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Pravakar Dutta

Guwahati

Summary

Chartered Accountant with over 6 years of experience in FP&A at Cisco, overseeing a $3B revenue portfolio and achieving 95% forecast accuracy. Proficient in financial modeling, forecasting, and SaaS metrics. Demonstrated capability in transforming complex data into actionable insights for executive leadership.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Analyst (Grade 8)

Cisco
Remote
04.2022 - Current
  • Owned revenue forecasting for two major service portfolios, contributing $3B in annual revenue.
  • Managed long-range planning of deferred and unbilled revenue streams totaling $8B annually.
  • Delivered daily revenue trend dashboards to SVP Finance, enhancing real-time decision-making.
  • Led weekly revenue reviews providing actionable insights across various revenue categories.
  • Collaborated with Invoicing, Revenue Accounting, and Finance Transformation teams to resolve past-due invoices.
  • Conducted daily variance analysis on booking, deferred, and unbilled revenue to identify risks.
  • Developed and implemented multiple revenue forecasting models, achieving 95% accuracy over three years.
  • Received recognition from SVP Finance for creating a real-time CX Daily Trends dashboard.

Finance Analyst (Grade 6)

Cisco
Bangalore
10.2020 - 04.2022
  • Compiled weekly financial metrics on bookings, COGS, revenue, headcount, and gross margin for executive stakeholders.
  • Collaborated across functions to define analytical needs and develop scalable dashboards for standardized reporting at SVP level.
  • Spearheaded process improvement initiatives, automating reports through SAP BO, Essbase, MS Access, Power BI, and Excel.
  • Received Cisco CFO Award for automating Contract Term Analysis dashboard, decreasing manual effort by 90%.

Finance Analyst (Grade 4)

Cisco
Bangalore
04.2019 - 10.2020
  • Delivered critical reports on bookings and acquisitions to global finance teams.
  • Designed and built dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Created a contract term mix dashboard for backlog analysis and revenue tracking, receiving recognition from senior leadership.
  • Supported ad-hoc analytics for Sales Finance and Central Finance teams, enhancing analytical capabilities.

Industrial Trainee

General Electric
Bangalore
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Conducted risk assessments and developed internal control testing frameworks, including Risk & Control Matrices, materiality thresholds, and scope planning.
  • Evaluated internal controls and information systems to identify control deficiencies, recommending and following up on remediation plans.
  • Delivered reports to senior management on asset utilization and internal control outcomes, suggesting process improvements.
  • Led internal control testing for five business processes spanning 65 legal entities under GE India.

Article Trainee

Sanjay Hazarika & Co., Chartered Accountants
Guwahati
08.2015 - 08.2017
  • Executed internal audits for government departments, educational institutions, and private limited companies.
  • Provided comprehensive tax advisory services including income tax, TDS, VAT, and Service Tax (now GST), ensuring full compliance and timely return filing.
  • Finalized accounts and prepared financial projections, utilization certificates, and other statutory financial documents.
  • Successfully led internal audit engagements across five Central Government schools and spearheaded the TDS compliance team.

Education

Chartered Accountancy -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Guwahati
11-2018

B.Com - Accounting

Gauhati University
Guwahati
06-2015

Skills

  • Financial planning and forecasting
  • Financial analysis and variance
  • Dashboard development
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Presentation and communication skills
  • Collaboration and flexibility
  • Ownership and dedication
  • SAP BusinessObjects expertise
  • Advanced Excel proficiency
  • Power BI and Essbase knowledge
  • Hyperion familiarity
  • Salesforce experience
  • Basic Python skills

Accomplishments

  • CFO Award for Operational Excellence for automating the contract term analysis report by cutting down 90% of human hours
  • APJC High Five Award for enhancing and automating the weekly business review deck, which provides comprehensive views of the CX business, including all necessary KPIs on bookings, COGS, revenue, GM, and HC

Languages

Assamese
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Finance Analyst (Grade 8)

Cisco
04.2022 - Current

Finance Analyst (Grade 6)

Cisco
10.2020 - 04.2022

Finance Analyst (Grade 4)

Cisco
04.2019 - 10.2020

Industrial Trainee

General Electric
08.2017 - 08.2018

Article Trainee

Sanjay Hazarika & Co., Chartered Accountants
08.2015 - 08.2017

Chartered Accountancy -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

B.Com - Accounting

Gauhati University

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