Tenured Manager, Business Restructuring ServicesSecondment to a sovereign wealth fund's Consulting business to prepare the digital strategy for one of the largest steel and building materials manufacturer in the Middle East region. Developed a comprehensive enterprise-wide set of digital initiatives over a three-year period along with a business case that was endorsed by the executive management and the board of directors. Formalized digital strategy as an integral part of business strategy. Absorbed by the sovereign wealth fund's Consulting business as a Senior Manager to run the transformation management office (TMO) for year 1.

Team leader directly responsible for work delivery, proposal and business development, team members' metrics and utilization, performance management, recruiting, and L&D. Areas of Expertise: Finance Vision, Digital Finance Strategy, Finance Transformation Roadmap, Operating Model Transformation, Shared Services Delivery Model, Functional Maturity Assessment, Business Process Reengineering, Future State Solutioning, FP&A Calendar Strategy, Benefit Sizing and Business Case, Financial Close & Reporting Strategy, Financial and Operational Due Diligence, Financial Statement Audit, Project Management (PMO)

Solved clients' complex business problems centered towards their internal operations with an objective to improve service capability while reducing costs. Managed teams to aid deliverable development, led client interviews and workshops, and facilitated project management activities between teams across the US, Netherlands, Mexico, and India.

Adapted into the domain of Management Consulting, conducted interviews to understand current state, analyzed fact base to build hypotheses, followed a data-driven approach to decision making, led client interviews and workshops, and managed stakeholders.Select projects:Re-engineering of Financial Close & Reporting Processes to simplify inter-company reporting which had become cumbersome due to a recent mega-merger• Interviewed process owners to understand current state of roles and challenges such as procedural delays, dependencies, and system limitations• Go-forward strategy through process simplification, standardization, and automation• Coordinated cognitive technology demos with SVP group in attendance• Optimized the financial close process, designed future-ready and regulatory compliant financial reporting models Strategizing an Operating Model Transformation to address overlaps in activities performed by Finance and Sales Operations organizations• Activity analysis survey ($520M OPEX, 10K FTEs) and visualization of the results within Tableau• Developed facts, alternatives and recommendations related to Operating Model Design for the Finance, Global Business Operations (GBO) and Global Business Services (GBS) functions• Presented an externally driven, tops-down view of Deloitte’s perspective of Finance of the Future to the client CFO and his leadership team to achieve a 7.5% OPEX cost reduction impactOperational Due Diligence on behalf of PE Buyer to analyze integration of acquisition company with another portfolio company a-sixth the size• Analyzed triple complexities to carve out processes from seller, stand-up, and integrate FP&A, Tax, Treasury, O2C, Payroll, and Procurement processes• Benchmarked and estimated one-time and run-rate costs of transfer• Post-merger integration and transaction support, assistance with Day-1 readiness for finance & accounting functions

Conducted in-depth interviews with vertical heads of established beverage brands targeted at a price point & volume analysis. Sized the packaged beverage market in India at price points, pack size, and consumption occasion to determine optimal price point for new products launched by one of Sequoia's portfolio companies.

> Performed annual and quarterly financial statement audit for Multinational Banks, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds located in the USA & Australia > Assessed reliance on internal controls to determine substantive procedures, calculate materiality thresholds, and design risks of material misstatement> Analyzed large volumes of data from multiple client general ledger systems to compile meaningful trends, select samples, perform testing, and interpret results> Reviewed valuation of Level III investments based on DCF / market multiples> Reviewed filings and conducted diligence for full disclosure