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Finance business partner for Nielsen's Nielsen Marketing Cloud (DAAS & SAAS Products) and Campaign Analytics businessManage end to end P&L with the responsibility of revenue and expense forecasting, annual operating plan and other strategic initiatives to drive profitable growth.Responsible for Nielsen One Ads Pricing strategy along with price/volume analysis. Managed reporting on deals, price growth and volume growth to senior executives through a pricing datacube for Nielsen's digital business.Build a pricing model to support deal renewals worth $100-150M per annum and support business transition from fixed based pricing to volumteric pricing.

Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) is Nielsen’s premier finance executive leadership program and internal audit & consulting team. CAS members get valuable hands-on experience by conducting comprehensive reviews of Nielsen's businesses, including financial reporting, risk management, compliance, and M&A/Dispositions.- Built a new team of 3 managers and 6 associates (post separation from Nielsen IQ) responsible for conducting reviews of Nielsen’s finance processes, internal controls, and financial statement analysis covering USD 3.1B in annual revenue- Presented financial risks and mitigation strategies to Nielsen’s CFO and Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

Responsible for leading and developing a team of 6 associates on various audits and projects involving - - Review of Nielsen's financial statement accuracy post separation of Nielsen IQ from Media - Review of Geneva POC (principal operating company) of Nielsen IQ on financial controls and overall tax readiness - Evaluation of financial statement accuracy and internal financial controls of Nielsen Joint Ventures (Nielsen Catalina Services)

- Review of Australia and New Zealand financial statements and internal controls through SOX procedures- Set up product profitability and pricing review mechanism for businesses operating under the Geneva POC- Perform a risk-based assessment of Nielsen's Philippine business involving review of revenue controls, balance sheet accuracy and payroll controls.

Emerging Markets - Consolidation FP&A, Pulse Reporting, Weekly Tracker & Monthly P&L Reporting- Managed P&L consolidation and annual budgeting of Emerging Markets (19 countries) with annual revenue of $1.2B- Led projects on automation of FP&A processes/activities- Managed monthly reporting & analysis using Data Studio & Google Suite

Corporate Treasury - Debt & Derivatives Strategy - Responsible for Nielsen's Balance Sheet Hedging program- Led global projects on implementation of FX (Foriegn Currency) payment platforms

Budgeting, forecasting & optimization of cost spend- Supported Nielsen India's new future strategy through P&Ls across Product, Practice, Industry & Market verticals- Managed weekly revenue and commercial cost forecasting of South Asia business by partnering with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Accounting on current deals (pipeline conversion) and renewals- Undertook new initiatives on reducing T&E spend, consultancy & other temp hire cost- Implementation of Data Studio, Tableau and Google Suite in Nielsen India

Built DCF and 13 week FCF models to review debt deals for clients with annual revenue of $0.5 – $1B.