Financial Planning Fp A
Resume:
Ikram Ansari
MBA Finance
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Mohammed Ikram Ansari LinkedIn
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400011
Professional Qualification
Master of Management Studies –(Finance)
Jun’16 – Mar’18
Mumbai University
Bachelor of Commerce – (Accounts)
Jun’13 – Mar’16
Mumbai University
Achievements
Spot Award in BDO India FY24
Employee of the quarter in Allana Group
FY19
Skills
Cultural Adaptability
Data Analytics
Continuous effect towards excellence
Team Player
Process Improvement
Advance Excel & Macro
Power BI
Power Query
Industry Exposure
Consulting
Technology
Aviation
FMCG
Professional Synopsis
Finance professional with 7 plus years of robust experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Controlling and MIS. Proven ability to drive strategic financial planning and support executive decision-making by delivering insights into profitability, cost efficiencies, and revenue opportunities. Known for a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and advanced proficiency in financial software and tools.
Work Experience
• Budgeting and forecasting
1) Lead the annual budgeting process, working closely with department heads to collect, review, and consolidate budgetary inputs across departments. 2) Manage rolling forecasts to adapt to changing business conditions, updating projections on revenue, expenses, and other financial metrics. 3) Develop and implement financial models to project future revenue, operating costs, using various scenarios to account for potential changes in market conditions.
• Variance Analysis and Financial Reporting
1) Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analysis, comparing budgeted results to actual results, and identifying key drivers behind any differences.
2) Prepare detailed financial reports and dashboards, delivering insights into performance metrics, profitability, and growth opportunities. 3) Provide commentary and analysis to highlight areas of risk, efficiency, and opportunity.
• Strategic Financial Planning
1) Collaborate with executive leadership to support strategic planning, including long-term financial projections and resource allocation. 2) Act as a financial advisor to department heads, assisting them in making financially sound decisions for their teams.
3) Promote a culture of financial accountability within the organization, ensuring departments understand their budgets and financial targets.
• Process Improvement and Ad-Hoc Analysis
1) Continuously seek ways to improve the accuracy and efficiency of FP&A processes by automating reports.
2) Build complex financial models for ad-hoc analyses, such as scenario planning and cost-benefit analyses.
3) Support in activities such as hiring strategies, employee appraisal, and partner variable payouts by analyzing their financial implications. 1) Responsible for timely and accurate preparation of Service line-wise/Client- wise weekly financial.
2) Conduct and analyses monthly/quarterly financial performance against budget and forecast.
3) Create and prepare dashboards used to communicate financial results to the Board and leaders.
4) Participate in preparation of annual budget and ad-hoc requests. BDO India LLP (Mar’23 - Present)
Sr. Executive Assistant Manager
Ugam Solutions A merkle company (Jan’22 – Feb’23)
Associate
Date of Birth
18th December 1994
Languages Known
English, Hindi
Hobbies and Interest
Playing cricket, Learning Culture & Teaching
Nationality
Indian
1) Validate accuracy of financial reporting done by global accounting team and perform reconciliation of manual EBT vs system EBT. 2) Set up P&L model for each region, perform budget analysis done by regions and make sure its algin with leadership objectives. 3) Maintain proper audit trail and documentation for future internal/external audit and reviews.
4) Recommend changes of process standards and procedure to improve the timely performance of process activities.
1) Preparing monthly and quarterly global data retailers, institutional, structured products, future and options for EU Benchmark Regulatory Reports. 2) Evaluate competitor data and statistics on Asset based fund (ABF) business involving tracking of AUMs in various region via monthly reporting.
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1) Preparation of business channel Profitability Statement and analyzing the achieved margin.
2) Profitability reconciliation of manual MIS vs Oracle MIS. 3) Provide SKU level Margin Statement on a weekly basis to stakeholders showing their progress towards the monthly targets. 4) Calculate Estimate cost sheet of different commodities. Aviareps AG (Dec’19 – Dec’21)
Business Data Analyst
Morgan Stanley Inc – On Contract (Jul’19 – Nov’19) MIS Finance Analyst
Allana Group (Mar’18 – Jun’19)
Management Trainee
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