Limna Chennakeshava

• Liaised with budget holders to evaluate financial performance and offer financial management data, analysis and advice.
• Analyzed financial position, investigated and reported budgetary variances and identified adjustments to facilitate month and year-end processes.
• Analyzed impact of service changes and proposed cost-effective service redesign and budget adjustments.
• Obtained financial details to support general ledger reporting.
• Oversaw internal and external audit and formulated corrective action plan for findings and recommendations response.
• Produced financial reporting in Apptio and PPM to summarize financial performance and explain key variances.
• Prepared monthly financial statements and variance analysis reports in Apptio and PPM for management review.
• Presented numerical and graphical data to demonstrate strategic progress.
• Collaborated with customer and stakeholder team to meet corporate, statutory and performance monitoring.
• Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
• Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
• Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
• Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
• Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
• Partnered with IT and operational leadership to develop financial business plans with detailed benchmarks.
• Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
• Evaluated project applications and verified with outline specifications to approve, reject and recommend adjustments.
• Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
• Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
• Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
• Managed regular finance tracking for numerous branch offices and headquarters expenses.
• Researched and facilitated software integration to streamline accounting and financial processes.
• Maintained responsive organization with sustained revenue growth through industry forecast monitoring and deliberate financial planning.
• Prepared and managed large capital expenditure budgets to effectively handle infrastructure investment and long-term operations.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
• Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
• Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
• Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
• Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
• Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
• Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.

• Project: AMEX projects
• Responsibilities:
• Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
• Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
• Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
• Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
• Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
• Established and managed change management processes to fulfill successful project transitions.
• Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
• Crafted and maintained project plans and schedules to meet organizational objectives.
• Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
• Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
• Developed and led multi-disciplinary team to redefine problems and reach solutions based on different perspectives.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders to meet objectives and boost rapport.
• Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
• Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
• Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
• Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
• Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
• Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.

Project: Costco Retail Project and Equator Banking Projects

Responsibilities:

• Maintained bug reporting system for logged faults, delegating issues to development personnel for remediation.
• Updated ongoing testing procedures for software to account for changes resulting from post-release patches.
• Reviewed bug reports and error logs, translating data into digestible reports for senior leadership personnel.
• Defined testing and acceptance strategies and determined quality assurance benchmarks.
• Coordinated with off-site staff to verify correct use of test procedures and confirm accurate reporting.
• Mastered several software testing programs.
• Edited software documentation to increase accuracy and reduce occurrences of user error due to confusing content.
• Analyzed historical testing results to isolate failure patterns for long-term investigation into possible development protocols improvements.
• Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements.
• Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
• Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
• Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
• Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
• Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
• Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
• Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.

• Oracle ERP Solutions
• Team Size: 8
• Project Description: A Customer Care software for tracking down the customer details, issues reports etc
• Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs.
• Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
• Automated monitoring and security measures to reduce required employee attention.
• Designed support structure needed to confirm scalable application rollouts.
• Supervised architecture, design and implementation of company-wide platforms and applications.
• Assessed project milestones and team performance to keep staff on-task.
• Drove technical initiatives for large enterprise systems to align with long-term business strategies.

• Team Size: 15
• Project: Account SuperUser
• Designed and maintained consistent data collection protocols and standards across numerous databases and projects.
• Assessed business requirements and recommended technical products and solutions to meet needs.
• Authored technical requirement documentation to suit business goals and technological limits.
• Cultivated professional working relationships with internal personnel, vendors and suppliers.
• Communicated technical findings via lay terminology to keep interdepartmental teams informed on vital developments.
• Offered insight into standard methodologies and common obstacles faced by competing companies, based on experiences with past clients and third-party research.