Cheshta Jain

About Cheshta Jain

I am a results-oriented and dedicated Finance Professional with over 20 years of…

Experience

1. Head of Financial Planning Analysis

   Everest Group

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Established, and now overseeing the FP & A function at the organization responsible for annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, performance analysis, and growth planning initiatives.> Designed models to allow for scenario planning, leveraging past trends integrated with current conditions to predict key factors influencing business decisions.> Leading the preparation and presentation of relevant analyses, and providing recommendations to support senior management decision-making.> Working closely with Revenue Operations team for bookings forecasts and conducting meaningful sales analytics.> Streamlined process for subscription and milestone-based revenue forecasting and recognition.> Defined, and published dashboards to track key metrics for operations, sales and support functions.> Implementing cost control initiatives to ensure cost pressures are addressed and operating income targets are met while ensuring business and team morale remains elevated.> Reporting to the Transformation Officer, leading and supporting ad hoc transformation projects to help manage and deliver on hyper growth targets across-functional and business partners.

Skills

• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Planning
• Team Management
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Vendor Management
• Outsourcing
• Financial Modeling
• Leadership
• Business Analysis
• Management
• Business Process Outsourcing (Bpo)
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Intelligence