Lalit Uttarkar

Senior Finance Executive @The Walt Disney Company

Mumbai, IN

Procure to Pay Team Leadership & Audit Management: Leading a team of 9 in Vendor, PR, and PO creation, invoice posting, payment processing, and Source-to-Pay audits. • Review of Financial Statements and IFRS Applicability & US GAAP: Reviewed Financial statements of Subsidiaries of US region to ensure compliance with IFRS & US GAAP and confirmed their applicability. • SOX Audit: Led SOX compliance audit efforts for Disney’s NA, EMEA, and APAC subsidiaries evaluated internal controls, identified gaps, and ensured alignment with. • Process Audit & Redesigning: Designed and optimized business processes, streamlining workflows to enhance compliance, minimize risk, and bolster operational efficiency.• Contract and Risk Management: Reviewing stakeholders’ agreements for potential exposures and recommending modifications to mitigate identified risks. • Stakeholder & Ticket Management: Monitored and managed Freshdesk ticket requests from business teams and vendors, ensuring prompt resolution to maintain high stakeholder satisfaction.• Project Management & Data Integration: Successfully managed multiple projects, consistently meeting or exceeding deadlines. Key projects include- Transitioned key processes from Singapore to Mumbai, optimizing resource allocation; Converted APAC region systems from PeopleSoft to SAP, enhancing system functionality and data integrity; Led integration of FNG into Disney’s processes and implemented Disney’s DSMP, improving supplier engagement.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Management level, Management accounting

RADAV College

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance

Trinity institute of Management and Research

MBA Finance, Finance and Financial Management Services