Girish Krishna

About Girish Krishna

Senior Financial Analyst (Micro Focus):Working as Senior Financial analyst for Italy, South Africa & Ireland entities.Supporting end to end F&A Month end closure process covering Bank operations, Balance Sheet reconciliations, VAT/Tax filing, Prepaid, Fixed assets, Deferred Revenue recons & PayrollSupporting Controller on activities such as Country statistical Surveys (CSOs) from local authorities, PR & PO Creations, Employee Fuel card allowance calculations, Cash Forecasts and Onestream sign offs.As a Vertical lead working on Balance Sheet Review for multiple entities/Countries to report the correctness and risks of Balance Sheet itemsPreparation of Italy specific VAT returns s Esterometro & Intrastat.Scheduled & attended Quarterly Board of statutory auditor’s quarterly meet in Italy.Supporting audits with Controllers, internal & external auditors.Travelled to Ireland, Italy & Paris for transitions & entity board meetings, 3 times to USA for Revenue Go live & WAR rooms.Sr Financial Analyst (Micro Focus):TL for Professional services (Project Accounting) team, Certify GL Reconciliations in AssureNet & Create, Approve Month end JVsWorked for HPE SW Spin off & migration to Micro Focus books of accounts into NetSuite (Oracle)SPOC to report Regional (APJ) Revenue recognition trend & APJ HC reportingHandled escalations & work allocations. Feedback for teams performance appraisal/recognitions & improvements, SPOC for WD 4 entries to post MEC cut off based high impact to BS & PnL.Project Controller (Deloitte) & Project Management Analyst (IBM):Creating/updating Project Pricing models & WBS/Contracts setup.Manage financial trackers to maintain project financials. Cost & Revenue reconciliations.Track Progress of Project Change Requests, Contract Modifications & PO management. Project/Contracts Documentation, payable requestor role in case of sub-contractor & VendorCalculate/upload budget & forecast & perform Variance & Trend analysis.Manage Unbilled & also work on Billings & Collections. Revenue & Invoice adjustments.Project financials review with Partners, project manager. Project extension & Profitability analysis. Calculate the Firm Managed Revenue for Partners & Sr. Manager, time & expense YTD analysisPrepare Monthly Labor & Expense Accruals, Pre-bill & Final monthly billing.Review & collect inputs on Projects/Contracts in pipeline & Cadence reports.Billable & Non Billable hour analysis & Monthly GP review & revenue recognition reportingAlso worked as Project Billing Analyst & Vendor Management administrator in Hewlett Packard

Experience

1. Lead Financial Analyst

   OpenText

   Sep 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Team Leadership & Performance Oversight: Lead a team of 10 members, serving asthe first-level escalation point and monitoring team performance.· Financial Reporting & Close Activities: Oversee month-end, quarter-end, andyear-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting byreviewing & approving high-value manual journal entries and balance sheetreconciliations.· Accruals & Liability Recognition: As a WW SPOC for liability recognition for send thereports as per SOX RACM & seek the accruals confirmation for the close and reportthe status to management & auditors as necessary.· Regional Accounting Oversight: Act as the Single Point of Contact for localaccounting processes in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Austria, and Israel.· Variance Analysis & Risk Reporting: Conduct variance analysis and report risks tomanagement & providing status updates and workarounds.· Internal Controls, Audit & Compliance Support: Identify opportunities forprocess improvements and ensure adherence to internal controls and compliancestandards. Support internal and external audits, ensuring timely and accuratedocumentation/SOP’s and responses.

Education

• Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

  2010 — 2012

• Govt Ramanarayana Chellaram College Of Commerce & Management (Govt R. C. College)

  Bachelor's Degree, Accounting and Finance

  2006 — 2009

• Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

• Yediyur college Bangalore

  Pre Univercity college, Business/Commerce, General

  2004 — 2006

• St Philomena's High school

  High School

• St Philomena's school mysore

  SSLC, schooling

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Resource Management
• Finance
• Financial Reporting
• Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Account Reconciliation
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Management
• Erp
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Sap
• Change Management