Kirti Thakran

Senior Financial Analyst @Lactalis Canada

Etobicoke, ON, CA

Working in capacity of North America purchasing finance controller. Responsible for Budget management, strategic planning & supporting the financial and strategic goals of the Purchasing Department within North America. Produce weekly, monthly and annual reports and assist in budget preparation. Track all the KPI’s to assist the department in understanding and managing the business- Provide interpretation of and create financial information to assist Purchasing Business Units in achieving their targets and help to maximize efficiencies and thus reducing costs- Report on how performance is tracking against the budget, forecasts, and prior year results- Identify and communicate risks and opportunities to the forecast and budget- Prepare monthly financial reports for North American VP of FP & A and North American VP of Purchasing, to present to the Board of Directors- Evaluate existing corporate reporting standards and recommend and implement updated practices as necessary- Develop annual strategic plan in concern with Finance teams and North American VP of Purchasing- Work closely with industrial controllers during the month-end close to identify, challenge and review financials results in order to understand variances, trends and potential risk and opportunities- Work closely with Business Unit on the monthly close process. This includes working with FP & A personnel in various BU’s in the USA- Closely examine Purchase Price Variance expenses and mitigate gaps between purchasing and industrial results- Work closely with the various divisional management control teams in USA (Lactalis American Group, Lactalis Heritage Dairy, Lactalis US Yogurt & Karoun and CANADA) to validate and synthesize assumptions across the perimeter.

Mody university

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

IBS Hyderabad

Master of Business Administration - MBA