Prathamesh Kurnekar
Pune
Summary
Results-driven analyst with extensive experience at Easebuzz and Infosys, specializing in financial analysis and process automation. Proven expertise in budgeting and financial planning enhances operational efficiency while facilitating cross-functional collaboration. Skilled in delivering actionable insights, with a strong focus on corporate governance and compliance to ensure accuracy and strategic alignment in financial reporting.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Analyst- Business Strategy
Easebuzz
Pune
01.2025 - Current
- Spearheading process automation initiatives, enhancing efficiency in financial reporting, and reconciliation processes.
- Conducting in-depth financial analysis to provide data-driven insights, supporting strategic decision-making.
- Managing financial reconciliation to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal financial controls.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on projects related to analytics initiatives.
Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys Ltd.
Pune
04.2022 - 04.2024
- Implemented robust revenue and effort tracking systems for retail, consumer goods, and logistics accounts.
- Managed financial reporting and analysis, including month-end and quarter-end closures, ensuring timely book closure and variance explanations.
- Lead the achievement of quarterly cost-saving targets by overseeing internal portal releases, and proactively resolving system-related discrepancies.
- Facilitated ongoing communication with the Finance Team to promptly address invalidated cases, provide comprehensive support to affected accounts, along with monthly headcount reconciliation, and prepared executive-level reports on financial metrics.
- Utilized data-driven approaches to gather, analyse, and interpret relevant financial information, playing a pivotal role in ongoing budget creation and optimization.
- Collaborated closely with stakeholders to contribute insights and expertise during the continuous budget creation process (CapEx and OpEx), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Efficiently managed and allocated the quarterly travel budget of around 900 KUSD within the assigned sub-unit, optimizing resource allocation and cost-effectiveness.
- Performed analytical review and dashboard preparation of financial operations; extracted financial data from various accounting and information systems, like SAP; performed moderately complex statistical, cost, and financial analysis of financial reports and data.
- Investigated and understood key business issues behind the numbers, and provided clear, concise, and timely analysis and recommendations.
- Assisted in data collection and follow-up activities based on the recommendations of various stakeholders.
- Developed financial models and dashboards, leveraging advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and SAP for data-driven decision-making.
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Finance
Symbiosis International University
Pune01.2022
Bachleor of Commerce -
Shivaji University
Kolhapur01.2019
Skills
- Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Financial Reporting and Reconciliation
- Cost Monitoring and Process Optimization
- Headcount and Expense Reporting
- Executive-level presentations and dashboards
- Project Management and Process Automation
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and visualization tools
Certification
- CS Executive, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), 2020
- Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certification
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 01/31/98
Profile Summary
- Finance professional with over 2 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Controlling, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting within global environments
- Expert in financial reporting, month-end close, variance analysis, and reconciliation, ensuring accurate and timely financial insights.
- Skilled in creating dashboards, executive-level reports, and automation of financial processes using Advanced Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, Macros), Power BI, and Tableau.
- Experience in budget vs. Actual variance analysis, cost tracking, and headcount reconciliation, supporting strategic decision-making
- Capable of extracting and analyzing financial data from SAP to support reporting and financial planning processes
- Led process automation initiatives, streamlined recurring tasks, and enhanced reporting efficiency
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working closely with finance managers and stakeholders across regions
Languages
English
First Language
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Analyst- Business Strategy
Easebuzz
01.2025 - Current
Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys Ltd.
04.2022 - 04.2024
Masters of Business Administration - Finance
Symbiosis International University
Bachleor of Commerce -
Shivaji University
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