Finance Manager - FP&A

Email: ********@*****.***

Aswathi Viswanathan Phone: +91-998*******

Objective

To work in a challenging environment that will enhance my Financial and Analytical skills

and contribute to the growth of an organization with the skill accumulated during my work

Resume Summary

experience and education

10+years of total work experience Skills Summary

In Financial Planning & Analysis and

Transitions Process

Financial Planning &

Finance & Accounting.

Presentations Improvements

Analysis

Cross-Functional Training

MIS reporting &

Employee Engagement Coordination Mentoring the

A high performance individual

team

with strong interpersonal skills

EMPLOYMENT SCAN

A strong team player with

experience in streamlining

Mar 2008 – till date - CSC (COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION), Bangalore

business process, defining

Mar 2006 – Sep 2007

process improvement initiatives, - Lenovo India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

& ensuring on time performance Jul 2002 – May 2004 - Hewlett Packard, Bangalore

while maintaining high levels of

May 2005 – Jun 2005 IDBI, Bangalore (Summer project – MBA)

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accuracy

Jan 2005 - Hemophilia Society, Bangalore (MBA project)

Self-motivated, positive and

logical thinker with ability to work

Experience :

in dynamic environment

Computer Science Corporation, Bangalore: Mar 2008 – Till Date

Deputy Finance Manager, Bangalore – FP&A team

Currently leading and managing the P&L for one of the offerings within the Global

Education :

Infrastructure service BU for Australia. Have also supported verticals and clients for North

America and Singapore.

Certified Public Accountant

(CPA), Cleared the exam in May

Was also involved in pricing of deals for the Middle East region

‘09 under the American Institute

of Certified Public Accountants

Responsible for :

PGDBM (Finance),

Account Financials – P&L reporting, Account management, Annual Budget &

XIME, Bangalore University,

Monthly Forecasting, variance analysis, Revenue recognition, Cost Benefit &

2004-2006; GPA of 6.89/8.00

margin improvement analysis

Bachelor of Commerce Metrics – Preparation of dashboards and presentations on the financial

(B.Com), MES College,

performance

Bangalore, 1999-2002; 75%

Transformation – Process Improvements, setting up controls and compliance

PUC (Commerce), MES activities within the FP&A processes

College Bangalore, 1997-1999;

People Management –Training and Mentoring the team in India

87.5%

Voice of Customer – Organizing and conducting regular meetings with Project

ICSE, Cluny Convent, Managers, Delivery managers and Line of Service Directors to review financial

Bangalore; 1997; 87% results and provide support for business performance improvement

Project Management – Supporting Resource management by ensuring on time

updation of internal systems with resource details, maintaining track and circulating

monthly reports of Effort rendered and expenses incurred for resources with

Communication Address : concerned business verticals

Customer Satisfaction - Ensuring correct accounting of Revenue generated and

timely settlement of related payments

Supporting the internal governance model to ensure deliverables are met

N0 102, Renaissance Mangalam,

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13 Cross, Next to Heritage Play

School, Malleswaram,

ACHIEVEMENTS

Bangalore – 560003,

KARNATAKA, INDIA. Instrumental in transitioning FP&A processes from Australia and Asia

High and consistent performance leading to the initiation of the Offshore model to

support Asia FP&A processes

Supported across geographies

First Point of Contact in the Finance team for processes and work structures

Lenovo, Bangalore: May 2006 – Sep 2007

Worked as a Team Lead for the Accounts Receivables Team; Managing collections for

India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Projects

IDBI Bank – Working Capital

Job Responsibilities:

Management Preparing Forecast Flash reports, MIS packs and AR analysis to Internal and vertical

management

Hemophilia Society -

Socially Useful & Productive Variance and collection improvement analysis

Activity

Process Documentations and Audit Preparation of the Team

Process Improvement Initiatives and Issue Resolutions

Accolades

Heading a team of 5, Training new joiners and Assigning responsibilities to the team

Month End and Year End Reporting

“Team Member of the

Payment processing and Cash application in SAP R/3 (finance module)

Month” in March 2012 from

Handled the internal audit from May to August 2007

Australia for outstanding

performance at CSC

“Best Team Leader” award

Hewlett Packard, Bangalore: Jul 2002 to May 2004

in Asia for quarter Jan 07 to

Worked as Senior Process Assistant managing Invoice Processing, payments and Taxes

March 07

and ensuring on time payment for our vendors

“Bronze award” from HP

Global Transitions team for

Job Responsibilities:

smooth transition

Process Transitions and Process Documentations

ISO Documentation and Audit Preparation of the Team

Process Improvement Initiatives

Training to new joiners and Delegating and Assigning responsibilities within the team

Month End and Year End Reporting

Maintaining and updating Vendor account details in SAP

Personal details:

Completed the Green Belt Six Sigma training successfully and initiated a Process

Improvement project under the guidance of a Master Black Belt.

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Date of Birth 19 Dec, 1981

Successfully transitioned the Latin American process for the Trade Expenses Vendor

Payables team

Gender Female

English, Hindi,

IDBI Bank, Bangalore – May 2005 to June 2005

Languages

Kannada, Tamil &

Known

Malayalam Summer Project as part of the PGDBM course

Nationality Indian

Job Responsibilities:

Marital Status Single To study the Working Capital Assessment done by IDBI for IT companies and their system of

credit appraisal of the Software sector in Bangalore

To analyse the Indian Software Industry as a whole.

To evaluate the policies of the Bank in terms of corporate lending under working capital

scenario.

Visas: To analyse the requirements of the IT sector in terms of working capital, term loans and

Currently holding a 10 years multiple transactional loans.

entry US B1/B2 visa

To analyse the degree of competition faced by the bank from other financial agencies

Hemophilia Society, Bangalore Chapter – Jan 2005

Responsibilities - Worked closely with People with Hemophilia within the community and

helped focus on Educating, training and rehabilitating persons with hemophilia. Received a

letter of approval from the society leader for the work done over three weeks. Also conducted a

computer training workshop for the Children with Hemophilia at ITC Infotech, Bangalore

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Last Update: 13 April 2014 Achievements - Helped the Hemophilia Society in Bangalore establish contacts and tie-ups

with various hospitals and Corporates there-by enabling sponsorships for the society.

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