Rashida Hussain Email & Phone Number

Prosper, TX, US

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Financial Planning & ForecastingExpertise in financial forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.Ability to conduct bottom-up and top-down forecasting via R&O probability for strategic planning.Scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and rolling forecasts to support strategic decision-making.Knowledge of financial and accounting principles, including.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

• Provide financial insights, trends, and analysis necessary for Mondelēz to make informed, strategic decisions that drive growth and profitability for its Acquisitions (Ventures) in NA region and be an integral part of.
• Responsible for managing month-end tasks for all Ventures related to P&Ls, EVA & margin analysis, product costing, Overheads, and cash flow. Prepare dashboards and decks for MDLZ leadership to review actuals and.
• Led development of new improved financial models that Ventures now utilize for their forecasts.
• Collaborate with Ventures to identify areas of improvement, agility, and accuracy in FP&A processes.
• Ensure compliance of Ventures to Mondelēz accounting controls framework and company policies.
• Successfully guided Ventures in establishing a lean successful FP&A department focused on Digitalization by using converting 4 out of 5 businesses to NetSuite ERP system.

Irving, TX, US

• Responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly and yearly review decks of Retail Sales numbers to Executive team.
• Responsible for co-ordination and execution of yearly Retail Sales budget process at Corporate and Division level between Sales and Finance team.
• Review and analyze all the P&A expenses, Trade Spent, Distribution Fixed & Variable expenses entered in the Budget module for the next Budget year and present to Management.
• Constantly update forecasts for the year and prepare all presentation decks to Management and Board members.
• Work closely with the Budget team to make any updates to Retail Sales budget that initiates the budget process for rest of the departments i.e., Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement etc.
• Responsible for preparing P&L statements of all new proposed projects for submission to Stage-gate approval process.

Irving, TX, US

• Led the ongoing initiative of Scan Based Trading process and managed on-boarding of Retailers to this program.
• Trained all parties involved in Scan Based Trading and led the transition process from start to finish for each Retailer.
• Business process improvement – responsible for leading strategic initiatives with SAP and advanced SAP GRP system that require change in processes, systems etc.
• Co-ordinated with Legal department on all SBT Agreements with Retailers and led conversations between Mission, Retailer and Park City teams for seamless execution.
• Investigated and suggested solutions for invoice errors, discrepancy in payments from Retailers and other initiatives critical to smooth day-to-day business processes.
• Served as a liaison for Finance within Sales, IT, accounting and shared services departments on several projects – Improve payment processes and distributor settlement postings, Grand Prairie Plant Cost Budget.

Irving, TX, US

• Promoted to lead the new strategic initiative to implement “Scan Based Trading” business process.
• Collaborated with all departments involved to define technology/systems strategy and management of business process execution
• Successfully transitioned two major Retailers from a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model to an SBT relationship
• Co-ordinated Retailer transitions with several departments - Sales, Marketing, Operations, IT, Accounting etc. for seamless implementation
• Developed detailed documentation for all SBT processes i.e. customer on boarding, data sync, buyback schedules and training for internal and external stakeholders
• Chief administrator of the SBT application and interfacing with third party software vendor (Park City Group's Prescient SBT system)

Irving, TX, US

• Prepared detailed P&L analysis of new product launches for senior management review
• Effectively analyzed sales performance of specific products using SAP system and performance reporting tools like Panorama Necto
• Established a healthy invoice approval process for the Retail Corporate Marketing department which led to reduction in errors by 25%
• Developed a monthly expense tracking report for checking marketing expenses against department budget to evaluate spending and increase accountability among stakeholders

Wichita, Kansas, US

• Responsible for managing a portfolio of high risk resorts with over $2 billion in revolving credit lines
• Provided technical accounting guidance and calculated loan statistics such as amount of loan accrued, interest payments, principal valuation and default statistics
• Prepared month-end loan reports and bank reconciliations for inventory and receivables for clients i.e. resort companies
• Prepared funding packages for revolving lines of credit for clients and ensured compliance with contract provisions while servicing loans
• Prepared detailed loan performance reports utilized by credit and underwriting departments to determine need for additional funding

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Performed credit analysis on each loan applicant to determine his repayment capacity by studying his tax returns, bank statements and other financial investments made.
• Prepared credit reports of individual applicants to submit the same for loan approval.
• Effectively managed and provided solutions to service issues of existing clientele to ensure customer satisfaction and get future business
• Have been successful in training and managing the customer care team for handling queries of probable clients and providing effective solutions to various grievances.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Studied the life insurance market and prepared a project titled “Comparative Analysis of Strategies of Birla Sun Life vis-à-vis its major competitors”
• Suggested solutions to improve the marketing strategies
• Analyzed the industry, company and product profile
• Completed outline of marketing mix, training and development practices and market appreciation of each company in the life insurance market
• Provided findings and conclusions for improving the company’s market share and reaching the target market

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing Management & Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Banking & Finance