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Anandita Sharma

Mumbai

Summary

Financial Analyst with expertise in Expense forecasting, Allocations and Variance analysis, across Services and Banking sectors. Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting using advanced Excel, Power BI, and Tableau. Skilled in Stakeholder management, Documentation, Story building and delivering actionable insights to drive business decisions.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior FP&A Analyst

Citi
09.2022 - Current
  • Analyzing financial statements at the end of each month, and understanding their implications for the business. Identifying areas of risk and opportunity for strategic decision-making.
  • Analyzing variances between expected vs actual outcomes and determining the underlying causes for improving processes and performance.
  • Leading the system integration and support across the regional finance teams, communicating effectively about new updates and improvements, and managing the training of all new users.
  • Facilitating communication between global and regional teams, ensuring alignment on targets, and consolidating processes to streamline operations.
  • Collaborating with other internal stakeholders (Business functions, controllership) to ensure timely submissions and correct inputs for both Headcounts and Operating expenses.
  • Managing the forecasting and budgeting processes for different regions and functions, ensuring compliance with deadlines and guidelines, and providing support to finance business partners and cost center managers.
  • Carrying out Cost Allocations process by charging out costs incurred to revenue generating front Lines of Businesses.
  • Performed Functional Transfer including Split of product segment, Movement of resources across verticals and remapping of Segment hierarchy across geographies.
  • Consolidating and reviewing financial performance reports with finance leaders and functional teams for providing insights for decision-making.
  • Providing inputs to Finance leads for approved budgets, forecasts, and commitments on continuous basis.
  • Assisting with training on planning and forecasting tools for new hires and ensuring their effective utilization.
  • Preparing ad hoc reports and analyses as needed to address specific questions or concerns.
  • Carrying out UAT environment testing for changes and improvements incorporated in internal tools.

Business Finance Analyst, BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
05.2021 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for tracking key business metrics such as revenue, costs, headcount, and other expenses.
  • Compiled month-end results to analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Conducted variance analysis to understand the factors driving changes in results compared to prior forecasts or budgets, and presented insights to senior management.
  • Monitored accounts to identify outstanding debts and reviewed open invoices for collections efforts.
  • Tracked aged invoices for top clients and followed up to obtain updates.
  • Provided necessary data in Workday, reviewed accounts receivable (A/R) reports, and other metrics related to the collection process.
  • Provided support to senior management and department heads with in-depth analysis of financial performance and other relevant areas.
  • Conducted comprehensive research on competitors and identified gaps in TCS's geographical reach in the Northwest Europe region by analyzing and ranking countries on various parameters.
  • Enhanced controls and streamlined processes by introducing automation in Power BI, reducing manual repetitive reporting tasks.

Education

MBA - Finance

Balaji Institute of International Business
04-2021

B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering

Bhilai Institute of Technology
Durg, CT
05-2018

Class XII - Science

Holy Cross H.S. School
03-2014

Class X - General

Holy Cross H.S. School
03-2012

Skills

  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Management Reporting
  • Variance Analysis
  • Cost Allocations
  • Stakeholder Management
  • MS-Excel
  • Financial Reporting tools (TM1, Hyperion based, other multi-dimensional tools)
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • User Acceptance Testing

Accomplishments

  • Received Copper Award for Carrying out Product split and remapping of resources along with planned expenses to different segments (Feb 2024)
  • Received Citi Applause for taking ownership to drive transformation within assigned line of business (Sep 2023)

Personal Information

  • Age: 28
  • Date of Birth: 06/12/96
  • Gender: Female

Additional Information

Internships:


India Infoline (May 2020 – 12 weeks)

Managed customer relationships by addressing concerns and providing support, leading to increased sales through understanding client needs and maintaining a positive company image.


GM Financial Services (June 2020 – 8 weeks)

Researched the fitness industry to identify emerging opportunities and startups needing funding. Collected and analyzed financial and market data from senior management of unlisted health startups to assess their potential.


Achievements:


Received Copper Award for Carrying out Product split and remapping of resources along with planned expenses to different segments. (Feb 2024)


Received Citi Applause for taking ownership to drive transformation within assigned line of business while continuing to build one team culture. (Sep 2023)


Timeline

Senior FP&A Analyst

Citi
09.2022 - Current

Business Finance Analyst, BFSI

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
05.2021 - 08.2022

MBA - Finance

Balaji Institute of International Business

B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering

Bhilai Institute of Technology

Class XII - Science

Holy Cross H.S. School

Class X - General

Holy Cross H.S. School

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