عرفان جعفر, Assistant Financial Planning Manager

عرفان جعفر

Assistant Financial Planning Manager

Headspin

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
ماجستير, Commerce And Finance
الخبرات
7 years, 3 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :7 years, 3 أشهر

Assistant Financial Planning Manager في Headspin
  • الهند - حيدر اباد
  • أبريل 2023 إلى أبريل 2024

● Supported executive-level decision making through the development of clear KPIs, financial metrics, and
dashboards. Completed two finance projects working with Engineering, Operations, and IT.
● Identified areas for operational improvement through detailed financial analysis, leading to increased profitability
and reduced expenses.
● Developed and implemented a comprehensive CAPEX monitoring dashboard, establishing robust control
processes to optimize capital expenditure.
● Reduced AWS costs by 20%, partnering closely with the IT, engineering, and customer success teams.
● Reduced operating costs by 10% through meticulous budget management and cost analysis.
● Monitored inventory levels, implementing controls to minimize stock discrepancies while maintaining adequate
supplies for business operations.
● Developed comprehensive financial models for accurate forecasting and effective cost management strategies.
● Assisted finance team in the development of an annual budget based on historical spend analysis, projected
needs, and strategic goals. Adapted and understood Agile and Scrum methodologies for Project Finance.
● Provided financial guidance to non-finance leadership and teams to optimize budget allocation and enhance
overall financial literacy, fostering informed decision-making across departments.
● Strengthened internal controls through regular audits and adherence to regulatory requirements.

Senior Lead Finance Analyst في Thomson Reuters - United States
  • الهند - حيدر اباد
  • مارس 2022 إلى أبريل 2023

● Support Corporate Risk sub-segment, driving profitable growth by providing strategic decision sales and renewal analysis, reporting and insights.
● Have ownership of GTM channel planning and support, including structure, compensation, and quotas.
● Assisting in the development and execution of strategic business plans aimed at growing the business.
● Reconcile CRM and financial sales data, ensuring integrity and accuracy in monthly financial closings and bookof-business balance reporting.
● Developed Power BI dashboards, providing senior finance managers with actionable insights and comprehensive analyses of key performance indicators (KPIs).
● Partner closely with the sales and finance leaders to operationalize the plan and forecast.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, automate tasks, and implement improvements, resulting in 18% increase in productivity approximately 500 FTE hours annually.
● Assisted in the successful migration of financial systems to a cloud-based platform (OneStream), minimizing downtime and disruption.

Deputy Manager FP&A في Pepsico
  • الهند - حيدر اباد
  • يناير 2019 إلى يناير 2022

Facilitated the FP&A process transition from Pakistan BU to PepsiCo GBS, streamlining financial operations and reporting. Conducted comprehensive P&L analysis, focusing on T&E and G&A expenses, and delivered variance reports that informed strategic decisions. Oversaw the production of all OPEX reports and dashboards, and played a key role in AOP and forecasting activities, ensuring financial accuracy and foresight. Managed monthly NOPBT COC and results upload in Oracle Financials, upholding stringent data accuracy standards. Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for automation projects, resulting in a cost saving of $120, 000 and a reduction in FTE, enhancing operational efficiency. Implemented an automated opex reporting project using EDW, which significantly improved reporting timelines and accuracy. Provided oversight for internal cost budgets, ensuring expenses aligned with approved budgets, and supported weekly cash flow forecasting with detailed variance analysis. Enhanced Tableau presentations, improving visual communication and data interpretation for stakeholder engagement.

Senior Financial Analyst في Deloitte
  • الهند - حيدر اباد
  • يناير 2017 إلى فبراير 2019

● Participate effectively in the monthly financial close process at Group level.
● Prepare all month-end Group Financial Planning and Analysis reports, consolidating the financial results (actuals), plans and forecasts for all entities.
● Prepare financial decks, visualizations and dashboards and present them to the leadership team.
● Responsible for tracking, reviewing, analyzing, and uploading the financial results of member firms in SAP BI, which include profit and loss statement (P&L), balance sheet and headcount details.
● Compare monthly results to budgets and forecasts and provide insights. (Variance analysis)
● Publish KPI dashboards on the financial site for Deloittes global leadership and monitor and update them periodically.
● Assist teams in conducting quality evaluations of each performance dashboard and serve as a point of contact for dashboard operations.
● Prepare member firm performance decks for global CEO/CFO meetings and conferences.
● Provide appropriate specialist input to support key finance and business initiatives.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Commerce And Finance
  • في Osmania University
  • مايو 2024

I am a Certified Management Accountant, USA

Specialties & Skills

Data Analysis
Budgeting and Forecasting
Financial Planning
Management Reporting
Financial Analysis
Reporting
Presentation
Time Management
People Management
Operations
TIMELINES
DASHBOARD
BUDGETING
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
ACCOUNTING
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
AUTOMATION
BALANCE SHEET
CASH FLOW FORECASTING
Financial Planning and Analysis
Tableau
Power BI
Oracle Hyperion/HFM
BENCHMARKING

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اللغات

الانجليزية
اللغة الأم
الأوردو
اللغة الأم
العربية
مبتدئ

العضويات

Institute of Management Accountants
  • Member
  • April 2015

التدريب و الشهادات

CMA (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2016

الهوايات

  • Cooking