Sreekanth Narayan
Performance Advisor
Chennai
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Summary
Results-oriented certified finance professional with over 20 years of experience in Banking, Intergovernmental Organizations, and the Oil and Gas industries. Proven track record of driving value-based decision-making and achieving long-term strategic goals, demonstrated by a 30% reduction in operating costs through the implementation of strategic initiatives. Expertise in leveraging transformational digital solutions such as Power BI, Alteryx, and Salesforce to optimize performance across the value chain. Recognized as a change agent for effectively executing organization-wide initiatives that deliver tangible, positive impacts.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Portfolio Advisor
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current
- Managing annual budget of $0.1bln for Shell’s center for innovation and cutting-edge research in data science, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, that will drive energy transitions towards net-zero emission.
- Championed transformational culture of performance by delivering the organizational targets ensuring that VP performance is optimal bringing organizational value of $3bln through integrated systems, processes, and single source of truth.
- Develop and publish digital tools highlighting VP Quarterly performance (including Non-Financial KPIs) and embark on continuous improvement.
- Strengthened the performance measurement and report activities incorporating the organizational framework administrating the Financial, Carbon emissions, Project delivery, Quality, Health, and Safety processes.
- Created and Implemented Power BI based report tool, helpful in performing data analysis and helps by providing impactful insights to support management review and decision making.
- Work closely with organizational leadership in identifying/remove redundant projects from the system, thus improving the time efficiency by 5% (Benefit $3-5mln).
Finance Advisor (Contracts and Procurement)
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - 06.2022
- Directed and managed the annual OPEX budget of $0.2 billion in CP finance, supporting the VP of New Project Development and the VP of Integrated Gas and Renewable Energies.
- Engage with the executive leadership team (VP/GM) and reduce the OPEX cost by 35% over three years through strategic levers like digitalization, location strategy, and overhead cost reduction.
- Developed and implemented digital tools in driving overall organizational performance (e.g. Anaplan-based planning tool, Power BI-based insight tool, Salesforce-based recovery tool.
- Jointly led a major benchmark exercise with an industry peer (Hackett data) on productivity within the CP organization. Lead analyst on internal productivity metrics across the Shell CP organization.
Assistant Manager
Scope International
04.2014 - 11.2015
- Develop annual budgets ($18 billion revenue and operating profit of $4 billion), including quarterly forecasts and 3-year strategic plans, aligning with regional, country, product, and segment leaders across the globe.
- Development of a management information pack and standard templates distributed for use across business and finance teams, thus lowering dependency and review time by 80%, and ensuring quality and accuracy.
- Report and analysis of 30+ products and their performance against historical, budgeted, forecasted, and strategic planning results to facilitate decision-making toward target achievement, helped in the divestment of one sub-product.
- Played a lead role in the development of the One Bank Report system via the Hyperion Essbase environment, working with the development team (HCL Ltd).
Senior Accounting Assistant
The World Bank
03.2008 - 03.2014
- Managed Accounts receivable of World Bank Group with receivable portfolio of approx. $ 125 Million and Cash application of portfolio of approx. of $ 3 billion.
- Formulate, review trial balance, variance analysis and other related schedule on monthly basis, ensure timely submission and ensure compliance.
- Liaise with Corporate Planning and Analysis unit for availing details of cost sharing across the Bank’s entities such as, IFC and MIGA, and posting accounting entries based on the cost sharing/Service Level Agreements.
- Provide technical advice on complex accounting issues relating to expenses reimbursement, staff receivables.
- Paramount in design & development of SAP based solution for managing Reimbursable agreement services with the member nations and clients.
Education
Chartered Certified Accountant - Accounting
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
UK01-2020
Certified Management Accountant - Management Accounting
Institute of Management Accountant (IMA)
USA01-2016
Master of Business Administration - Marketing
Adam Smith University
Chennai, India10-2006
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce, Accountancy
University of Madras
Chennai, India04-2004
Skills
Financial Planning & Analysis
Integrated Value Management
Commercial & P&L Management
Systems implementation expertise
Change management
Strategic Business Partnering
Data visualization
Price Risk Management
Cost Reduction & Containment
ISO compliance auditing
Finance Transformation
Design Thinking
Controls & Compliance
Beyond Budgeting
Portfolio management
Additional Experience
- As Process Associate, at Steria India Ltd (Formerly Xansa India Pvt Ltd) May 2006 - Mar 2008
- As Lower Division Clerk, at Ministry of Defense (Government of India) May 2005 – May 2006
Work Availability
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Timeline
Portfolio Advisor
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current
Finance Advisor (Contracts and Procurement)
Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - 06.2022
Assistant Manager
Scope International
04.2014 - 11.2015
Senior Accounting Assistant
The World Bank
03.2008 - 03.2014
Chartered Certified Accountant - Accounting
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
Certified Management Accountant - Management Accounting
Institute of Management Accountant (IMA)
Master of Business Administration - Marketing
Adam Smith University
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce, Accountancy
University of Madras