Mar 2018 – Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Led finance transformation initiatives across global operations, partnering with finance leadership to improve financial performance, governance, and operational efficiency.
• Key Responsibilities
• Led global finance transformation across FP&A, R2R, and shared services operations
• Designed and implemented operating models, governance frameworks, and performance metrics
• Partnered with finance leadership across India, UK, and North America to improve reporting, planning, and control
• Drove automation, analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes
• Key Impact
• Accelerated financial close cycles to 3 days, reducing effort by ~30% for a global FMCG organization
• Delivered 30%+ process efficiency improvement through COE implementation in closing and reporting processes
• Implemented analytics-driven forecasting and reporting frameworks, enabling real-time decision-making (Power BI)
• Standardized R2R processes across geographies, improving consistency and control
• Improved balance sheet reconciliation quality from 92% to 99%, strengthening financial accuracy and controls
• Delivered 20% productivity improvement within the first year through continuous improvement programs
• Awards
• CFO Award (2018) – Finance Transformation impact
• Multiple Gold Awards for delivery excellence and year-end reporting outcomes

Mar 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Jul 2012 – Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Oxford (Bicester) United Kingdom

• Responsible for the Financial Performance of overall Front-line North Operations (c£50m budget) of the business and business partnering with the operations head, operation teams performance and on all aspects of financial performance including financial planning, forecasting, budgets & KPIs dashboard reporting and monitoring. Also, advising operations on restructuring and its financial and non-financial impact using predictive resource planning, productivity and quality metrics and analytics.
• Key achievements included improving the visibility of financial performance, reduction in month end processing activities by streamlining and automating processes and improvement in forecast accuracy by understanding key risks and opportunities and communicating effectively to manage and understand the impact across the
• Also, reduced cost by £250K by implementing costing model prepared, developed weekly and monthly KPI’s (e.g., Cost/Hour, Cost/Response, Cycle Time) to highlight weekly trends hence improved efficiency, accuracy and reduced cycle time.

Jun 2011 – Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

• Provided CFO services to SME clients, focusing on working capital management and cash flow forecasting.
• Developed comprehensive forecasting and budgeting models to enhance client visibility and investor readiness.
• Delivered management reporting and business planning support, facilitating effective fundraising strategies.

Nov 2009 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Mar 2007 – Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Grant Thornton is the 5th largest global accounting firm with offices in 30 locations across the UK and more than 40,000 individual and corporate clients. In 2008/09, the firm had a UK turnover of £390m.
• Selected SME Impact – Healthcare, Technology, Franchise & Telecom Clients
• Built rolling cashflow and financial forecasting models for growth-stage healthcare, technology and telecom businesses, strengthening liquidity planning and financial visibility
• Delivered detailed margin and cost structure analysis across service lines and locations, improving EBITDA transparency
• Supported multi-site McDonald’s franchise operations with performance reporting and revenue modelling to enhance location-level profitability
• Strengthened working capital management and debtor monitoring frameworks, reducing cashflow volatility
• Developed expansion and capital planning models supporting new site launches and business growth initiatives
• Enhanced management reporting structures to improve commercial decision-making for owner-managed UK businesses

Nov 2004 – Mar 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Feb 2004 – Sep 2004 · 7 mos · New Delhi Area, India