Kanika Sharma
Cumming,Georgia
Summary
Seasoned financial professional Chartered Accountant from India (CPA equivalent) with more than 17 years of career excellence and passionate leader. Currently working as a Director of Finance for AMI (PE backed Organization) demonstrating skills in Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Reporting, Accounting, Payroll, Revenue Accounting, Compliance, Controllership, Legal, Contract Management & Commercial Pricing. Proven track record of successfully leading teams and 2023 CEO award for Star finance performer of the year. SME in Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting & Reporting, Controllership, Compliance, Commercial Finance, Payroll, Contract Management, Green Belt certified, Cross functional management, Pricing models, Team Mentoring & development
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance
AMI
Greater Atlanta Area
04.2021 - Current
- Partnering with business leadership to facilitate strategic decision making
- Managed budgeting processes for P&L, products and departments within an organization
- Standardizing and defining business analytics and implementing Power BI tools
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for management and Board reporting
- Analyzed customer level profitability, identifying root cause for poor performing contract and defining actions
- Identified various KPIs and set up computation mechanism for monthly analysis
- Supporting Oracle fusion/ERP Implementation
- Payroll and 401K administrator and manage other compliances
- Managing the legal function of the company
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to accomplish strategic goals
- Leading team of 2 to provide coaching and mentoring
Assistant Vice President- FP&A Insurance Business
Genpact
Greater Atlanta Area
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Lead finance function for an acquired entity to merge with the company
- Set up financial review mechanism for management
- Collaborated with upper management to create long-term business plans
- Developed and implemented annual operating plans for the division
- Commercial & Contract Management, pricing strategies and business case modelling
- Developed pricing strategies by analyzing competitive landscape and customer goals.
- Controllership, Book-keeping, Closing and Order to Cash: Executing integration responsibilities
- Manage monthly closing and reporting activities
- Identified areas for improvement within the organization and developed strategies for addressing them.
Assistant Vice President- FP&A Consumer Goods, Retail, Life Science business
New Delhi, India
01.2010 - 12.2017
- Budgeting/ Business Planning: Managing preparation of rolling forecasts; trend & variance analysis
- Reporting and Analysis- Managing reporting and business analysis to the senior leadership
- Maintaining business hygiene in terms for all the metrics
- Running the scorecard for finance which enables better control over levers thereby increasing the earnings
- Commercial & Contract Management
- Book-keeping, Closing and Order to Cash
- Driving monthly/quarterly closing of books through team to ensure accuracy in financial closing.
Assistant Manager- Controllership
Genpact
New Delhi, India
05.2007 - 12.2009
- Reviewed and analyzed the financial statements of various regions for consolidating at corporate level as per USGAAP, Coordinated with Statutory Auditors for Audit of such statements, completed the checklist, part of reporting tool implementation in consolidation process
- Handled stock option accounting and EPS workings wherein preparing the schedules for the financial statements
- Prepared SOX process maps and risk and control matrix for stock options & Goodwill impairment processes
- Served as a US GAAP Technical analyst to the team wherein provides accounting and technical updates to the team for better compliance with the International Accounting & Regulatory Standards
- Prepared training pitches for the regions on Genpact’s Accounting Policies.
- Part of the IPO team
Associate Consultant SAP
Infosys Technologies
Pune, India
06.2006 - 05.2007
- SAP Functional consultant, Production support project in SAP Flexible Real Estate Module.
Education
Diploma - International Financial Reporting Standards
06.2008
Chartered Accountant -
The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India
01.2006
Bachelor of Commerce(Honors) -
University of Delhi
06.2004
Skills
- Internal Controls
- Cost Control
- KPI Tracking
- Stakeholder Communication
- Budget Planning
- Investment Management
- Business process improvement
- Team Mentoring
- Cross Functional Collaboration
Interests
Canvas painting, Travel, Cooking & Baking
Accomplishments
- 2023 CEO award - Star Finance leader
Timeline
Director of Finance
AMI
04.2021 - Current
Assistant Vice President- FP&A Insurance Business
Genpact
09.2019 - 04.2021
Assistant Vice President- FP&A Consumer Goods, Retail, Life Science business
01.2010 - 12.2017
Assistant Manager- Controllership
Genpact
05.2007 - 12.2009
Associate Consultant SAP
Infosys Technologies
06.2006 - 05.2007
Diploma - International Financial Reporting Standards
Chartered Accountant -
The Institute of Chartered Accountancy of India
Bachelor of Commerce(Honors) -
University of Delhi
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