Gaurav Keshari

• Managing financial planning and performance management activities for Central Europe Region (Hungary, Czech Republic & Slovakia), overseeing Head Office spend of approximately £250M.
• Act as strategic finance partner to Country CEOs, CFOs and COOs by leading monthly performance reviews and translating financial data into actionable business insights.
• Lead annual budgeting, bi-monthly forecasting, risks & opportunities assessment and financial planning cycles across multiple functions.
• Manage performance reporting for 20+ business functions, providing leadership visibility into operational and financial performance.
• Identified and delivered cost-saving initiatives across multiple P&L categories, generating approximately £0.5M in savings.
• Developed and implemented an initiative-level reporting framework that enhanced visibility of investment spending and improved decision-making by senior leadership.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis to evaluate actual performance against budget and forecast, identifying business drivers and corrective actions.
• Managed budget/forecast cycle of Property Disposals, Asset Held for Sale, Property Provisions such as Dilapidations, Onerous Contract Provisions etc.

• Coordinated efforts of 30 finance specialists aiding FP&A country teams and managing business finance and controllership functions across diverse global business units regulating spend of nearly $3 billion.
• Partnered with business leaders, finance controllers, and FP&A teams to analyze monthly financial performance and support strategic decision-making.
• Facilitated monthly P&L reviews with key stakeholders, providing insights on spending trends, forecast accuracy, budget adherence, and business risks.
• Conducted detailed variance analysis of actuals versus budget and forecast, identifying key drivers and recommending corrective actions.
• Reviewed and challenged accruals, provisions, and operating expense forecasts to improve forecast accuracy and optimize financial outcomes.
• Prepared executive-level financial reports, performance summaries, and ad hoc analyses for senior leadership and business partners.

• Responsible for End-to-End of General GL & AP for EMEA & US regions, managing 23 members.
• Facilitating & supporting smooth closure of AP & General Ledger process.
• Review of Bank Reconciliations, credit card reconciliations i.e., Amex Card, Master Card, PayPal, Fixed Assets & Intercompany process etc.
• Monitor, track, and report the Open Items periodically. Work closely by collaborating with various teams, BSC Teams in UK & US, Collections Team in Poland, AP & AR Teams in Bangalore and get the open items cleared.
• Explore the processes or activities and expand the scope of work by bringing in additional work from the clients.

Entreprenuial EXPERIENCE

• Maintaining Fixed Assets Register of Thomson Reuters – UK Region which has 16 SAP Entities, the largest volume entities across the company.
• Processing Fixed Assets transactions like Additions, Transfers, Retirements including complicated adjustments like Impairment, Asset Retirement Obligation in line with firm accounting policies and procedures.
• Performing various kinds of Reconciliations like Sub Ledger General Ledger Reconciliations, Consolidated Transaction Type Reconciliations, Roll Forward Reconciliations etc.
• Review of all process activities to make sure they adhere to the Sox Control Requirements.
• Prepare Balance Sheet Packs for whole of Thomson Reuters on a Quarterly basis which is presented to Controller of Balance Sheet Consolidation Team.
• Prepare Depreciation Projection Report for whole of Thomson Reuters monthly presented to Regional Business Controllers
• Integration Reporting for whole of Thomson Reuters presented to Assistant Vice President Finance.