Iswarya Jaganathan, Business Analyst-Global Finance Analysis

Iswarya Jaganathan

Business Analyst-Global Finance Analysis

Ford Motor Private Limited

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis
Éducation
Master, Accounts
Expérience
4 years, 11 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :4 years, 11 Mois

Business Analyst-Global Finance Analysis à Ford Motor Private Limited
  • Inde - Chennai
  • janvier 2014 à juin 2015

Plan and execute monthly budget development, collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout product planning. Analysis of head count for each project, tracking business plan updates and forecasting. Preparation of the budget request by researching and forecasting of data for budget reporting. Adept at using MS Excel and Access.

Accomplished allocation of $100+ million of shared expenses to the various overheads based on specific methodologies.
Recognised by Business Development Manager for accomplishing various instant requests in Budget Control meeting.
Transitioned Business development functions from Germany to India.
Customised the business intelligence tool for reports in order to manage and track performance according to Company's strategy.
Remodelled monthly reporting package that included analysis of weekly calendarisation, budget versus actuals, comprehensive finance reports and variance analysis.

Analyst–SOX Compliance Co-ordinator à Ford Motor Company
  • Inde - Chennai
  • avril 2013 à décembre 2013

Managed and executed SOX compliance, conducted risk assessments, documented test results, identifying control gaps in accordance with established policies and procedures and communicated deficiencies to senior management. Knowledge of ACL sampling.

Executed effectively SOX compliance program consisting of > 100 key controls and co-ordinated with external auditors.
Assessed, tested and documented business process flows and control activities in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO Framework within the stipulated time
Detected control deficiency in payable function and participated in the remediation of the deficiencies with management.
Incorporated project management and six sigma processes/tools in control assessment process.

Senior Associate–Payables and Disbursement à Ford Motor Company
  • Inde - Chennai
  • février 2011 à mars 2013

Supervised 5 AP executives including work assignments, employee reviews, staff development, mentor and training. Accountable for full cycle accounts payable functions including, twice a week cash forecasting, month end journal entries, reconciliation, vendor relations and handled general accounting issues.
Managed and supervised Accounts payable team for 2 off-site/3 on-site staff members, thereby improving workflow.
Head a project that improved the EFT rejects from 60+ to less than 5 counts in greater than 60 days bucket in three months by utilising online banking information.
Secured the ‘Team of the Quarter’ Award for exceeding and sustaining team objectives
Automated manual analysis of debit balances and ageing report with Excel which brought down the reserve requirements which was from 1 Million for over 6 years to Zero.
Transitioned from a manual “Paper Chase” monitoring system to an efficient online monitoring system by creating a work flow.
Monitored cash flow forecasting process, reduced the processing time by 60%. Improved the variances to from 30% to 5%, by partnering with Operations.
Effectively supervised daily check run, EDI transmissions, ACH and wire transfers and detected erroneous parameter set-up.
Ensured compliance with AP internal controls and worked with both internal and external auditors to verify SOX compliance.
Created desk procedures for processes within the department to enforced adherence to company policies.
Received ‘Executive Employees Award’ for exceeding expectations.

Executive à KPMG
  • Inde - Chennai
  • août 2010 à janvier 2011

KPMG- Handling corporates taxation and overseas taxation, litigation

Éducation

Master, Accounts
  • à Institute of chartered Accountants of India
  • novembre 2009
Master, Company Law and secretarial practice
  • à ICSI
  • juin 2009

Secured 16th rank in ACS

Baccalauréat, Commerce
  • à Annamalai University
  • juin 2009

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Finance
Budget Forecast
Analysis
Peoplesoft
Finance-Business Analysis
Presentation
Accounting

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Moyen
Kannada
Débutant

Adhésions

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Associate
  • August 2010
Certified Public Accountants of Australia
  • Associate
  • May 2015

Formation et Diplômes

Diploma in Information Systems Audit (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
December 2011

Loisirs

  • Reading books,travelling
  • blogging