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Deepthi Natarajan

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic finance leader with 14+ years of experience in performance management, financial reporting, audit, and process re-engineering. Proven expertise in manufacturing finance, controlling, and business performance analytics. Adept at leveraging technology (SAP, Power BI) for financial automation and efficiency gains. Strong leadership experience in managing large teams and driving strategic financial initiatives. Currently at Unilever, driving transformation projects and achieving €2m in savings through process re-engineering. Expert in financial controlling and stakeholder management, with a proven track record in enhancing efficiency and compliance across multi-state operations. Passionate about digital finance transformation and team leadership. Part of the Mirror Board member driving the strategy for new initiatives within UniOps.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead RTR Operations, South Asia

Unilever
Bengaluru
05.2023 - Current
  • Lead global finance book close, ensuring WD3/4+ OTIF reporting across South Asia
  • Own and monitor the control framework for financial reporting (compliance and audit readiness)
  • Re-engineered processes, delivering 270+ hours in efficiency gains and €2m savings
  • Lead the governance with Third-Party Service Providers for performance and compliance
  • Managing a team of 43+ professionals, ensuring robust financial controls and timely reporting
  • Drive transformation projects, including automation and digitization of finance processes (e.g
  • Employee twin for reducing reporting cycle)

Senior Manager – People Operations & PTP

AB InBev India
Bengaluru
04.2020 - 10.2021
  • Led procure-to-pay (P2P) transformation, improving payment on time from 54% to 97%
  • Defined vendor master data processes and streamlined payment reconciliation
  • Developed structured financial controls for SAP-based payment processing
  • Led People Operations covering hire to retire processes and optimised the full and final settlement (4 months to 45 days) and bonus cycle (2 months to 15 days)

Finance Manager

Coats India
Bengaluru
04.2017 - 04.2020
  • Managed financial operations, including AP, AR, and GL for manufacturing sites within India
  • Led GST implementation and statutory compliance for multi-state operations
  • Spearheaded payment automation using SWIFT, delivering $20K annual savings

Deputy Manager – Internal Audit

Bosch India
Bengaluru
01.2015 - 03.2017
  • Led 9+ major audits across plants, sales offices, and IT hubs (commercial and IT)
  • Conducted fraud investigations, risk assessments, and process compliance reviews

Assistant Manager – Finance

TVS Motor Company
Bengaluru
10.2011 - 12.2014
  • Managed PTP process (at Hosur factory), marketing scheme analysis, and compliance audits
  • Delivered cost savings of ~$1M through financial optimizations

Skills

  • Financial Controlling
  • Performance Management
  • P&L Management
  • Balance Sheet Management
  • Variance Analysis
  • Cost Management
  • Audit
  • Compliance
  • SAP
  • Power BI
  • RPA automation
  • Digital Finance Process Transformation
  • Process Automation
  • Efficiency Enhancement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Leadership

Education And Certifications

  • Chartered Accountant, ICAI
  • Accelerated General Management Programme, IIM Ahmedabad (Ongoing)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Accomplishments

  • Be the customer, runner-up, (Unilever)
  • Be the value, winner (Unilever)
  • Fanatic owner, July 2021 (AB InBev)
  • Best performer in APAC, April 2021 (AB InBev)

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Kannada
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Sanskrit
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Timeline

Lead RTR Operations, South Asia

Unilever
05.2023 - Current

Senior Manager – People Operations & PTP

AB InBev India
04.2020 - 10.2021

Finance Manager

Coats India
04.2017 - 04.2020

Deputy Manager – Internal Audit

Bosch India
01.2015 - 03.2017

Assistant Manager – Finance

TVS Motor Company
10.2011 - 12.2014

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