AKHILA JOSE

Bangalore, India • adztxs@r.postjobfree.com • +91-944******* • https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilajose/ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EY PARTHENON Bangalore

Associate- Strategy May 2022-Present

● Expansion Strategy for a Saudi Arabian Food Company Assessed the KSA processed food market growth potential & worked on the key levers driving growth strategy- distribution, brand and portfolio strength, partners, operational KPIs, competition

● Profitability Improvement - Indian Dairy Company Analyzed procurement to sales for pan India market for all products and identified opportunities for cost savings and margin improvement. Designed & implemented strategies to improve quality of milk sourced & supplier relationships wrt competition in the long-term

● Potential Investment Opportunity Research- Dubai Based Global Investment Holding Company Performed industry analysis and gauged historical returns for various asset classes & secondary research via EMIS & Euromonitor to identify synergetic investment opportunities

● Preparation of PoV analysis decks for sectors like beverages, eyewear, agri-drones, food condiments Prepared company profiles, data book encompassing detailed financial analysis and benchmarking using tools like Refinitiv, Private Circle, VCC Edge

DIAGEO INDIA Bangalore

Management Trainee – Finance July 2021-May 2022

● CSD Pricing and Variant Strategy-Demand Finance Team Collaborated cross functionally to optimize & improve gross margin % through strategic pricing & product variant strategy

● Analysis of Accounts Payables - Treasury Team

Collated data from SAP reports to understand inconsistencies and variations in creditors debit balances & provisioning

● A&P Spends Provisioning & Accounting Review -Financial Controller (Demand) Team Consulted with pan-India regional finance, sales, marketing teams to understand A&P accounting & provisions & proposed a robust alternative for gaps found, based on practical accounting guidelines by Diageo Group policy and IND AS Management Intern – Finance April 2020-June 2020

Researched & recommended transparent tax reporting practices in annual reports for exchequer contribution by Diageo Received PPI based on review of project presentation to Finance Leadership Team & secured a pre-placement offer EDUCATION

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE

Master of Business Administration 2019-2021

● Grade: B

ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MUMBAI

Bachelor of Commerce 2015-2018

● Rank 1 in batch of 150, 85.64% marks

KALLADI H.S.S: KERALA STATE BOARD - CLASS 12TH

● Rank 1 in batch of 111, 96.75% marks 2015

ST. DOMINIC’S C.E.M SCHOOL: CBSE - CLASS 10TH

● Rank 1 in batch of 224, 95.00% marks 2013

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Campus finalist from IIM Indore for national level case competitions: ABG STRATOS in 2019 and Bajaj Finserv Atom in 2021

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