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DEPINDER SINGH
Manager, FP&A
Summary
Seeking challenging assignment in an organization where I can leverage both my acquired knowledge and inherent skills to deliver meaningful value, contribute to organizational success, and simultaneously advance my professional development.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Manager, FP&A, Decision Support India
Intercontinental Hotels Group
01.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: IHG is a leader in hospitality industry and has its presence around the globe with several brands of hotels. It’s Global Service Center (GSC) in Gurgaon provides finance, accounting, tax, and IT support to all business segments of IHG around the world.
- Working as a reporting contact for UK Decision support team and the Finance Business Partners
- Managing a team of 13 team members, including assistant managers and team leaders
- Managing various Global and regional functions.
- Financial Reporting: Various management reports, Flash reporting, Budget owner packs, Performance dashboards, KPI dashboards
- Utilize analytical tools to highlight critical concerns, summarize and present it to UK Decision support team and Finance Business Partners (FBPs).
- Worked on moving reports to the new visualization tool OAC.
- Conduct monthly reviews with Business Support to address variance issues and identify improvement opportunities.
Assistant Manager, FP&A, Decision Support CoE India
Intercontinental Hotels Group
09.2018 - 12.2019
- Variance Analysis: Act vs Fcst, Bud vs Fcst, and Act vs Bud, CY Act vs LY Act analysis with detailed commentary.
- Expense analysis, accruals, and deferrals, reclasses, month end closing activities.
- Addressing the Audit and SOX queries
Assistant Manager, Performance Excellence
Intercontinental Hotels Group
04.2016 - 08.2018
- Responsible for tracking and developing various process metrics and publishing monthly scorecards and dashboards to the leadership team.
- Involved in designing and implementing standards basis to recognize the best contribution in Manager/individual role.
- Monitor and evaluate associate’s performance and provide the necessary feedback for performance enhancement.
Team Leader, FP&A Corporate Functions Finance
Intercontinental Hotels Group
06.2011 - 03.2016
- Managed a team of 4 people.
- Worked as reporting contact for accounting team, Relationship Manager, Directors, and VPs and includes variance analysis, Trend Analysis, Executive and Budget Owner packs, key account Expense analysis, deferrals, reclasses, month end closing activities, Quarterly Forecasting and Budgeting, monthly financial performance (MFP), etc.
- Oversee team members’ reporting, assignments, and adherence to policies while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and issue resolution.
- Consolidate and produce monthly management reporting packs for assigned function with focus on business performance against operating profit.
- Conducting performance appraisals for direct reportees.
- Achievements:
- Successfully transitioned FP&A deliverables for Global Overheads from US in 2011.
- Received Global Finance Award in Berlin (Germany) for successful transition of Forecasting and other closing and reporting deliverables in 2013.
- Participated in the Global Overheads Planning session held in London (UK) in 2012.
- Transitioned Workforce Optimisation work from UK (Denham) in 2020.
- Received several other awards from customers for outstanding work performance.
Lead Analyst, Global Accounts Reconciliation
American Express (I) Pvt. Ltd
07.2008 - 06.2011
- Review/resolution of audit and compliance observations and reconciliation of various financial records maintained in US Business region.
- Accounts & bank Reconciliation.
- Follow-up with the client for clearance of out-of-policy accounts, root-cause identification and setting up the action plan for future process management.
- Monthly Review of the Balance Sheet Accounts to ensure accuracy of ledgering and identification/correction of abnormal/mispost activities. Regular process reviews with team members to improve efficiency.
- Identifying any discrepancies or variances by performing research and analyzing the supporting documents.
- Ensure timely reporting of sensitive, unusual or exceptional transactions to higher management.
- Performing research and clearance for the open items.
Process Associate, Cash Application
GENPACT, New Delhi
01.2007 - 07.2008
- Analysis of all Productivity Metrics to ensure quality rigor into business.
- Ensuring meeting of all Critical Performance Standards / Metrics – 99% Accuracy & completion of application for the business units on time.
- Performance Calls initiated with Team & Client.
- Regular Portfolio Audits – Tracking errors on regular basis.
Education
PGDM -
All India Management Association (AIMA)
01.2008
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) - undefined
University of Delhi
06.2005
Skills
- Financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting
- Trend and variance analysis
- Storytelling for leadership reviews
- Analytical decision making
- Effective team leadership
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Business performance reporting
- Partnering with cross-functional teams
Personal Details
- Father’s Name: Amrit Pal Singh
- Passport #: G7977802
- Visa: Valid US Visa
Software
Smartview/ Essbase
Oracle Analytical Cloud
Power BI
Hyperion
PeopleSoft
Tableau
Timeline
Manager, FP&A, Decision Support India
Intercontinental Hotels Group
01.2020 - Current
Assistant Manager, FP&A, Decision Support CoE India
Intercontinental Hotels Group
09.2018 - 12.2019
Assistant Manager, Performance Excellence
Intercontinental Hotels Group
04.2016 - 08.2018
Team Leader, FP&A Corporate Functions Finance
Intercontinental Hotels Group
06.2011 - 03.2016
Lead Analyst, Global Accounts Reconciliation
American Express (I) Pvt. Ltd
07.2008 - 06.2011
Process Associate, Cash Application
GENPACT, New Delhi
01.2007 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) - undefined
University of Delhi
PGDM -
All India Management Association (AIMA)
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