APPOORVA SAXENA
2003 Headlands Cir, Reston, VA 20191
Tel: 703-476-4347, Cel: 202-247-7501
apuurva@gmail.com
<> Accomplished and results driven finance professional with solid trans-national, cross-industry experience.
<> Strong skills in project management and accounting background in multi-currency environment on SAP and Oracle/Hyperion ERPs.
<> Demonstrated expertise in management reporting, needs assessment and risk management, competitive analysis and SOX compliance (302/404).
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Olio USA, LLC | Director – Financial Planning and Analysis | 2009 ~
Finance and IT consulting company serving micro-small businesses in DC area.
-CFO/Finance Director to 2 micro-small business clients on an interim and part-time basis.
-Helped clients understand cash-flows and focus on key cash-generating activities, cash forecasting and receivable management.
-Engineered customized financial models to help clients improve business decision-making depending on their market segment.
-Advised clients on annual tax planning and tax strategy; assisting clients obtain bank financing for capital assets and working-capital needs.
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Gate Group | Group Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis | 2007 – 2009
World’s leading independent provider of on-board solutions to airline industry with $3+ billion in revenues.
Planning:
-Led the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasts including targets, templates, timelines, instructions and consolidation.
-Served as a liaison between Central FP&A and Regional/Divisional CFOs to meet corporate planning requirements and needs.
Analysis:
-Analyzed and explained monthly, quarterly and annual results, variances, rolling forecasts
-Finance consolidator for 7 Asia-Pacific countries - China, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, India and Pakistan.
-Designed and implemented “deep-dive” financial models that uncovered areas for growth, savings and margin preservation.
Reporting:
-Coordinated and prepared periodic Management reports, weekly dashboards; drove accountability in reporting processes and results delivery.
-Enhanced corporate reporting processes including analysis, communication, standardization, and timing.
Other:
-Supervised 2 analysts; facilitated the development of FP&A new hires’ skills and knowledge of the business.
-Controlled $75 million annual capital expenditure budget.
-Saved $0.8 million annually in imputed costs by optimizing credit terms on $500 million annual AP of US operations.
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Callahan & Associates, DC | VP – Financial Analysis Group | 2005 – 2007
#1 consulting company to the $800 billion Credit Union industry.
Supervised team of 3 analysts to interpret industry trends and bring attention to emerging issues; advised credit unions on mergers and acquisitions, accounting for technical issues like interchange income/expense and served as in-house economist.
-Led-managed offshore third-party application development; saved over $300K in development costs.
-Provided financial software training to internal staff, boosted external training revenue 140%.
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Reason for change] Position handed back to company president’s daughter upon her return from business school.
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Capital One, VA | Sr. Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis | 2004 – 2005
$16 billion diversified financial services group operating in credit cards, commercial and consumer banking.
Monitored, reviewed and reported on $1 billion annual IT budget, owning and managing the software capitalization process across multiple project teams. Responsible for prior-period adjustments, accruals, impairments, write-offs, budget variance monitoring and periodic forecasts.
-Owned and managed process for IT CFO’s compliance with SOX 302 and 404.
-Point-person for ensuring implementation of SOP 98-1 to account for all internally developed software.
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Reason for change] Job moved 100+ miles to new location – unable to relocate.
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Survivor Corps, DC | Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis | 2001 – 2004
$10 million NGO working with landmine survivors in countries around the World, since closed.
Developed long-term financial models for board’s strategic discussions, rejuvenated budgeting and financial forecasting process to attain higher accuracy, re-structured chart-of-accounts and accounting codes to obtain decision-making data.
-Directed $2 million annual budget for Mozambique, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Geneva operations.
-Squeezed out $0.5 million in annual payroll savings by realigning headcount with funding directives.
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Foreign Experience]
Daewoo Motors, Delhi, India Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis 1999 – 2001
LG Electronics, Delhi, India Sr. Executive – Financial Planning & Analysis 1997 – 1999
Lomex LLC, Moscow, Russia Country Manager 1995 – 1997
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Education]
George Washington Univ., DC MBA Finance 2001 – 2003
Faculty of Mgmnt Studies, India MBA Finance 1993 – 1995
Delhi University, India B.Com. Accounting, Economics 1990 – 1993
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