Kishore Malla
Finance Analyst
Chennai,TN
Summary
Finance professional with 12+ years of expertise in FP&A, R2R, Intercompany, and reconciliation of Balance Sheet ledgers, Trial Balance, and P&L across diverse industries. Recognized with multiple awards from CFO and RFM for driving process excellence and automation initiatives. Proven track record of streamlining reporting workflows through advanced VBA macros and dynamic Excel dashboards, delivering measurable efficiency gains, enhanced compliance, and actionable insights for executive decision-making.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Analyst
WPP
Chennai
08.2023 - Current
- Analyzed financial data to support strategic decision-making processes.
- Prepared detailed reports on budget forecasts and expenditures for IT cost $525M
- Led rolling forecast cycles and variance analysis, delivering actionable insights that improved forecast accuracy by 80% and enabled proactive decision-making for executive leadership.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline financial operations.
- Partnered with HR and business leaders to forecast staffing needs, aligning headcount with budget and strategic priorities.
- Achieved $1.8M annual savings through an ad-hoc insourcing initiative, earning direct recognition from the CFO for exceptional business partnering.
- Monitored actual vs. planned headcount, analyzed variances in FTEs and labor costs, and presented corrective actions to management.
- Developed automated reports in Power BI/Excel to track headcount trends, attrition, and hiring pipeline, reducing manual effort by 80%.
- Led month-end close activities, including journal entries, accrual postings, and ledger reviews, ensuring timely submission of financials.
- Performed monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations across intercompany, accruals, and suspense accounts ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Prepared detailed reports of financial results for senior management review.
- Completed ad-hoc activities within tight deadlines, providing management with rapid insights for agile decision-making.
Business Analyst
Flextronics
Chennai
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Led preparation and consolidation of annual operating budgets across multiple business units.
- Developed detailed cost models to ensure accurate allocation of ~$115M budgets.
- Performing Finance Analysis, Including Variance Analysis, Trend Analysis, and Financial Statement Analysis to identify the performance indicators.
- Conducted monthly variance analysis of actuals vs. budget/forecast, highlighting key drivers.
Assistant Manager
Pearson
Banglore
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Provided a quarterly analysis report on the operation of the business centers as well as their operation.
- Considered all intercompany recharges, including employee recharges, invoices, expenses associated with specific projects, and so on.
- Managed intercompany transactions which were transacted between different countries as well as different segments.
- Prepared the revenue structure for management needs on a quarterly basis.
Assistant Manager
Godrej and Boyce Mfg Ltd
Chennai
05.2017 - 03.2021
- Recognition of revenues as per the IND AS 115 and reporting the same to the management for final closure of P&L.
- Accounting and closing the net outstanding for the customers with keeping a track on aging as per the credit period provided by the guidelines and policies of the organization.
- Reconciling the control accounts and bank accounts by identifying the unaccounted or overstated amounts.
- Prepared revenue and cost driver analyses, delivering insight reports to RFM and Divisional Sales Managers that enabled actionable decision-making and improved business performance.
- Prepared variance reports against targeted sales figures across multiple divisions, providing clear explanations for differences to support management review and strategic decision-making.
Senior Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Service
Chennai
05.2015 - 02.2017
- Supported regions such as (EUROPE, APAC, US, LATAM) around 160 Countries with their interrelated transactions.
- Met month-end reporting objectives and deadlines.
- Preparing netting report on monthly basis considering actual receivables with actual payables.
Management Trainee
S.C. Sahoo & Associates
Cuttack, Odisha
03.2013 - 11.2014
- Analyzation of cost audit reports complying with guidelines prescribed by ICAI.
- Preparation of Cost sheet and preparation of budgetary
report.
Education
ICWAI - INTER
Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India03-2012
Gandhi Mahavidyalaya
Sambalpur University03-2012
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Budget forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- Effective communication
- Analyzing financial data
- Month-end close processes
- SAP FICO/BPC
- Infor / BAAN
- VBA Macros
- Oracle
- Adaptive
- Power Point
- Power BI
Timeline
Finance Analyst
WPP
08.2023 - Current
Business Analyst
Flextronics
12.2021 - 06.2023
Assistant Manager
Pearson
03.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Manager
Godrej and Boyce Mfg Ltd
05.2017 - 03.2021
Senior Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Service
05.2015 - 02.2017
Management Trainee
S.C. Sahoo & Associates
03.2013 - 11.2014
ICWAI - INTER
Gandhi Mahavidyalaya