AVANTIKA UPADHYAY

• Managing and tracking significant CAPEX budget amounting to approximately $1 billion, owned by site Engineering Heads for 67 Manufacturing Sites, acting as liaison between finance and engineering leadership.
• Developed and presented short to long-term financial forecasts to senior leadership using scenario-based models and economic indicators.
• Prepared and delivered deep-dive analyses on cost optimization opportunities, resulting in significant savings and efficiency gains.
• Challenged existing planning assumptions and implemented new methodologies that enhanced financial accuracy and strategic planning.
• Handling prime KPIs like FTEs and Personnel Costs for Novartis Technical Operations.
• Leading creation of plans in line with long term strategy, incorporating insights, opportunities and risks.
• Provided valuable insights by leading monthly variance analysis reviews between actual results and budget/forecast expectations. Interpreting financial information & make recommendations to senior management.
• Collaborated & partnered with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements & automations to increase operational efficiency.
• Coaching, onboarding less-experienced new joiners in team.

• Handled Facilities Management Services for Novartis Technical Operations with a cost budget of ~$100m for 28 Manufacturing Sites.
• Liaising directly with the vendor helped achieve net savings of approximately $4.3m in FM costs and approximately $3m in above-site fixed costs.

• Handled FP&A responsibilities to create revenue, expense, and profitability forecasts and variance analysis.
• Partnered with Project Delivery Leads to secure maximization of Operating Results.

Performed Concurrent & Revenue Audit of Nationalized Banks; Internal, Statutory & Tax Audits of various Trading Concerns.