PUNEETH B.R.

• Preparing OPEX Forecast reflecting the changes from trends, and other resources ensuring consistency with expectations for Cloud Business
• Acting as finance business partner to multiple teams, ensuring clear Communication of performance drivers and providing insights to Leadership team to make strategic financial decisions
• Preparing Monthly & Quarterly reports, analyzing OPEX and CAPEX, conducting variance analysis, and delivering insights to senior executives
• Restatement of OPEX & HC between regions
• Was part of reviewing the P&L and making sure the cost hitting the correct cost centre on Quarter end
• Developed efficient and effective reports in EPM and Data Visualization tools, improving reporting experience and assisting other teams
• Projects: Preparation of dashboard & templates in SI-DV (Sales Intelligence – Data Visualization) for conversion of reports from SI to SI-DV
• Worked on Analysis to move the Heads under the right Legacy when we had new EVP for Global Marketing
• Travel and Entertainment - Creating projection models aimed at reducing costs and enhancing financial performance
• Facilities – Provided value-added strategic planning assistance to multiple lines of business and reduced costs.

• Preparation of dashboard & templates as per business request in Micro-Strategy and Excel
• Delivering Critical reports to Management Level (CFO, Directors and Group Reporting Team)
• Variance Analysis – Analyzing variance between Actual v/s Forecast v/s Budget
• Primary focus on identifying opportunities to reduce preparation time while not compromising with accuracy of reports
• Stakeholder engagement to understand need of hour & take necessary actions to meet these requirements
• Simplifications, Rationalization & Automation of Reports
• Analysis of data at various hierarchy stores, division and departmental basis on sales, variance, budget, stock loss, margin, payroll etc
• Develop financial models along with visualization to support strategic initiatives taken by stakeholders
• Leading Daily, Weekly and Periodic team meetings
• Review reports prepared by team members
• Prepared control checks for automated reports
• Driving weekly conference call and telepresence with Finance Managers of Distribution Centre to discuss current business plans
• Tracking Volumes & cost of Distribution process of One Stop, providing daily updates to distribution head
• Projects:

i. Preparing templates in MSTR (Micro strategy) for conversion of Reports from BO (Business objectives) to MSTR & conversion of few reports into Power BI

ii. Created New Template for understanding Sales performance of Tesco Own Brand products against Total Sales

iii. Working Capital Analysis:

a. Worked on Insurance/Tax of Store employees to understand how Working Capital can be reduced

b. Worked on Bottom Performing Products in OneStop stores, which business took major decision on Allocation of Working Capital of store

c. Worked on OneStop Store Contribution: Business wanted to analyze whether stores are improving or not.

• P&L Variance analysis, Trend Analysis, HO Cost analysis, Performance analysis and Marketing cost analysis
• Planning, Directing & Over-seeing production activities
• Supervising and motivating Team of 30 Employees
• Working with Client Service and Production Directors to complete schedule on weekly basis
• Monitoring Production Processes and adjusting delivery schedules as needed.