Mahesh Nagaraja
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Management Professional Operations Management/ Transition Management/ People Management Nearly 15+ years' sound exposure in financial management roles in leading MNCs Profile Summary Operations Management Transition Management Stakeholder Management Process Improvement Record to report and Controllership SOP & Performance Management Process Stabilization & Control Auditing and Reporting Training & Development Team Building & Leadership Performance-driven professional with nearly 17+ years of experience in Operations (Finance Planning and Analysis) Management, Transition Management, Client Management, SLA Management and People Management Resourceful at maintaining relationships with clients to achieve quality product and service norms by resolving their service related critical issues Proficient in evaluating the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) update by bringing different software used in operations Proven track record of excellence in driving process improvements initiatives throughout the operations; improving operating performance of transactions through Operational Excellence initiatives Defining continuous improvement processes, accelerating employees' strengths and building powerful teams that can conquer any obstacles An enterprising leader with skills in leading personnel towards accomplishment of common goals Exceptionally skilled in preparation and maintenance of various complex accounting/financial documents & reports Exemplary employee and achievements in the Annual budget planning. Soft Skills
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Manager
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru, KA
01.2016 - Current
- For team of 35 members for a third-party client, a world top tech giant with global presence, in FP&A domain
- Accountable for service delivery as per defined SLAs, reviewing Daily/monthly SLAs with stakeholders; creation of RCAs for errors and process control
- Cost optimization – Managed Cost Index percentage above 50%
- Created and maintained interactive Board of Directors financial review deck with 95% of accuracy, used by CFO during quarterly presentation
- Finance business partner to EVP of Corporate Development, Alliances, & Strategy
- Facilitated for ongoing finance support of special projects while coordinating monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles
- Partner closely with other Finance functions to ensure all finance related requirements are met
- Business consulting – making recommendations to senior management on key decisions, cost optimization
- Partner with Business Development to model, analyze, and aid in the negotiation and development of strategic licensing agreements and partnerships
- Proven track record of excellence in driving process improvements initiatives throughout the operations; improving operating performance of transactions through Operational Excellence initiatives
- Preparing the Business Resiliency Model and sign off the stake holders
- People Management – Achieved attrition of 4% in 2019 and 2% in 2020; Gender diversity advocate, achieving 50% diversity
- Also mentored for annual/mid-year appraisal for all 35 team members including reward decision and discussion
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions
- Key Achievement and Accomplishments:
- LeanOps Workshops – Driven various LeanOps workshops to review Monthly reporting processes and identify process improvements
- Delivered $145k savings to client for the year 2019- 2020
- Achieved 40% efficiency release through automation & standardization
- No Incidents and errors from last two years
- Played a pivotal role in setting up LAS team from Due Diligence to Go-Live and achieving standardization of the process
- Visited USA for the purpose of project transition
- Recognized by SDL with Celebrating points for Best People Manager
- Non KRA responsibilities - Cost Optimization – Drive Cost optimization strategy for Accounting and Finance project, identifying the cost levers and drive
- 120k YTD cost savings in FY20.
Operations Manager
Capgemini Business Services
Bengaluru, KA
02.2012 - 01.2016
- Mentored team of experienced 16 Analyst and 4 Senior analysts
- Facilitate and ensure business makes sound financial decisions
- Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial planning cycles while defining and implementing metrics and
- Formulating budget and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results and implementing corrective actions
- Reduced monthly forecast variance from 20% to 5% by thoroughly examining past expenses and collaborating other business partners
- Designing & monitoring an Organization Chart, Work Flow, Job aids, Templates for team as per the defined SLA's
- Reviewing & allocating resources for optimal utilization of 100% on daily basis in order to achieve defined targets
- Supporting various functional areas such as recruitment, training and monitoring performance
- Accomplishments:
- Handled transition of 9 projects from overseas for client Warner Bros
- Collaborated as Project team lead for Controllership transition to Bangalore
- Worked in Hong Kong & China for the purpose of project transition for three months
- Visited USA (Los Angles) for two months on Business visa for project transition
- Recognized by SDL with Celebrating points for Best People Manager in 2013 Across Capgemini
- Successful implementation of robotics for BW reports and other MIS reports
- Completed Six Sigma GB project in reducing overall close cycle time from WD 4 to WD 3, resulting into controllership benefit to the stakeholder.
Assistant Manager
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd
Chennai, India, India
12.2009 - 02.2012
- FP&A Reporting: Handling EMEA Region Downstream Business, Monthly Forecasting, yearly budgeting and publishing monthly reports interaction with various Regional Finance Leads
- Handled monthly MI reporting (Faster) and Capital Expenditure Reporting for Deutschland, Austria & Switzerland region
- Prepared reports for P&L variances, forecasting and providing latest estimates for DACH region
- Provided high level commentaries and business insights on variance and reducing variance by 30%
- Updated Dashboards and slides to provide key metrics to Management on timely basis
- Accomplishments:
- Recognized as MI Star Performer for Q1 2011.
- Individual performance rating for 2011 was highest among the peers in Chennai office
- Part of the team which handled the migration of German, Austria & Switzerland Faster MI reporter & contributed to go-live 100% within 2 months
- Hamburg- Germany for three months, Krakow- Poland & Vienna- Austria for the purpose of migration and initial documentation.
Process Analyst
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, Madura Garments
Bangalore, KA
03.2007 - 12.2009
- Performed annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting of support function costs – HR, Marketing, Legal, Procurement, Facilities cost
- Worked with figures and interpreted results for reports, looking for new ways to improve
- Prepared Monthly MIS for circulation to stakeholders within agreed timelines
- Involved in cost optimization exercises, with objective of optimizing costs with minimal impact to deliverables
- Accomplishments:
- Measured all financial operations including financial statements, expenses, and requests
- Involved in budgeting and MIS preparation 150 stores
Financial Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, India, India
03.2005 - 03.2007
- Performed annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting of support function costs – HR, Marketing, Legal, Procurement, Facilities cost
- Prepared Monthly MIS for circulation to stakeholders within agreed timelines
- Sucessfully Initiated Kaizen project on Report applications, it helped to reduce time for manual postings and increase quality, production volumes Trainings Attended
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
Bangalore University
Bengaluru, KA 01.2001 - 06.2005
Post Graduate Diploma in Management -
NIMB
Bengaluru, KASkills
Composite MIS reporting, Stakeholder Engagement
undefinedAdditional Information
- SIX , Sigma green belt Business Communication/ Presentation GEM (Global Enterprise Model) Personal Details Visa Status: Holding USA B1 Visa till 2025.
Timeline
Associate Manager
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - Current
Operations Manager
Capgemini Business Services
02.2012 - 01.2016
Assistant Manager
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd
12.2009 - 02.2012
Process Analyst
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, Madura Garments
03.2007 - 12.2009
Financial Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd
03.2005 - 03.2007
Bachelor of Commerce -
Bangalore University
01.2001 - 06.2005
Post Graduate Diploma in Management -
NIMB
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