Sushma Yadav

• Responsible for driving process transformation globally to create scalable and effective finance function.
• Successfully lead and coach a team of 10 change managers/support resources overseeing the development of requirements and user stories and as well as solution design and delivery journey.
• Achieved timely delivery of 50+ major milestones/process changes within 12-18 months contributing to process efficiencies and improved risk governance.
• Professionally facilitate Agile strategies focusing on MVP and Sprint plans.

Responsible for Global travel & expense and Accounts Payable process risk assessment and driving continuous changes to mitigate/reduce residual risk. Key achievements include:

• 80% reduction in reconciliation spreadsheets
• Reduced aged T&E balances in multiple entities (From $500k to $40k)
• Reduced corporate card feed upload SLA from 5 days to 24hrs.
• Strengthened process governance for Leaver exit clearance, allowance accounting, personal expense recovery and dispute resolution.
• Leveraged technology to reduce manual effort (Dashboard reporting and Alteryx for reconciliation)
• Accounting and Reporting process design and recommendation of key controls for new alternate payment channels (P card, Virtual cards and Billhop).".

Group oversight and reporting role with responsibility to ensure timely closure of preparation of critical notes for Group financials including note on investments, fair value, related party, significant acquisitions etc along with detailed analytical review of the group financials.

Key achievements include:

• Impact analysis of new USGAAP lease standard for all group entities.
• Delivered a position paper on USGAAP treatment of “Fund expenses”
• Effective collaboration and seamless audit delivery while working onshore (UK & Bermuda) during audit period.
• Carried out business process review of the group reconciliation process, worked with system administrator to address data quality issues in Assure NET etc and designed and executed an independent peer review process.
• Redrafted Group Balance Sheet reconciliation policy- added guidance on clear establishment of roles and responsibilities, revised reconciliation preparation frequencies to match with best industry practice, guidance on valid supporting documentation etc.

Responsible for delivering monthly P&L and Balance Sheet analysis for largest operating business unit with a monthly cost base of > INR 500Mn as well as preparation and finalization of statutory financial statements.

Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliances of the company associated with STPI and EOU registration.

Managed withholding tax compliances in terms of deposit, filling of return and issuance of TDS certificates.

Key achievements include:

• Part of core team working on Ind AS implementation for India based entities.
• Lead the controllership functions for a newly set up subsidiary including planning and coordination with auditors and finance statement presentation to entity Board.
• Worked on a Global project (CTP) on standardization of issue logs and balance sheet review process across JAPA & EMEA region.
• Supported a real estate expansion project form regulatory standpoint which involved obtaining fresh registrations form STPI authorities, recognised by ILT (India Leadership team) for my efforts.

• American Express India Private Limited, Manager India Controllership (Mar'13- Apr'15)
• American Express India Private Limited, Assistant Manager Legal Entity Accounting (Sep'11- Feb'13)
• Vinod Arora & Co. (CA Firm), Senior Associate (Mar'11- Aug'11), Article Trainee (Feb'08- May'10)
• Minda Industries, Industrial training (Jun'10- Feb'11)