Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Projects
Newspaper Articles
Research Papers
Languages
References
Timeline
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Shiva Shankar Iyer

Shiva Shankar Iyer

Engagement Financial Advisor
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

Results-driven finance professional with expertise in financial advisory and project tracking. Proven record of optimizing operations and enhancing performance through effective P&L analysis and client billing strategies. Demonstrates strong collaboration skills with global stakeholders while leveraging data-driven insights for informed decision-making. Committed to streamlining processes and ensuring timely collections in fast-paced environments.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Project Controller - Engagement Financial Advisor

Deloitte Consulting India Private Limited
Bengaluru
06.2023 - Current
  • Recognized with two Applause Awards for maintaining outstanding performance over the year.
  • Collaborated with US-based Partners and Senior Managers across multiple accounts while maintaining seamless operations.
  • Monitored project progress through Deloitte's standardized tracking tools.
  • Facilitated regular communication with U.S.-based Project Controller Lead and Project Manager.
  • Delivered targeted analysis on Engagement P&L to facilitate decision-making.
  • Oversaw client billing schedules, ensuring timely collections.

Associate Inside Sales Manager

Edureka - Brain4ce Education Solutions Private Limited
Bengaluru
09.2020 - 07.2021
  • Generated INR 47 lakhs in new business across India and international markets.
  • Designed strategic sales insights by leveraging features of Zoho Sales CRM.
  • Executed sales strategies by aligning course offerings with the candidate's experience and interests.

Operations Intern

BigBasket - Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • Conducted planogram and inventory planning for 5,000 stores.
  • Implemented Excel framework based on quartile analysis to exclude vehicle TAT anomalies and compute mean TAT for goods trucks serving a 5000-store chain.

Summer Intern

BRU Coffee Plant - Hindustan Unilever
Mysuru
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Enhanced energy conservation of compressors, chillers, boilers at BRU coffee plant in Mysuru.
  • Contributed to collaborative dialogues during Unilever Engineering's energy audit.
  • Facilitated data flow between shopfloors by integrating multiple machinery with Industry 4.0.

Project Trainee

TVS Motor Company
Mysuru
06.2018 - 07.2018
  • Implemented Lean Techniques to analyze manpower efficiency in the Engine stores for Apache, Moped, and Scooty.
  • Showcased methods for efficient manpower and logistics management.

Education

Post Graduate Program - Data Science & AI

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B)
Bengaluru, India
01.2025

MBA - Finance

Christ University
Bengaluru, India
07-2023

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial & Production

The National Institute of Engineering
Mysuru, India
08-2021

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination - Science

Sri Kumaran Children's Home
Bengaluru, India
05-2015

Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sri Kumaran Children's Home
Bengaluru, India
05-2013

Skills

  • Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
  • Intermediate Excel
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Results-Driven Performance
  • Process Documentation Expertise
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Effective Communication

Certification

  • The Business Intelligence Analyst Course, Udemy
  • Career Essentials in Generative AI, Microsoft and LinkedIn
  • Prompt Engineering, Infosys Springboard
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts
  • Equity Markets Analyst, Finlatics

Accomplishments

  • Secured second place for 'Zenithon - Lost in Transition' in the Best Case Study competition as part of Katastasi: Case Writing Competition held on 14th October 2024, conducted by Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB)., 10/01/24
  • Secured two silver medals at the Republic Day Cup 2024 - International Karate and Kubudo Championship held at the National Public School Auditorium, Bengaluru., 01/01/24
  • Qualified the national level UGC-NET 2023 examination (Top 2.5%) in the first attempt (Subject: Management), conducted by the National Testing Agency - Government of India., 06/01/23
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Scholarship and Extra-curricular Scholarship from the Office of Alumni, Christ University., 05/01/23
  • Managed a team of 20 students to conduct the 'Best Manager' event as part of USHUS, a National Level B-school fest, organized by the School of Business and Management, Christ University., 01/01/23
  • Winner of the 'Best Manager' event at INFLORE 2022, held at Rajagiri Business School, Kochi., 10/01/22
  • Winner of the 'Best Manager' event at CHRIZELLENZ 2021, held at Christ University, Bengaluru., 08/01/21
  • Author of 3 books in the Humor genre, available on major e-commerce websites.

Projects

Performed in-depth exploratory data analysis and visualization to identify key drivers of loan defaults for a finance company using Python.

Newspaper Articles

Safe in the Cloud, Authored an article explaining on the use of DigiLocker for accessing academic certificates, The Hindu, 05/07/17

Research Papers

  • Unlocking Economic Growth - Analyzing the Impact of Cashless Payments on India's Path towards promoting Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Shiva Shankar Iyer & Dr. Lakshmi Shankar Iyer, 2024, International Conference with the theme - Global Progress, Local Actions: Aligning Business and Management Practices with SDG Agendas, Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Traceability through Certification towards building Fashion for Good, Shiva Shankar Iyer & Dr. Lakshmi Shankar Iyer, 2022, 7th International Conference on Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends, Mysuru, Karnataka
  • Sustaining Packaging alternatives for the Unorganized food retail in India, Shiva Shankar Iyer & Dr. Lakshmi Shankar Iyer, 2019, 5th International Conference on Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends, Mysuru, Karnataka

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Kannada
Elementary (A2)
A2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Project Controller - Engagement Financial Advisor

Deloitte Consulting India Private Limited
06.2023 - Current

Associate Inside Sales Manager

Edureka - Brain4ce Education Solutions Private Limited
09.2020 - 07.2021

Operations Intern

BigBasket - Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd
01.2020 - 04.2020

Summer Intern

BRU Coffee Plant - Hindustan Unilever
06.2019 - 07.2019

Project Trainee

TVS Motor Company
06.2018 - 07.2018

Post Graduate Program - Data Science & AI

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B)

MBA - Finance

Christ University

Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial & Production

The National Institute of Engineering

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination - Science

Sri Kumaran Children's Home

Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sri Kumaran Children's Home
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