Santosh Anavatti
Head of the Finance Shared Service | Digitization | Strategy | Analytics | Operational Excellence
- Role
- Senior Manager at Textron
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Santosh Anavatti
20+ years experienced professional in setting up shared services, business…
Experience
Senior Manager
Nov 2010 — Present · Bangalore, IN
Heading Finance Shared Services for India. Responsible for Setting up of Shared services operations:• Driving implementation of strategy as a member of Textron India Leadership Team.• Creation of Center of Excellence for Operations at Bangalore office.• Responsible for paradigm shift in focus from transaction processing to analytical activities by expanding to scope to all functions in F&A.• Partner across the organization to develop financial management solutions and toolsets leveraging best practices and creative thinking that allow for consistent/streamlined processes• Maintain and refine key metrics and performance indicators measuring efficiency of the functions • Coordinate and oversee month-end financial close including forecasting, reporting, and analysis of financials at detailed cost center and account level• Responsible for Global off-shoring Finance operations, overall growth and development of Bangalore Center• Driving process improvements, compliance, sharing best practices and digitization• Transformation and Change Management• Talent Management and Succession planning• Responsible for Strategic decision making, Budgeting & ForecastingACHIEVEMENTS:• Won the HR Aspire Award for Innovation for automation of policies through chatbots.• Implemented of Concur Expense and Travel tool for Textron India.• Excellence Award for $25K savings year on year in licensing cost by developing customized transaction codes in SAP• Initiated IT automation projects for Finance team and implemented them successfully benefitting the business units• Implemented automation projects with hiring interns from university collaboration.
Education
Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Inter, Cost Accounting
1998 — 2000
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance
Vijaya College
Bachelor's Degree, Commerce
1994 — 1999
Skills
- Project Management
- Service Delivery
- Bpo
- Six Sigma
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