Naveen Chakivela

Strategic Finance Business Partner @Haleon

Bengaluru, IN

Directing the entire gamut of financial operations and evaluated the organization’s financial performance; conducting financial analysis, developing financial planning processes and structuring & implementing overall commercial plans.Oversees and leads India FP & A Hub GPO / capability improvement activities for revenue forecasting, COGS forecasting (including service delivery aspects), OpEx forecasting, management reporting, and other FP & A processesMeasuring and reporting on the variance between budgeted and actual financial performance, identifying areas of improvement.Enhancing forecasting models to improve accuracy in predicting future financial outcomes.Evaluating forecast reliability by comparing projections against actual results on a regular basis.Undertaking financial analysis, accounting operations and forecasting functions; administering inventory control, conducting credit policy reviews and monitoring cash flow.Understanding new business/ changes in existing business, analysing impact thereof on financials and suggesting accounting treatment.Working as the Strategic Finance Partner for the £1B North America Oral Healthcare business unit P&L.Managing plan/forecast signoff in collaboration with BU head for P&L KPI and operational KPI.Supervising HQ FP & A Consolidation for reporting to the Group controller (Deputy CFO).Assisting Functional heads for strategic decision support and their Cost organization KPI monitoring.Engaged in high-level stakeholder management of 20+ Global Heads, Vice-Presidents, and Senior Directors.Chairing monthly P & Ls of the BU and Opex review with the respective Global Leads, challenging variances to Plan/LE.Preparing and presenting to the executive leadership team (CFO/CEO/L1\'s) for their region P&L\'s and Global Function overhead costs as well as the separation project for Haleon separation from GSK.

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Executive MBA, Finance, General

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

XLRI Jamshedpur

Corporate Finance Certification, Corporate Finance

Sri Krishnadevaraya University

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce