Anand Sasidharan
Senior Director at WNS * Head of Finance Analytics & AI * Trusted Advisor to Global CXOs * DrivingEnterprise-wide Value through AI, ML & Financial Transformation * Building High-Performance Data Science Organizations
- Role
- Senior Director, Finance Analytics at WNS
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Anand Sasidharan
As a business and finance analytics leader, I help global enterprises translate data, AI, and predictive intelligence into tangible financial gains.Over the past decade, I’ve partnered with CFOs and board leaders to reimagine how organizations plan, forecast, and manage performance — delivering tangible gains in cash flow optimization, forecasting accuracy, and cost efficiency.At WNS Global Services, I lead global analytics teams that design and implement award-winning AI/ML solutions across finance and risk functions. These initiatives have consistently improved financial agility and governance for Fortune 500 clients, earning six international awards for innovation.My career spans academia, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership — a blend that allows me to connect analytical precision with executive vision. Whether advising on model governance frameworks or designing AI-enabled financial ecosystems, my focus remains the same: helping leadership teams move from insight to foresight.Core Expertise:• Enterprise AI & Finance Transformation • Predictive Forecasting & Planning• Financial & al Risk Analytics • Analytics & AI Strategy & Leadership• CXO & Board Advisory • Thought Leadership & Talent Development
Experience
Senior Director, Finance Analytics
Jan 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Leading enterprise-wide finance transformation programs powered by AI, ML, and predictive analytics.• Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to CFOs and Finance Transformation leaders in embedding AI-driven forecasting, planning, and controllership ecosystems.• Head a global analytics & AI team of PhDs and data scientists delivering award winning AI/ML analytics products that improve working-capital efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and governance strength.• Architected multiple award-winning AI/ML finance solutions recognized globally for advancing finance agility and operational resilience.• Champion ethical AI adoption in finance digital transformation practice that adopts predictive insights, automation, and storytelling into every level of decision-making. Recipient of 6 Global Awards for AI-driven Financial Analytics Innovation.
Education
Jobs for Politics and Economics
Master of Arts - MA, Economics
2003 — 2005
Maharajas College, Mahatma Gandhi University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
2000 — 2003
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Applied Economics
2007 — 2009
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance
2011 — 2016
Skills
- Data Mining
- Quantitative Research
- Research
- Statistical Modeling
- Time Series Analysis
- Market Research
- Stata
- Predictive Modeling
- Analytics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistics
- Financial Modeling
- Quantitative Analytics
- R
- Economics
- Economic Research
- Econometrics
- Financial Economics
- Eviews
- Sas Programming
- Spss
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Data Analysis
- Financial Markets
- Logistic Regression
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