● Worked under direct guidance of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Finance Controller for preparing the Annual Operating Plan of the Company for Hypermarkets format (‘HM’)● Contributed to preparation of Business Plans for stakeholders using Financial Modelling and prepared Corporate Presentations for the Chief Operating Officer (COO), HM● Prepared various MIS reports such as P&L, Cluster P&L, Store-wise P&Ls, Category P&L, and other corporate MIS including Variance analysis, Trend analysis and KPI monitoring● Conducted comprehensive analysis of various cost items/ Cost Driver Analysis to understand operational inefficiencies and identified opportunities and implemented solutions for cost reduction● Spearheading the process of HM launches and closures, resulting into successful establishments of 3 HMs and closure of two underperforming HMs● Single-handedly streamlined the process flow of utilities, rent billing and payments thereof● Identified process gaps in tender management and prepared SOPs for reduction in daily cash shortages at stores● Collaborated with Margin team to understand deviation in sales and margins from targets, analyze reasons for deviationsand provide key business insights to drive decision making at store and category level● Responsible for Monthly Business Review and contributed to discussions with the top management regarding businessstrategies and further course of action