Harshit Kayan

About Harshit Kayan

16 years of experience spanning across all major facets of finance (Business finance & strategy, FP & A, and Finance controllership) in varied sectors (E-commerce – Marketplace and Retail, BPO – Contact centre, Services – Travel & Tourism, and Manufacturing - Oil & Gas). Have experienced working in large conglomerates as-well-as in scaling up and setting-in finance processes in hyper-growth start-ups. Have closely collaborated with senior leaders (CEOs, CFOs, and business heads) as-well-as managed large team (~80 finance professionals).Career timeline: Currently working with Appario Retail (Amazon & Patni JV) as Group Finance Controller (managing a team of ~80 finance professionals). Prior to the same, have exposure in leading business-finance function (~7 yrs.) and FP & A-Financial planning and analysis (~6 yrs.).

Experience

1. Senior Finance Manager

   Amazon

   Apr 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• G.D.Birla Memorial School

  HSC, Commerce

  1991 — 2001

• Sydenham College

  B.Com, Commerce

  2001 — 2004

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Finance/Tax/Audit/Accounts

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Mis
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Strategic & Financial Planning
• Conversion Optimization
• Internal Audit
• Corporate Finance
• Business Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Budgets
• Finance
• Corporate Fp&a
• Strategy
• Analytical Skills
• Financial Reporting
• Pricing
• Mis and Financial Accounting
• Performance Analysis
• Project Planning
• Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Auditing
• Analysis
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Sap
• Due Diligence