Sowmya Ch

About Sowmya Ch

A highly skilled Senior Executive in Financial Planning and Analysis with over 8.5 years of experience in business advisory, financial modeling, and comprehensive financial management. Expert in revenue recognition, budgeting, working capital management, billings and revenue reconciliation. Proficient in leveraging advanced financial systems including SAP Accounting and Finance, and Oracle to streamline processes and enhance reporting accuracy. Throughout my career, I have consistently delivered value through strategic financial insights, effective budgeting, and driving operational efficiencies. I have received multiple awards for performance excellence, including the “Top Performer” award, Encore Rewards, Intrapreneurship and Sharing Award, Partnership and Quality Award, and the Bronze Award for Year Performance. My contributions have also been recognized with apperception mails from clients and stakeholders, highlighting my proactive approach to problem-solving and delivering results.

Experience

1. Senior Financial Analyst

   CGI

   May 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Manage financials of APAC in terms of Revenue, Cost & Profit Analysis.•Business advisory role - Provides the Business advisory role to Leads of the APAC business unit on process improvement and implementation of effective control.• Financial Modelling - Based on the new opportunity an estimate is provided in regard to Revenue and cost and where we stand in terms of margin and also involve in discussion with business.• Formulating Budget – Help our stakeholders in improving forecast by analyzing the resource and future cost analysis like other cost savings etc• Oracle Accounting and Finance - Does all the accounting in Oracle, PSA, Insight and process all the financial reports through the same.• Financial Management - Provide financial reports to our BU leads and management for the business units and other tools in terms of where we stand and what are the future perspective of the contract and how the margin can be improved, what are the future opportunities in pipeline.• Pricing: Preparing pricing models keeping profit in mind, company standard rules and scope of work involved, cost estimation by discussing with business leads.• Revenue Recognition - Follow the RRC checklist that all the revenues are correctly recognized as per AS. • Billings and Revenue Reconciliation – Keeps track on unbilled services and advance Billings which is inventory in Service Industry. • Track and report time report expenses and CGI APAC other expenses. Periodically review expense budgets. Track use of and compliance with the engagement’s expense policy and invoicing and Account receivables.• Track and maintenance of engagement Headcount & Payroll plans. • Prepare & presentation of Financial dashboard for Business unit performance with various leadership scenarios.•Prepare Journals and post the same in PSA, eg: Amortization and Cost Entries, revenue adjustment entries

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University, VTUs Regional Office, Mysore

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2014 — 2016