Shaankar Arora Email & Phone Number

Collaborative and ethical Senior Finance Leader with 15+ years’ experience leading global teams in developing/executing of Financial Planning and Analysis Strategies to improve integrity of Financial Statements and enhance value to stakeholders. Collaborate across IT and business teams, and external vendors to build, configure, and leverage Technology to increase operational efficiencies and financial accuracy. Serve as Finance Lead on company-wide Transformation and Change Management initiatives to significantly improve overall EBITDA. Empathic leader with passion for mentoring teams, and ability to tailor leadership style to individual skills and unique situations. Diverse industries: Financial Services, FinTech, and Energy Infrastructures within public/private sectorsArea of ExpertiseFinancial Planning/Analysis, EBITDA Transformation, Change Management, Project Management, Budgeting/Forecasting,Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting, OPEX Management, System Implementations, Post-Merger integrations, Leadership/Team Building, Collaboration.Selected Accomplishment's- Turned around Global Team’s Performance by enhancing project planning, and team collaboration.- Overhauled Cost Tracking Reporting Process for GCO Transformation to enhance executive decision making.- Managed FP&A Transition of ERP/Rolling Forecast Modules identifying $27M discrepancies in prior rollout.- Led update/finalization of 5-Year Financial Plan with 3-Statement Model to help secure debt financing.- Led implementation of Financial Planning(Planful), Sales Commission (Xactly) Tools to enhance efficiency and decision-making.- Served as Finance Lead on Global Team to Identify $25M of Cost-Saving Opportunities across 3 line of business. - Part of senior team to Analyze/Identify $20M of Temporary OPEX/CAPEX Costs to ensure business viability