Financial Analyst

• Mar 2021 - Present

• Consolidating and analyzing financial information to provide the executive leadership with useful insight into overall business performance• Preparing commentary on financial results (MD&A report) every month-end including highlights and detailed view of periodic as well as year-to-date business activity• Preparing and posting expense allocations to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting on Channel performance.• Generating and preparing Financial Statements by Channel/Business Unit as well as sharing them with stakeholders and addressing their concerns.• Monthly Commission calculation based on company policy and stakeholder performance including coordination with Payroll to ensure timely dissemination • Proposing quarterly bonus for Business Unit Management based on target achievement.• Determining and reconciling Vendor Rebate at period-end following set parameters in the contract (s) • Preparing inventory analyses and reports, including sell-through, performance, and item profitability• Analysis of sales trends, product mix changes, marketing tactics, and other ad-hoc analyses, as well as preparing sales forecasts by store and variance analyses• Preparing allocated balance sheet account reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting-related deliverables in accordance with month end deadlines• Analysis of promotions, seasonal trends, effects of competition and other market drivers such as pre- vs post-COVID impact on Sales

Assistant Team Lead

• Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

• Facilitated strategic decision making through periodic data analysis and evaluation of external factors during COVID-19 outbreak • Supervised Return Inventory process while motivating the team to constantly set and meet higher performance benchmarks.• Reconciled reports, on monthly basis, to find a cause-and-effect relationship between financial performance and operational factors, for improvement• Inventory reconciliation in order to make payments to the vendors in coordination with Accounts Payable, on differing timelines• Conducted forecast on various timelines based on sales’ fluctuation due to internal & external factors such as product promotion, discount, and so on • Provided multiple ad-hoc reports that leveraged growth• Identified and prevented duplicate payment against repetitive invoices using advanced MS Excel tools (hyperlinks, macros, etc)• Periodic evaluation and analysis of KPIs for senior management’s review with emphasis on key trends and comparison with forecast• Increased work efficiency by setting SMART goals (for loss prevention) and devised workable strategies to achieve them• Processed and received credit against +USD1M (annually) of Return inventory while raising the benchmark to 98%• Made a significant contribution in reducing PO shipping cost down to 40% in collaboration with vendors and UPS• Co-ordinated with onshore teams, vendors, and intermediaries to ensure timeliness and efficiency.• Initiated regular full-scale analysis by generating, merging, and analyzing reports for inspection and reporting substantial inconsistencies for required action• Supported system migration in testing as well as final phase and devised strategy to avoid any possible data loss, in the process.• Ensured compliance with company’s policies.

Senior Finance Analyst

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

• Assisted in forming projections for strategy formulation and preparing reports/presentation for the senior management • Conducted an ongoing analysis of probable uncertainties and opportunities associated with strategy implementation, for Trade-In/Up devices• Identified false transactions carried out by employees and initiated actions for recovery• Set KPIs, in coordination with line managers, after evaluating their relevance through sensitivity analysis• Reduced overall process losses by 30% through continual training, counter-checks, and data analysis• Upgraded the process followed for Returns’ to lower the shipping cost by 25%• Expansion in tasks/processes supervised given the significant improvement in former• Re-designed the previously followed process for Trade-In/Trade-Up inventory• Identified the problem areas, proposed & implemented solution, and analyzed the consequent difference in the outcome• Set KPIs and evaluated performance against them, keeping monetary gains as the primary base• Trained the new hires on running processes

Finance Analyst

• Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

• Re-engineered the process for Inventory Returns to achieve smooth workflow, efficiency, and higher credit receipt from the vendor• Managed Inventory Returns from the point of the refund to receive a credit against them, from the vendor• Streamlined the reporting end by organizing and presenting data to reflect the improvements made with regards to credit receipt, i.e. collection period reduced by 50%• General Accounting activities and Bank Reconciliation in accordance with Accounting Standards and Company’s Policy• Recorded Accounts Payable and Receivable transactions, in Quickbooks• Maintained updated record of each device processed, serving as a parallel source of data to that contained within the system• Prepared monthly statements and analysis for decision-making. • Continually updated the inventory status, in the system, to maintain the most up-to-date information.• Drafted SOPs for the front-end staff to ensure compliance with the company’s Return Policy

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

Internee

• Jul 2012 - Aug 2012