Financial Planning Assistant Manager

PINKY DEDHIA

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EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL – FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Financial Planning & Analysis Budgeting & Financial Control Management Reporting Forecasting

Notable success in executing financial processes, facilitating financial growth of organizations’ and ensuring financial operations by effective management reporting

PROFILE SUMMARY

Offering over 15 years of rich experience in FP&A functions with leadership qualities; expertise entails:

~ Financial Planning & Analysis ~ Project Execution ~ Variance Analysis

~ Financial Reporting ~ Cost Control ~ Budgeting & Forecasting

~ Data Analysing ~ Strategic Planning ~Training / Cross-functional Coordination

~ P&L Management ~ Business Partnering

Pivotal in Global MIS & Management, P&L Management, Budget Consolidation, Variance Analysis, Forecasting; working exposure in analyzing, investigating and explaining key movements and trends in major P&L lines; monthly & quarterly reporting decks to Management

Excels in monitoring overall functioning of processes, evaluating improvement areas & driving process improvement/automation strategies for ensuring maximum efficiency

Assessed and communicated changes and opportunities in the business results to inform analysis, reports and forecasting from the shareholder level down to operating managers

Acquired exposure in FP&A functions with skills in analyzing & explaining complex financial data with ease; accurate and precise in all work related assignments

Prepared and explained profit & loss projections; established product line profit & loss statements to identify opportunities and risks

Developed & maintained financial models to support forecasting, annual planning & strategic decision making

Resourceful in evaluating cost centre wise profitability, implementing budgets, conducting variance analysis and monitoring the inflow & outflow of funds to ensure optimum utilisation of funds for accomplishing organisational goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

From Mar’23: Quatrro Business Support Services, Mumbai as Manager-Corporate FPnA

Role:

Implemented financial planning process, developing annual budget and long range plans that aligned with strategic objectives.

Developed process improvements in the budgeting cycle, thereby speeding the process & reducing the timeline

Detailed variance analysis of actual financial results against forecasts and prior periods to ascertain root causes of variances, providing insightful commentary & recommendations to management which helps in determining actionable counter measures

Prepared monthly & quarterly financial reports which includes detailed Gross Margin analysis, EBITDA working for senior leadership, highlighting key trends & performance against KPIs.

Assisted in building financial models to evaluate the feasibility & potential returns of new business line & acquisitions

Contributed to strategic planning by providing financial projections & risk assessments for new business ventures.

Collaborated with business units as a key business partner, providing financial insights & support for strategic initiatives & cost control measures

Performed in-depth data analysis to identify trends, opportunities & risks supporting informed business decisions.

Aug’22 to Feb’23 : HH Global, Mumbai as Commercial Finance Analyst

Role:

Work closely with operational management, ensuring a strong understanding of the business and its commercial drivers

o Providing regular reporting on financial performance and business KPIs

o Providing commercial modelling and assisting in business case building

Managing periodic planning and forecasting processes, supporting management with necessary analysis and guidance

Support the continued development of our reporting suite; providing guidance and support to the business users and proactively identifying opportunities to improve clarity and understanding

Work collaboratively with colleagues fulfilling different roles within the wider function; including transactional finance and Group

Providing ad-hoc analysis, guidance and support across any and all matters related to financial performance and processes

Aug’09 to Jul’22: Startek Inc., Mumbai as Assistant Manager (Financial Planning & Analysis)

Role:

Mapping business requirements & coordinating in smooth functioning of financial processes in line with pre-set guidelines

Developing & reviewing Monthly MIS for global geographies; coordinating and collecting Information and providing strategic inputs and analysis for management and board reviews

Assisting in preparation of annual budget and forecasting trends to bring cost consciousness across the company

Performing variance analysis with reference to budget trend & actual trend

Integrating:

oForecasting efforts & insights with primary research, intelligence, & analytics insights developed by peers across the Commercial Insights & Strategy Team and translate these into business impact

oInformation into forecasts and assessments of organizational strategies & actions with the potential to drive tangible growth in revenue or profit

Preparing the appropriate templates to prepare the budget from all the departments of the organization and critically examines them for correctness, accuracy and completeness; and conformance with established procedures, regulations, and organizational objectives

Maintaining & submitting reports to top management summarizing the business financial position in areas of income, expenses, and coordinate the preparation of strategic plans, budgets and financial forecast

Determining financial status and financial progress of company and business units by comparing and analysing plans, forecasts, actual results and trends; controlling accounts reconciliation and sorting out the discrepancies

Highlights:

Successfully attended month-end accrual process for implementation in SAP

Facilitated knowledge sharing in the domain of Finance and led provisioning with various business units (Pan India)

Suggested and advised on formatting of various reports to present data in a more effective manner

Interacted with technical team to customize system generated reports as per the requirement of business & management

ACADEMIC DETAILS

MBA (Finance) from ICFAI University

M.Com. from Mumbai University

B.Com. from R.A. Poddar College, Mumbai

ACADEMIC PROJETCS

Title: Preparation of Case Study for Analysis of “Nokia Rise in Backdrop of Motorola Decline”

Highlights:

Performed analysis of the business performance of both companies

Updated on the changes in the business environment

Title: Project on Business Development of Packaged Drinking Water Launch, for Bisleri

Highlights:

Conducted market research to divert customers to packaged water

Led analysis of overall structure during launch & its strategy to reach break-even point

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