Basu Sharma

Basu Sharma Email:-, Phone: (M) - Flat # 4206, FF, Indraprasth Extension 2, Sector 49, Faridabad - 121 001, Haryana, India Dedicated and versatile professional offering 14+ years of experience in the Finance domain Keeps abreast with changes in market trends, financial ups & downs to constantly improve existing service levels Ability to analyze financial information and conduct research to implement new plans and strategies to achieve company’s targets Credit of consistently delivering high-quality services to the business through informative, well-organized scope documents and business requirements Exhibits confidence and extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems Eager to contribute in a team-oriented environment having an inner desire to gel and work for business growth Highly articulate, demonstrating excellent relationship building, presentation, communication and interpersonal skills across all levels Proficient with Oracle, SAP, Tableau, JD Edwards, Oracle ADI, PeopleSoft, VB, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and Hyperion Enterprise and Planning Good working knowledge of Google Spreadsheets and have been prepare/automate complex reports in spreadsheets. CORE STRENGTHS Finance & Accounts Financial Reporting & Analysis Inter-Company Accounting Budgeting & Forecasting P&L Analysis Asset Valuation Reconciliation Project Management Closing & Management Reporting Resource Management ACADEMIA & TRAININGS CMA (Inter) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India in 2011 MBA in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University in 2008 B Com (Honors) from Gauhati University in 2005 Certificate in Computing, Accounting and Finance from CMC Ltd Hyperion Enterprise for End users from Oracle University Visual Basics for Excel from Mahan Institute of Technologies Six Sigma Yellow Belt NOTEWORTHY CREDITS Received the various award for excellence in stabilizing the process and suggesting process improvement ideas across all the organizations worked for. Automated reports using VBA Codes and ensured high quality output with reduced efforts Received commendations for excellence achieved in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting CAREER CONTOUR Optiva Inc (formerly Redknee Inc), Full time Remote contract through Crossover Markets LLC (Feb’18 – till date) Finance Relationship Manager Key Deliverables: Part of the PMO team and responsible for end to end reporting and data management for Services Business Unit (BU). Only resource in BU taking care of all data related queries, sharing reports to the ELT and LT teams on the progress and performance of the BU. Developing new reports/introducing new processes with every change in business dynamics to equip the Leadership team with the necessary information to access progress and performance. Working closely with all teams within the BU on the budgeting and forecasting of hours and cost. Taking care of the P&L for the BU and co-ordinating with the Finance team so that the Actuals and Forecast are correctly reflected in the overall organizational numbers. Acting as the point of contact for the BU related to queries from Auditors, HR, Finance and other BU’s. End to end management of Productivity reporting, and ensuring that the leaders are provided with accurate information. This involves sharing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. Analyze trends in the numbers such as the CPU, Productivity by preparing spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to help illustrate the current focus points and forecasts for faster decision making. Key Achivements: Started as a Financial Analyst and within 1.5 years promoted twice and now working as a Finance Relationship Manager. Had been a great support to BU in achieving the goals by taking care of development and implementation of requirements in reporting. Have identified problems and always came up with new ideas that improved things. Worked on special projects and have always delivered exceeding expectations. Ericsson Global India Ltd., Gurgaon (Aug’14 – Feb'18) Sr Cost Center Analyst (May17 –Feb18) Key Deliverables: Part of the Market Area Middle East and Africa team ensuring correct cost reporting in 200+ cost centers, assisted by three team members. Pre-close and post close analysis of OPEX and CoS in detail to have the correct cost reflected in cost reporting. Perform comprehensive variance analysis and determine the root cause for each significance variance. Identify mispostings, prepayment, accruals etc and take appropriate action through preparing and posting journals in SAP. Driving the forecast process for each cost center to have the correct cost forecast. Manage monthend closing cycle. Organised process and procedures to support monthend close. Regional SPOC – Contract Accounting & Governance (Aug14 – Apr17) Key Deliverables: Towards Contract Accounting & Governance Worked as a Regional SPOC for the Contract Accounting & Governance Team assisted by three team members. Worked closely with the Contract Controllers and Project Financial Managers in the regions and ensuring compliance with Contract Accounting and Governance Global Standards and Accounting Directives. Ensuring adherence to processes, structured reporting, and recurrent review of customer deals by working closely with the Contract Controllers. Towards Order to Cash Program Working as a part of the Order to Cash Team assisted by two team members and responsible for Innovating and Drive Reporting & analytics solution to the Global O2C Program in Ericsson. Responsible for reporting the Working Capital Numbers for Ericsson Group including detailed analysis of various KPI’s (both Financial & Operational) impacting the numbers to be sent out to the Global O2C Program, Head of Regions, Regional CFO’s, Head of Operations etc. Analyze trends in Working Capital Numbers by preparing spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to help illustrate the current focus points and forecasts for faster decision making. Assisting the Working Capital Global Project team in yearly Target Setting and new KPI’s inclusion/exclusion. Clifford Chance Business Services (formerly OSC Services Pvt. Ltd), Gurgaon India (Apr’09 – Aug’14) Team Leader - Management Accounting Key Deliverables: Worked as a part of the Closing & Management Reporting Group for Middle East, Germany and Netherlands offices of Clifford Chance assisted by a 10-member team Prepared, developed and analyzed management accounting information and provide the highest level of support services to financial controllers. Prepared various Headcount reports ensuring all reported ones are accurate Working on the monthly intercompany reconciliations and ensuring the payment is settled between various legal entities including posting of exchange gain/loss. Involved in monthly tasks uploading from Keystone to Hyperion and Oracle to Hyperion upload, preparing Yellow Pages, MYCs, KPIs, etc., in Hyperion and tracking financial status by monitoring budget variances Prepare and share various periodic MIS reports; monitor implementation of MIS processes and evaluate their effectiveness Detailed analysis of various GL accounts and so as to identify the mispostings and correct the same through relevant journals. Preparation of monthly prepayment and accruals schedule and posting relevant journals. Complete reports and present statistical analyses and findings to the Management Google India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon India(On Payroll of Kelly Services) (Jul’08 – Mar’09) Financial Analyst Key Deliverables: Involved in financial analysis, forecasting, research reports for the Management, industry / economic research, budgeting, costing, etc. Assisted in decision making to minimize risks for the company and clients ensuring client satisfaction Prepared, generated and shared reports on a regular basis with the Management; reviewed & ensured error-free reports with strict adherence to TAT Identified underlying principles, reasons or facts of information by breaking down information / data into separate parts Involved in complete month-end accounting and reporting activities including preparing complex journals, KPI sales, volume & revenue reporting analysis, etc., for a complex financial sector business unit Generated, collated financial and regulatory reports like P&L and Balance Sheet for all locations (EMEA, APAC & AMER) and analyzed variances on a monthly basis Hewitt Associates (now Aon Solutions), Gurgaon (Oct’07 – Jun’08) Client Financial Analyst Key Deliverables: Analyzed periodic financial information and statements for clients to ensure correct revenue is recognized for projects Worked closely with Project Managers and assisted in implementing and supporting region-wise / company’s initiatives Designed basic financial pro-forma models to evaluate specific revenue or expense trends, models and recommended strategic initiatives Prepared different reports to accurately evaluate all aspects of client financials Prepared appropriate entries to ensure accuracy of client and company financial statements Liaised for Project Managers for financial client issues like accruals, reclasses, deposit discrepancies, etc. Genpact India, New Delhi (Mar’06 – Oct’07) Process Associate Key Deliverables: Entrusted as Controllership for Audit & controls, Reconciliation, Debit / Credit process Rework /Holds Resolution Interacted with clients / vendors for feedback and troubleshot / resolved all issues and queries ensuring utmost quality service Provided support by resolving all issues queries raised by clients / team members ensuring quality deliverables Ensured quality customer service while co-ordinating and driving advanced /complex activities and projects to successful completion Involved in setting up the vendors in the system and ensuring all invoices and payments are processed on time Attended to and resolved all rework issues including matching activities by following-up regularly through email or phone PERSONAL DOSSIER Date of Birth:01st July, 1984 Linguistic Proficiency:English, Hindi, Nepali, Assamese and Bengali References:Will be pleased to furnish upon request