Sharanya Krithikavasan

• Responsible for financial planning & analysis, and reporting by consolidating and interpreting reports detailing actual versus budget and forecasted results, including clear and concise variance explanations of all P&L line items.
• Timely analysis and reporting of financial performance, highlighting exceptions, provide recommendations for cost reductions and profit improvement
• Co-ordinate monthly book closing activities with Territories and Corporate, ensuring Provisions booking/reversals, right booking of costs, capex capitalization, margin control, etc.
• In depth analysis of P&L line items & highlighting risks and opportunities to assist management in evaluating the impact on business.
• Play crucial role in company’s annual budgeting exercise in coordination with various stakeholders
• Initiate and implement improvements and automations in business processes.

• Used deductive and inductive skills to analyze financial statements and credit history background of self-employed customers to assess the degree of risk involved in extending mortgage loans.
• Evaluated client information such as payment history, savings, earnings and purchase activity to propose a payback schedule.
• Co-ordinated with the technical team and the sales team to complete the credit evaluation process.
• Reported to the senior manager about the targets set and achieved.

Highlights:

Awarded the first position in a performance-based competition held in the organization. The competition was based on the completion of the targets effectively and efficiently.

• Prepared and interpreted financial information, annual accounts, cash flows and budgets.
• Managed day-to-day accounts payable and receivable by keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements, debit/credit memos etc.
• Conducted reconciliations by verifying entries and comparing system report to balances.
• Liaison with statutory and other auditors for annual financial monitoring and other statutory requirements.
• Prepared and reviewed financial books and statements as per the required financial reporting standards.

• Provided assurance services as a team member, ranging from organizing the compliance/substantive testing through to discussing final report with both partner and clients and preparing notes to accounts
• Advised on tax liabilities, including both individual and corporate computations
• Analyzed operations, reviewed controls and compliance and provided recommendations while conducting internal audits for clients
• Prepared and reviewed financial books and statements as per the relevant financial reporting standards
• Prepared and interpreted financial information, annual accounts, cash flows and budgets

Highlights:

Received a performance award during the internship period with BDO International