John Lilly Raju K B
Financial Analyst
Bangalore
Summary
Influential Senior Financial Analyst eagerly pursuing Senior Financial Analyst role within dedicated financial team. Skilled in developing annual budgets and using key performance indicators to evaluate productivity and profitability. With a master's in finance and 8 + years of diverse-industry Experience, and also excel at managing complex FP&A initiatives for organizations internal and external Operations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst II
Fossil
Bangalore
6 2023 - Current
- Monitoring cost by variance analysis of budget v/s forecast
- Periodically analyzing financial statements and KPI's such as cash flow, balance sheet, Income statement and preparation of 5Q projection
- Analyzing root cause for over or under absorption of costs
- Investigating excessive expenses, reporting discrepancies and recommending appropriate actions
- Reviewing monthly and quarterly budget performance reports, ensuring businesses and division operate within allocated budget along with preparing ad-hoc reports as per business or function's request
- Envision, maintain, and lead data driven outlook models, based on historical data trends and forecast inputs
- Drive cost controlling and support month end closing activities for MC, ensuring clean books and records for business unit at all times
- Support with ad-hoc analyses, as well as with presentations internally as well as externally
- Create dynamic financial and operational plans that allow for multiple scenarios
- Collaborate with all departments to prepare budgets
- Determine which product lines and products are most profitable
- Alleviate risk and uncertainty by examining 'what-if' scenarios and testing them.
- Provided valuable insights by leading monthly variance analysis reviews between actual results and budget/forecast expectations
- Improved budget forecasting through meticulous monitoring of expenses and revenue streams
- Increased financial accuracy by conducting in-depth analyses of financial data and trends
- Enabled informed decision-making by presenting key findings from complex data sets in clear, concise formats for senior leadership team members
Lead Financial Analyst II
Oracle
Bangalore
10.2020 - 05.2023
- Lead Financial Analyst's responsibilities include assisting with financial planning and budgeting processes, analyzing financial statements and reports, developing financial models, preparing projections, and performing research and analysis as may be required by leadership
- Finance Business Partnership Support in business planning by providing financial analysis and modelling
- Prepare Opex forecast and presenting it to management in weekly forecast calls
- Preparing ad-hoc reports as and when business is required
- Discuss variance between Actuals vs Forecast vs Budget and present to management during forecast calls.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop budgets and monitor spending, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and objectives
- Developed custom financial models to support strategic planning and resource allocation, driving alignment with long-term corporate objectives
Financial Project Controller Consultant
Deloitte
Bangalore
12.2018 - 04.2020
- Examining data and providing actionable information on profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity of Projects which are more than 5 M$ in NSR
- Revenue forecasting and ascertainment of current resources in project SOW and MSA Draft Writing and availing it for signature of Partners and MD
- Working closely with Engagement teams on planning, forecasting, pricing, budgeting and invoicing for all Engagement
- Manage Engagement billing & receivable process for all Engagement Tracking actual fees and expenses against budget and forecast to complete.
- Optimized resource allocation by closely monitoring team capacity and adjusting assignments as needed.
- Validated project and employment information and completed manual adjustments to financial data.
Financial Reporting Specialist - RDC
Siemens
Bangalore
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
- Examining and evaluating cost-efficiency of each department of company, considering what percentage of company's financial resources each department consume
- Managing controlling function for Siemens Health Care and Siemens Energy - Product Costing, Capacity Utilization, and idle capacity Utilization reporting and providing recommendations on SP level
- Supported management decision-making with timely and accurate financial reports
- Conducted thorough reviews of financial transactions, identifying discrepancies and taking corrective actions as needed
- Prepared monthly account reconciliations for general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy of reported balances
Financial Processing Associate
Accenture
Bangalore
07.2015 - 06.2017
- RFX (RFI, RFP, RFQ and RFB) forecast management activities (input collection, processing and report Creation)
- Perform and monitor Accenture internal financial accounting processes and perform special assignments for engagement executives (e.g., ad hoc reporting, trend analysis, costing and forecasting)
- Collaborate with client and engagement executives, client group finance leads (or equivalent), and other Finance operations executives to communicate the position and status of contract or account financial Position
- Provide pricing / new business support for new and extended business opportunities and/or review.
Education
PGDBFM -
NMIMS
Bangalore 07.2019 - 07.2021
MCOM -
The Oxford College Of Business Management
Bangalore 08.2013 - 07.2015
BCOM -
RJS FG College
Bangalore 06.2011 - 07.2013
Skills
Budgeting
Forecasting
Variance Analysis
Expences Analysis
Financial Modeling
Cash Flow Management
Strategic Planning
Power BI
Excel VBA
Oracle
Financial Planning and Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Certification
Advanced Excel and VBA, 2018
Timeline
Lead Financial Analyst II
Oracle
10.2020 - 05.2023
PGDBFM -
NMIMS
07.2019 - 07.2021
Financial Project Controller Consultant
Deloitte
12.2018 - 04.2020
Financial Reporting Specialist - RDC
Siemens
07.2017 - 12.2018
Financial Processing Associate
Accenture
07.2015 - 06.2017
MCOM -
The Oxford College Of Business Management
08.2013 - 07.2015
BCOM -
RJS FG College
06.2011 - 07.2013
Senior Financial Analyst II
Fossil
6 2023 - Current
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