Bhargav Uday Chandra Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

I lead the FP&A team of a ~$0.9B business with complex, long term contracts and support ongoing reviews with Finance and Operational leaders within the business. I drive process simplification and provide Finance expertise to support key business strategic goals including cost-out initiatives and integration.• Engage with Product Company, Functions and Region teams to develop and communicate the quarterly financial plans aligned to BHGE FP&A cycles• Drive ongoing QMIs and planning reviews with senior leadership • Lead and own FP&A closing cycle including engagement with Region, Product Company and HQ FP&A and Controllership teams.• Own pacing and communication of key business metrics and lead development of enhanced analytics to support business goals and objectives• Ensure accurate and timely reporting for quarter close and planning rhythms.• Support development of key reporting packages including Closing and Planning reviews.• Perform ongoing ad hoc reporting based internal business needs.• Lead automation and standardization of key FP&A processes to drive simplification and productivity

Bristol, United Kingdom

Management of $1.2B+ large and complex EPC contracts:- Identifying opportunities for enhancing profitability across 4 business units- Assessing and reporting project margins on a quarterly basis- Providing support on commercial negotiation and strategy formulation- Leading SOP 81-1 accounting on a quarterly basis- Managing Fx between multiple currencies- Providing finance functional support on IT implementations- Supporting automation initiatives on cost reportingCost control on $200+MM complex projects: - Continuous monitoring and reporting of operational costs on a quarterly basis - Analysis of cost streams to identify areas of improvement - Supporting process simplification and automation initiatives - Supporting quarterly financial closure activities including account reconciliations

Multiple

Premier leadership program developing top talent through a series of audit and advisory engagements across the various GE businesses.Six assignments across US, UK, China and Singapore covering financial, operational and compliance audits, commercial strategy and operations advisory.- Industrial internet / Internet of things: Analyzed outcome based sales models while supporting organizational assessments across for C-suite clients (Atlanta, US) - Commercial finance: Supported Corp HQ in assessing areas for improvement in efficiency and streamlining processes across GE businesses (Fairfield, US)- Balance sheet audit: Performed audits on financial statements of the Drilling & Subsea business of Oil and Gas (Singapore)- Operations audit: Performed audits on quality & operational processes of GE's Transportation business (Erie and Fort Worth, US)- Operations advisory: Supported C-suite clients on organization analysis and benchmarking of operational processes across 6 GE businesses (London, UK)- Compliance audit: Performed audits on compliance processes of GE Healthcare's Asia operations (Shanghai, China)

Bengaluru Area, India

Member of the Information Technology Leadership Program [ITLP] program involving 4 rotations through different GE businesses. The program combined online and classroom training on technology and program management skills. - Supported GE Healthcare India's business model through IT enablers and simplified processes- Part of GE Corp's S/w Governance program identifying and mitigating Software compliance risks- Part of GE Corp's Global Delivery Center (GDC) program management office developing strategic supplier relationship and ensuring vendor compliance- Supported program management and delivery on BI initiatives for GE Healthcare

Mumbai Area, India

- 2 month internship with the Technology group of ICICI to identify and remedy operational issues of remote monitoring of 5.5K+ ATMs across India.- Hands-on approach through daily interaction with remote engineers diagnosing and recommending solutions to improve up-time

Bengaluru Area, India

- Software design and development across multiple high-impact projects in embedded systems - Involved requirement gathering and interpretation of requirements into technical design, - Development of code with low memory footprint for embedded devices (including handhelds). - Multiple client interactions during the software development lifecycle

Masters In Business Administration, Finance

Activities and Societies: Finomenon - Finance CellCleared Level-1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst examination in Dec 2010

Bachelor Or Engineering, Electronics And Communication

Activities and Societies: IEEE-UVCE Student Chapter - Vice ChairmanEngineer, Electronics & Communication