Sarika Nair

Clients: British Petroleum (BP) | Severn Trent Water
• Delivered finance transformation initiatives for a global energy client, improving
cost reporting accuracy and strengthening portfolio financial governance.
• Developed business cases for change by modelling financial benefits, costs, and
investment scenarios to support strategic decision-making.
• Led cost optimisation engagements, identifying efficiency opportunities and
defining sustainable cost-reduction roadmaps.
• Supported Record-to-Report (R2R) processes, including forecasting, variance
analysis, and enhancements to financial reporting.
• Managed portfolio forecasting, reconciled actuals vs forecasts, and produced
variance commentary to inform decision-making.
• Elicited and documented functional and non-functional requirements,
translating business needs into epics and user stories using Agile
methodologies.
• Facilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing, and defect
resolution to ensure quality delivery.
• Managed Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog
management, and delivery tracking using JIRA and Confluence.
• Engaged senior stakeholders across business and technology teams, providing
advisory support on transformation outcomes.
• Contributed to business development activities including proposals, RFPs, and
client presentations.

Client: Johnson & Johnson
• Managed project financial lifecycles, supporting profitability optimisation and
financial governance for global healthcare programmes.
• Performed budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis supporting financial
planning and R2R reporting cycles.
• Developed key performance indicators to monitor project performance and
identify improvement areas.
• Provided bi-weekly strategic financial advice to leadership on forecasts, risk,
and profitability improvements.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to maintain project budgets and track
resource utilisation.
• Ensured compliance with client policies and internal financial governance
standards.
• Supported junior analyst development and knowledge-sharing across finance
teams.

Clients: Telecommunication, Media & Technology (US Based)
• Supported financial audits including budgeting, forecasting, and invoicing for
client audit operations.
• Performed preliminary assessments of internal control frameworks, identifying
risks and process improvement opportunities.
• Assisted in audit planning, audit testing, and financial statement preparation
and review.
• Forecasted project hours and maintained accurate work-in-progress tracking to
ensure positive billing contribution.
• Mentored audit interns and supported knowledge transfer initiatives.