Sandeep Narra

• Spearheaded development and management of annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and facilitating accurate resource allocation.
• Demonstrated proficiency in conducting in-depth financial analyses, including variance analysis, trend identification, and cost optimization, leading to improved decision-making and cost-saving opportunities.
• Initiated and led process improvement initiatives, streamlining financial reporting processes, and reducing inefficiencies, resulting in enhanced accuracy and efficiency in FP&A operations.
• Prepared and presented comprehensive financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for executive leadership, enabling clear understanding of financial performance and trends.
• Developed organizational structure to outline and direct rules, roles, and responsibilities
• Understanding requirement of each report and staged various discussions on requirements of each project.
• Preparing PowerBI dashboards for management insights with detailed view of product performance, technician performance and project performance
• Quickly grasp business problem and translates into tangible, usable actionable outputs
• Works on COE model to implement standard process across all entities by collaborating with other departments for information related to process
• Ensuring accuracy of financial data for reporting
• Preparing presentation for monthly business review meetings

FPNA Analyst:

• Played pivotal role in budget creation process by collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze financial data, ensuring development of accurate and realistic budgets
• Conducted thorough variance analysis on regular basis to identify key drivers of budget deviations, providing actionable insights to senior management.
• Preparing of SGA reports per department by allocating indirect expenses on reasonable basis and provide variance analysis with budget figures
• Preparation of customer centric reports like customer profitability reports and calculating commissions and bonus for sales representatives, dealers.
• Preparing sales reports for analysis of sales and GP for each product type
• Preparation of support , cash flow statement , flash reports & FTE
• Preparation of accrued & deferred Income, preparing and posting the journals on monthly basis.

Controllership- Europe region

• Expertise in handling & managing the monthly UK GAAP Close process, reviewing the entity books, monitoring, and communicating deadlines.
• Ensured compliance and implementing the regulatory requirements & accounting standards, Experience in conducting analysis & performance of substantive testing of account balances.
• Liaise with Treasury, Payables, and other functions to resolve any audit queries and for in need of any support.
• Performing end to end Fixed asset activities
• In depth research, analysis & resolution of every open item for AP, AR & Balance sheet accounts
• Creating Standard operating procedures as part of process documentation and control measures

Audit:

• Statutory & Internal audit of a construction companies having TO >300 Crore
• Audit of a Manufacturing & Seed processing companies having TO >100 Crore
• VAT & GST audit of manufacturing companies
• Bank Audits
• Prepared reports and materials to assist with audits

Accounting and ancillary activities:

• Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions
• Maintained and enhanced internal controls to preserve confidentiality of records
• Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks
• Preparation of Financial Statements and filing them with Tax & MCA
• Filing of Income Tax, VAT, GST, Service tax & TDS returns and ROC forms
• Response to notices & assessments from various Government departments, resolved financial and tax issues and maximized customer satisfaction scores
• Preparation of CMA reports & Projected Financial statements