Sophy Naveen Raj
Ernakulam
Summary
Results-driven professional with 13 years of experience in revenue reporting, contract management, and budgeting. Demonstrated ability in cost management and material cost planning, contributing to enhanced financial performance. Expertise in stakeholder management and effective communication, fostering collaboration across teams to achieve corporate objectives, and maintaining high-quality standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervising Associate- Business Operations
EY Global Delivery Services India
Kochi
03.2022 - Current
- Direct sector reporting on key performance indicators, execute comprehensive analysis and emphasize significant trends related to gaps and opportunities for sector.
- Leverage Excel, PPT, and Power BI to enhance data analysis and streamline revenue reporting.
- Supporting the Sustainability team with revenue analysis.
- Coordinated sector execution plans to ensure alignment with organizational goals. Facilitated collaboration with BMC stakeholders to enhance project success.
- Facilitated annual budget planning for Strategic Operations Leaders while assessing monthly spending trends aligned with strategic initiatives.
- Coordinated EY Contracting and Compliance processes, addressing queries from Sector Team, BRET, and Procurement.
- Ensured compliance with financial regulations and legal requirements for contracts and revenue management.
- Collaborated with GCO legal team on Global SOWs, MSAs, sponsorship, and membership agreements.
- Assisting the finance team with period-end close procedures, focusing on the preparation and analysis of monthly accruals.
Associate & Sr. Associate
Ford Motor India Pvt LTD
Chennai
11.2011 - 06.2018
- Audited negotiated prices and price claims for non-design factors.
- Executed retro price adjustment audits, recovering $3.2 million.
- Conducted cost-benefit analysis to enhance financial performance.
- Presented monthly targets and achievements alongside North American counterpart.
- Forecasted average vehicle costs using marketing mix rates and material costs.
- Analyzed monthly bill of materials, communicating findings to Profit Forecast and Total Value Management Teams.
- Developed dashboards showcasing high performance for Material Cost Analysis European Team.
- Collaborated with Product Development Finance Team to maintain parts, costs, and usage for revenue forecasting.
Team member & Senior Team member
Ford Motor India Pvt LTD
Chennai
08.2008 - 10.2011
- Audited accountable documents to ensure timely payments to suppliers.
- Analyzed Operational metrics monthly, addressing risks against SLAs and metrics.
- Implemented strategic plans and process improvements, developing training roadmaps for team members.
- Conducted daily error review sessions with accounts payable team to enhance accuracy.
- Updated desk procedures in support of ISO certification requirements.
- Demonstrated thorough understanding of purchase-to-pay process to streamline operations.
Education
MBA -
Asan Memorial Institute of Management
Chennai06.2008
B.com. - Corporate Secretaryship
DRBCCC Hindu College
Chennai06.2006
Skills
- Business operations management
- Contract management
- Project management
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Employee engagement
- Risk assessment
- Cost management strategies
- Financial analysis and auditing
- Operations optimization
- Forecasting and quality control
Accomplishments
- Awarded with ASIA PACIFIC RECOGNITION AWARD for handling increased amount of claims with accuracy
- Awarded with EMPLOYEE EXCELLENCE for avoiding duplicate payment of $3M.
- Awarded for the best performer in the team for maintaining NIL external errors - increased productivity by 25%
- Contributed towards team efficiency - Head count reduction project successfully.
- Brought in Process Improvement (Six Sigma Project), in Purchase Order Audit and Material Cost Analysis
- Exceptionally handled the most complex vehicle individually for European Region (Material Cost Analysis-Ford Focus)
- Received appreciation from management for possessing good analytical skills.
- Maintained Bill of Material Accuracy % as minimal in achieving the Budget and Forecast for European region.
- Received appreciations from customer for handling the process effectively- Delegation of work.
Erp Skills
- IBM - World Integrated Pricing System
- Common Material Management System
- Business Intelligence tools - BI4
- PeopleSoft
Timeline
Supervising Associate- Business Operations
EY Global Delivery Services India
03.2022 - Current
Associate & Sr. Associate
Ford Motor India Pvt LTD
11.2011 - 06.2018
Team member & Senior Team member
Ford Motor India Pvt LTD
08.2008 - 10.2011
MBA -
Asan Memorial Institute of Management
B.com. - Corporate Secretaryship
DRBCCC Hindu College