Swati Chauhan
E-** Mansarover Garden, New-Delhi-*10015
E-mail: ********.***@*****.***, LinkedIn: http://in.linkedin.com/in/swatichauhanm/, Mobile: +91-987*******
Management professional with top notch academic pedigree and experience in strategic planning,
business process transformation, financial analysis & reporting and business development,
looking forward to work across a spectrum of Finance and Strategy roles.
EDUCATION
Institute Qualification Board/University Year Score
Management
Management Development Institute
MBA - Finance 2011 6.7/10
(MDI) Development Institute
BE - Civil University of Delhi 2006 76.4%
Delhi College of Engineering (DCE)
St. Xavier’s School, Delhi A.I.S.S.C.E. CBSE 2001 80.6%
St. Xavier’s School, Delhi A.I.S.S.E CBSE 1999 87.8%
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LENOVO INDIA, BANGALORE May’11 – October’12 (1year 5months)
Position: Financial Planner & Analyst
ACHIEVEMENTS
Received BEST TEAM MEMBER award for outstanding contribution to the FY’12-‘13 Budget
Preparation
Received ‘HI-FIVE’ award for incorporating innovative excel tools in monthly review deck of
Managing Director (MD), Lenovo India
RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance Transformation/Strategy Special Projects:
Currency Hedging Project: Analyzed current currency hedging mechanism for Lenovo India,
and proposed medium/long term hedging strategy
Project Spend-Wise: Tracked and streamlined expenses for all business units, and reclassified
accounting codes for reporting expenses; and formulated new policies to control expenses
Financial Close and Consolidation:
Conducted month closing of accounting books in association with accounting, sales and
operations team
Reconciled data for profit and sales volume, conducted variance analysis, thus highlighting
reasons for deviation from plan and suggested actions to achieve planned targets
Financial Reporting:
Prepared Weekly Margin Tracker, Monthly Business Review Deck, Monthly Expense
Analysis Report for the top management
Provided commentary and insights on performance against plan and prior periods to Sales
Head through Monthly Sales Segment Review (past trends, market scenario, future
projections)
Financial Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting:
Aspiration Model Project: Prepared 3 year desirable financial model to provide guidance on
revenue, margins, market share and reinvestment plans. The model aimed at driving profitable
growth, and balancing affordability with resource productivity
Prepared fiscal year India Sales plan by analyzing historical data, future growth plans and
desired firm metrics
Prepared periodic business forecast (Sales volume, Revenue, GM, Expenses, PTI) and
profitability roadmap for India
Swati Chauhan
E-84 Mansarover Garden, New-Delhi-110015
E-mail: ********.***@*****.***, LinkedIn: http://in.linkedin.com/in/swatichauhanm/, Mobile: +91-987*******
WISDOM MART (Start-up) January’13–Till date (2years 3months)
Position: Business Head - Corporate Training
ACHIEVEMENTS
More than 5-fold increase in the number of trainings conducted per quarter for the B2B segment
More than 100% increase in the monthly enrolments in the B2C segment within first 6 months
RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for driving sales growth within existing business relationships and acquiring new
opportunities through key decision makers of State Power Distribution Utilities
Responsible for flawless service delivery through Project Planning, Resource Management,
Operations, Risk Management, Execution and Project Close for the B2B training segment, ensuring
client retention and positive reference
Responsible for streamlining and standardizing processes, cost consolidation, cost control and
strategic marketing initiatives for the B2C business segment
Ensuring strong & healthy relationships with these clients to drive repeat business with them as
well as build the strongest customer networks in the country
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, DELHI August’06 – June’09 (2years 9months)
Position: Assistant Systems Engineer
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with the business to gather requirements and to resolve business critical problems
in Income Tax Processing Application (Oracle 9i) for the Directorate of Income Tax
Conduct feasibility study for new business development requests and prepare Approach Notes
Carry out Application Design, Application Development and Release Management Activities
(Application Migration and Database Consolidation project – Oracle DB, Forms and Reports)
Involved in Project Management Activities, including the creation and effective utilization of the
Resource Management Tracker for the project
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
DEEPAK FERTILIZERS & PETROCHEMICALS, PUNE April’10 - May’10 (2months)
PRE-PLACEMENT OFFER (P.P.O.)
Received Certificate of Merit for the BEST SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT-2010 at MDI
Worked with EVP, Corporate Finance, to ‘Conduct EVA Analysis of DFPCL and its Competitors’
Benchmarked DFPCL against competitors with different business models based on their financial
performance for preceding five years
Assessed industry operations based on economic profit and provided empirical data for rejection of
any value-destructive activity
Prepared the Benchmark Matrix for Best Practices in the Fertiliser and Petrochemicals Industry and
recommended strategic improvements for DFPCL
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) – Financial Markets; Derivatives Market; Currency
Derivatives