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SHALINA SULTANA CHAMPA

Houston,Texas

Summary

Hardworking and motivated finance professional with expertise in Financial planning and analysis, managing budgets, forecasting, preparing financial statements, analyzing financial data, and advising senior management on strategic decisions to enhance profitability and growth. Proficient in using SAP, ERP, SQL, Oracle, and Power BI for data-driven insights. Demonstrated success in financial analysis and business analytics within multinational corporations. Skilled in negotiation and adept at leveraging machine learning and AI for business optimization.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

FP&A Manager

Boccard USA Life Science and Energy Solutions
01.2024 - Current
  • Managing accounting records with legal, regulatory and company policies.
  • Project Cost analysis (EAP, WIP, Revenue Recognition)
  • Month closing, bank reconciliation, accounting posting analysis, balance sheet, and P&L analysis.
  • Financial Planning and Analysis.
  • Preparing Financial Statement and Financial Modeling
  • Monitoring and analyzing project costs.
  • Project Budgeting and Forecasting.
  • Cooperating with project managers to help them meet budgeting goals
  • Developing and adjusting budgets.
  • Research to find opportunities to reduce expenses.
  • Evaluating project requirements to provide vital resources
  • Optimizing decommissioning procedures to minimize losses.
  • Implementing accounting software and automating cost control systems
  • Developing financial reporting procedures and systems.
  • Investigating unprofitable variances and losses
  • Developing cost-efficient solutions to implement changes
  • Ensure smooth operation of AIS
  • Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, instituting and maintaining other planning and control procedures and analyzing, reporting variances
  • Serving as the principal point of contact for external auditors, managing preparations, and support during all financial audits.
  • Providing advanced technical assistance in the development of cost control procedures at the project and department level.
  • Development and distribution of project specific cost control plans.
  • Direct supervision of experienced cost controllers on larger or more complex projects that require multiple cost controllers.
  • Assist in training new or less-experienced cost controllers.
  • Maintenance of project budget information.
  • Review of committed and actual project costs, and review of cost coding and allocations.
  • Maintenance of the project deviation and trend registers.
  • Generation and distribution of internal project cost reports.
  • Monitoring of project cash flows and foreign currency position and Reconciliation of project cost reporting with accounting and financial records.

Senior FP&A Analyst

CHR Solutions
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Analyze historical and current financial data to understand the company’s financial status.
  • Collecting, storing, and analyzing financial data.
  • Presenting and visualizing financial data
  • Managing analytical software and data visualization software.
  • Data warehouse management.
  • Evaluate capital expenditures and depreciation.
  • Preparing the budget and analyzing the variance report periodically.
  • Analyze, interpret, and communicate cost and expense variances to management.
  • Verifying cost allocations according to company procedures
  • Evaluating borrowing structures to ensure competitive funding costs.
  • Develop predictive financial models to support organizational decision-making.
  • Analyze processes to identify gaps that can improve profit margins.
  • Establish benchmarks for financial processes
  • Monitoring current financial data to alert stakeholders in case of deviation.
  • Provide guidance in buying or selling stocks, making investments, and generating funds
  • Conduct industry specific research and available data to predict trends
  • Create written reports that enable management teams to make strategic decisions to meet business goals.
  • Prepare documentation for startups and small businesses to secure funding.
  • Develop forecasting tools to automate financial data analysis
  • Analytics, Big Data Analysis, Business simulation and analytics.

Manager (Finance)

Intensity Limited
02.2019 - 05.2022
  • Provide financial reports, and interpret financial information for managerial staff, while recommending further courses of action.
  • Advise on investment activities, and provide strategies that the company should take.
  • Maintain the financial health of the organization.
  • Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
  • Develop trends and projections for the firm’s finances.
  • Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
  • Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
  • Coordinate the preparation of the company’s budget.
  • Coordinate with auditors to ensure that appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
  • Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans, and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
  • Collecting, interpreting, and reviewing financial information.
  • Predicting future financial trends.
  • Reporting to management and stakeholders, and providing advice on how the company and future business decisions might be impacted.
  • Producing financial reports related to budgets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, expenses, etc.
  • Developing long-term business plans based on these reports.
  • Reviewing, monitoring, and managing budgets.
  • Developing strategies that work to minimize financial risk.
  • Analyzing market trends and competitors

Auditor (Business Assurance)

Intertek Lab test Bangladesh Limited
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and company policies.
  • Identifying, analyzing, and evaluating potential risks to the organization.
  • Control Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of existing internal controls, and recommending improvements.
  • Examining financial records, transactions, and reporting systems for accuracy and reliability.
  • Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations.
  • Preparing detailed reports on audit findings and recommendations.
  • Investigating suspected fraud or misconduct.
  • Recommending and implementing changes to improve efficiency, controls, and compliance.
  • Audit Planning: Developing and updating audit plans and programs.

Asst. Manager (Finance & Accounting)

Paramount Textile Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Ensures business processes, administration, and financial management.
  • Leads planning and forecasting activities with business partners to achieve business and company goals.
  • Financial reports analysis, cost analysis, and investment analysis.
  • Preparing budget and financial forecasts.
  • Monitors financial details to ensure legal compliance.
  • Analyzes revenue, expenses, cash flows, and balance sheets.
  • Assists management in making financial decisions.
  • Investigates means to improve profitability.
  • Reviews and processes payments of the company.
  • Maintains an accurate filing and record keeping system for all financial statements and company documents.
  • Participates in the execution of changes to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate expansion, compliance, and scaling of the business.
  • Manage AP and AR accounting

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance and Business Analytics

Arkansas State University

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Accounting

University of Information Technology And Sciences

Skills

  • Financial modeling
  • Cost analysis
  • Accounting software
  • Financial reporting
  • Budget forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Budget control
  • Financial management
  • Machine learning
  • Implementing AI in Business
  • SQL and Oracle data base Management
  • Power BI, Tableau and big data visualization
  • Expert in ERP, QuickBooks, SAP, NetSuite's and other accounting software

References

  • Mathew, Hill, CFA, CMA, CTP, mdhill@astate.edu, Arkansas State University, Associate Professor of Finance, Director of Griffin Graduate Programs, Neil Griffin College of Business
  • Richard, Segall, Professor, rsegall@astate.edu, Arkansas State University, State University, AR, 72467-0130, Neil Griffin College of Business, Department of Information Systems & Business Analytics

Timeline

FP&A Manager

Boccard USA Life Science and Energy Solutions
01.2024 - Current

Senior FP&A Analyst

CHR Solutions
08.2023 - 12.2023

Manager (Finance)

Intensity Limited
02.2019 - 05.2022

Auditor (Business Assurance)

Intertek Lab test Bangladesh Limited
01.2018 - 01.2019

Asst. Manager (Finance & Accounting)

Paramount Textile Ltd
01.2014 - 12.2017

Master of Business Administration - Finance and Business Analytics

Arkansas State University

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Accounting

University of Information Technology And Sciences

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