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SAMEERA VENNAVELLI

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

Summary

Chartered Accountant with over 6 years of expertise in financial planning and analysis, financial controlling, and business partnering, specializing in IFRS and Ind AS standards poised to drive financial strategy and operational efficiency. Known for optimizing financial processes and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. Emphasizes collaborative teamwork and achieving impactful results, leveraging strong analytical and leadership skills and demonstrating the ability to identify automation opportunities that significantly reduce manual efforts, streamline audit processes with internal and statutory auditors, and ensure compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Finance Controller and Business Partner

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
12.2023 - Current

BUSINESS PARTNERNING

  • Owned monthly close governance, annual budgeting, and rolling LE for Corporate BU with approximately INR 800 Cr Opex.
  • Led P&L and balance sheet reviews with variance analysis versus Budget/LE/Prior Year; built action plans with cost center heads to deliver run-rate savings and reallocations.
  • Partnered with leadership to evaluate spend pipelines, workforce plans, and productivity benchmarks; enabled prioritization of operating programs through scenario modeling, and sensitivity analysis.
  • Reviewed central agreements and allocation methodologies; identified savings via rate renegotiation, volume rationalization, and utilization controls across shared services.
  • Built monthly FP&A packs, including KPI dashboards, improved leadership visibility, and decision velocity.


GROUP REPORTING

  • Led IND AS standalone FS review and supported the consolidation of 52 subsidiaries and 2 JVs; integrated insights from the consolidation into planning baselines.
  • Managed a team of finance interns, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and professional growth.
  • Reviewed IFRS Form 20-F/6-K notes/disclosures, and coordinated intercompany reconciliations; aligned accounting assessments (in-licensing and out-licensing, business combinations, revenue) with forecast models.
  • Drove quarterly balance sheet analytics for management reviews; linked working capital movements to cash forecasts, and communicated implications for operating plans.

Assistant Manager – Finance

Unilever
08.2021 - 08.2023

SUBSIDIARY PERFORMANCE

  • End-to-end financial reporting with embedded FP&A for 12+ subsidiaries, including budgeting, quarterly/annual closes, and board-ready performance decks with variance analyses.
  • Owned subsidiary planning cycles, incorporating revenue, COGS, Opex, and CapEx; refined forecasting cadence for faster LE updates, and improved predictability.
  • Drove pricing and revenue recognition SOP improvements in a new subsidiary setup; aligned policy with commercial realities, strengthening forecast credibility.
  • Coordinated with Tax, Legal, and Treasury to reflect regulatory and funding constraints into cash flow forecasts, and working capital targets.


AUTOMATION AND GOVERNANCE

  • Led digital automation of financial statement preparation and MIS reports, accelerating FP&A turnaround, and improving audit readiness.
  • Implemented Revised Schedule III and supported AGM/Annual Report processes; ensured narrative coherence between statutory reporting and performance messaging.
  • Contributed to subsidiary liquidation financials.

Senior Consultant

Grant Thornton
10.2018 - 04.2021
  • Engaged in Statutory audit, tax audit and limited review of listed Companies and LLPs leading the team as an audit in charge managing internal compliances, allocation of responsibilities, review of work done by the team.
  • Testing and reporting on the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting as per the guidelines issued by ICAI and identifying, control and process lapses.

Article Assistant

PFK Sridhar and Santhanam
09.2014 - 09.2017
  • Statutory audit of Domestic Companies, Internal audits and risk advisory and SOX testing and walkthrough.

Education

Chartered Accountant -

ICAI
05.2018

B.Com. - undefined

IGNOU
06.2017

Secondary - CBSE

Bhavans Sri Rama Krishna Vidyalaya
05.2011

Skills

  • Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Financial Reporting and Consolidation
  • IFRS, IND AS and IGAAP
  • MIS Reporting
  • Audit management
  • Statutory Compliances
  • Good working knowledge of SAP (including BPC)
  • Cash flow management
  • Intercompany transactions
  • Variance analysis

Certification

Certificate from ICAI on ‘Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting'

Accomplishments

  • Recognised with individual and team performance awards for several quarters- “Winning business”, “Inspiring Finance Innovations”, “Stewardship”
  • Rated as “excellent” during performance appraisal
  • Central Government Merit Scholarship in Carnatic Music

PERSONAL STRENGTHS

  • Team player and a firm believer in team work synergy
  • Effective at communicating ideas and opinions, good presentation skills
  • Regularly updated with various regulations relevant to the field of work


PERSONAL DETAILS

  • Date of Birth: 16 November 1995
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Address: Hyderabad

Interests

Carnatic Music, Reading books and Poetry Writing

Timeline

Finance Controller and Business Partner

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
12.2023 - Current

Assistant Manager – Finance

Unilever
08.2021 - 08.2023

Senior Consultant

Grant Thornton
10.2018 - 04.2021

Article Assistant

PFK Sridhar and Santhanam
09.2014 - 09.2017

B.Com. - undefined

IGNOU

Secondary - CBSE

Bhavans Sri Rama Krishna Vidyalaya

Chartered Accountant -

ICAI
SAMEERA VENNAVELLICHARTERED ACCOUNTANT