Prathima Rao Email and Phone Number

- As Zone Finance Leader, provide Economic Advisory and Control Economics of the Zone.- Part of the Zone Investment Committee as an economic adviser for the upcoming projects of the zone.- Coach Financial Controllers for their project.

- As the Finance Partner to the Retail business, optimize management duties and assist in making decisions which contribute to lasting profitability. - Act as a counter-power, alerting as needed and proposing corrective actions.- Ensure that all accounting records reflect precisely the business reality and adhere to both company standards and local tax and accounting regulations.- Be an active player in the development of CFO administrative processes; challenge current practices if needed and propose new approaches.

- Developed Annual Operating Plan for the Consumer Electronics and Small Appliances category.- Drove Business Stakeholders towards compliance to Annual Operating Plan with monthly planning and rolling forecasts for Unit Sales, GMV, and margins.- Worked with Business teams on attractive pricing, in line with margin targets, of headline products on offer during big sale events. - Drove margin improvement initiatives for the category.- Developed revenue models, VAT arbitrage models and working capital optimization models to enable decision making.- Monitored Sales, Margin View and Inventory Status on a daily, weekly and monthly level and suggested recovery plans when business numbers lagged behind targets

- Consolidated financial statements of all the entities of Flipkart and prepared monthly financial statements within stipulated timelines for Management and Investor reporting. - Analyzed and reviewed of Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheets. - Set up processes around Fixed Asset Accounting, including Slump Sale and Multiple Asset Sale Transactions. - Worked with ERP team for development of new reports and improvement of new reports in the Fixed Asset module in Oracle. - Worked closely with Statutory and Internal Auditors for audit closure.