Accomplished finance leader skilled in both business and financial strategic analysis. Experienced in achieving operational efficiency and increasing operational gains in the IT & Services domain. Finance and Business process improvement, data analysis, lean-six sigma and project management expert. Employ root-cause analysis to identify issues and develop process improvements that lead to cost-savings. Exceptional planning and implementation capabilities. With 18+ years of experience and exposure to different industries at different stages of business in growing and established organizations. And 13+ years in finance I am confident of contributing to the overall growth & development of the organization and grow professionally along with the organization.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial analysis and planning Sr. Manager
HP
11.2017 - Current
Lead financial consolidation and help drive efficiency across the Digital Transformation Organization and manage all FP&A related activities for Global Finance Organization
Spear head collaborative engagement with business to cultivate strong partnership, yield actionable insights and unlock incremental value for the enterprise
Communicate financial results and key drivers across a breadth of stakeholders and the business unit teams through concise and effective story telling
Financial modeling and reporting along with variance Analysis
Lead global flash and all forecasting activities for the towers over $1B
Lead monthly reviews, interlock & collaborate with business and finance for Corp flash
Manage and lead quarterly assessment of risks and opportunities to drive sound financial decisions and establish playbook for business actions
Lead the Long-Term Planning, Org and outline changes and Budget processes, Capital optimizer initiatives for the Global IT organization
Streamline, harmonize and align workstreams, internal financial systems to recapture time to be repurposed for analytics
Compliance Reporting
Manage CAPEX forecasting
Grow, develop and position your team to deliver on key objectives; Help cultivate culture of feedback to drive results collaboratively
Drive Accounts Payable forecasting for HP
Coordinate across multiple teams within SC finance, operations, treasury, procurement to forecast Accounts payable
Manage BMW and all the AP related dashboards
Deputy Manager
corelogic global services private limited
12.2007 - 09.2010
Overall team Management - a team of 105 associates with 5 team leads at two locations
Manage team functions and deliverables
People management – Resource planning, Performance tracking, evaluation, review & feedback, promotions and appraisals
Own and deliver Process SLA
Ensure KPI – Key performance indicators, metrics measurements and operational results as per SLA
Ensure proper tracking of business fundamentals and scorecards
Ensure month-end accounting close process and manage client books
Budgeting & forecast and control review process
Comprehensive financial analysis and assess operational health on client accounts, provide effective management information and information solutions for decision making
Representation and implementation of quality measures and facilitate Audit programs of internal and external, Process and Statutory and ISO
SAS-70 Audit compliance
Consultation & Integration – Provide best financial and process consultation and guidance, partner with other operation team on value propositions and process integrations
Project Management - Drive business initiated and financial projects, manage transition and Training & Development
Controls & Compliance - Ensure adequate process controls, Accounting and Audit compliance in accordance to the corporate governance
Management Reporting - Develop timely and accurate models / reports for key financial indicators to support management decisions and operations
Planning & Analysis - Effective planning through internal forecast tools and analyze the financial and business aspects to indicate the risk factors and ROI maximization
Client Management - Customer centricity and developing a customer focused team
Training and Knowledge Management
Transition responsibilities – Demonstration & Presentation Process model, build process models, validation of transition proposals, Documentations, resource planning and feasibility analysis
Transition & Sign-off
Assistant Manager
IBM India Pvt Ltd
11.2004 - 12.2007
Managing team functions and deliverables in accordance to customer SLA and metrics
Ensure key financial indicators and measures to optimize the financial decision-making of the company
Management reporting, analyze the key driving factors of the business performance, send instant MIS and review the KPI (Key Performance Indicators), metrics measurements and operational results
Comprehensive financial analysis and reporting on client accounts
Transition responsibilities – Build process models, process aspects, resource planning and other feasibility analysis
Execution of transition plan monitor and sign-off Process
Training and knowledge management - Process training, induction and orientation to the new team members, training the trainers, review and approve process documentations and Training materials
Ensure process improvements and initiatives in team and motivate to achieve the SLA matrices and move up the value chain
Internal audit and process controls
Project deliverables - Lead all Client initiated projects and Quality GB projects to reduce error rate and increase efficiency
Superior customer engagement & client management to ensure overall customer satisfaction
Resolve and close escalations and customer complaints by eliminating grey areas and implementing preventive measures
Drive Process Improvements, standardization and automation and of the existing process
Ensure daily / weekly follow-up and review calls with the clients to discuss the targets achieved and misses and communicate plan of actions
Management review on team's performance and deliverables
PROCESS EXECUTIVE
HSBC ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING (P) LTD
10.2002 - 10.2004
Transitioned a new process from HSBC US trained a team of 18 members including the Assistant Manager
Timely and accurate MIS to the management
Played a key role in Audit and Quality Team, reviewed and monitored supervisory queues
Have proactively led, supported and maintained “One Team” ethos across the process
Ensured knowledge sharing, best practices and experiences with colleagues in conjunction with peers and line management
Played a vital role in Train the Trainers concept, which includes the supervisors and line management personnel on the process
Exhibited best training skills and set up end-to-end training track
Demonstrated managerial concepts like Product analyze and Interpret MI, Performance tracker and Design module for monitoring and allocation of process queues
Have worked as AMO backup and efficiently doubled up my role in the absence of AMO in managing the team during times of crisis
BUSINESS MANAGER
RAJ CONSULTANTS-ARCHITECT FIRM
11.1999 - 09.2002
Overall branch accounting responsibility and Finance management
Co-ordination with business clients, Pre/post-Sales and Service management
Business Presentation to new and prospective clients
Headed Accounts and Finance Management
Funds & Cash flow management
Budgeting & forecasting
Debtors' management, collections and recovery
HR – staffing & recruitment and branch Pay roll activities
Secretarial assistance to the CEO
Education
Data Scientist Course -
10.2024
Master of business administration -
Anglia Ruskin University
UK, Singapore
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE -
Bangalore University
India
Skills
Forecasting
Strategic Planning
Long Term Planning and Budgeting
Finance & Business Process improvement
Ability to set direction, prioritize, schedule and deliver by effective coordination
Advanced Excel
Presentation and Project Planning
Use financial data to build financial models, scenarios and bring strategic insights
Excellent analytical thinking
Technical analysis
Data analytical skills
Good negotiation
Disturbance and dispute handling
Motivation and coaching skills
Can perform well under pressure
Transition and Transformation experience
Business Systems – Essbase
SAP
BW
Accomplishments
Accomplished finance leader skilled in both business and financial strategic analysis. Experienced in achieving operational efficiency and increasing operational gains in the IT & Services domain.
Finance and Business process improvement, data analysis, lean-six sigma and project management expert.
Employ root-cause analysis to identify issues and develop process improvements that lead to cost-savings.
Exceptional planning and implementation capabilities.
With 18+ years of experience and exposure to different industries at different stages of business in growing and established organizations.
And 13+ years in finance I am confident of contributing to the overall growth & development of the organization and grow professionally along with the organization.
Otherengagementsachievements
Received recognition and appreciation from VP, Managers and different customers and peers across different functions at Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Six Sigma Green Belt Project – this project involves improvement of process accuracy & efficiency, to reduce the error level per million transactions at Corelogic Global Services Private Limited.
Spearheaded Talent management and New Hire Recruitment as part of the company's recruitment panel at Corelogic Global Services Private Limited.
SAS-70 Auditing – Ensured SAS-70 implementation and process certification at Corelogic Global Services Private Limited.
Received many accolades from Senior Management and Clients for the work exhibited and displaying true boundary-less behavior and IBM values to do what it takes to be a true IBMer at IBM India Pvt Ltd.
Project: Designed and created a Contact Database which helped reduction in time spent in processing loans which effectively increase efficiency and productivity at HSBC Electronic Data Processing (P) Ltd.
Leadershipextracurricularactivities
One of the leaders in the church community – leading home cells.
Playing drums, listening to music and inspirational talks & spending time with children.