Nikhil Godbole

About Nikhil Godbole

I’m a Finance professional with 8+ years of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A) and business partnering experience, helping organizations make smarter, data-driven decisions that accelerate growth. My expertise spans strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, and financial modeling. I’ve worked closely with leadership teams to provide commercial insights, cost optimization strategies, and performance dashboards that shape long-term direction. What sets me apart is my ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable narratives — supporting senior stakeholders with confidence and clarity. I’m passionate about building high-performing finance functions, driving process improvement, and fostering collaboration between finance and business units.

Experience

1. Manager - Fp & a

   Icertis

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Finance Business Partnering: Serve as a strategic partner to cross-functional leadership, providing actionable insights that translate complex financials into clear operational strategies.• Stakeholder Management: Orchestrate the annual budgeting process by collaborating closely with departmental leaders to bridge their business needs with overarching financial goals.• Operational Excellence: Finalize the operational plan for the year, incorporating approved budget targets and resource allocations into actionable initiatives and performance metrics to guide execution.• Margin & Revenue Analysis: Manage the quarterly reporting of gross margins categorized by customer and revenue SKU to provide granular visibility into product profitability.• Executive Performance Reporting: Deliver comprehensive monthly reports to business leaders comparing actuals vs. forecasts for monthly, quarterly, and yearly cycles, including detailed analysis of Opex and headcount variances.• Controllership & Accounting Guidance: Lead month-end financial reviews and monitor journal entry accuracy to ensure reporting integrity. Provide expert guidance to the accounting team on cost center structures and account mapping to reflect organizational changes accurately.• Agile Forecasting: Direct monthly and quarterly rolling forecasting activities, updating financial projections based on the latest business performance and market trends.• Resource Optimization: Spearhead headcount and non-headcount budgeting, partnering with HR and department heads to align staffing and capital expenditures with long-term growth targets.• Advanced Variance Analysis: Perform sophisticated QoQ and YoY analyses to evaluate business drivers, providing management with deep-dive commentary on financial trends and performance deviations.

Education

• Garware College of Commerce,Pune

  Graduation, Commerce

  2007 — 2012

• University of Pune

  Master's degree, Commerce

  2014 — 2015

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA (Final appeared), Accounts, Audit, Taxation