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Pranjali Ambekar

Calgary,AB

Summary

I am working with Capgemini Canada INC in the Group Finance Process and Tools. I have 18+ years of combined experience in Financial reporting, Accounting, FP&A, Finance Transformation and project management. My industry tenure has afforded my involvement in five full life cycle project implementations of which one was international in scope as a functional team lead and as overall project manager. I have a strong understanding of Master Data Management and Profit &Loss Statement. My industry experience includes business process reengineering, project management, cost estimating, financial accounting, impact analysis and roll outs. I also have experience in the financial planning and analysis along with resource management.

Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Demonstrated ability to implement strategic initiatives that enhance productivity and foster growth. Known for utilizing strong leadership and communication skills to facilitate team collaboration and achieve organizational goals.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

Capgemini Canada INC
04.2023 - Current
  • Data Analyst and architect for Master data related to O2C (Customer data), M2C (Org data), P2P (Vendor data), R2R (Chart of accounts) and Transversal streams (Cross function streams)
  • Governance of master data elements for SAP, GFS, Data Cloud and transversal interlocks
  • Maintaining global documentation for MDM reviewing it periodically.
  • Assisting towards MDM data audits.
  • Driving finance transformation projects related to the new ERP implementation and maintenance.
  • Running Re-organisation projects in association with GIT.
  • Analysing Change Requests raised for MDM, Designing Governance flows for SAP, Data Cloud & P&L to check the impact on the systems as well as the reports to give approval to proceed further.
  • Undertaking the analysis for checking the discrepancies of Master Data pertaining to projects, organisation hierarchy, Char of Accounts and customers. Taking decisive actions to close the gaps with focus on North America region.
  • Publishing the BI dashboards for data discrepancies to eliminate any gaps to create a clean base for new ERP implementation
  • Interacting with cross functional teams and regional L1 support teams for the changes and issue resolutions.
  • Providing support for MEC BO issues.
  • Performing all the business as usual duties of a Senior Manager for guiding, mentoring team members, managing work allocations and conducting performance reviews.

Senior Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Data Scientist and architect for Master data related to projects set up, organization hierarchy and Customers.
  • Subject Matter Expert of P&L derivation logics, BO reports and GFS with a flair of HFM.
  • Running P&L simplification projects. Credited for the OS_PC model integration, Group Industrialization Project type creation and CSR cost new project type implementation.
  • Maintaining global documentation for MDM & P&L and reviewing it periodically.
  • Assisting towards MDM data audits.
  • Driving finance transformation projects related to the Master data and P&L.
  • Conducting Global trainings for P&L and relevant BO reports.
  • Running Re-organization projects in association with GIT.
  • Undertaking the analysis for checking the discrepancies of Master Data pertaining to projects, organization hierarchy, Char of Accounts and customers. Taking decisive actions to close the gaps with focus on North America region.
  • Interacting with cross functional teams and regional L1 support teams for the changes and issue resolutions.
  • Providing support for MEC BO issues.
  • Performing all the business as usual duties of a Senior Manager for guiding, mentoring team members, managing work allocations and conducting performance reviews.
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.

Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
04.2019 - 01.2021
  • Spearheaded as a manger in COE Finance Reporting Team to manage support function and corporate cost at group level.
  • Monitoring budget process for the country shared services. Driving executive calls for the budget amendments for the targets issues by Group.
  • Supporting Group on the Support Function Cost analysis by providing monthly reports on rolling forecast and actuals reported. Driving calls with the controllers during forecast & actual closure to understand gaps if any and ask to correct the numbers if required.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.

Lead Analyst

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2016
  • Review of Annual, Interim and quarterly Financial Statements for hedge funds base on IFRS, US and IRISH GAAP.
  • Work Allocation, Leading, managing & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency gain.
  • Liaising with the counterparts in Ireland about work related issues.
  • Handled Account of one of the world’s largest Alternative Investment Group. Produced AFS consistently and zero non-compliance from either onshore team or external auditor Ernst & Young.
  • Continuous follow up and discussions with onshore clients, E&Y, KPMG Auditors to update on the progress of Financial Statements and the impact if any as a result of identified errors.

Analyst

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Preparation of Financial Statements for hedge funds based on IFRS, US and IRISH GAAP.
  • Keep up to date with technical/regulatory developments.
  • Attending weekly operation calls with the business partners of Ireland Financial reporting Team based out Dublin.
  • Assist the Process Manager in maintaining the daily tracker and in preparation of the various MIS reports.

Operations Executive

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Performing Inter Company reconciliations.
  • Processing Settlement Journals.
  • Reconciling ledger and sub-ledgers for Accounts Payable.
  • Handling client queries for Accounts payables and Account Receivables
  • Running Fixed Asset module for depreciations for Oracle.

Analyst

AXA Business Services
09.2006 - 09.2008
  • Reviewing and Preparing Custodial reconciliations reports.
  • Processing correction Journal entries.
  • Giving sign off for cash flow entries.
  • Conducting error analysis meetings.
  • Updating query Log.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Financial Management

University of Pune
Pune
06.2006

Master of Commerce - Cost Accounting

University of Pune
Pune
06.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - Cost Accounting

University of Pune
Pune
06.2003

Skills

  • Strategic analysis
  • Collaborative teamwork across departments
  • Resource allocation management
  • Interdisciplinary team leadership
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Problem-solving
  • Multitasking
  • Employee coaching and mentoring

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Manager

Capgemini Canada INC
04.2023 - Current

Senior Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
01.2021 - 04.2023

Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
04.2019 - 01.2021

Analyst

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2010 - 01.2012

Lead Analyst

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2016

Operations Executive

BNY Mellon (India) Pvt Ltd.
01.2009 - 01.2010

Analyst

AXA Business Services
09.2006 - 09.2008

Master of Business Administration - Financial Management

University of Pune

Master of Commerce - Cost Accounting

University of Pune

Bachelor of Commerce - Cost Accounting

University of Pune
Pranjali Ambekar