Zaran Amit Shah
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience at Accenture, excelling in budgeting and financial analysis. Proven track record in revenue recognition and governance, leading teams to enhance reporting accuracy and drive operational efficiency. Adept at delivering strategic insights and fostering stakeholder relationships, ensuring compliance and supporting significant revenue growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist
Accenture
Mumbai
07.2025 - Current
- Led Financial Planning & Analysis for a complex, multi-year, multi-region global client (EXOR-client), driving improved revenue and margin performance across multiple engagements and currencies.
- Executed revenue recognition in accordance with industry standards, internal policies, and complex multi-currency contractual terms.
- Conducted in-depth cost and margin analysis to identify key cost drivers, optimize profitability, and support strategic financial decision-making.
- Reviewed and interpreted contracts and Statements of Work to ensure accurate financial treatment, compliance, and risk mitigation across regions.
- Partnered with finance leadership to support financial planning and annual budgeting cycles, validating assumptions across multi-year, multi-currency plans.
- Managed WIP, accruals, deferrals, and balance-sheet reconciliations, ensuring precise period-end and year-end reporting in multiple currencies.
- Played a critical role in month-end and quarter-end close, delivering timely, accurate financial results for global stakeholders.
- Developed management reports and executive dashboards highlighting revenue trends, margin performance, and improvement opportunities across regions and currencies.
Senior Analyst
Capgemini
Mumbai
04.2018 - 07.2025
- Led Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and performance reporting across multiple regional and global accounts.
- Managed end-to-end finance operations covering contract summaries, billing & invoicing, WIP/BIA reconciliation, and cash collections / Accounts Receivable (AR).
- Executed revenue and cost recognition in line with IFRS standards, ensuring audit-ready and compliant financials.
- Directed monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, delivering accurate reporting with detailed analysis of revenue, costs, margins, and risks.
- Oversaw an annual $25M portfolio, maintaining strong financial controls, forecasting accuracy, and financial governance.
- Owned weekly and monthly management reporting, leading a reporting team where non-compliance could result in material financial impact.
- Led forecasting and budgeting for strategic accounts (including ALDI), validating assumptions with account, MU, and senior business leaders.
- Conducted M-reviews with MU leadership, presenting financial insights, risks, corrective actions, and growth opportunities.
- Delivered deep-dive financial analysis to identify operational trends, cost drivers, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
- Streamlined financial reporting and business processes, enhancing clarity, timeliness, and decision-making effectiveness.
- Developed and maintained process documentation and SOPs, aligned with corporate finance governance and audit requirements.
- Implemented cost optimization initiatives, reallocating resources and improving profitability without impacting service quality.
- Led regional finance initiatives across Nordics, BSV, and BeLux, including industrialization, reporting standardization, and E-Monitoring enablement.
- Trained and supported 200+ engagements on financial tools and processes for budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and engagement setup.
- Managed and mentored a team of 5 finance professionals, driving performance, compliance, engagement, and continuous development.
- Partnered closely with clients, external partners, and senior stakeholders, handling complex ad-hoc financial requests and resolving disputes promptly.
- Controlled operational costs to remain within budget while supporting revenue growth and customer satisfaction.
Education
Post Graduation Diploma in Management - Finance
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research
Kandivali04.2018
Master of Commerce - Commerce
Mumbai University
Santacruz04.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Nagindas Khandwala
Malad03.2015
Skills
- Budgeting
- Financial analysis
- Revenue recognition
- Finance Control
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Forecasting
- Financial governance
- Management reporting
- Team leadership
Certification
- Excel
- Beginner Youth Certification
- Decision Making
- Presentation skill
- Team Creation
Training
- ADMT
- Thor
- Excel
- E-Monitoring
- BOT
- N2K
- GFS
- JIRA
- SNOW
- SAP
Languages
- English – Full Professional Proficiency
- Hindi – Full Professional Proficiency
- Marathi – Intermediate Professional Proficiency
- Gujarati – Native
Hobbies and Interests
- Indoor and Outdoor sports (Cricket, football, badminton, table tennis, carom etc)
- Listen to Music
- Trekking
- Travel the world
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/30/94
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Specialist
Accenture
07.2025 - Current
Senior Analyst
Capgemini
04.2018 - 07.2025
Post Graduation Diploma in Management - Finance
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research
Master of Commerce - Commerce
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce
Nagindas Khandwala