Finance leader with 15 years of experience across accounting, financial reporting and strategic planning. Proven ability to support multi-entity financial operations, design forecasting and budgeting frameworks, perform financial due diligence, financial modeling and support ownership and executive teams with high-impact financial decision-making. Experienced in leading teams, mentoring talent, and driving operational improvements in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Managerial professional with proven record of streamlining processes and leading high-performing teams. Known for strong analytical skills and commitment to achieving results. Teams rely on collaborative leadership and adaptability to changing needs.
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Work History
Manager (Role: Project Lead in Finance & Accounting function under Transaction Strategy & Execution)
Ernst & Young, EY-Parthenon
Manage end-to-end deal execution across M&A integrations, divestitures, and spin-offs, including pre-close planning, Day 1 readiness, and post-acquisition optimization
Analyze financial (trial balances, income statements, balance sheets and cash flows) and operational results of the business and highlight unusual trends by analyzing key financial metrics
Provide strategic guidance on budgeting, forecasting, and consolidated financial reporting across domestic and international entities
Lead cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, tax, operations, payroll and IT teams to streamline integration or separation, align key performance indicators, and accelerate synergy capture
Partner with CFOs, Corporate Development, FP&A, and executive leadership to develop long-range financial strategies
Create financial reports & present to the senior leadership, highlighting key metrics and performance indicators
Mentor and manage diverse finance teams and consultants, driving strong team engagement and high performance
Proficient in financial information systems, including Oracle, SAP and other commonly used finance platforms
Select Transaction Experience
Executed carve-out deal for $54B technology company as it divested and sold $1B business to Private equity firm
Defined carve out methodology & approach for in scope financial statement line items (AR, AP, Inventory, Revenue & COGS)
Collaborated with IT to insert an identifier into the reports for divested business units and performed a reconciliation (Revenue to AR, Inventory to AP and COGS to Inventory) to check the accuracy of the reports
Created journal entries to ensure divested business financials are carved out of Seller’s financials post deal close
Performed month end closing & reporting including posting of carve out journal entries into Oracle for each legal entity/ country in scope and preparation of T-rects
Created Proforma summary to determine cash settlement impact derived from net of gross margin and working capital (Net Economic benefit)
Supported in creating data analytical tools or financial models
Created financial reporting packages & presented to senior leadership in each month end & quarter end closing
Formulated TSA exit strategy for smooth transition of the business to the Buyer
Executed carve-out deal for $8B healthcare company as it divested and sold $4B business to Private equity firm
Prepared and presented financial statements for the historical period per Audit basis for in scope legal entities
Analyzed in depth the financial information (trial balances, income statements, balance sheets and cash flows) and highlighted unusual trends and key observations
Performed quality of earnings analysis (adjusted EBITDA), working capital analysis and evaluated debt and other debt-like items
Performed chart of accounts mapping
Prepared a Deal basis (Adjusted EBITDA) workbook from trial balance line up to presentation of schedules for Deal basis income statement
Executed a Spin off for $13B technology company’s business into a new, independent publicly traded company
Managed legal entity operationalization across America, APAC and EMEA regions
Prepared separation & cutover plans for Record to Report (R2R), Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (P2P), and FP&A
Identified Intercompany cross chain transactions by each region with a goal to settle all by hard Spin to avoid its conversion to 3rd party post hard Spin
Led cross-functional collaboration with legal, operations, IT and HR/ Payroll for smooth transition
Executed an integration for a $1B food manufacturing company as it purchased multiple brands from an $18B global CPG conglomerate
Led overall finance integration workstream with a focus on finance reporting capabilities, monthly accounting consolidation and Day 1 end-to-end process design (including OTC, P2P and R2R)
Built cash flow forecast models at segment and consolidated level
Education
MBA - Finance
ICFAI Business School
01.2009
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) - Finance & Accounting