PANKTI SHAH

1. Analyze Business & Financial performance of Youth, Music & English business units by evaluating data & generating trends

2. Managing cross-functional collaborations in closing negotiations and executing contracts for diverse content production and barter deals. Accomplished deal closures with production houses and key talent for format-based non-fiction shows and branded content properties

3. Devising Annual Operating Plans for the business unit in accordance with the business model and strategy, including detailed programing & Marketing costs forecasting.

4. Partner with finance team to review the schedule of estimated future contractual commitments for proper capital planning and supporting near-term and long-term P&L and Cash forecasts.

5. Monthly Financial Closing and Management reporting.

6. SPOC for various functional stakeholders (legal, finance & tax, commercial, sales etc.) to ensure smooth execution of the projects.

1. Analyzing, investigating and explaining key movements and trends in Overheads expenditure of the company

2. Providing financial support to Business/Function heads and assist them in decision making.

3. Preparation of Annual Business plan and Annual budget. Preparation of periodic forecasts to update management on projected results.

4. High level review of balance sheet and Profit & Loss statement.

1. Periodic variance analysis of IT costs vis-à-vis annual budgets and devising rolling forecast

2. Ensuring successful completion of budgeting cycle in coordination with CIO and other IT stakeholders.

3. Partner with Business in financial validation of IT Capex/Opex investments & expenditures.

4. Review and validation of IT Business cases from Financial standpoint..

1. Looking into Project Profitability of all the global and local projects falling under Telecom and Media vertical of the company.

2. Revenue Analysis and preparing a detailed report on deviations in Revenue if any and Analyzing Reasons for the same

3. Interacting with Project managers to help them understand financial health of their projects and thereby minimize Revenue leakages.