Harsh Jaiswal

About Harsh Jaiswal

Harsh is a Chartered Accountant and finance professional with over 4 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP & A), supporting strategic financial planning, business partnering, and performance management across global organizations.In his current role, he leads enterprise budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial modelling initiatives, partnering with business leaders to support strategic planning and data-driven decision making.His experience includes developing annual operating plans, forecast consolidation, and long-range financial planning for multi-entity global operations. He applies financial modelling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, variance analysis (budget vs actual), cash flow forecasting, profitability and margin analysis to improve forecast accuracy and strengthen financial discipline.Harsh regularly supports consolidated management reporting, executive & investor reporting, and performance analytics for senior leadership(CFO,CEO,etc). By translating financial data into clear insights, financial narratives, and strategic recommendations, he partners with cross-functional stakeholders across 57 global entities to support informed business decisions and operational performance.With exposure across North America, EMEA, APAC, and India, he focuses on performance visibility through KPI reporting, dashboard reporting, and flash reporting of key financial and operational metrics. His experience also includes EBIT performance monitoring, cost-driver analysis, pricing insights, and cost optimization initiatives that drive margin improvement in $750 Million cost base.He also drives FP & A transformation through automation and scalable reporting frameworks, leveraging business intelligence tools such as Power BI and advanced Excel to enhance planning efficiency and decision support. He developed an AI-enabled finance chatbot to automate responses to common finance queries and improve stakeholder access to budgeting and reporting information. Key Achievements- Spearheaded the formulation and execution of a $1,280 million annual operating budget, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives- Achieved a 12% cost reduction through strategic cost optimization initiatives- Automated reporting workflows, saving over 25 man-hours per month and accelerating budgeting turnaround time by 7-8 days- Delivered $2.3 million in margin optimization through advanced financial scenario analyses & pricing strategy- Recognized through multiple early-career awards for accountability, collaboration, and professional expertise.

Experience

1. Associate Finance Manager

   HCLTech

   Jul 2023 — Present · Noida, IN

   Strategic Corporate Finance expertise in the Software Industry. Have deep & proven expertise across roles & functions such as FP & A, Investor Relations, Business Finance, Capital Planning & Budgeting, etc. for $1.5B+ annual revenue Software Business, part of $40B+ Market cap HCL Tech.Financial Reporting: Highly skilled in delivering month-end analysis & closing, forecasting, budgeting, undertaking monthly P&L reviews, presenting monthly flash and scorecards for several departments across the business.Business Strategy & Planning: Excellent ability to identify an opportunity for continuous improvement, evaluate and improve systems and procedures, and make recommendations to influence key stakeholders.• Financial Analysis: Ability to monitor economic environments, including financial statements, compliance with legal requirements and internal policies, annual budgeting, financial modelling, and application of relevant legislation.• Financial Modeling & Analysis: Ability to perform business case scenario based models, project financials, annual budgeting, detailed profitability analysis for multiple divisions across business, identifying key performance drivers, areas for business growth and measuring KPIs metrics for informed strategic business decisions.*Continuous Improvement: Adept at identifying areas where the business leadership can save time, reduce costs, or improve service delivery quality by setting up dynamic templates and automated reporting processes.Multi entity and multi-location global finance operations management skills, including Compliance & Control - Financial Reporting, Corporate Risk Management. Corporate Governance, Accounts, Audits, Treasury Management, MIS Reporting, Projects Monitoring & Development

Education

• University of Lucknow

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Auditing,Accounting ,Finance & taxation

• University of Lucknow

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance