Diwakar Prasad

- Directing the Asia-Pacific FP&A COE, supporting the regional CFO, and country teams to enhance financial operations across the region.

- Managing the reporting and analysis of a regional P&L, with approximately $1.2 billion in top-line revenue.

- Leading a team of 15 FTEs within the Governance and Transformation tower, comprising finance analysts and managers, to drive FP&A for various business solutions.

- Acting as a Finance Business Partner, offering financial advice and support to enable sound, strategic business decisions.

- Coordinating with controllership teams for smooth finance month-end and quarter-end processes, ensuring accurate recognition of revenue and costs in the P&L.

- Preparing financial presentations for Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to assist finance and business leaders.

- Assisting in building a large-scale, granular reporting environment in collaboration with business and finance leaders.

- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, timeliness, and high-quality data analysis output for ad-hoc analyses, and standard reports.

- Collaborating with business leaders to support the growth of the FP&A COE, including establishing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

- Achieving a 100% growth in headcount by expanding support to additional countries in the region.

- Driving the re-engineering of tools and reports to add value to the onshore organization, and promote continuous process improvement and standardization.

- Developed reports and data models for analyzing actuals and forecasts, driving business results and financial goals.

- Assisted in the development and execution of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP).

- Prepared management reporting packs, highlighting income statement positions.

- Served as the financial systems expert for HFM Planning & SAP.

- Consolidated regional revenue and cost information into comprehensive reports.

- Managed the rolling forecast cycle, liaising with regional heads for finalization.

- Analyzed global market order pipelines to track key deal movements.

- Identified forecast opportunities, risks, and upsides through market analysis.

- Prepared Cost allocation key for Communication and Marketing based on Project details and channel alliance.

- Completed one onshore knowledge transition and two remote transitions.

- Managed Record to Report (R2R) responsibilities for E-trade Financial Bank within Securities & Clearing Operation companies.

- Executed various journal entries, including revenue commission, interest, expenses accrual, reversals, prepaid, amortizations, and allocation.

- Analyzed trends and provided commentary for Profit & Loss accounts and Balance Sheets, explaining month-to-date variances.

- Maintained direct reporting relationships with the Director of Accounting and two Senior Managers Onshore.

- Led cross-functional teams to streamline business processes, achieving a 20% increase in efficiency.

-Gained significant exposure in the areas of costing, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring accurate financial planning and analysis.

-Inventory Audit: Conducted comprehensive inventory audits to maintain accountability and accuracy in stock management.

-Cost Analysis Reporting: Prepared detailed cost analysis reports and forecasts on a monthly and quarterly basis, providing critical insights for financial decision-making.

-Sales Overheads & Commission Analysis: Performed trend analysis of sales overheads and commissions received, identifying patterns and opportunities for revenue optimization.

-Compliance & Asset Management: Ensured strict compliance with cost auditors' requirements and maintained robust asset management protocols to safeguard company assets.