In this organization, I have taken up a lead role in efficiently formulating annual budgeting, forecasts and long-range plans for 5 divisions, 60 profit centers and cost centers. I have performed variance analysis for the actual financial and non-financial data by comparing the budget and the latest forecast. I have always ensured to update the company’s senior management by providing analysis & provided MIS reports to present the monthly key highlights to the MD. I have also connected closely with the MD and FD for discussions related to Corporate & Product Strategy. Further, I have collaborated with Business Heads to review the business plans related to new launches, strategy plans & budgets . I have identified various business risks and opportunities and promptly reported them to the Top Management. I have efficiently displayed my leadership qualities by spearheading the project management activities for SalesForce, Coupa and other bespoke implementations, and by steering the Pricing and Bidding team for various RFP’s. Apart from these, I have • Played a key role in the identification, data gathering, valuation and negotiation of acquisition targets. • Fabricated presentations related to business and strategy updates for board meetings.• Regularly tracked and analyzed the current happenings of industry and peer groups. Some of my significant milestones are as below:• I have played an instrumental role in improving business performance, by devising cost trackers resulting in substantial savings.• In order to stabilize the revenue target which was at stake, I have successfully implemented a flawless strategy for flagship products. I have headed various committees: • Presided over the Central Procurement Committee for 2 terms out of 5 terms• Lead change management team involving flagship products.Elected as a member of Shadow Board, lead sub-groups to successfully implement high impact projects. • Participated in Leadership Program (LEAD).

As an FP&A Manager, I was responsible for articulating the annual budget and forecasts for the organization. I used to administer enterprise-wide planning processes, systems priorities, and strategic initiatives. I had also performed an in-depth analysis of the company’s market share and critical information surrounding the industry. Further, I have ensured to follow financial principles and conducted variance analysis for actual budget vs recent forecasts and subsequently reported outcomes to the top management. Apart from these, I have also facilitated driver-based analytical insight to influence business decision making and partnered with senior business stakeholders to build unit cost analysis views.From the report generation perspective, I have • Meticulously fabricated monthly client profitability statement and various reports for the CEO, CFO, CMO and CCO. • Prepared board presentations, competitor tracking and analysis reports and quarterly off-site business review reports. • Reviewed and analyzed monthly MIS reports. Some of my notable achievements include:• Played a pivotal role during the implementation of the new financial tool ‘Infor’, by furnishing required data and tested the entire system functionality, post-implementation and data migration. Earlier we were using Microsoft Excel for all FP&A activities.• I take pride in mentioning that I have efficiently partnered with various business and department heads to successfully deliver a top-down budget which was the first of its kind. • I had ensured to improve cost-centre reporting by making it more insightful. • Played a key role in making actionable improvements to the client profitability report.

Again, in this organization as a Financial Analyst, I was responsible for annual budgeting and performed quarterly forecasts across the organization. My role included exploring alluring subjects for product launches and subsequently articulating the findings in a business case. I came up with innovative strategies by coordinating closely with business heads. Apart from these, I have also• Designed various reports, board and townhall presentations that were furnished to the MD and CFO. • Orchestrated the MS -CRM implementation and monitored various activities encompassing it. As a leader, I have efficiently trained, guided and mentored sales users and made efforts to transform them into high performing teams. • In addition to that, I have also performed competitor tracking to identify and evaluate competitors and analyzed their results to know the impact of their growth on our organization. Here are some of my key contributions:• I was responsible for consolidating organization-wide strategy document which would serve as a reference document for future onboarding of top executive. • Ensured complete FP&A and CRM integration of 3 high-value acquisitions. • As a trainer, I have provided coaching to more than 100 sales users by considering myself as a super-user.

Back then, I was entrusted with the onus of designing financial models for different verticals including Hospitality, Retail (Mall Development) and Entertainment Verticals. • I had efficiently evaluated the project feasibility using Pay Back Period, NPV and IRR. • I conducted a sensitivity analysis to assess the impact on project feasibility parameters. • I had also prepared business-related presentations that were submitted to the bankers.• I served as a member of the contracts analysis and review team.One of my major accomplishments in this organization was that I skilfully performed BoQ level analysis to compare bids received from sub-contractors.

In this organization, I was able to successfully drive annual budgeting exercise while also assisting other departments in preparing their budget. During the absence of my immediate supervisor, I had maintained the momentum of the department and ensured the smooth functioning of the work processes. Also, I had the opportunity to work with the CFO, which in-turn gave me an opportunity to directly collaborate with him and present MIS to the leadership team. One of the milestones that I feel proud of mentioning is, I was promoted twice within a span of 20 months. I had initiated the project of uploading excel based budget into the Oracle application.

Though IndusInd Bank was my first organization, I had efficiently executed the tasks assigned to me. I supported senior bankers by conducting research on areas that could add value to the business and assess potential impacts caused by such value adds. I had played a pivotal role in designing 1st cut pitch book presentations which was a remarkable achievement. I had also performed an ad hoc analysis and designed corresponding presentations.