Vikas Garg Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Currently Leading MBG Finance Digital Transformation along with supporting Management Reporting Consolidation. Created 30+ financial reporting Dashboards using tableau and BQ as platform catering to 100+ Finance/Other functions users including President, MBG CFO, Regional CFOs, R&D CFO, Lenovo Corporate Finance team, IDG Finance consolidation Team and all MB Finance Managers and Analysts.Digital Transformation achieved indigenously with a very small team, focussed approach and constant inputs from senior management team resulting in significant cost savings as compared to using professional outside agency for the same purpose.Own and control Financial Planning and Reporting system (BPC) for Lenovo MBG which involves ensuring right level of access for users, any modification or enhancement to Planning and reporting system and implementing the changes in financial reporting systems to align financial reporting with Business requirements.Supporting MBG FP&A consolidation for monthly Global CFO call, standardizing management reporting at Lenovo corporate level aligning with other Business Groups.Supporting ad-hoc data requests for large legal cases and other periodic corporate level reporting.Own MBG Capex Budget consolidation by working with different functions, MBG Approver for all Capital Expenditure to ensure actuals are in line with Budget. Working closely with corporate finance teams for quarterly Capex Reporting and resolving issues if any. Own WCC reporting for MBG which involves Annual budget, Quarterly forecast and actual WCC chares for the quarter. Working closely with AR Team, Inventory team, treasury for DPO forecast and corporate finance team to ensure WCC Forecast accuracy and validate actual charges against forecast with variance analysis if any.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Controlling Global FP&A Centre of Excellence from India which caters to: Consolidation of Regional (NA, LA, EMEA and ASIA) & Global planning data for Annual Plan/Quarterly Forecast.Periodic Management Reporting Decks for SLT which includes variance analysis, trend analysis in addition to periodic financial reporting.Monthly/Quarterly Sales Register based on which statutory Units and Revenue reporting is done.Supply Chain Finance planning consolidation and Reporting on CPU trending and variance analysis of different CPU components.Global warranty planning consolidation support and reporting of periodic key performance metrics (Cost per repair)Various Ad-Hoc Analytics support on request of SLT/FLTAutomation and streamlining of various FP&A process being followed in different regions/functions.Develop and publish various Financial Dashboards using Tableau.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Was entrusted with a task to setup a Global Procurement Center of Excellence to support global Procurement analytics and reporting from India as a low cost model, successfully achieved the task by setting up the CoE, transitioning the global Processes, running it for one year, stabilize the team, streamlined the processes and handed over CoE to successor, Got CEO recognition for successfully transitioning of processes from in house manufacturing environment to Outsourced Manufacturing Partners. Major Processes transitioned were:Creating Monthly Category Management Deck for costing of each running product and New Products under development for Review of Chief Procurement Officer.Timely and accurate quarterly costing of product Bill of Material (BOM) by close coordination with Category Management Team and various sub assembly suppliers.Creating a quarterly consolidated part list comprising of all components (more than 6000) to be used in all the products for that quarter with weighted Avg cost based on pricing and split amongst multiple suppliers. This list is used as a Bible for BOM costing and to validate any supplier claims.Ensuring timely availability of quarterly pricing for all the components of various categories in Oracle R12 by following RFQ (Request for Bidding) process.Validation of Suppliers claims related to Monthly Purchase Price Variance of components.Validation of Suppliers claims related to Quarterly Inventory Buy Down for components used in BOM as well as for finished goods.Submitting and resolving Purchase Price Variance claims to suppliers.

Gyeonggi-Do, Suwon-Si, Kr

Joined as Senior Manager Demo Cell responsible for Demo handsets end to end planning for Pan India including planograming, Demo deployment, and settlement with distributors. Total discount size on these demo sets being INR 200 Cr per annum for which I was supposed to be custodian.Reasons for leaving Organization early was that when I joined this Demo Cell department was newly setup and was conceptualized by then country head who left 2 months after I joined and department got diluted (focus of management got shifted) with no growth scope.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Forecast/Annual Plan ConsolidationAnalyzing inputs and workings submitted by sub regions followed by consolidation through Hyperion planning system, get consolidated plan reviewed by Senior Leadership team, coordinate for any revisions required till the time plan/Forecast is finalized. Ownership of all core Management Reporting templates for FLT (these tie into BOD and Quarterly reporting, Earnings Release Prep, etc)Ownership of Annual Plan and Quarterly forecast cycle process which includes Issuing and managing Forecast/Plan cycle calendar, coordinating with all key working partners of regional GTM teams, Supply Chain Finance and other members in the process for timely inputs to ensure smooth and timely completion of cycle. Managing Planning system cut offs for various teams to ensure forecast calendar is adhered to, Managing system backup of various plan scenarios/versions ensuring data integrity.Own end-to-end system data flow; ensuring completion and integrityManagement ReportingMonthly/Quarterly/Annual P&L Reporting.MD P&L Reporting, full detailed Deck• Assist with Earnings Release prep• Assist with BOD materials prep• Month-End quick-turn pack; high level P&L results.• Specific data reporting for Legal Settlements.• First-stop for most functions in need of data (strategy, product, supply chain, consolidated GTM, etc)

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Setting up Motorola Mobility Japan GTM Finance processes along with Oracle R12 implementation at the time of entering in to Japan Market again in 2011 after closing operations in 2009.Training of in country Finance Analyst for Japan to ensure she is independent and confident in managing day to day finance operations before Local Finance Controller come on board.Made GTM Finance Operational processes up and running, owned and managed them for 2 quarter close successfully before transitioning to local finance controllerResponsible for end to end GTM finance operations for mobility related transactions with KDDI(Customer) starting from receipt of Customer PO through payment made by customer.Monitoring and reviewing controllable Expenses (A&P/S&M) to ensure these are in line with allocated budgets.Review and approve Balance sheet reconciliations related to Revenue, Accounts Receivables. Customer Reserves, Consumption Tax, Departmental Accruals, Subscription Accounting Etc.• Cash flow projection.• Other regional accounting reporting such as RRDT, AOR etc.• Financial Planning and Analysis.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Drive Weekly Outlook (Senior Management Reporting) Process for International Markets: Working closely with Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, Business Operations, Pricing and Sub Regional FP&A Teams (EMEA, ASIA and China) to ensure timely submission of Weekly Outlook (Weekly Management Reporting) data.Review, analyse and consolidate Sub Regional outlook data and submit the consolidated report to regional Senior Leadership Team (SLT) for review.Post SLT review, Prepare final Outlook Deck for Sector Submission.Assisted the SLT in Management Reporting by performing the following analysis: Trend Charts Quarterly Forecast to current Week Movement for Units, NSAD & GM Week over Week Movement for Units, NSAD & GM and ASP/MCPU Analysis Projection of quarterly regional numbers for International Markets based on weekly updates from sub regions adjusted by potential risks and opportunities.Coordinate closely with sub regional FP&A Teams to drive Best Estimate Numbers (Snap shot of most likely numbers going to be achieved) Consolidation at Month End and Quarter End, communicate the same to Sector (Motorola US) FP&A Team.Drive NRV Process for International Markets: Coordinating with Business Operations Team, Pricing Team and the Accounting Team in US office to manage NRV Requirement for End of Life Products’ Inventory.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Instrumental in setting up and running Asia Business Finance CoE to centralize all standard accounting activities from across Asia and EMEA region to India.Started with a team of 6 people which got increased to 15 people with in first year of operations due to expansion of activities from Accounting domain to Management Reporting domain as well.Managed Projects for Transition of Accounting Activities from various countries to CoE. Analyzed & assessed Customer & resource requirement and accomplished feasibility analysis. Tracked and Monitored ongoing CoE Projects Status.Reviewed and worked on Process Improvement initiatives and implemented the same.Developed, maintained Quality Matrix of the CoE Performance and published the monthly Performance Dashboard.Spearheaded as an interface between Motorola Finance team and CoE team.Developed and implemented a monthly customer monthly feed back process.Automated and improved various CoE Processes, developed standard Data Input Forms for various sub activities and planned upcoming projects.Standardized various processes and automated them wherever possible.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Owner for all SWA, Middle East & Africa Service & Accessory Accounts in Balance Sheet.• Verified and approved MASC (Service Partners) Claims related to OOB Failures (MEA &I).• Reconciled and settled outstanding MASC Claims related to Out of Box (OOB) failures.• Monitored, validated and published CPR (Cost per Repair) Report (key performance indicator for Service Operations Head) for Asia & MEA.• Computed and accounted Monthly/Quarterly Standard Product Warranty reserves. • Reviewed and verified Quarterly Excess & Obsolescence Reserve Request from Service Operations for Service piece part Inventory.• Maintained the Service Piece Parts Price List for the SWA Region.• Addressed queries from Service Operations and reviewed/verified DOA Reserve and E&O reserve required for Service Inventory, at quarter end.• Verified and processed Stock Adjustment Notes initiated by Service Operations.• Responsible for Quarterly Accounts Operational Review of Service Finance Accounts.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Corporate Finance:• Worked closely with Business Accounts Team and KPMG & managed the Statutory Audits. • Implemented “Internal Accounts Payables Process” for Motorola Nigeria to ensure smooth payment cycle and timely accounting.• Reconciled overdue inter company transactions through GIS (Global Inter Company System), for 9 different entities.• Responsible for “Accounting and reviewing monthly departmental charges” and monitoring transactions from inception through settlement.• Accountable for Monthly Accruals of supplier’s unaccounted Invoices/Open Purchase orders.• Responsible for getting “Monthly Accounts Schedules” prepared for Balance Sheet Accounts related to Corporate Function.Networks Solution Sector:• Responsible for project wise Monthly Expense Analysis to ensure all charges are booked to correct Account codes.• Assisted in reconciling Receivables with the Customer statement and un-invoiced completed sites.• Perform Cash Application in OTC (Oracle 11i AR Module) against receivables and raised customer Debit/Credit Memos in Oracle 11i.• Performed monthly AR closing in OTC and interfaced with Focus for Nigeria.• Prepared AR Pack for Motorola SA.• Ensured invoice printing and timely submission to customer.• Generated Customer receivables statement and monthly G L Recons for Receivables

Risk Management: Prepared Various Process Risk Assessments and testing programs for various departments like Finance, Administration, Policy Owner Services etc. Independently handled onsite review of Finance, Claims, Facility Services & Operations. • Prepared Vendor Dip stick plan for Vendor monitoring. • Monitored offsite review-agents. Accounts & Controls: • Actively involved in modification of Vendor disbursement Process to make the process smooth. • Identified and cleared long pending entries during Bank Reconciliation.• Reconciled various accountings including:  Accrued compensation, general Office Petty Cash Imprest and T.D.S. Payable • Analyzed expenses of various expense heads month wise & G.O. wise. Strategic Planning & Business Development: • Part of team involved in Business planning of the organization.

Education record

B.Sc, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematcs

12Th, Science