Kalpesh Desaii

About Kalpesh Desaii

I am a strategic Certified Senior Financial Planner administering budgeting and forecasting of business units through preparation of P&L and variance analysis vs. monthly budget and analysis of all variances between budget, forecast and actual numbers. My work ethics include regulation of budget execution work involving the most difficult fund control activities including adapting budgetary policies, analytical methods, and regulatory procedures between overall project budget and resource allocations. My remarkable career tenure of over 14 years highlights creation of Cost Center reports for IT BAU cost centers owners for delivering complete overview & emphasizing the Actual vs. Budget spent on various IT Projects. My success story underlines conduction of comparison of Actual vs. Forecast with comments on all variances by delivering several analysis and report related to IT, FTES & other expenses. I started my career in 2005 as Finance Executive and succeeded as Senior Analyst in Deutsche Bank, where my role described working on project of automation for cost allocation resulting in efficiency worth 2 FTEs with help of LEAN Standardization, and automization of Matrix allocation for Germany & Non Germany allocation for HRS Business saving 2 Man-days. Currently, I am engaged with DHL Logistics Pvt. Ltd. as Manager, Finance Controller, responsible in superintending financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems with a focus on developing the most efficient working plans of action to maximize return on financial assets. Specialties: Strategic Planning, Financial Planning & Controlling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Cost & Client Financial Management, Process Improvement, Cost Allocation, Accounts Payable, MIS & Accounts, Credit Controlling, Variance Analysis, Reconciliations, P&L & Balance Sheet Reporting, SAP, Essbase, Cognos BI, Oracle Hyperion, Business Objects, Crest, & Forwin

Experience

1. Finance Manager

   DHL

   Oct 2015 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   As Manager and Finance Controller, I impart insights on analysis and provide advisory on financial implications of operations and opportunities. I administer financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems with a focus on developing the most efficient working plans of action to maximize return on financial assets. I have gathered expertise in overseeing standards and procedures of the report by delivering monthly review call with business partners and Region & Country Heads. Also, I perform analysis and validation of reported data by generating a monthly reporting and safeguarding on-time delivery of all reports with accurate data and information.In my present capacity, I carried out some major responsibilities which include industrial projects (IP), Financials such as profit & loss, budgeting and forecasting review, and directing Denmark controlling team direction, annual budget revisions and more.I have marked my career highlights by migrating Industrial Projects Process from Head office Bonn, Germany in Jan’17, country controlling role for France and from March’18 - May’18 as well as bagged Employee of the quarter Award in Mar’17 for managing two businesses independently and met all requirement of business partner accurately and on time.

Education

• K J Somaiya institute of research & development

  Master in Finance Management, International Finance

  2006 — 2009

• SOMAIYA COLLEGE

  BCOM, ACCOUNTS, FINANACE

  1999 — 2002

• FPSB BOARD

  Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning and Services

  2011 — 2012