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Chennai, Tn, In

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Key Result Areas:• Spearhead executive-level strategies for Opex, Capex, and headcount during mid-term and long-range plans.• Act as Global Finance Business Partner, steering strategic business planning, cost optimization, and project analysis across global teams.• Provide business insights through meticulous analysis of key P&L movements, adeptly highlighting critical risks and opportunities.• Drive project profitability analysis, offering strategic and financial guidance to Business Unit Heads.• Chair finance reviews as finance controller, ensuring seamless alignment with functional leaders and surpassing plan targets.• Lead cross-functional teams in precision-driven month-end and annual close processes, upholding global accounting standards.• Direct internal and external audits with a focus on prompt completion and unwavering adherence to the highest audit standards.• Oversee commercial contracts with meticulous governance, while providing strategic guidance for Gratuity and Superannuation Trust and guide the payroll process.• Leading the strategic establishment of new operations within Global Capability Centers (GCC).Highlights:• Led finance negotiations for Lease Rentals, yielding a substantial $9 million 5-year cash savings.• Delivered a 27 FTE productivity savings over 2 years through resource management optimization.• Established of robust recharge model, achieving $6 million Opex and $4 million Capex savings.• Pioneered automation with Power BI, integrated 9 dashboards for enhanced financial analysis.• Streamlined finance processes, including PR approvals, Variance Analysis, Margin-Walk, Month-Close, Payroll, PF Statutory payments, and Board Meeting Review Packs.• Collaborated with global teams on establishing a cost baseline for IT recharge rates globally.• Established a high-performing team for Portfolio Finance dedicated to Manpower Recharges ($80m), enhancing financial efficiency.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Key Result Areas:• Business partnering with automobile product development (PD) teams for new product launches, developed Business Case and Program Financials.• Drove impactful collaboration with operations, influencing key business cases in areas such as future products, export/import re-sourcing, capex, and capacity management.• Led a pivotal business case for the CFO, introducing the first strategic powertrain initiative between Ford and Mahindra in India.• Directed a proficient 3-member team, ensuring the successful achievement of milestones for powertrain programs.Highlights:• Delivered $12m cash flow through strategic powertrain business cases with Ford and Mahindra in India.• Established a high-performance Center of Excellence for powertrain in AP, MEA, and NA within 12 months.• Led 3 major business plan inputs, ensuring financial alignment for AP powertrain programs.• Automated powertrain BOM analysis using Excel templates and macros, enhancing financial process efficiency.• Streamlined business case templates in collaboration with key stakeholders, ensuring strategic alignment.• Pioneered two engine resourcing business cases, generating $5m enterprise cash savings over 10 years.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Key Result Areas:• Finance Controller for Ford Trading Company (FTC) AP and MEA• Created Center of Excellence (CoE) for Transfer Pricing between Manufacturing, Ford Trading Company and Marketing Company• Lead advisor for system design for inter-company profit elimination for Corporate Finance Team• Budget and Business Plan Lead for Ford Trading Company, Transfer Pricing, and Inter-Company EliminationHighlights:• Delivered budgets and business plans by developing Transfer Prices for 3 Plants, 2 FTC and 8 Major Marketing company• Led Variance Analysis – Volume, Mix, Series Mix, Exchange, and Cost Performance for 3 Plants, 2 FTC and 8 Marketing Co.• Created high performance team for Transfer Pricing CoE and established review governance with Finance Controllers• Led FTC financial reviews with Global Controllers and Accounting Director and TP reviews with AP Tax Director• Developed team of 4 SMEs on Transfer Pricing by collaborated with Tax Team• Automated financial models for variance analysis and reduced 2 FTE work over 1 year

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Highlights:• Created new finance excel models to support variance calculation for Issue to Issue, YoY, QoQ reduced 36 manhours• Star Performer for year 2014 for extraordinary performance• Developed an econometrics model for analyzing low-cost country classification for offshore business with economist of Co.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Highlights:• Automated YoY and Plan to Plan variance analysis using excel models which reduced TAT by 15 Man-hours• Delivered 2 Business Plan and Budget Cycles with greater transparency and alignment with Operation teams

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Highlights• Led RTA (Registrar and Transfer Agent) operation for IDFC AMC with 70-member team.• Ensured high quality services (SLA > 98%) to delight investors and client relationship for AMC.• Pioneered operational strategy for more than 15 New Fund Offer (NFO) of IDFC AMC.• Managed revenue planning (Rs. 10 Cr) of the unit by enhancing productivity and achieved unit accuracy > 95%.• Uplifted the ranking of IDFC unit from 8th to 5th “Best Managed” unit in CAMS over 2 years.• NISM Registrar and Transfer Agent Mutual Fund module qualified with 86.25% marks.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Highlights• Led Business Development and managed marketing budget of Rs. 60 lakhs• Developed 3 Advertising print media plans resulted in 5% increase in product subscriptions.• Closed deals with 2 major schools in Chennai worth of 9 lakhs

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Responsible second line maintenance and resolving critical faults for 107 telecom sites of eastern region across 11 Indian states.• Led technical inspections and improved operational efficiency (Call Completion Ratio by 8.3%) resulted in ARPU enhancement in 72 telecom sites.• Installed Intelligent Network in telecom sites for “India Telephone Card” which resulted in new revenue stream.• Acted as a consultant and SME in networking support to BSNL field units-MPLS, IN, Broadband

Online Executive Certificate Program, Applied Business Analytics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting And Finance

Pgdm, Finance And Marketing

Activities and Societies: 1. Implemented live consulting projects on IT Sector Risk & Financial Analysis for Dun & Bradstreet and Market.

Be, Electronics And Communication

Activities and Societies: Involved in sports, cultural and boot camps for ECE Depts College Topper for First Year, Stood 3rd Overall.