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Nikesh  Poothatta

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

Power BI

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
Nikesh PoothattaPlanning Analyst