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FP&A | Ex-Barclays | Passed CFA Level 1 | Global MBA (SP Jain)

About

Finance professional with 3+ years at Barclays Global Service Center, supporting the Risk Function across a £600M+ cost base spanning 11 divisions and 20+ countries. Core expertise in FP&A, variance analysis, budget cycle management, and multi-stakeholder coordination, including facilitating a £69M cross-function budget reallocation across 6 business units under tight deadlines. Global MBA in Finance (SP Jain) | CFA Level I. MBA projects include a Google Asia Pacific-sponsored digital bank capital strategy, a UAE healthcare ESG study with primary CFO interviews, and a US energy sector DCF & M&A analysis. Seeking roles in Financial Consulting where I can apply institutional FP&A rigor and cross-border stakeholder management to deal execution.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

codex

gemini

openai

Base44

Work experience

Financial Planning Analyst at Barclays, Jan 2022 - Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Chennai, FP&A Analyst supporting the Global Risk Function across a £600M+ annual cost base covering 11 divisions and 20+ countries. Responsibilities • Analysed £600M budget variances across 11 Risk functions, pinpointing headcount and FX drivers to hit monthly financial targets. •Automated monthly FTE reports and dashboards tracking 3000+ FTEs, shifting focus to analysis and aid resource allocation plans. • Forecasted 1-to-5-year budgets for 5 units, modelling headcount needs by grade to control 100% of future divisional costs. • Generated strict month-end journal entries and custom cost centres, accurately funding 10 active project requirements. Impact • Persuaded 6 business units to adopt an FTE allocation model, instantly resolving a stalled £69M budget transfer. • Structured an objective cost framework, aligning 6 front-office teams to distribute a £69M budget smoothly before deadlines. • Streamlined procurement with a single contact point, managing 100+ legal purchase orders to cut processing times by 40% • Mentored new hires on daily audit workflows, delivering clear process training to accelerate the onboarding of 5 analysts Achievements • Executed the bi-annual budget transfer cycle, safely migrating 40 distinct cost items to hit strict new 100% accuracy targets. • Secured the 2024 CFO award for outstanding service, managing 100 purchase orders flawlessly to drive major cost efficiencies. • Achieved top Finance Director recognition for migrating a £69M budget, gaining approvals from 6 units without missed deadlines. Tools: Excel (VBA, Macros), SAP, Tableau, Power BI

Senior Publishing Consultant at Notion Press Media Private Limited, May 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos, Chennai, • Spearheaded daily pre-sales pitches by calling 100+ leads and training 7 new joiners to beat monthly team sales volume goals. • Advised authors on complex book publishing steps, matching best plans to hit 100% of monthly sales targets across all job roles. • Closed ₹7 lakhs in revenue against ₹3 lakh target during the Covid crash, surpassing sales goals by executing high-volume pitches.

Education

Global Masters in Business Administration, Global Finance, SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & Sydney

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General, Loyola College