Hi, I’m
Paavithra Sridhar
Chennai
Summary
Proactive finance professional with strong background in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
BUSINESS FINANCE - LEAD
04.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Spearheaded financial performance management of enterprise portfolio worth $40M+ across Americas, Europe and Australia
- Conducted regular risk assessments to proactively address potential issues impacting the organization''s finances.
- Developed financial models for business forecasting, facilitating data-driven decision making.
- Achieved 3% margin improvement for the year via boosting billability and optimizing onshore cost
- Turned complex financial statements into clear, insightful reports, supporting senior management with financial analysis to guide strategic investments and business decisions
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
SR FINANCE ANALYST
04.2023 - 03.2024
Job overview
- Collaborated with project managers to baseline, forecast and perform variance analysis of scope in ongoing projects, drove them to achieve a 5% increase in utilization % and a 10% boost in the revenue for FY23-24.
- Collaborated with over 30 senior stakeholders across business teams to enforce strategic change in organization structure.
- Mentored junior analysts in financial modeling, data analytics techniques, enabling them to contribute more effectively to team objectives.
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
FINANCE ANALYST
07.2021 - 03.2023
Job overview
- P&L Management - Highlight management on financial risks and revenue leakage ahead of time. Work with delivery team and align forecasts, drive them towards achieving revenue goals
- Drove pricing calls with delivery heads, sales heads, and project managers
- Compiled and coordinated financial data for analysis and reconciliation.
DVARA HOLDINGS
SENIOR ASSOCIATE FINANCE
10.2019 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Prepared in depth variance analysis on year on year changes in financial statements and identified key business behaviour changes
- Worked with the UK PWC Team on audit of top fortune 500 companies.
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS
ARTICLED ASSISTANT
09.2014 - 09.2017
Job overview
- Prepared in depth variance analysis on year on year changes in financial statements and identified key business behavior changes
- Worked with the UK PWC Team on audit of top fortune 500 companies.
- Reviewed internal controls of vendor selection process and finance related processes to ensure independence of financial statements.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Education
CFA Institute
CFA Level 1 Candidate
06.2021
University Overview
Percentile: 90th Percentile
ICAI
Chartered Accountant
05.2019
University of Madras
Bachelor of Commerce
06.2016
Skills
- Financial Analysis
- KPI Monitoring
- Implementing Strategy
- Global Stakeholder Management
- Process Improvement
- Data Manipulation: Power query, SQL, Python Basics
- Dashboarding: Power BI & Tableau
- Advanced Excel
- Revenue Recognition
- Mentoring and training
Certification
Pursuing Data Science and ML Certification from Scaler
Hobbies and Interests
Ran 16 monthly projects for underserved schools, raised funds and provided essentials such as clean water and sanitation.
Timeline
BUSINESS FINANCE - LEAD
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
04.2024 - Current
SR FINANCE ANALYST
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
04.2023 - 03.2024
FINANCE ANALYST
ODESSA TECHNOLOGIES
07.2021 - 03.2023
SENIOR ASSOCIATE FINANCE
DVARA HOLDINGS
10.2019 - 06.2021
ARTICLED ASSISTANT
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS
09.2014 - 09.2017
CFA Institute
CFA Level 1 Candidate
ICAI
Chartered Accountant
University of Madras
Bachelor of Commerce
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