Sudeshna Datta

About Sudeshna Datta

Sudeshna Datta, is a seasoned financial professional with 17.5 years of post-CA qualification experience across financial controllership, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, carve outs, statutory reporting. Presently serving as a Director in the CFO Advisory practice at KPMG India, Sudeshna has led complex high impact engagements for GCC CLients and various domestic Clients. I have extensive experience at managing, driving, leading large teams and executing assignments related to Financial & Regulatory Reporting, Finance Transformation, Statutory audit, Account Management, Risk & Compliance, Operations reviews along with strong People management abilities.I have also worked for HSBC for 1.2 years in the capacity as an approver for loans in the shared service unit. I bring a unique blend of consulting, auditing and industry experience from my previous roles at PwC, Deloitte, HSBC HDPI. Adept at building team, training and mentoring team members. She has exceptional People Management abilities and bring out the best from each and every team member by sharpening the strengths of the team. Her skills helped in building relationships with Senior stakeholders. She is resilient and thrives in difficult situations. Spiritual and traveller by heart.Core Competencies:CFO Advisory roles: Driving & leading large complex assignments, excellent Project Management skills, strong Team Management skills (Large teams- approximate 30 members across locations and cross border). Financial and Regulatory Reporting, MIS reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting, End-to-end co- ordination.Risk and Compliance: Strong risk management and regulatory compliance foundation, ensuring internal and external standards adherence.Process Improvement: Committed to improving productivity and service delivery through innovative solutions that target operational inefficiencies.Leadership and People Development: Dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence and enhancing team capabilities through training and career development.Client Relationship Management: Adept at building durable client relationships and enhancing business growth and client loyalty.Perform business development, marketing efforts: Identify potential business opportunities and contribute to conversion.CSR- Active volunteer to support family members of a palliative cancer care unit. Strong supporter of a PAN India initiative for \"Rise Against Hunger India \" NGO. Mentor of 3 students of KPMG Aspire Mentorship Programme

Experience

1. Director

   KPMG India

   Apr 2022 — Present

Education

• Indian School of Business

  Emerging Leaders Program for Directors

• Goenka College Of Commerce & Business Administration

  B.Com( Hons), Maths,Accounts, Tax, Audit,Management Accounts,Law,Economics

• Chartered Accountant

  CA, Finance