Swetha Suraj, Senior Corporate Planning Analyst

Swetha Suraj

Senior Corporate Planning Analyst

Qatar Airways

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Finance & Marketing
Experience
16 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months

Senior Corporate Planning Analyst at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2018

-To analyze and report partnership performance and identify initiatives across various internal stakeholders to enhance Qatar Airways network reach and to capitalize on inherent strengths of Qatar Airways partners.
-To provide reports, dashboards and insights on partnership performance to establish strong market position in conjunction with partner airlines.
-Support specific type of codeshares and Joint Business by monitoring loads, partnership performance and enhance opportunities related to this partnership.
-Work on ad-hoc projects essential for alliances.

Business Finance Officer at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2012 to December 2018

-Working as a part of a decentralized Finance team to provide support to Qatar Airways business units.
-Assist budget holder in achieving business plans
-Preparation of financial reports and strategic planning, monitor execution of financial plans by tracking risk, controls, opportunities and driving corrective actions in cooperation with the management team.
-Monitor capital budget to insure funds are spent as intended.
-Responsible for the budget preparation.
-Carry out projects involved with cost reduction, operational and customer feedback and optimization.
-Review and prepare analyses of new business ventures.
-Develop business partner relationship within the assigned area of responsibility.
-Optimal use of resources and safeguard assets.
-Accountable to advise the Management of the business performance for appropriate decision making.
-Maintain an awareness of organizational and technological developments and ensure that the service operates in ways which make best possible use of the resources available.
-Responsible for producing the monthly management reports.
-Accountable for making monthly forecasts.
-Identify the drivers of financial performance and propose potential solutions.
-Internal Controls - reviewing proposals, budgetary control, and accounting reviews
-Cost Control - carry our cost analysis, review justification, post audit of savings proposals
-Advise departments on financial policies and procedures
-Review contracts for compliance to financial terms, policy, process, etc.
-Cost Control - carry our cost analysis, review justification, post audit of savings proposals
-Advise departments on financial policies and procedures
-Review contracts for compliance to financial terms, policy, process, etc.

Business Finance Analyst at Qatar Airways
  • Qatar - Doha
  • February 2010 to October 2012

-Working as a part of a decentralized Finance team to provide support to Qatar Airways business units.
-Assist budget holder in achieving business plans
-Preparation of financial reports and strategic planning, monitor execution of financial plans by tracking risk, controls, opportunities and driving corrective actions in cooperation with the management team.
-Monitor capital budget to insure funds are spent as intended.
-Responsible for the budget preparation.
-Carry out projects involved with cost reduction, operational and customer feedback and optimization.
-Review and prepare analyses of new business ventures.
-Develop business partner relationship within the assigned area of responsibility.
-Optimal use of resources and safeguard assets.
-Accountable to advise the Management of the business performance for appropriate decision making.
-Maintain an awareness of organizational and technological developments and ensure that the service operates in ways which make best possible use of the resources available.
-Responsible for producing the monthly management reports.
-Accountable for making monthly forecasts.
-Identify the drivers of financial performance and propose potential solutions.
-Internal Controls - reviewing proposals, budgetary control, and accounting reviews
-Cost Control - carry our cost analysis, review justification, post audit of savings proposals
-Advise departments on financial policies and procedures
-Review contracts for compliance to financial terms, policy, process, etc.

Finance Executive at Hewlett Packard Financial Services India Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • April 2007 to September 2008

-Assisting the National Channel and Alliance Manager and Financial Account Managers.
-Verifying invoices, cheques and standing letter of instructions.
-Payment follow up.
-Interacting with banks for vendor payments.
-Ensure vendor payments are made on time.
-Filing important documents.
-Preparing legal documents, verifying legal documents and managing the back end operations of the department.
-Providing pre- and post- sales support to the sales team by interacting with Hewlett Packard Financial Services India customers & suppliers.
-Helping the Hewlett Packard Financial Services India sales team achieve targets and taking the level of customer and suppliers experience a few notches higher.
-Coordinating sales meeting and events.
-Maintaining sales reports.
-Preparing power point presentations for meetings.
-Providing solutions for customer and vendor problem.

Finance Officer at Bajaj Silks
  • India
  • May 2006 to March 2007

Managing the day to day accounting activities
Raising invoices
Verifying invoices
Payment follow up etc.

Education

Master's degree, Finance & Marketing
  • at Adarsh Business School
  • May 2006

GPA (9 Point Scale) 7.60. I have been the second topper of my college. I have got an A+ grade in Consumer Behaviour and Business to Business Marketing.

Specialties & Skills

Planning
Forecasting
Cost Control
Financial Analysis
Budgeting
Windows98/2000/XP/Vista.

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Beginner
Malayalam
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Airline Business Foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020