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GEORGE VARKEY

GEORGE VARKEY

HYDERBAD

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Analytics – Novartis Group Finance & Accounts

NOVARTIS HEALTHCARE INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad, India
04.2017 - Current

Responsibilities:

Basic Function:

Lead the Global Digital FRA (Analytics) function in Hyderabad, blending deep finance expertise with advanced analytics, AI, and Celonis process mining to accelerate and strengthen global financial operations. Own end to end analytics that proactively detect anomalies across transactions, master data, compliance, and process execution, including continuous internal control monitoring via Celonis. Partner with global finance leadership, process owners, and audit and compliance teams to identify risks early, drive timely remediation, and deliver measurable gains in efficiency, quality, and control

Core Responsibilities:

  • Present quarterly anomaly detection outcomes and high risk outliers to senior HQ finance leadership, including the Global Head of Financial Reporting and Accounting, spotlighting the items that demand immediate leadership attention.
  • Deliver executive ready performance reporting for FRA leadership by defining key & strategic finance process KPIs and standard dashboards tracking process health, control effectiveness, and trends
  • Define and own the global Digital FRA analytics strategy and roadmap, aligned to ERP enabled finance processes and enterprise priorities for productivity, growth, and compliance
  • Build and run continuous controls monitoring and anomaly detection across accounting transactions, GL balances, and master data, strengthening compliance outcomes including SOX
  • Partner with FRA Operations to optimize critical finance cycles such as month end close and compliance status reviews using insights, automation, and early warning alerts
  • Own and scale the analytics and dashboard ecosystem including Arena solutions, Celonis, QlikSense, Power BI, Alteryx, and AI, ensuring strong governance, usability, and scalability
  • Lead process and data mining initiatives to pinpoint bottlenecks, gaps, and root causes, converting findings into measurable improvement actions
  • Serve as senior interface across Finance, Controls, Audit, and IT, translating business priorities into backlogs, user stories, and delivery plans
  • Ensure global operational reliability of analytics products with 24 by 7 coverage, including performance tuning, release management, and coordination with IT support and capacity teams
  • Lead, coach, and grow a high performing analytics team, setting delivery standards and embedding a continuous improvement and customer first culture
  • Enable a digital audit approach through transparent reporting, traceable evidence, and audit ready analytics outputs

Key Achievements:

  • Recognized twice as a High‑Performing Talent for exceptional contribution and impact
  • Awarded High Impact Awards (as part of annual incentives) three times for delivering significant value through strategic initiatives
  • Achieved four career promotions, reflecting consistent high performance and leadership growth
  • Received a Galaxy Team Award for transforming an Assurance Risk Dashboard from a conceptual idea into an intuitive and impactful Power BI solution
  • Received a Galaxy Team Award for outstanding contributions in developing the BlackBoard - a comprehensive Power BI dashboard for monitoring key KPIs on Blackline GL account reconciliations
  • Received a Galaxy Team Award for leading the team during hypercare support for the SAP S/4HANA migration, leveraging analytics to ensure a smooth transition and enhanced operational stability

General Manager – Finance & Accounts

ATUM IT SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad, India
08.2013 - 03.2017

Responsibilities:

Basic Function:

Responsible for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

Principal Functions being:

Financial Planning

· Assist the CEO in formulating the company's strategies and supporting initiatives

· Monitor the implementation of strategic business plans

· Develop financial and tax strategies

· Manage the Capex and budgeting processes

· Develop performance measures to support the company's strategy

Operations & Financial Information

· Participate in the executive management team for innovative decisions

· Manage the accounting, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury departments

· Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations

· Manage any third parties to which functions have been outsourced

· Oversee the company's transaction processing systems

· Implement operational best practices

· Oversee the timely issuance of financial information

· Personally review and approve all finance reports

· Report financial results to the board of directors

Risk Management & Funding

· Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile

· Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry

· Construct and monitor reliable control systems

· Arranging hedging of incoming funds to mitigate forex fluctuation exposure

· Maintain appropriate insurance coverage

· Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements

· Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies

· Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors

· Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations

· Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts

· Arrange for debt and equity financing

· Invest funds

Third Parties

· Participate in conference calls with the investment community

· Maintain banking relationships

· Represent the company with investment bankers and investors

Key Achievements:

· Promoted as Associate Director (renamed as General Manager Finance & Accounts) in 3 months from the date of joining.

· Awarded with ‘Most Sought after Employee – FY 2015 award’ from the management

· Streamlined the tracking of sales invoicing to collections process, which resulted in identifying US$ 150,000 worth of overdue invoices ageing more than 200 days and subsequently collected the same in full from the customers.

· Forex services provider was replaced with an alternate service provider at a 54% reduced cost and 20 days extended credit period, which gave an annual saving of $170,000 on direct cost and interest and financing cost.

· Solely responsible for managing the migration into the ERP System (SAP ECC 6.0) FI, CO & SD modules.

Accountant

 FÒNUA LIMITED
Dublin, Ireland
01.2008 - 09.2012

Responsibilities:

· Finalization of P&L(Profit & Loss Account) and Balance Sheet on a monthly basis

· P&L variance analysis (Actual vs. Budget)

· Compiling and presenting Commercial Packs in Monthly Directors Meetings

· Review and Finalization of all P&L figures

· Cash Flow Management

· Balance sheet Reconciliation Review

· Daily review of sales analysis and submission of product margins to management

· Approving the pricing for the entire product range through detailed review and analysis

· Managing the Procure to Pay process

· Computation and Submission of taxes and duties (PAYE, PRSI, VAT and Corporation Tax)

· Ensuring seamless and timely completion of audit (Internal and External)

Key Achievements:

· Streamlined the MIS reporting process within 6 months of joining to reduce TAT by 32 man days per year. Received ‘Employee of the month’ award from the management.

· Nominated by the Management to the panel for driving transformation projects across several department. Successfully executed the task to achieve Cost Effectiveness through Value Stream Mapping. Some of the key contributions are:

ü Developed an automated Sales and Operations Planning tool for the Supply chain Department (Resulted Time saving: 190 man days per year)

ü Closing stock Valuation and Other Income computation process improvement (Resulted Time saving: 18 man days per year)

ü VAT Computation process improvement (Resulted Time saving: 6 man days per year)

· Emerged as the key point of contact across the company on any major Finance related queries

· Initiated and established effective training plan for new employees and ensured 100% documentation on all critical activities

Financial Analyst Reporting

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK – SCOPE INTERNATIONAL
Chennai, India
04.2006 - 09.2006

Project Consultant

FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai, India
01.2005 - 03.2006

Auditor

KHIMJI KUNVERJI & CO.
Mumbai, India
07.2001 - 12.2004

Education

MBA - International Business & Finance

Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool
01.2008

Bachelor’s Degree - Commerce

Mahatma Gandhi University
India
01.2001

ACCA - Chartered Certified Accountant

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
London, UK

Skills

  • Finance Analytics
  • Leadership
  • Risk Management
  • Internal Controls
  • Continuous Controls Monitoring
  • SOX Compliance
  • Data Mining
  • Process Mining
  • Automation
  • Executive Reporting
  • KPI Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Close Optimization
  • Digital Finance Transformation
  • Business Partnering
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Data Visualization
  • BI Products
  • AI Enablement
  • Advanced Analytics Enablement
  • People Leadership
  • Capability Building
  • Operational Excellence
  • Continuous Improvement

Career Background

Finance and digital analytics leader with over 22 years of industry & audit experience across pharmaceuticals, banking, telecom logistics, and SAP IT services. At Novartis, I lead the Global Digital FRA Analytics function for the Hyderabad Hub, leveraging AI, Celonis process mining, and continuous controls monitoring to detect anomalies early, strengthen SOX compliance, and deliver executive KPI reporting. Previously, as General Manager Finance and Accounts, I owned end to end finance leadership and governance, delivering measurable working capital and cost improvements and leading SAP ECC migration. Recognized for building high performing teams and scaling analytics and BI products with senior stakeholders globally., Finance Analytics Leadership, Risk Management and Internal Controls, Continuous Controls Monitoring and SOX Compliance, Data / Process Mining and Automation, Executive Reporting and KPI Management, Financial Reporting and Close Optimization, Digital Finance Transformation, Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management, Data Visualization and BI Products, AI and Advanced Analytics Enablement, People Leadership and Capability Building, Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Malayalam
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Intermediate
B1

Timeline

Head Analytics – Novartis Group Finance & Accounts

NOVARTIS HEALTHCARE INDIA PVT. LTD.
04.2017 - Current

General Manager – Finance & Accounts

ATUM IT SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
08.2013 - 03.2017

Accountant

 FÒNUA LIMITED
01.2008 - 09.2012

Financial Analyst Reporting

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK – SCOPE INTERNATIONAL
04.2006 - 09.2006

Project Consultant

FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2005 - 03.2006

Auditor

KHIMJI KUNVERJI & CO.
07.2001 - 12.2004

MBA - International Business & Finance

Liverpool John Moores University

Bachelor’s Degree - Commerce

Mahatma Gandhi University

ACCA - Chartered Certified Accountant

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
GEORGE VARKEY