PAYAL BADANI
Bengaluru
Summary
Finance professional with strong expertise in P&L tracking, deal structuring, and financial forecasting across UiPath and DXC Technology. Proven track record in improving deal approval efficiency, revenue forecasting accuracy, and driving data-backed decision making. Skilled in variance analysis, commercial deal reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
FP&A Manager
Thinkproject
02.2025 - Current
- Ownership of Recurring Revenue and ARR Reporting: Responsible for Monthly revenue/ARR reporting ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles, Decomposing upsells/down sells/new logos into key buckets to better understand and communicate the drivers behind growth for the top contributors, Layering in commercial context into ARR/revenue trends.
- Finance Business Partner for Sales & Marketing: Doing month end close reviews for Sales & Marketing, comparing the same with budget and reporting to CXOs members, maintaining People forecast tracker to make sure all the new hires costs are within approved budgets and providing those Insights to CXOs.
- Ad hoc reporting: Doing Ad hoc reporting like Backlog reporting for Audit reports, also helping & coordinating with various requests from Board and Investors
Finance Operations Manager
UiPath
08.2021 - 01.2025
- Provide financial and commercial insights to support Go-To-Market teams in structuring financially sound deals
- Review enterprise and high-value deals, including non-standard terms impacting revenue recognition
- Collaborate with leadership on deal approvals and commercial policy updates
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies
- Support ARR and revenue forecasting for large deals
- Streamline deal approval workflows and improve quote-to-booking processes
Senior Financial Analyst
UiPath
08.2021 - 03.2023
- Managed FP&A for EMEA Go-To-Market and strategic teams
- Led headcount and cost forecasting including payroll, T&E, and software expenses
- Performed variance analysis and ensured alignment with budgets
- Supported ARR forecasting, monthly close, and reconciliation
- Built global ARR forecasting templates and highlighted business risks
Professional Finance 2
DXC Technology
01.2018 - 07.2021
- Analyzed sales metrics and revenue conversion using Salesforce data
- Tracked pipeline to revenue and performed leakage analysis
- Prepared monthly performance scorecards and book-to-bill analysis
- Supported earnings release with backlog and ASC 606 reporting
Professional Finance 1
DXC Technology
01.2018 - 03.2020
- Partnered with CFOs and business teams for financial planning and analysis
- Managed budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting
- Improved profitability through cost optimization initiatives
- Handled cash collections, DSO tracking, and balance sheet analysis
Senior Executive – Pricing
Wipro Ltd
03.2016 - 12.2017
- Prepared commercial responses for RFPs and built deal P&Ls
- Designed pricing models and deal structures
- Identified commercial risks and proposed mitigation strategies
- Collaborated with sales, delivery teams, and clients
Articleship
A.C. Surana & Co.
08.2012 - 08.2015
- Conducted statutory, tax, and revenue audits
- Prepared income tax, TDS, and service tax returns
Education
Chartered Accountant -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01-2016
B.Com -
PRSU
Chhattisgarh01-2014
Higher Secondary -
CBSE
Higher School -
CBSE
Skills
- Deal Structuring
- Commercial Review
- P&L Tracking
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Variance Analysis
- Sales Process Optimization
- Contract Review
- Risk Assessment
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Hindi
Timeline
FP&A Manager
Thinkproject
02.2025 - Current
Finance Operations Manager
UiPath
08.2021 - 01.2025
Senior Financial Analyst
UiPath
08.2021 - 03.2023
Professional Finance 2
DXC Technology
01.2018 - 07.2021
Professional Finance 1
DXC Technology
01.2018 - 03.2020
Senior Executive – Pricing
Wipro Ltd
03.2016 - 12.2017
Articleship
A.C. Surana & Co.
08.2012 - 08.2015
Chartered Accountant -
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com -
PRSU
Higher Secondary -
CBSE
Higher School -
CBSE