Management Financial
Resume:
NEHA BATRA
***** ******* ******• Cupertino, CA, *5014 • 323-***-**** cell • ****.*******@*****.***
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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