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Gaurav Godambe

Business Finance FP&A Transformation Business Analysis Stakeholder Management

+91-977******* ******.***@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/gaurav-godambe-506b41b/ Seasoned Finance leader with extensive FP&A experience, specializing in expense analytics, forecasting, and financial outlooks across global business units. Proven track record of leading high-performing teams, partnering with CFOs, Controllers, and Investor Relations to deliver board-ready insights. Skilled in synthesizing complex datasets into clear, actionable narratives for internal and external reporting, driving improved financial outcomes and operational efficiency.

ACHIEVEMENTS & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS

• Streamlined Investment expenses tracking process by eliminating overlapping activities and implementing Excel Macros for reporting, saving 50% of time and effort.

• Accomplished annual savings of $350K by building a Power BI based report that catered to Client Coverage organization to share real-time Incentive Statements.

• Led transformation of client engagement process via AI-powered analytics, reducing RFP turnaround by 30% and improving win rate by 15%.

• Experienced in FP&A systems optimization including SAP, Power BI, and automation tools to enhance accuracy and reduce reporting cycle times. WORK EXPERIENCE

MSCI Services Pvt. Ltd Sep 2014 - Dec 2024

Vice President (Client Coverage Finance)

• Expense Analytics & Commentary: Directed firmwide expense analysis, preparing centralized commentaries for senior management, quarterly earnings materials, and annual budget reviews.

• Finance Reporting: Evaluated and built Monthly & Quarterly Sales and Expenses performance reports driving conversations by providing actionable insights.

• Forecasting & Outlooks: Oversaw quantitative and qualitative development of expense financials, enabling accurate business unit and corporate forecasts.

• Commercial Forums: Partnered directly with CXO leadership, serving as the key liaison between sales, product, and support teams; led weekly senior management forums to review pipeline, develop strategy, conduct financial analysis, and manage expenses, ensuring alignment on MBR / QBR and execution of business objectives.

• Team Management: Managed and mentored a team of finance professionals ensuring delivery of accurate expense insights and variance analysis under tight deadlines.

• Technology Enablement: Leveraged BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, QlikView) to automate expense dashboards, reduce manual analysis time, and improve accuracy.

• Optimized procurement processes by identifying cost efficiencies & implementing strategic vendor negotiations to reduce dependencies and consolidate suppliers.

• AI Integration: Deployed AI-powered analytics tools that revolutionized RFP process, boosted sales forecasting accuracy by 10% and generated quicker customer insights. 2

Associate To Vice President (Analytics Business Finance Team)

• Finance Reporting: Built Monthly & Quarterly Expense Review decks for Senior Management. Prepared Business Cases with ranking mechanism based on ROI.

• Headcount Planning: Assisted in developing workforce strategy based on requirements, availability of space ensuring alignment with business strategy and goals.

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive training program for finance teams on the use of Power BI and data visualization tools.

• Special Projects: Implemented data-driven tracking and evaluation of renewals of our IT contracts, enhancing visibility and ensuring stakeholders were always informed. Siemens Technology & Services Ltd. Dec 2009 – Sep 2014 Principal Consultant (Global Markets & Investor Relations Team)

• Financial Tracking and Competitor Analysis: Regularly tracked and analyzed financial results and key peer events, providing actionable insights that enabled faster decision-making for competitors in the Oil and Gas and Medical Devices industry

• Investor Materials Preparation: Created comprehensive information memoranda and investor pitch books, and conducted client-specific credit analyses. I-Peritus Solutions & Services Ltd. Apr 2009 - Dec 2009 Jr. Research Analyst

• Analyzed credit subordination of RMBS and CDO deals, and introduced a standardized performance mapping process that boosted risk assessment accuracy. Deutsche Bank Operations International Ltd. Oct 2007 - Oct 2008 Process Executive

• Achieved 100% transaction accuracy and reduced settlement delays by 20% by tracking daily trade activity and ensuring timely corporate action processing. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SAP, Power BI, Tableau, Altryx, QlikView, Tableau, Salesforce Einstein, Board, Bloomberg terminal, Mid-journey, Chat GPT, Co-Pilot, MS Flow, Dall-E, Churn Zero (customer insight and improving client retention), Make.com (custom workflows to auto send meeting note summaries), N8N (automation).

EDUCATION

• CFA Level 1 passed - CFA Institute - USA (Dec 2008)

• Masters in Management Studies - Finance - Mumbai University (Jun 2005 - Jun 2007)

• Bachelors in Science - IT - Mumbai University (Sep 2001 - Jul 2004) TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

• Advanced Power BI, Six Sigma White Belt. Custom GPTs, Leadership, Effective Storytelling, AI Mastery Workshop -Generative AI bootcamp.

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