Harish Margabandu
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Shell, spanning over 17 years across various sectors such as Upstream, Downstream and Projects & Technology. Background includes 8 years in Manufacturing and Banking, complemented by CMA and MBA qualifications. Expertise in Planning, Strategy, and Team Management, with a history of leading large teams and developing financial models that align with business objectives. Committed to driving continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement. Accomplished Manager with extensive experience in performance management and operational improvement. Skilled in leading diverse teams and implementing strategic plans that drive business development. Track record of enhancing operational efficiencies and increasing revenue while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. Focused on fostering a culture of innovation and teamwork.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Mobility PAR Lead-Global Marketing, LM, GM EUSA B2B
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
04.2025 - Current
- Spearheaded change management in PAR, integrating B2B with B2C business operations.
- Designed and implemented performance metrics to assess business effectiveness and team productivity.
- Standardized external and internal reporting aligned with CMD and addressed operational plan challenges.
- Drove projects focused on margin archetypes and enhanced GM finance literacy.
Mobility, Business Mobility, Global, Americas & Asia PAR Manager
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
07.2024 - 03.2025
- Successfully led organizational change initiatives during implementation of new structure.
- Engaged regional SVPs to align on business model targets and integration strategies.
- Managed a team of 14, including remote members in Kuala Lumpur.
- Spearheaded Less Value Add project across mobility to drive operational efficiency.
- Delivered non-FO L1 project, earning recognition with FO EVP award.
- Contributed to organizational redesign efforts, clarifying accountabilities post-reorganization in R&A.
Mobility, Fleet Europe & Asia PAR Manager
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
08.2021 - 07.2024
- Led a team of 14 in managing KL operations virtually.
- Proposed and established Convenience Retail shadow profit and loss initiatives.
- Rationalized planning processes for COLCO and DELCO to enhance efficiency.
- Enhanced stakeholder engagement through increased transparency, challenged the TDT for OP23 and reduced $40m from the original target.
- Automated MI financials via Fin pack (Empower), eliminating PowerPoint and Excel reports.
- Provided transparency on C2 analysis, CR, and Opex for informed business interventions.
- Facilitated balanced SPS scores aligned with business expectations, enabling team support beyond primary roles.
- Drove TRA across Mobility, successfully delivering synergies in CRT project and leading non-PAR initiatives.
GKA PAM and R&A GKA & Marine Lead
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Achieved consistent high performance in the PAR space, including regional alignments, MYP 3.0, and BM2, ensuring strong PAR delivery (using insights and external benchmarking), and simplifying the planning exercise by integrating MYP and OP 21.
- Strong contribution to the digitalization journey, rolled out FALCON for GKA, eliminated the manual reports, and advanced the reporting timelines with more transparent financials.
- Insightful analysis and comments on the GKA results, using the business trends, external benchmarking (Kline), and other business inputs.
- Leveraging the LE tool, Aquila, to drive the LE discussions with greater accuracy of over 95%.
- Contributed significantly to the finance implementation of the M&A project Formica, setting up the business review process, recovery mechanism, operationalization of LE/OP from GIP, value delivery metric, target setting, etc.
Operations Manager /Business Interface Manager R&A P&T
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
06.2014 - 03.2019
- Contribution to non-FO CI target: bottom line impact of $51 million from various CI projects (approved by CI). (Biz. impact)
- Cost Transparency – developed and delivered insightful MI – inventory reporting for Wells, 60-day pay terms, manual PO, front-line/non-front-line analysis, and short payment terms (Biz). Impact)
- License to Operate – 100% control compliance, BEPS reporting, Blackline implementation, BG integration, and on-time Group reporting (consecutive 8th quarter). (Op. Excellence)
- Co-product owner for Touchless MI in P&T. Phase 1 successfully completed. Working on the Governance and MI strategy. Impact – 5 FTE efficiency delivered, 20 FTE in 2019.
- World-class finance significantly contributed to WCF design (PT). Successfully drove wave 1 (7 FTEs).
- WCC/MJE reduction – 43% of MJEs were advanced to WD1. Fifty or more entries were eliminated, remeasurement was automated, and the FCC initiated.
- Digitalization – BOT rolled out with 1,000 hours saved in data extraction and consolidation across ERPs.
Senior Team Manager – Projects & Technology MI
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
03.2012 - 05.2014
- Managed a team of over 20 staff members, supporting various business units in P&T.
- Reduced the timeline for key deliverables and moved towards end-to-end support from front office (PT Staircase).
- Implemented QA/QC and increased the penetration levels, moved into the space of FiB roles, and increased FO contribution in CI.
- Introduced Spend Wise reporting (cost control reports) on mobile and IT costs.
- Cost transparency – Included the contractor spend analysis as part of the Spend Wise reports.
- I received the Ambassador notes delivered by PT Controllers on TW, EIS, and travel costs.
- Pan MI activities include – Ehub facilitator, XP assessor, and EFLT coordination.
Senior Team Manager – Upstream Americas MI
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
02.2010 - 02.2012
- Managed a team of 25+ staff, supporting onshore gas and oil sands.
- Handled three direct migrations under change management methodology.
- Developed a governance model for oil sands activities and deployed post-migration.
- Identified efficiencies, peak load analysis, RASCI, and optimum utilization of resources.
- Handled the ERP transition: JDE to EP Blueprint and Energy Components for the entire Oil Sands activities.
- Pan MI activities include – master file management (for billing) and finance metrics consolidation. There was no process organization at that time.
Team Leader – Management Information G&P
Shell Business Operations
Chennai
06.2008 - 01.2010
Team Leader – Group Technology & Operations Finance
Scope International Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
08.2003 - 05.2008
Jr. Accounts Executive
India Pistons Limited
Chennai
06.1999 - 07.2003
Education
Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) - Cost Accounting, Taxation
Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)
Kolkata01.2004
Masters of Business Administration - Finance, Accounting, Management
IGNOU
New Delhi01.2003
Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com.) - Accounting, Taxation, Statistics
AM Jain College, University of Madras
01.1998
Skills
- Business planning and appraisal
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Data management and insights
- Process management and improvement
- Stakeholder engagement and management
- Team leadership and development
- Project and change management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Mobility PAR Lead-Global Marketing, LM, GM EUSA B2B
Shell Business Operations
04.2025 - Current
Mobility, Business Mobility, Global, Americas & Asia PAR Manager
Shell Business Operations
07.2024 - 03.2025
Mobility, Fleet Europe & Asia PAR Manager
Shell Business Operations
08.2021 - 07.2024
GKA PAM and R&A GKA & Marine Lead
Shell Business Operations
04.2019 - 07.2021
Operations Manager /Business Interface Manager R&A P&T
Shell Business Operations
06.2014 - 03.2019
Senior Team Manager – Projects & Technology MI
Shell Business Operations
03.2012 - 05.2014
Senior Team Manager – Upstream Americas MI
Shell Business Operations
02.2010 - 02.2012
Team Leader – Management Information G&P
Shell Business Operations
06.2008 - 01.2010
Team Leader – Group Technology & Operations Finance
Scope International Pvt. Ltd.
08.2003 - 05.2008
Jr. Accounts Executive
India Pistons Limited
06.1999 - 07.2003
Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) - Cost Accounting, Taxation
Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)
Masters of Business Administration - Finance, Accounting, Management
IGNOU
Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com.) - Accounting, Taxation, Statistics
AM Jain College, University of Madras
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