SHALINI
PANDEY
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Detroit, Michigan 48154
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Experienced Senior Financial Analyst with over 8 years of core experience. Skilled in strategic decision-making, with strong attention to detail and a talent for interpreting complex financial data. Recognized for driving business growth through actionable insights and fostering cross-functional collaboration for cohesive operations. Efficient at managing multiple tasks under tight deadlines. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Norton Lifelock - Senior Financial Analyst
India • 09/2022 - 05/2023
Honeywell Automation - Financial Analyst
India • 05/2018 - 05/2022
WORK HISTORY
WCM- a regular check on the department's liquidity and creditworthiness, report discrepancies found in ARs, APs, Inventory, and short-term debts.
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Territories spending (OPEX), headcount resource planning (Comp & Ben), expense control (Adv & Prom for marketing team)
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Weekly collaboration with the sales & marketing team, budget approvals, oversee expenditures
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Collaboration with regional directors, analyzed spending and ROI for further budget approvals
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Sell-through/sell-out reporting, inventory monitoring dashboards, weekly forecasting, and reviews for sales departments
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• Billings and bookings report analysis
Month/quarter-end closing activities including reconciliation, accruals, and journal adjustments for territory controllers
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Managed Treasury projects in the controllership team, resolving open-ended bank guarantees, leading to a 40% reduction in bank charges.
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Created Tableau MIS dashboards for executives, providing comprehensive insights into bank guarantee performance by integrating data from multiple banks. Additionally, oversaw month-end close activities in HFM, ensuring accurate calculation and submission of critical financial metrics.
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Analyzed FX impacts for SAP and Oracle, and performed IOS reserve calculations.
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• Strengthened SOX compliance, supported internal audits.
• Stakeholder relationships, including LOB Leaders and BU Finance, for SKILLS
• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Revenue/sales forecast
• Advanced Excel
• Hyperion Essbase
• Oracle PeopleSoft
• SAP
• Tableau dashboards
• MS Office Suite
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced
Management Studies
Harihar, Karnataka • 03/2018
MBA: International Finance
Percentage: 90%
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India
India • 02/2016
Chartered Accountant: Accounting,
Auditing, Financial Management
MKHS Gujarati Girls College
India • 06/2012
Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting
And Finance
EDUCATION
Birla Sunlife Insurance Co. Ltd. - Financial Consultant India • 05/2017 - 09/2017
Kakani & Co. (Chartered Accountants) - Articled Assistant India • 02/2013 - 02/2016
data and reporting.
Utilized Hyperion Essbase for streamlined financial data retrieval and analysis.
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Informed clients about financial matters and offered tailored investment recommendations and advice.
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Conducted Statutory, SEBI-compliant quarterly, and Income Tax Act audits for Nationalized Banks.
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Handled accounting, bookkeeping, and tax audits for diverse companies, including retail giants Walmart and Reliance Fresh
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Managed complete audit cycle, including risk and control management for operations, ensuring effectiveness, financial reliability, and compliance with regulations.
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NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS
Strategic Management: A Study of Nokia Ltd.: Travails of a Market Leader
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Marketing Management, Marketing Analysis of a New Product named
“Intelonite”, fusion of Samsonite and Intel for Smart Luggage Bags
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• Financial Accounting, A Business Plan for starting a Boutique in India Structured Industrial Analysis, Analysis of Marketing Strategies, and Competitive Strategies of Deloitte
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Tableau MIS dashboard focused on open-ended bank guarantees, resulting in a significant 40% reduction in bank charges
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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Troop Leader in Scouts & Guides for five consistent years
• State Level Volleyball player; sports enthusiast
• Theatre artist