Kalyani D.

About Kalyani D.

With over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams and developing enterprise-grade financial systems, I currently serve as the Finance Systems Engineering Manager. I lead a team responsible for building and maintaining scalable, secure infrastructure that supports procurement, accounting, budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, and regulatory compliance. My expertise spans platforms such as Oracle, EPM, Coupa, Anaplan, FloQast and Workiva enabling me to navigate complex financial ecosystems and deliver impactful solutions.Beyond technical leadership, I drive operational efficiency, foster a culture of transparency, mentor engineering talent, and align technology initiatives with strategic business goals. A key part of my role is supporting Robinhood’s M&A efforts, ensuring seamless integration and continuity of financial operations.Key Responsibilities & AchievementsStrategic Planning & Execution: Defined and executed finance systems strategies and roadmaps in partnership with Finance and Tech teams. Prioritized initiatives aligned with business objectives and created actionable execution plans.Business Process Transformation & Change Management: Led transformation initiatives that enhanced efficiency in critical processes like month-end close and reporting. Designed and implemented change management strategies to ensure adoption and operational stability.Stakeholder Collaboration & Release Planning: Partnered with business stakeholders to prioritize enhancement requests, translating them into clear release plans and ensuring ongoing improvement and alignment with business needs.Vendor Management: Built strong vendor relationships to optimize solution implementation. Oversaw contract negotiations, SLA management, and vendor performance to ensure strategic alignment and delivery excellence.Team Leadership & Development: Hired and led top engineering talent, fostering collaboration and solving complex challenges through strong analytical and leadership skills. Invested in team growth through mentoring and structured development.M&A Integration Playbook: Created a robust acquisition integration playbook that streamlined the incorporation of Accounting and Finance processes post-acquisition, improving visibility and reducing integration timelines.SOX Compliance & Operational Efficiency: Enhanced SOX controls to strengthen compliance and risk mitigation. Led cross-functional teams to deliver initiatives improving internal efficiency across financial functions.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager, Finance

   Robinhood

   May 2023 — Present

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Skills

• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Sql*Plus
• Production Support
• Sql
• Visio
• Procure-to-Pay
• Business Process
• Oracle Financials
• Pl/Sql
• Sdlc
• Oracle
• Integration
• Requirements Gathering
• Oracle R12 Financials
• Testing
• Erp
• Business Analysis
• Gap Analysis