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Siva Ganesh Akula

Hyderabad

Summary

Passionate about leading data operations encompassing both financial and non-financial data. Highly motivated by ESG Content & Reporting, Research, Consulting, and Benchmarking. Experienced and knowledgeable professional with expertise in CSA, DJSI, ESG Gap Analysis, Benchmarking Reports, and Client Query Handling. Dedicated to enhancing overall business processes.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

ESG Benchmarking Specialist

S&P Global
Hyderabad
02.2024 - Current
  • Developed guidance, checklists, and SOP documents to enhance the benchmarking process.
  • Conducting regular training sessions to explain the updated process of ESG gap analysis, benchmarking reports, handling client queries, and CSA guidance enhancements.
  • Allocating resources to different tasks to manage timely deliverables for the clients.
  • Managing internal projects and collaborating with other teams to complete the tasks on time.
  • Led an internal automation project aimed at reducing manual intervention when it comes to preparing environmental dimension gap analysis.
  • Organizing debrief calls with clients to address client queries and offer insights based on CSA.
  • Experienced with a variety of Sustainability and ESG reporting guidelines and frameworks, such as CSRD, GRI, TCFD, SASB, and BRSR.
  • Developed comprehensive and interactive Power BI dashboards, specifically customized for client workshops.

Senior ESG Benchmarking Analyst

S&P Global
Hyderabad
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Conducted quality checks on ESG benchmarking, feedback reports, and client queries.
  • Conducted debrief calls with clients to address queries and provide CSA guidance-based insights.
  • Contributed to improving work efficiency and benchmark service quality by actively engaging in internal automation initiatives.
  • Monitored and ensured timely report delivery to clients by handling analyst queries and overseeing peers' work.

ESG Benchmarking Analyst

S&P Global
Hyderabad
07.2022 - 12.2022
  • Prepared benchmarking reports as per client requirement and provides peer practices to clients for better understanding of benchmarking reports.
  • Assisted clients through the preparation of CSA gap analysis.
  • Presented clients with performance metrics compared to market peers utilizing CSA data.

ESG Research Analyst

S&P Global
Hyderabad
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Performed quality checks on corporate sustainability assessments, both SA and CA campaigns.
  • Monitored and tracked climate strategy, materiality, emerging risks, biodiversity and energy usage to evaluate diverse sustainability metrics.
  • Contributed to the development of time-motion study, data dictionary, and algorithm for exclusionary screening project.
  • Conducted sector-specific training sessions for new analysts on answering critical questions and analyzing CAs.

ESG Junior Research Analyst

S&P Global
Hyderabad
10.2018 - 10.2021
  • Collaborated with the GICS team to assign industry classifications to public and private companies based on the MI industry classification system.
  • Conducted comprehensive ESG research across the three dimensions.
  • Processed Financial/ESG qualitative and quantitative data accurately into the database following CSA guidance.
  • Performed QC and smart QC for exclusionary screening on multiple screens

Education

MBA - Finance

BVC Institute of Technology & Science
Batlapalem
08-2017

Skills

  • CSA Root Cause Analysis
  • ESG Gap Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Managing Client Queries
  • Data Analysis
  • MS Office
  • Power BI
  • Adaptability and Time management

Languages

Telugu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Accomplishments

  • Sustainable1 PRO Excellence award winner
  • ACE employee of the month in Benchmarking

Timeline

ESG Benchmarking Specialist

S&P Global
02.2024 - Current

Senior ESG Benchmarking Analyst

S&P Global
01.2023 - 01.2024

ESG Benchmarking Analyst

S&P Global
07.2022 - 12.2022

ESG Research Analyst

S&P Global
11.2021 - 06.2022

ESG Junior Research Analyst

S&P Global
10.2018 - 10.2021

MBA - Finance

BVC Institute of Technology & Science

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