Anantha Padmanabhan

About Anantha Padmanabhan

Am a seasoned Finance Professional with over two decades experience in Finance - Majorly…

Experience

1. Senior Team Manager - Planning & Appraisal Project Management Lead

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   Jul 2018 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN

   Leading teams of Finance Professionals of Canada Asset Finance and P&T Finance of Upstream Unconventionals LoB (2020 – Present) and Unconventionals PAR Finance, P&T Finance and HSE Finance (20••••19).• Activities involve: Responsible for the preparation and presentation to Leadership Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Actuals, Estimates and their Variance Analysis and Operating Plan of Canada Asset Finance and relevant MIS.• Cost and Revenue Control by ensuring 90% accuracy in predictability of Opex / Capex spend, Revenue Recovery, Working Capital and Cash Flow Analysis. Quarterly Balance Sheet Review and presentation to Upstream CFO.Achievements: Led and successfully completed the Finance Transformation Project - “Project Fusion\"(Merger of BPM/PAR Finance and Asset Finance Teams) in a span of 3 months. Honored with Special Recognition Award in Q1 2020. Promoted Continuous Improvement (CI) Mindset adopting Automation /Digitization/Standardization methodology Teams led by me recognized for contributing the highest number of Approved CI Ideas in 2019 and 2020. Led / Partnered in implementing 3 Digitization Projects in Power Bi – Canada Projects’ Expenditure Analysis Dashboard, One Canada Financials Pack and Projects Time Writing Report. Leading 4th Project Overheads Report.

Education

• Project Management Institute

  Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Govt. Arts College, Kerala University, Trivandrum

  Bachelor's Degree, Accounts,Commerce

  1996 — 1999

• ICFAI Business School

  Advanced Diploma in Management (Exec MBA), Finance

  2008 — 2011

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  Executive Professional Program in Business Analytics - IIM, Kozhikode , Business Analytics

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Hyperion
• Accounting
• Sap Products
• Finance
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Auditing
• Erp
• Accounts Payable
• Sap
• Variance Analysis
• General Ledger
• Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Financial Analysis
• Mis
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Corporate Finance
• Crm
• Financial Statements
• Internal Controls
• Budgeting
• Analytical Skills
• Internal Audit
• Sap Fico
• Analysis
• Sap Fi
• Fixed Assets
• Pricing Strategy
• Transitions
• Account Reconciliation
• Investment Banking
• Financial Planning
• Business Process
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Managerial Finance
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Financial Reporting