Sandeep Challa

About Sandeep Challa

Over 19 years of significant professional experience in technology consulting and…

Experience

1. Manager - Accounting Systems

   Weatherford

   Jul 2017 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Executed multiple projects and managed cross-functional teams. Led requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation support including end-user training Owned the monthly/quarterly close process, collaborated closely with the Accounting team and Controllers to reduce the close time by 30% Created and optimized Forecasting/Budgeting templates by partnering with FP & A team. Led global training across countries on the effective use of the templates Managed cross-functional team to create, streamline, and centralize existing financial reports and templates, thereby resulting in a 40% net reduction of reports/templates Handled Internal and External audit requirements, optimized and streamlined the processes Partnered with key stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, and ERP teams to make the periodic Change Control process more efficient by 25%

Education

• Rice University

  MBA, Finance

  2008 — 2010

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  M.Sc.(Hons), Mathematics

  1998 — 2003

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  B.E.(Hons), Mechanical engineering

  1998 — 2003

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Fdm
• Financial Analysis
• Budgets
• Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Hyperion
• Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Business Strategy
• Business Intelligence
• Valuation
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Due Diligence
• Variance Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Hfm
• Risk Management
• Essbase
• Data Analysis
• Project Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting