Simran Ratra

About Simran Ratra

I’ve had the unique opportunity to distinguish myself as an accomplished Organizational…

Experience

1. Senior Finance Manager

   SAIC

   Nov 2021 — Present

   Responsible for prioritizing and managing requests for the EPM Systems team. I work with Stakeholders in the Line businesses as well as Corporate to ensure EPM system questions and system issues are addressed.*Efficiently addressed team turnover through securing staff augmentation resources and later securing a Full Time Employee *Identified gaps with enhancement initiatives and helped Senior Management to address and resolve.*Established Communication Channels between the EPM Systems Team and the Stakeholders *Strengthened the relationships between the EPM Systems Team and IT team to better understand how to work together to address systems issues *Vetted Consulting Agencies to assist in future enhancements of the EPM Systems Team *Execute the Project Manager and Change Manager role for the EPM Systems Optimization initiative *Serve as the POC within the FP & A Organization to ensure all critical deadlines are captured and communicated across the organzition *Led in the development and execution of the FP & A Offsite at the Headquarters

Education

• The George Washington University School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  2001 — 2003

• Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Cultural Transformation
• P&L Financial Management
• Revenue Recognition
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Financial Reporting
• Risk Management
• Training & Development
• Business Process
• Managerial Finance
• Requirements Gathering
• Deltek
• P&L Management
• Project Management
• Finance
• Training Delivery
• Program Management
• Government Accounting
• Government Contracting
• Analysis
• Management
• Deltek Time & Expense
• Analytical Skills
• Variance Analysis
• Thought Leadership
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Employee Engagement
• Best Practices
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Analytics
• Enterprise Systems Implementation
• Contract Closeout