Malini Ganesh
Bengaluru
Summary
Goal-oriented professional managing dynamic assignments in financial planning and analysis reporting and procure-to-pay with over 11.8 years of experience
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Ops Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
Bengaluru
12.2019 - 11.2024
- Reconciled Google Pay accounts across multiple banks to extract commissions bi-weekly and monthly and shared final commission figures with stakeholders after reconciliation completion.
- Created standard operating procedures for daily, monthly, and quarterly cycles.
- Automated reporting dashboards to cut manual effort by 30%.
- Improved reporting accuracy through automated dashboard validation.
- Collaborated with global cross-functional teams on reporting requirements alignment.
- Led workflow improvement work to reduce dependency and simplify processes.
- Mentored team leads through structured knowledge sharing and process guidance.
- Partnered with senior leadership and CFO for management business review decks.
- Built management business review decks that informed strategic decisions.
Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
bengaluru
07.2016 - 11.2019
- Conducted variance analysis and identified cost-saving opportunities worth $1.5 million annually.
- Managed month-end accrual preparation, proposed amortisation entries, conducted variance analysis, confirmed spend, and provided close commentary to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to analyse financial performance, investigate variances, and implement corrective actions.
- Supported forecasting and reporting activities by validating financial information and ensuring data accuracy.
- Streamlined financial reporting processes, reducing turnaround time by 25%.
- Participated in process improvement initiatives that enhanced reporting efficiency and operational effectiveness.
- Ensured accuracy and compliance in monthly and quarterly PO invoice reconciliations.
Financial Analyst – FP&A Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
03.2013 - 06.2016
- Performed PO creation, validation, contract/invoice reviews and forecasting activities, including trend analysis and budget transfers, ensuring data accuracy for timely financial reporting.
- Reviewed daily and monthly financial reports with business partners for accuracy.
- Processed high-volume purchase orders to meet SLA compliance and data accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Travel and tourism Management
N.M.K.R.V College for Women
Bangalore01-2012
Skills
- Variance analysis
- SAP financial reporting
- Forecast update and reporting
- Data accuracy validation
- SAP purchase order management
- SAP cost center management
- Oracle ERP
- Ariba procurement
- Purchase order management
- SAP forecast uploads
Accomplishments
- Reduced manual reporting effort by 30% through automation and dashboard development.
- Identified approximately $1.5M in annual cost-saving opportunities through variance analysis.
- Reduced reporting turnaround time by 25% through process improvements.
- Developed and documented 50+ SOPs covering daily, monthly, and quarterly processes.
- Manual effort was reduced from 10 minutes to 3 minutes due to automated contract checks for purchase requisition via project Kiara.
- Recognized multiple times for process excellence and superior performance metrics.
Custom
Community Engagement: Served as the **Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the Accenture PPA Committee** coordinating engagement activities across the Google project.
Timeline
Associate Ops Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
12.2019 - 11.2024
Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
07.2016 - 11.2019
Financial Analyst – FP&A Reporting
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru
03.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Commerce - Travel and tourism Management
N.M.K.R.V College for Women