Nitin Girish
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Results-driven financial planning professional with over 19 years of experience in strategic budgeting, financial forecasting, and stakeholder management. Proven track record in managing large-scale budgets, analyzing financial performance, and delivering data-driven insights that support executive decision-making. Strong leadership capabilities in coordinating cross-functional teams, enhancing financial transparency, and ensuring fiscal discipline while implementing cost-effective strategies for sustainable long-term growth.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis
Consero
10.2025 - Current
- Engage with clients to establish medium-to-long-term financial and strategic frameworks.
- Engineered financial models to forecast long-term growth and analyze key business drivers.
- Scrutinized financial and operational data to refine business performance insights.
- delivered in-depth budget comparison analysis and management observations.
- Built and maintained weekly cash forecasts for liquidity planning.
Planning Analyst-Projects
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 03.2025
- Spearheaded annual budgeting of $55M for over 70 IT infrastructure projects, ensuring cost control and accurate forecasting across multiple global projects. This involved extensive stakeholder consultations and review before finalisation.
- Worked closely with IT Delivery Heads to develop Annual Operating Plan and Latest Estimates.
- Worked with Finance Operations team for error free closure of monthly books by submitting accrual, processing invoices and reclassifying costs.
- Led the transformation of a complex payment framework, implementing inter-company billing across 100 legal entities, resulting in seamless financial reporting of USD 18 million annually.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate operating expense payments into program books, improving financial transparency and control.
- Strengthened financial governance by conducting in-depth variance analysis, identifying trends, and implementing cost-saving strategies to optimize resource allocation. Validated cost take out of $15 annually.
- Developed an automated Power BI dashboard, streamlining expense reporting by reducing manual effort from three business days to one business day, enhancing accuracy and efficiency.
- Led SAP-based invoice processing optimization, reducing approval time, enhancing vendor relationships, and ensuring timely payments. Ensured timely payment of $20mn annually across three key suppliers.
- Designed Latest Estimate (LE) report for IT infrastructure projects ensuring variance analysis and commentaries is presented to senior management within work day eight.
- Actively involved in testing of ServiceNow as business tester.
Order Office Manager
Volvo India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 11.2016
- Directed financial planning and resource optimization initiatives to improve budgeting efficiency and strategic decision-making.
- Led financial planning for a team of 128 design engineers. Developed Annual Operating Plan to the tune of 20 Mn SEK which included budgeting for employees, contractors, travel and raw materials.
- Optimized resource allocation based on project demand. Collaborated with counterparts across various sites to manage excess capacity and demand.
- Managed vendor procurement through efficient request for quotations and contract negotiations. Executed financial transactions, including purchase orders and invoice processing, ensuring compliance with financial guidelines.
Project Analyst
CMRIT
11.2011 - 09.2013
Project Management Analyst
Accenture
09.2010 - 11.2011
Business Analyst
Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
05.2007 - 07.2010
Education
MBA - Finance
ICFAI Business School
B.Com. - undefined
Bangalore University
Skills
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Reporting
- Cost Control
- Financial Analysis
- Operational Efficiency
Timeline
Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis
Consero
10.2025 - Current
Planning Analyst-Projects
Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 03.2025
Order Office Manager
Volvo India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 11.2016
Project Analyst
CMRIT
11.2011 - 09.2013
Project Management Analyst
Accenture
09.2010 - 11.2011
Business Analyst
Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
05.2007 - 07.2010
B.Com. - undefined
Bangalore University
MBA - Finance
ICFAI Business School