Rani Vaidyanathan Adv

About Rani Vaidyanathan Adv

I am a CIMA part-certified Financial Analyst, highly qualified in general finance and accounting with a passion for the field, adept in applying ratio analysis to draw connections and create meaningful, user-friendly reporting. I am proficient at communicating effectively - articulating arguments concisely and persuasively. I consider myself to be more than an accountant, and someone who can add real strategic value to an organisation. I typically work alongside senior leadership teams, analyzing multiple data sets - providing dynamic drilldown capability and connecting the dots to weave stories through the data, provide deeper insights, and broaden understanding of business performance. I am skilled in providing crystal clear interpretation and presentation of data, easily understandable by both finance and non-finance professionals. I recently led a project to create improved reporting, mastering Power BI, building dynamic drilldown capability, and implementing a user-friendly suite of dashboards to enable insightful, data-driven decision-making. I am passionate about identifying new and innovative ways of reporting business performance - developing technical skills to deliver better customer outputs. Key Skills: Financial Data Analysis | Analytical Research & Reasoning | Variance Analysis | Pivot Table Development | Financial Statement Analysis | Cashflow Analysis | MS Office & Power BI | Data Collection & Analysis | Problem Solving | Competitor Analysis | Management Accounts | Business Partnering | Dashboards & Reporting | Presentation Skills | Project Leadership

Experience

1. Finance Officer

   Gharda Chemicals Limited

   Oct 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Gharda Chemicals Limited, established in 1967, is one of the largest research-based chemical companies involved in the manufacturing of crop protection chemicals, intermediates, high performance polymers and pigments. As Finance Officer, I conduct competitor analysis to prepare reports on market share, existing and new competitors, and average pricing of products across continents for management review. Part of my role is to schedule and plan meetings to initiate the preparation of company risk register, follow up with heads of department on submissions and additional information required, and compile / analyze risk register responses. Key Contributions- Created improved reporting suite, implementing user-friendly suite of dashboards to enable insightful, data-driven decision-making- Collated risk register submissions for new Risk Management function, arranging meetings with 19 Heads of Department across 2 plants and ensuring 100% risk submissions to satisfy audit requirements- Developed sensitivity analysis to demonstrate P&L cost impact, improving forecasting to instantly predict top / bottom line growth and enable data driven decision making, without investing in modelling software- Identified and highlighted issue of customer who was also a competitor, providing crucial evidence to senior leadership, enabling business to stop selling to that customer and received positive feedback.

Education

• SIES College of Commerce and Economics

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Financial accouting and auditing, A

  2014 — 2017

• Newcastle University Business School

  MSc, Accounting Finance and Strategic Investment, Distinction

  2018 — 2019

• CIMA

  Advance Diploma in Management Accounting, Management accounting, Distinction

  2020 — 2021