I am a seasoned Independent Management Consultant with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions for a diverse clientele. I spearheaded a comprehensive operational assessment during my engagements, identifying key bottlenecks and inefficiencies within their processes. My strategic recommendations resulted in a 15% increase in productivity and cost savings. As a result, I have provided tangible, tailored solutions that drive operational excellence.

- Leading finance team supporting business group – Technology, Insurance & Annuities, Staff Groups (General Counsel Office, Finance, Strategy, Real Estate, Human Resources etc.) and Intelligent Automation, with core responsibilities including business performance insights & analysis, engagement in strategic decision-making, forecasting and decision support analytics.- Leading technology governance team - Vendor Management, Project Management Office, Risk Management, and IT Asset Management team to provide data driven actionable insights and business intelligence to global technology leadership.- Developing and participating enterprise-wide expense planning and allocations for $1Bn+ budget, by liaising with different business and functional leaders.- Analyzing performance and trends including monitoring and developing relevant key performance indicators (KPIs). Providing data driven actionable insights and recommendations into key metrics, spend and performance indicators.- Driving strategic and enterprise level projects by providing project management oversight and governance and ensures projects align to and support the enterprise strategy. Successful projects include Auto and Home Divestiture from Ameriprise, driving multiple cost-optimization/re-engineering In Technology Business unit, Synergy analysis for Columbia Threadneedle acquisition, and designing & developing finance and reporting workstream for Intelligent Automation Program.- Responsible for providing direct leadership to lower-level financial and operations analysts. Managing 4 direct reports and 30+ indirect report span, developing and mentoring teams to peak performance.

- Reported to Finance Controller, India and was assigned with developing an Analytics Centre of Excellence covering multiple vertical -Financial Analytics, Performance Analytics -Sales & Revenue Forecasting and Human Performance Analytics.- Developed and implemented enterprise-wide Performance Management / Measurement System. In my short tenure, managed to design a centralized reporting and analytical framework in alignment with the company’s global management and reporting standards. - Spearheaded conception and implementation of an improved business unit level revenue/sales planning and analysis.- Collaborated with Country & Regional Asia-Pacific Managers to create and review monthly forecasts and annual financial plans, including reporting & analysis to explain variances and trends against given baselines.

- Supported VP, Network Infrastructure Operations and Service Delivery as a financial consultant in examining financial statements, cost trend, evaluating re-engineering opportunities and providing advice about possible areas where cost can be controlled or optimized. - Liaised with internal clients, finance & technology teams to ensure a smooth flow during the budgeting period. Managed annual operational budget of €130M for infrastructure service unit.- Led multiple Re-engineering initiatives by deploying the process automation's for translation of strategic targets into comprehensive, well-vetted annual operating/capital budgets. - Supported European regional management with monthly cost re-engineering projects as well ad-hoc projects with focus on country specific strategies.