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Vikesh Kulal

Bangalore

Summary

  • Versatile and result-oriented professional offering 7 years of experience in finance & process management to drive organizational success; targeting roles in finance to enhance skill set and contribute to the success of the organization promoting mutual growth
  • Leveraging Extensive experience in finance and process management across various industries, currently acting as a Consultant at Deloitte. Skilled in spearheading efforts to enhance processes and putting new protocols in place to make carrying out the process easier.
  • Successfully handling the project by ensuring margin are in line and also by considering greater operational efficiency and project improvement.
  • Coordinating and supporting the engagement team, ensuring efficient and effective engagement management, internal and external invoice preparation, and maintaining quality control measures for all activities at Deloitte.
  • Proficient in SAP, Oracle, advanced Excel, and Tally. Familiar with financial software and tools for invoice processing, budgeting, and reporting.
  • Showcased exceptional communication skills, capable at engaging with clients, and possess strong planning, coordination, and analytical capabilities.
  • Detail-oriented focus on achieving expected outcomes. Enthusiastic hard worker with expertise in cultivating lucrative client relationships and implementing better processes and procedures.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant (Project Controller)

Deloitte
04.2024 - Current
  • Assisting numerous projects and engagement teams by implementing project management controls and successfully managing the financial analysis and reconciliation process
  • Setting up a pricing model as an initial setup for project management, which allows them to determine how the project's financials would end up with the staffing mix and bill rates.
  • Prepare budgets and forecasts for projects and track financial metrics such as revenue, expenses, etc.
  • Ensure the Billings are processed as per the statement of work
  • Conducted financial planning analyses, comparing forecasted resources allocated to a project vs. the total value of the project, which led to a decrease in total cost.
  • Prepared and presented cost analysis reports for quarter-end billing.
  • Maintain account of expenses, handle client billing, and account receivable collection.
  • Provide the periodic management account deck PowerPoint presentation, highlighting the project financials at the account level. This includes staffed revenue details, profitability details by project, and by partner.
  • Helping the Engagement teams to predict future metrics by using past data and future trends based on the service
  • Monitored and assessed the project's real-time progress by analyzing resource utilization on each engagement and conducting comparative analyses with forecasted figures, which led to an improvement in profit margin.
  • Ensured 100% documentation and financial reporting through due diligence to keep projects on track by looking at recent financial performance and identifying trends.
  • To arrive at an accurate EAC WIP state, the engagement team's ETC/forecast is updated quarterly and entered into the audit portal together with invoicing information (both per EL and out of scope).
  • Developed and delivered regular financial reports to diverse stakeholders, presenting key performance indicators and actionable recommendations to enhance operational efficiency, drive revenue growth, and foster collaboration towards common financial goals
  • Act as a financial advisor to project leadership by monitoring project profitability, performing forecast vs. actual analysis, proactively flagging potential risks, and recommending mitigation plans to leadership.
  • Calculating the future realization and engagement's margin of the project by using a standard unified tool.

Process Specialist

Infosys BPM Ltd.
Bangalore
08.2019 - 04.2024
  • Coordinating and supporting the engagement team, ensuring efficient and effective engagement management
  • Interacting regularly with senior internal and external stakeholders, as well as the Engagement team, to present various analyses, discuss recommendations, and provide project financial advice.
  • Preparing internal and external invoices, maintaining accuracy in time and expenses charged to clients
  • Implementing opportunity creation, prospect engagement creation, and maintenance.
  • Training and guiding new hires and interns in the team, and enabling knowledge transfer among the team.
  • Filling and submitting necessary templates to the system (Robotics) for bulk processing
  • Ensuring quality control and implementing control measures for all activities.
  • Successfully led the transition from EY to Infosys, ensuring a seamless process for the team and clients, resulting in improvement in operational efficiency
  • Implemented new procedures to enhance reporting processes, leading to improved client satisfaction and team productivity

Financial Analyst (Trainee)

EYGBS (India) Pvt. Ltd.
04.2019 - 07.2019
  • Managed the processing of time transfers and guided client servers for seamless operations
  • Developed and implemented new procedures to ensure efficient and effective reporting processes
  • Developed and implemented new procedures to ensure efficient and effective reporting processes, resulting in improved client satisfaction and operational efficiency

Senior Account Executive

Greet Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Managed bank reconciliation processes and invoicing using Tally, ERP 9 software
  • Reported daily SLA, FTR, and service level details to higher-level authorities
  • Recognized as a key contributor to maintaining high service levels and client satisfaction

Education

B.Com. -

Pompei College
Mangalore
05-2017

CMA -

Pursuing

Skills

  • Financial Analysis and Management
  • Process Management and Improvement
  • Budgeting and Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Relationship Management
  • Process Optimization and Transitioning
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Team Building and Management
  • Quality Control and Assurance
  • New Procedures Implementation
  • SAP (Mercury Version)
  • MS Office
  • Advanced Excel
  • Tally (ERP 9)
  • SWIFT

Accomplishments

  • Received appreciation from the Engagement team and leadership for delivering timely, high-quality services
  • Received appreciation from the team for an easier closure of the projects
  • Recognized as a key contributor to maintaining high service levels and client satisfaction

Timeline

Consultant (Project Controller)

Deloitte
04.2024 - Current

Process Specialist

Infosys BPM Ltd.
08.2019 - 04.2024

Financial Analyst (Trainee)

EYGBS (India) Pvt. Ltd.
04.2019 - 07.2019

Senior Account Executive

Greet Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
08.2017 - 03.2019

B.Com. -

Pompei College

CMA -

Pursuing

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