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Ottawa, Canada Area

1. Work closely with the Manager, FP&A, to develop and implement the annual budget process thatHospital departments administer, including development of overall balancing principles, tools andtemplates required for budget submission.2. Actively supported multiple Ministry funded programs. Collaborated with Program Managers to develop financial models for business cases requesting funding. Set up the financial and statistical accounts in the financial system in accordance with the funding requirements and Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS) mandate. 3. Assist in month-end financial close of multiple federally and provincially funded programs by postingaccruals and adjusting journal entries to reflect the true status of the programs in internal and externalreports.4. Identify and research specific/unusual items in the financial and statistical information, working closely with Decision Support and Hospital operational departments. Validate reporting, both financial and statistical, in line with Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS).5. Provide feedback and analysis to Hospital departments on monthly financial and statistical results.6. Preparation of working papers for the annual financial statement audit and Ministry reporting, as required. 8. Preparation of Ministry required financial reports on a timely basis, in coordination with Hospital Managers and Directors. Maintain working papers that support the preparation of the Ministry submissions to ensure continuity and consistency.9. Prepare and analyze various monthly/quarterly/annual statistical reports.10. Maintain current knowledge of Ontario Healthcare Reporting Standards (OHRS) and work with the Manager, Budget & Reporting and Director of Finance to ensure Hospital compliance.11.Modelled a tool for Program Managers to keep track of program surplus/deficit. Implemented a project to rid the GL of unused accounts to improve data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Reported on weekly sales, expenses, profit margin and other KPIs. Analysed the weekly performance against plan, identified major variances, examined the root cause and resolved the issue. Analysed customer segment profitability and product-category profitability and reported on sales opportunities.• Developed the initial draft of annual budget and assisted the Director of Finance in its finalization for previous and current fiscal year.• Provided pre-tax profit margin analysis for renewal of old contracts and new business opportunities. Worked with the Director of Sales to develop scenario analyses to facilitate the negotiation process.• Conducted internal audit to identify process and policy gaps. Assisted in two corporate audits.• Liaised with IT department in identifying process gaps leading to revenue loss and assisted in designing, testing and implementing process improvements and controls throughout the revenue cycle to ensure revenue accuracy and completeness. • Collaborated with the Merchandising team to quantify the impact of import tariffs on profit margin.• Assisted the controller with monthly-end, quarterly and year-end reporting responsibilities. Performed balancing of GL accounts, posting of adjusting journal entries and implemented new accounting policies and procedures. • Utilized leadership skills to train the team on use of Cognos (Business Intelligence and Performance Management software suite from IBM) as the champion for the company.• Developed Ottawa market analysis to identify potential revenue growth and increase in margin dollars for a future expansion project. Prepared pro-forma financial statements calculating ROI.• Extensively assisted in conversion from an in-house system to a new product distribution system. Managed pricing transition to ensure minimal impact to over 30 chain-customers. • Conducted 2 MS-Excel workshops for all the employees of the company to enhance efficiency.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Collaborate with internal customers and business partners to identify, prioritise, and implement improvements to the existing data collection process and the credit risk data repository.• Identify new strategies for data gathering & mining to fill gaps in existing datasets and enhance accuracy of data models.• Provide simple, concise and clear communications of complex data trends and analyses.

Halifax, Canada Area

1. Analysed clients’ business plan and built financial models to forecast future revenue and determine return capability of the business.2. Evaluated businesses using discounted cash flow analysis. Determined the Net Present Value of the businesses and calculated the return potential.3. Conducted sensitivity and scenario analysis to determine the market sensitivity of the business. Developed pro-forma financial statements highlighting the financial viability and risks of a business plan to assess the advantages of investing in the company.4. Recommended strategic changes in the business plan to improve financial performance with a focus to achieve funding.5. Analysed the shareholding structure.Calculated the personal net worth of the clients when analysing their request for funding. 6. Reviewed project documents such as Product Work Requests (PWR), Requests for Enhancement (RFE) and Business Requirements documents for accuracy and completeness in relation to the project goal.

Halifax, Canada Area

1. Participated in the preparation of operating budgets, and conducted detailed analyses to explain variances between actual and forecasted expenditures. Prepared balance sheet and cash-flow analyses to support the revenue and cash assumptions presented to Senior Management. Consolidated balance sheets and provided detailed analysis of profit and loss accounts.2. Successfully completed two revenue enhancement projects in collaboration with the service department. Corrected billing anomalies of over 500 clients using a wide range of products. The projects are estimated to bring in $190,000 in annualised revenue.3. Conducted in-depth analysis on the setup processes of more than 200 clients and recovered $85,500 as a part of revenue recovery initiative. 4. Forecasted weekly and monthly revenue and cost data, conducted variance analysis of actual results vs. forecast, and presented the senior management with revenue trends, the drivers of revenue variance, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).5. Designed and developed a dashboard in MS Excel to reflect year on year analysis and weekly/monthly financial updates of project initiatives by the team for quicker review and response by the manager.6. Supported sales team by producing routine and ad hoc sales analysis and reporting on client specific annual revenue and weighing it against financial benefits of migrating to a new product.7. Actively participated alongside the finance leadership team in two Corporate Kaizen events focused on process development and incorporating financial controls throughout the revenue cycle for better reporting on the KPIs and minimising revenue leakage.8. Identified revenue leakage, determined root cause and recommended process and technology changes to minimise the revenue loss.9. Modelled financial business processes, controls and the technical requirements for new and existing products with a focus on billing, and revenue management.

Qualitative analysis of Related Party Transactions of publicly traded Canadian companies.

Halifax, Canada Area

Quantitative analysis of banking, currency and sovereign debt crisis of different countries over the past 40 years to compare and contrast the factors responsible for the Canada’s robust financial system based on an IMF paper.

Halifax, Canada Area

Courses: Business Finance, Statistics for Managers, Introductory Statistics for Commerce.

Halifax, Canada Area

1. Updated journal entries and performed account reconciliation of MBA and CMA department accounts.2. Organized a mini-case competition for the incoming batch that turned out to be a great welcome experience for the students.3. Coordinated with the alumni to plan and organise a networking event for the students.4. Provided an international perspective in planning the events for MBA Orientation Week 2013.

Mahindra City, Chennai, India

1. Performed cost-benefit analysis for development projects. Planned, budgeted and forecasted the entire development cycle for a new product. Performed variance analysis against set financial and operational goals on a weekly basis and generated reports on the financial milestones, budget and performance plan to defend the delivery schedule.2. Utilised operational metrics and data analysis to identify and address opportunities for improvement in end to end development process. Liaised with other internal clients to ensure process optimisation and proper coordination to avoid financial impact.3. Liaised between the technical and operational teams to ensure process optimisation and proper coordination to deliver the product before internal deadlines and avoid impact on the budget. functionalities. The product was modified largely to attract small financial institutions with limited IT infrastructure.

Mahindra City, Chennai, India

Role 1: Trainer Trained a batch of fresh recruits on the nuances of the banking software product and helped them gain hands-on experience on the various tools.Role 2: DeveloperWorked on a project to enhance the performance of the product by removing unwarranted codes and unwanted calls to validation scripts. Reduced response time of pop-up screens by 3 percent.Role 3: TesterExecuted unit test cases to verify technicality and functionality of different modules of the banking software product.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics And Communications Engineering