Kupendra K
Summary
Strategic FP&A professional with over 12 years of experience in financial planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis across global services and retail sectors. Collaborates with senior leadership to deliver insights that enhance margin performance and support informed decision-making. Leverages strong analytical skills and technical expertise to automate processes, driving efficiency and improving financial transparency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Bangalore
12.2022 - Current
- Collaborated as strategic finance partner with business leaders providing insightful P&L revenue analysis while conducting performance reviews to aid commercial finance decisions and enhance business growth.
- Coordinate annual budget development through collaboration with multiple teams to collect insights.
- Construct quarterly forecast by assessing actuals in relation to budgeted figures.
- Delivered comprehensive revenue margin and operating profit variance analysis to senior management and CFO, highlighting risks and opportunities.
Conducted detailed revenue and cost variance analysis to inform strategic decision-making. - Evaluate current and historical trends in key performance indicators across overall line of business with macro and micro level comparisons.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, emphasizing key financial metrics and trends
- Develop financial models projecting revenue, expenses, and cash flow supporting scenario analysis and decision-making
- Conduct variance analysis and compare actual performance against budgets and forecasts identifying discrepancies and offering explanations for management
- Developing profitability dashboard utilizing various parameters and submitting monthly variance to business head.
- Assist with ad-hoc data mining and analysis requests
Senior Associate - AM
EXL Services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
06.2011 - 12.2022
- Managed dashboards, PowerPoint slide decks, bad debt tracker, utilization reports, and expense reports for client on daily, weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly basis
- Presenting Management Dashboard highlighting the key financial indicators and providing commentary on same.
- Evaluate complex financial data and reports to deliver precise and timely financial recommendations for management decision-making
- Working in close partnership with business leaders of the strategic business unit to prepare forecast and budget and revise same periodically.
- Developed financial ad hoc reports for clients to support informed decision-making
- Preparing high-level dashboards and slide decks providing financial overview to stakeholders and partners regarding revenue, operating income, FTE hours, and utilization cost trends per FTE and hours
- Preparing SOPs as and when new reports come in and getting it approved by client.
- Monitored and controlled timelines for diverse client deliverables in alignment with operating memorandum/SLA
- Serving as intermediary between AR and AP teams
- Coordinating with relevant teams to secure credit notes
- Oversight of bank accounts including preparation and review of payment documents
Education
MBA - Finance
East Point College of Engineering And Technology
Bangalore12-2010
Bachelor of Commerce -
RC College
Bangalore06-2008
Skills
- P&L analysis
- Budget development
- Variance analysis
- Cash flow management
- Financial modeling
- Management reporting
- Data analysis
Tech Skills
• Cognos(TM1), Report Studio &
Cognos Analytics.
• QlikView
• Power Pivot in Excel
• Power BI
• MS Office & Outlook
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 01st June 1987
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Native
Native
Telugu
Elementary (A2)
A2
Hindi
Beginner
A1
Accomplishments
- Special Initiative Award 2021 – achieved major milestones to bring out new project
to achieve TAT & Accuracy on client deliverables with the team - We have received Team Ovation award to our team for best performance in Exl
Bangalore for Q2, 2015. - Received few awards for leading and implementation of project in TCS as
individual and for the team on detailed client reports & insights.
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
12.2022 - Current
Senior Associate - AM
EXL Services Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 12.2022
MBA - Finance
East Point College of Engineering And Technology
Bachelor of Commerce -
RC College