Pallavi Sharma
L&D Professional
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Seasoned Finance professional with 15 years’ experience in Finance, Accounting and L&D. 7+ years’ experience in L&D space towards US CPA, CMA and CFA courses. Blend of academic insight and practical experience poised to take on a Finance business partner role for sustainable growth. Core competencies include Governance & Controls, FP&A, Costing, Audits, Budgeting, SOX Compliance, and more.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2022
2022
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager L&D
KPMG Global Services
3 2023 - Current
- Design & deployed US Audit Professional Certifications (CPA) Policy aligned with firms’ strategic objectives of developing homegrown US Certified Public Accountants
- Counseled 500+ professionals and enabled 100+ professionals to register and pursue US CPA program
- Planned and deployed Audit specific learning of 72K hours spanning across 3 office locations (Kochi, Bangalore & Kolkata) and covering 1200+ audit professionals
- Leading launch of ESG related courses at GDC while working closely with GDC ESG leadership
- Worked closely with the Learning Operations team to process and award CPE credits for 3000+ professionals for audit related training
- Responsible for Training Need Identification (TNI)
- Worked closely with the IGH’s for the same
- Reviewed content shared by the US for training for 10+ training programs
- POC for matters related to content
- SPOC for Measurement and Evaluation (M&E)
- Conducted Level 1-3 of evaluations for 3000+ professionals, including data capture from scratch to leadership reporting
- Created SOQC documentation for various L&D programs
- Worked towards cross functional collaboration and participated in Hackathons promoting use of Gen AI/AI
- Delivered 50+ induction programs at KGS
- SPOC for US Facilitator Experience- Worked closely with US facilitators traveling to India to enhance their India experience and improve delivery
- Introduced a badging program at GDC and issued badges to 3000+ professionals
Senior Academic Manager
Miles Education
04.2017 - 02.2023
- Generated new revenue stream INR 2200Mn by developing new strategic partnership & nurturing 50+ existing network educational institutions
- Achieved 50% reduction in Litigation cases
- Delivered “Train the Trainer” programs for strategic & institutional partners
- Developed content for LMS and student support material (Notes, Flashcards, question banks)
- Identified and built strategic networks with key stakeholders at corporate institutions, managed proposal development and presentations on behalf of the company
Finance Manager
Percept Web Solutions
06.2009 - 02.2017
- Managed INR 70Mn P&L and secured INR 100M of Finances for the firm through equity or debt by working closely with Investors and Financial institutions
- Engineered robust internal operation and finance systems, fortifying internal controls and delivering precise MIS reports
- Monitored tax deductions, VAT, service tax payments, exemptions, and refunds, and ensured timely and accurate tax returns, annual budget preparation, and monitoring
Education
US CPA -
CMA - undefined
IMA
M.Com - undefined
Nagpur University
Skills
CPA
Timeline
Senior Academic Manager
Miles Education
04.2017 - 02.2023
Finance Manager
Percept Web Solutions
06.2009 - 02.2017
CMA - undefined
IMA
M.Com - undefined
Nagpur University
Manager L&D
KPMG Global Services
3 2023 - Current