Shashikala Bai
Bangalore Rural
Summary
Seasoned Financial Analyst with a proven track record at AB-InBev, adept in financial modeling and budgetary planning. Excelled in enhancing financial reporting accuracy and efficiency, showcasing strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset. Demonstrated leadership in process automation and financial consulting, contributing significantly to operational excellence and financial integrity. Analytical Financial Analyst known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in financial forecasting, risk management, and data analysis. Excel in problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication to achieve goals and drive business success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
AB-InBev
Bangalore
03.2018 - Current
- Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for management review.
- Preparing and partnering with the completion of the Annual Variable Industrial Costing (VIC) and FIC Budget for the NAZ Supply Chain Manufacturing Group and internal business teams (PPM, Sales, MDM, OTC, Logistics, and others), processing, and submitting for approval to the Business Leadership Team.
- Operating the budgeting process, working with various teams such as PPM, Global Cost Controllers, Standard Cost, ZBB, Sales, Supply, Divisional Finance, and Country Finance teams. This includes cascading down to the budget-owner level.
- Performing a detailed analysis of variances between the forecast and actual results; evaluating reasons, and chasing irregularities in the same.
- Performing the management reporting and reconciling SCFD vs. Cognos reporting requirements.
- Preparing monthly SCFD/ZBB/KPI LE inputs and assumptions, and Brewery Excise Forms to elevate product performance and tax filings.
- Calculating the daily VIC product cost by SKU and brewery level to attain the beer price.
- Preparing the by-product, raw material analysis reports evaluating the monthly performance by product category.
- Delivering overall input data to calculate supply logistic drivers (VLC, FLC, and KPIs) estimates.
- Weekly analysis of the labor plan, labor efficiency (hours, OT, DLE, utilization), and vendor spend analysis.
- Coordinating with the BOT automation team to drive the process automation.
- Driving monthly management reviews and PRPs with BSC, Supply Chain GM, and staff on financial performance results.
- Preparing month-end accrual JEs, bill-back charges, expense to expense JEs, and intercompany cross charges during the monthly closing process.
- Preparing and publishing the Power BI dashboards during month-end close.
- Closely working with internal teams, zone leaders, on monthly financial rollovers, and management reviews.
Senior Financial Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore Rural
09.2015 - 03.2018
- Responsible to upload bank Statement
- Posting of journals during Month End and make sure to close the books within the timeline
- Preparation of Treasury reconciliation in blackline
- Preparation of KPI report and send to country contact for approval
- Clearance of line items in wait account
- Adhere to KPI
Senior Business Process Analyst
Hewlett Packard
Bangalore Rural
06.2009 - 09.2015
- Responsible for the smooth and timely completion of the reconciliations.
- Prepare account reconciliation for the service line as per HP’s AFM 635. Ensure escalatable items are identified, reported, and continually addressed with the owning party until resolved.
- Review the account reconciliations done by the members, ensuring that the accounts are presented with a high-level breakdown in terms of aging, and a detailed analysis of business groups is provided.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely reconciliation of inventory accounting systems and general ledger accounting system balances.
- Validation and approval of journals.
- Ensure all the JVs and ICs are processed and affect the LHGL.
- Clearing the aged inventory lying in the sales office by investigating the reasons.
- Answering customer queries specific to the activity, and making presentations of the role and responsibilities of the department.
- Preparer of the Global Escalatable Worldwide Report (GEWR) for all APAC entities.
- Doing a balance sheet review on a quarterly basis for all APAC region entities.
- Timely communication on issues, risks, and status updates.
- Responsible for inventory accounting system, cost booking, tax, and revenue for APAC entities.
- Monitoring the movement of inventory from the factory to the sales office, and from the sales office to the customer.
- Handling queries from internal customers.
- Responsible for process standardization, delivery excellence, and QMS.
- Handling audit and control testing by internal and external auditors.
- Compliance with SAB 101 guidelines for revenue and cost recognition.
Education
B.Com -
Bangalore University
Bangalore06-2009
Skills
- Budget support
- Financial consulting
- Financial statement analysis
- Report creation
- Budgetary planning
- Financial modeling
- Revenue recognition
- Preparing budgets
- ERP accounting
- Expense and revenue analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Budget compliance
- Finance
- Financial and operational reporting
Languages
Kannada
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Financial Analyst
AB-InBev
03.2018 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 03.2018
Senior Business Process Analyst
Hewlett Packard
06.2009 - 09.2015
B.Com -
Bangalore University
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