AKSHATA A CHANDANKAR

• Driving monthly closure by preparing actual and forecast flashes along with landing decks.
• Maintaining comprehensive financial reporting for stakeholders while collaborating with various department controllers.
• Preparing external communications for stakeholders, supporting quarterly financial results reporting.
• Managing and regularly updating number uploads in HFM for each business unit within the SBU.
• Ensuring reporting accuracy by conducting thorough checks on P&L statements, KPIs, and other financial metrics.
• Performing in-depth analysis on revenue growth, contribution margin impact, indirect costs, support functions, business development expenses, and profit phasing. Evaluating how various factors influence revenue and profitability, then presenting insights to stakeholders during business review calls.
• Developing business review decks, graphs, and charts to support stakeholders' strategic decision-making.
• Mentored junior consultants, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager in various functions and conducting financial data reviews for the organization.
• Reviewing formatted files for Corporate MIS and Regional P&L.
• Executing the consolidation process within the system, including trial balance imports and exchange rate uploads.
• Facilitating month-end close activities such as expense allocation, currency translation, journal entries, account reconciliations, and other monthly financial reporting schedules.
• Gaining proficiency and a deep understanding of key financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial statements by extracting trial balance data, compiling balance sheets, and preparing monthly income statements.
• Compiling various reports to assess the financial status of the company.
• Conducting monthly variance analysis and providing explanations for observed fluctuations.
• Participating in entity migration processes.
• Developing and maintaining dashboards for enhanced financial visibility.
• Working on Employee Utilization and Profit Margin reports.
• Contributing to private equity-related tasks, including the preparation of financial models in Excel for revenue, salary, data room, and headcount analysis.
• Creating key management presentations to support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic initiatives aimed at driving company growth and profitability.

Conducted a cost estimation study for CT scan services at the diagnostics center, assessing financial feasibility and operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting Finance Associates in the preparation of various financial reports.
• Forecasting key financial statements, including the Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Balance Sheet reconciliation.
• Compiling and tallying financial data to ensure accuracy and alignment.
• Preparing monthly MIS reports and creating presentations for board meetings to support strategic decision-making.
• Optimized data collection methods for increased accuracy and efficiency in reporting.
• Acquired proficiency in various analytical tools through self-guided learning initiatives, contributing significantly towards overall job performance.