Sakshi Sharma Email & Phone Number

Penguin Business Division

India

• Managed a diverse publishing portfolio (20+ titles)
• Commissioned authors, drafted contracts and managed a team of freelance proofreaders and illustrators
• Edited manuscripts and made them ready for publication
• Collaborated with authors and illustrators on content and design, from acquisition to post-publication
• Worked closely with marketing, trade and business development teams on new releases, literary festivals and product offerings

India

• Sponsorship lead - New Delhi World Book Fair 2023 o Generated 1cr+ in partnerships
• Wrote pieces and reviewed NBT titles for online and offline publication

India

• Author of 2 books - Women's fiction & Children's Picture Book o “Maya Wants to Be a Baker” (Pothi Press) o ‘Kismat and Karma’ (Ranked #34th on Amazon’s Hot 100 New Releases Category)
• Provided editorial (developmental and proofreading) services to clients and students and created content for blogs/websites

New Delhi

• Innovation portfolio management – Sourced innovative proposals, analysed BS and P&Ls of prospective partners, portfolio monitoring – (disbursements, monthly reporting, site-visits)
• Collaborated on NSDC equity portfolio valuation and devising new strategies to grow the portfolio and developing benchmarking standards in skilling space
• Designed and executed MoUs for collaborative support with innovative entities/projects

Greater New York City Area

• Reviewed incoming financial statements and schedules from 21 Country offices and updated monthly checklists and trackers
• Reviewed bank reconciliations for accuracy and completeness
• Prepared a summary of all Field Financial Statements and analysis of subawards for review by Senior Accountant and Controller
• Managed Field data and documentation for the Annual audit
• Verified currency conversion schedules are in accordance with HKI’s accepted methodology

Greater New York City Area

• Reviewed, updated, and maintained database of all subaward agreements on KellerNet for AFRO and APRO regions in coordination with Grants and Contracts Manager
• Updated historical data for subaward disbursements and expenses in Subaward Tracking Forms for review by Finance team

Prepared Excel reports on sales and returns by imprint and account (B&N, Amazon etc.)Maintained a database of key book titles from SAP for review by Finance Director.Supplemented Penguin's Fall Internship Program with a Sales and Marketing Internship at Columbia University Press, thus allowing me to experience both the for profit and non-profit (academic).

International Treasury team at World Headquarters.Part of J&J's Finance Leadership Development Program Collaborated on International Treasury's quarterly close process to proactively monitor movements in J&J's worldwide cash and debtBorrowing Limits Lead --Managed a comprehensive Excel file to monitor debt compliance for all J&J international affiliates in.

Competitor Analysis team at Headquarters.Contributed to process improvement by moving competitor database from Excel to BRAVO using Oracle ADI software.Presented on key industry trends for the consumer segment of J&J competitors as part of quarterly information session.Team Lead for Weekly Competitor News.