Naresh Gundla

Led cost center management for R&D and FP&A budgets for a healthcare client, digital infrastructure, data analytics & decision support of healthcare products and advanced in AI & ML applications.

• Practice Leadership: Established the FinOps Target Operating Model (TOM) for global digital healthcare platforms, reducing annual cloud waste by 23% through automated governance.
• Billing & Cross-Charge: Orchestrated complex showback/chargeback mechanisms across 4 Business segments and 50+ business units, ensuring 100% cost allocation, direct the showback and chargeback processes to drive financial accountability across clinical and R&D business units.
• Manage the complex distribution of shared platform costs, ensuring they are split appropriately among teams to avoid budget blind spots.
• Validate monthly invoices from providers like AWS and Azure, reconciling them against technical usage reports for accuracy
• Cost Optimization: Led "Right-sizing" initiatives and managed a $10M+ commitment portfolio (RIs/Savings Plans), achieving a 15% reduction in Effective Savings Rate (ESR) without impacting clinical application performance.
• Monitor and remediate cost spikes immediately using automated alerts to prevent "bill shock" from runaway workloads.
• Automate the decommissioning of idle resources, such as unattached storage or non-production environments during off-hours.
• Business Value Strategy: Developed unit economics metrics to align cloud spend with revenue-driving healthcare outcomes.
• Implement and maintain a global tagging and account structure strategy to ensure 100% cloud spend visibility.
• Act as the Liaison between finance, engineering, and product teams to align technical roadmaps with financial goals.
• Deliver specialized BI dashboards and KPIs (cost-per-user & cost-per-service) that are actionable for different levels of leadership.
• Drive cultural change by educating engineers on the financial impact of their architectural decisions.
• Forecasting & Budgeting: Develop predictive models for future cloud spend based on historical trends and upcoming project pipelines.
• Vendor Management: Oversee contract negotiations and manage relationships with cloud vendors to secure favorable pricing and service levels.
• Sustainability & Compliance: Monitor cloud-related ESG performance and ensure all infrastructure optimizations meet regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA/GDPR)

Led cloud FinOps process and stakeholder management for US healthcare client specializing in digital infrastructure, data analytics, and AI/ML applications.

Oversaw AWS and Azure cloud FinOps, SecOps, and CloudOps initiatives to streamline business processes and enhance cloud governance.

Collaborated with IT business units, vendors, and corporate finance to track resource utilization, enabling execution of cloud commitment plans and resource optimization.

Analyzed stakeholders' cloud spending based on business roadmaps, technical needs, and budget forecasts to inform cost management strategies.

• Cloud Billing & Cross-Charge Management
• Cost Optimization & Technical Efficiency
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
• Unit Economics Implementation
• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Vendor Management
• Governance

• Liaised among business units, vendors, data center managers, and stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Manage day-to-day administrative and operational responsibilities of a business office within the technology organization.

· Designed and implemented business solutions by analysing business requirements and creating functional designs.

• Collaborated with leadership teams and lines of business (LOBs) to manage vendor SOW approvals and governance.
• Managed communications and updates for stakeholders and business partners to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Led SOW lifecycle governance ensuring alignment with audit and TPA.
• Ensured accurate processing of invoices against POs and contracts, resolving billing issues and improving operational efficiency and cost savings.
• Conducted statistical reporting and audit analysis to support operational streamlining and enhance compliance.

Reviewed and analyzed borrower income and tax returns for individuals and businesses, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Conducted audits on tax documents, including forms 1040, 1065, and 1120, ensuring regulatory adherence and accuracy.

Coordinated RMC audit processes and compliance checks, providing insights that enhanced financial audit outcomes.

· Managed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) for Wells Fargo Advisors, processing withdrawals, deposits, and tax withholdings per IRS guidelines.

· Ensured the accuracy of financial transactions, including ACH, wire transfers, and custodial transfers.

· Prepared daily QC reports and provided process training to team members.

• Conducted training sessions for team members on established processes and best practices to enhance team knowledge and compliance.