Power BI
Nikesh Poothatta
Planning Analyst
Bangalore
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
Language
Work History
Planning Analyst
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
- Responsible for developing the operating plan for business units for future years, based on understanding of business growth/contraction, projects delivering new services with clear focus on affordability, do-ability and alignment and portfolio changes including people movements and investments
- Creates and maintains a forecast of demands of the COB and Portfolios based on trends, roadmaps, and ongoing and planned initiatives
- Develop and mature Investment Proposals (GIPs) in support of the business strategy; selecting projects for investment that are aligned with the business strategy; prioritising investments to ensure the investment portfolio delivers continued value
- Perform special projects to improve processes and ways of working to enable more effective planning, insights, reporting and/or consumption related aspects
- Developing the Line of sight forecast together with the workforce plan
- Monthly forecasting and monthly close financial monitoring and analysis (including variance analysis)
- Support the strategy, value and Change Journey initiatives in the department
- Bring external insights & strive to identify & implement improvements to the existing Reporting process and tool
- Coordinate the business planning and reviews with business
- Practice and promote safety, ergonomics, controls integrity efficiency and continuous process improvement in line with the company core policies
- Cost allocations etc.
Specialist
SAP
12.2009 - 11.2017
- (MIPA)
- ERP, Reporting : BW and Spot fire
- Key Responsibilities
- Monthly forecasting and monthly close, financial monitoring and analysis (including variance analysis)
- Responsible for preparing reporting packs after MEC Month End Closure or Forecast rounds
- Work and liaise very closely with multiple stake holders like Business finance manager for issues and updates
- Financial Analysis of key assets/fields and understanding the key drivers of cost and assignment of cost bucket holders
- Consolidation of monthly operating expenses, performance tracking, KPIs and reviews, analytical team and the business
- Coordinate the business planning and reviews with business (Finance to Business team on a regular basis via Monthly and weekly calls)
- Practice and promote safety, ergonomics, controls integrity efficiency and continuous process improvement in line with the company core policies
- Ensure all HR and site policies are effectively implemented in the team and all HR related issues are managed properly
Lead
IBM, Supporting BP
Bangalore
06.2008 - 11.2009
- The role involves performing activities related to fixed asset additions ,transfers, rretirements and reporting (R2R activities)
- ERP : SAP
- Job description
- Performing activities related to settlement (capitalizations) based on request received from various Business units
- Recording retirement entries for the assets which need to be scrapped
- Performing transfer entries for moving balances from one asset to another within the same and different business unit based on request and requirement
- Performing depreciation run for one of the business entities to post depreciation charges at period end to corresponding expense account and asset ledger in FI-GL
- Performing depreciation check to ensure that depreciation recorded at period end is complete, valid and recorded accurately and on a timely basis in accordance with the group policy
- Preparing and reconciling the reports related to assets under construction of all BU’s which are sent for updates on a monthly basis
- Performing Service ops entries for usage of service operated assets which include different facilities being used by third parties
- Preparing service level agreement metrics
- Preparing CIM to GL report which compares the AUC balances between the capital investment modules to the general ledger module for all the business units
- Reporting and reviewing the variances of units of production (UOP rate) for all the fields and providing explanation for variances which are above+/-10%
- Managing asset, group asset creation, placement and technical closure of the project
- Manage Lifecycle of projects in SAP – Setting up project in SAP, budgeting and release
- Manage project budget - Capital & Expense projects budgeted per approved AFE
- Capitalization – Downloading of Asset AUC Report and Verify AUC Balance with SAP Balance for the Finance Reps
- Capitalization of eligible WBS by performing data gathering and creation of asset for them.
Accounts analyst
IBM
07.2005 - 06.2008
- Played a key role in the successful transition of Joint venture A/R process for BP Canada
- Stabilized the process within a short span of time after joining the process when there was 100% attrition
- Received several appreciations from the client in the voice of the customer program for managing the BU expectations by timely delivery of services at critical times
- Received certificate of excellence award for outstanding performance & contribution for work support
- Prior Role in, Finance, Revenue)for BP for its Canadian operations
- Responsibilities
- Applying Cash to customer open line items in line with the Turnaround time fixed for the process
- Investigate, address, and solve disputes raised by Joint venture Partners with regard to Joint Venture Bills
- Proactively deal with changing priorities and effectively managing
- Conduct Monthly Reports for Clarity
- Research and provide backup to supporting partners and supporting teams
- Handled the Royalty Income process for which involves application of Royalty monies received from Partners from properties which are farmed out by the client
- Preparing customer refund requests after reviewing account in the case of over payments from the customers
- Handled the Aging report analysis for the Joint Venture Accounts receivables.
Accounts/Admin executive
Intellect Support Services
10.2004 - 06.2005
- Handling back-end operations for Car loans
- Managing customer centric operations & ensuring customer satisfaction by achieving delivery & service quality norms providing them with best solutions
- Arranging for documentation as per the prescribed norms and coordinating with different departments for quick processing of applications
- Implementing, streamlining and ensuring smooth functioning of operations with a view to ensure maximum efficiency.
Education
B.com -
Calicut University
No Degree - Programming in C++, Web Design And Oracle
STG
04.2001 -
Skills
Stake holder Managementundefined
Software
MS Excel
Timeline
Specialist
SAP
12.2009 - 11.2017
Lead
IBM, Supporting BP
06.2008 - 11.2009
Accounts analyst
IBM
07.2005 - 06.2008
Accounts/Admin executive
Intellect Support Services
10.2004 - 06.2005
No Degree - Programming in C++, Web Design And Oracle
STG
04.2001 -
Planning Analyst
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
B.com -
Calicut University
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