - Class XII, 2015
Positions of Responsibility
- Member of Student Career Services Committee at IMT Dubai; assisted 55 students in getting the Summer Internships, 2022
- Member of Finesse (Finance) Club at IMT Ghaziabad; published monthly magazines and FMCG sector reports; 2021
- Placement and Logistics Head of Business Economics Society and led team of 7 and 5 people respectively, 2018.
- Organizing committee member, Annual Business Economics Fest, Perspica, 2015-2018
Timeline
Consultant
Deloitte USI
07.2023 - Current
Finance Analytics and Audit Intern
Aster DM Healthcare
04.2022 - 06.2022
Lead Financial Analyst
American Express
07.2019 - 07.2021
Business Analyst
American Express
07.2018 - 07.2019
MBA - Advanced Quantitative Finance
Institute of Management Technology
Diploma - Financial Management
NMIMS Global Access - School For Continuing Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Economics
Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi
XII -
Darbari Lal D.A.V Model School
X -
Darbari Lal D.A.V Model School