Summary
Overview
Areas of Expertise
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Timeline
Sonali Kishore

Sonali Kishore

Hyderabad

Summary

Finance professional with proven expertise in enhancing financial performance through effective budgeting, forecasting, and pricing strategies. Capable of providing data-driven insights that shape business decisions and improve resource allocation. Experienced in managing stakeholder relationships and aligning financial objectives with overall business goals. Recognized for combining financial analysis with strategic business insight to drive sustainable growth.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Areas of Expertise

  • Financial planning
  • Resource management
  • Pricing (vendor)
  • Contract management
  • Budgeting & forecasting
  • Cost control and margin improvement
  • Stakeholder management
  • People management

Work History

Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis

Genpact India Private Limited
Hyderabad
08.2022 - Current
  • Prepared monthly and quarterly financial reports, including variance analysis and sales pipelines across seven customers with total portfolio annual revenue of approximately $83 million.
  • Delivered Annual Operating Plan for seven accounts, aligning budget with business strategies using Workday Adaptive Planning tool.
  • Chaired monthly financial reviews with senior leadership to assess cost and revenue actuals, forecasts, and identify opportunities.
  • Analyzed industry trends to align financial forecasts and facilitated long-range planning discussions with business leaders.
  • Developed pricing models for RFPs/RFQs targeting diverse customer categories in Media, Publishing & Entertainment.
  • Managed accounts with various pricing structures, including Transaction, FTEs, and hourly-based models.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders on cost-cutting initiatives and discussed billing/collections to enhance the company's DSO.
  • Liaised with Accounts Payable and Receivable to maintain up-to-date purchase orders and invoices for tracking DSO.

Assistant Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis

Genpact India Private Limited
Hyderabad
08.2020 - 08.2022
  • Managed financial planning and analysis for four accounts totaling $35 million with 800 headcount across 12 locations monthly.
  • Delivered annual operating plan for all four accounts to align objectives.
  • Shared monthly financial reports with senior leadership for strategic review.
  • Liaised with accounts payable and receivable to maintain updated purchase orders and invoices, tracking DSO.
  • Renewed two contracts worth $20 million with revised rates in 2021.
  • Implemented cost optimization strategies across accounts, resulting in increased benefit margin.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance

SIBM Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2020

B.Com (Honors) - Commerce

University of Patna, Patna, Bihar
01.2017

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Adaptive planning software
  • Power BI analytics

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt trained at Genpact
  • NSE certified capital market professional
  • Intermediate business communication

Accomplishments

  • Recognized in the COO town hall for exceptional financial support
  • Rewarded with Golden Cheers by Senior GOL for identifying and collaborating with operations to improve margin

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Native
Native

Timeline

Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis - Genpact India Private Limited
08.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis - Genpact India Private Limited
08.2020 - 08.2022
SIBM Bangalore - Master of Business Administration, Finance
University of Patna - B.Com (Honors), Commerce
Sonali Kishore