NEHA BATRA

***** ******* ******• Cupertino, CA, *5014 • 323-***-**** cell • acoke9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Driven finance professional with over 5 years of multi industry experience in Financial and Business-Data Analysis, Reporting and

Operations, Risk Management and Compliance.

Professional Skills –

• Financial Data Analysis (Trend Analysis, Variance Analysis, Reconciliation, Forecasting, Key Performance/Risk

Indicators)

• Risk Management (Financial, Operational, and Legal/Compliance) through – Analysis, Process Improvements and

efficient Business Intelligence reporting

• Contract Management and Compliance

Technical Skills -

• Excel (V-Lookups and Pivot tables, formulas, charts), Word, PowerPoint, Dashboards, Scorecards

• Oracle Financials 12.1 and BI Publisher

• SAP Bex Analyzer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Reporting Analyst

Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA

May 2014 – August 2014

• Reviewed and comprehended contractual agreements, translated clauses into financial terms, to ensure 100% accuracy in profit sharing

calculations.

• Prepared financial statements for over 200 participants in accordance to contractual agreements, for local and international participants.

• Performed current and historical data analysis taking into consideration the windowing and release patterns of film/television/other product,

distribution cost trends analysis, etc.

• Researched anomalies and/or other line-of-business components to review underlying transactional activity.

• Coordinated with the offshore team to ensure completion under aggressive deadlines.

Financial Analyst – Payments Analytics

Cast and Crew Entertainment Services, Burbank, CA

March 2011 - May 2014

• Trend Analysis – Analyzed month over month data to understand patterns and propose changes to policy terms.

• Forecasting and Variance analysis to recommend actions.

• Identified, tracked and reported key metrics (Payback period, wage rates, collection rate, etc.) to mitigate risk.

• Analyzed risk related events to derive insights into the causes and impact of the event and provided actionable intelligence to decision makers.

• Gained in depth knowledge of Union rules and labor laws governing payroll to ensure compliance.

• Worked directly with the Audit team (Internal and External) to adhere to regulatory requirements.

• Worked cross-functionally with Finance, Labor Relations, Sales and IT to design, test and implement a standardized fringe benefit risk and

payout reporting system implement the reporting system.

Financial Analyst –Payment Operations

Cast and Crew Entertainment Services, Burbank, CA June

2009- Mar 2011

• Monitored over $10 million in Fringe benefit payments made across unions (SAG, AFTRA, DGA, WGA) on a weekly basis to ensure

timeliness and compliance to labor agreements.

• Restructured the payment process to ensure payments are made as per contracted union time guidelines. This initiative saved the

company $50,000 in late payment fee.

• Streamlined the collection process by introducing process improvements and standardization causing the aged accounts over 60 days

to reduce by 50%.

Fund Accountant – Contract

Nuveen Investments, Los Angeles, CA

Apr 2008-Dec 2008

• Reconciled security holdings and cash balances to that of the custodian for locating cash and position variances.

• Processed daily inflows and outflows of securities and cash.

Financial Risk Analyst

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, India

Jul 2003-Feb 2005

• Monitored real time broker activity to ensure position spread is within stipulated exposure limits.

• Analyzed and reported risk metrics produced on trading activities leading to a reduction in terminal shutdowns by 25%.

• Conduct inspections at broker offices to collect data and ensure compliance with Exchange regulations.

• Liaison with external and internal parties to ensure risk-free settlement of trades.

EDUCATION

MS Finance, Delhi University, India Jul 2001

BS Business Administration, Delhi University, India Jul 1999

(Top 5% of the graduating class)

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