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• Business Analyst assignments at:Cisco SystemsOracle (Hyperion)BMC SoftwareCallidus Software Systems• Established financial function at a mid-size company ($20MM/year) in the Bay Area.

- Extensive Finance, Accounting and Project Management experience - Financial Planning & Reporting, Business Plan, Budgeting, forecasting, variance analyses, month end close, - Major projects co-ordination, - Systems development and process improvement

• Successfully transferred finance function from a $500MM/yr client and provided reporting and financial planning services to all groups (Marketing/Sales, IT, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply, Real Estate, various Corporate functions, such as HR, Business Development, Legal)• Provided monthly reports and variance analyses; built budgets from bottom up and assisted in forecast update• Reviewed cost estimates of initiatives and capital investments, determined savings or revenue… Show more • Successfully transferred finance function from a $500MM/yr client and provided reporting and financial planning services to all groups (Marketing/Sales, IT, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply, Real Estate, various Corporate functions, such as HR, Business Development, Legal)• Provided monthly reports and variance analyses; built budgets from bottom up and assisted in forecast update• Reviewed cost estimates of initiatives and capital investments, determined savings or revenue increase for different scenarios, performed DCF/NPV & simple cost/benefit analyses showing ROI, payback period and built business cases.• Led monthly close activities: consolidations, revenue recognition, accrual/reconciliations, pro forma validation. • Participated hands-on in implementation of Cognos BI software on PeopleSoft accounting platform. Resolved issues among IT, power users and process designers. Deployed training. Championed adoption of Cognos as sole source reporting system. Show less

• Developed a comprehensive model for revenue forecasting based on financial and operational data.• Led a major project resulting in improvement of budgeting and reporting, through use of IT and process re-engineering. Ensured consistent and reproducible results and enhanced insights into the operations. • Led the effort to change mindset from controller function to one of service provider to operating departments.• Partnered with business leaders for long range… Show more • Developed a comprehensive model for revenue forecasting based on financial and operational data.• Led a major project resulting in improvement of budgeting and reporting, through use of IT and process re-engineering. Ensured consistent and reproducible results and enhanced insights into the operations. • Led the effort to change mindset from controller function to one of service provider to operating departments.• Partnered with business leaders for long range prioritization and evaluation of capital spending. This included expanded use of IT/analytical support to back up recommendations. • Coordinated company’s strategic restructuring initiative with investment bankers, government officials and company’s staff. Supported management in negotiations, providing impact analysis of scenarios on the company Show less

Ms, Chemical Engineering

Mba, Finance

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering