Ankita Sharma
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Highly skilled finance professional with direct experience of forecasting, budgeting, tracking and reporting. Strong analytical mindset and a proven track record in utilising tools such as Microsoft Excel, Oracle, EPBCS, Polaris, JDE and Power BI. Known for being a proactive self-starter with great interpersonal skills and attention to detail. Excellent communicator and critical thinker dedicated to driving organisational success through meticulous financial analysis and strategic planning.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Controlling Executive
Chivas Brothers International Limited
London
08.2024 - Current
- Monthly tracking and reporting for Gins A&P, journal raising and accruals on monthly basis
- Quarterly forecasts for Gins A&P and brand homes
- Regular coordination with accounting, operations and controlling teams on different topics
- Tracking of spend by gins marketing teams and flows of reinvoiced spend from other affiliates
- Monthly spend updates to marketing teams (non-financial teams) so they're aware of their spend
- Updating databases and mappings for all finance tools and processes (PO raising, supplier approvals, payment process)
- Looking into supplier onboarding, invoice payments to suppliers, etc.
- Preparing meaningful dashboards using data visualisation
- Preparing financials for UK based brand homes for gins on a monthly basis and monitoring the performance of brand homes
- Working closely with marketing teams and understanding the dynamics of marketing investments, campaigns, and brand strategies, etc
- Working regularly on NPD projects from finance side
- Ad-hoc support to the wider team in preparing presentations for CFO, Gin brand meetings, monthly business reviews, etc
Senior Associate - UK Financial Services Tax
PwC
07.2022 - 02.2024
- Provided broad range of tax compliance and advisory support (e.g. PE investor reporting, FATCA / CRS, transfer pricing, operational taxes)
- Built high level awareness of tax software such as CCH and Onesource
- Built workflows, reports and insights for wide range of client uses, using tools such as Alteryx and PowerBI
- Supported in fulfilling risk management obligations
- Helped senior individuals in providing recommendations to their clients
- Forecasted future revenue growth of the team, including budgeting
- Led the improvement of billing and cost reporting processes
- Coordinated several projects, over multiple jurisdictions, concurrently
- Built strong internal and client relationships, based on trust
- Led and coached a team of 10 members
- Mentor to new recruits in team relating to overall guidance and learning and development
Senior Associate - Deals M&A
PwC
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Reviewed financial and vendor due diligence reports relating to global M&As
- Analysed, summarised and computed KPIs from a wide range of financial datasets, including financial statements
- Produced and validated various business models using a wide range of software
Education
Chartered Accountant - Accounting and Finance
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in India
KolkataBachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
Calcutta University
KolkataSkills
- Financial management
- Self-starter
- Great interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Proactive and driven
- Excellent communicator
- Critical thinker
- Analytical
- Leadership proficiency
Languages
English
Hindi
Custom
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office 365
- Thinkcell
- Oracle
- EPBCS
- Polaris
- JDE
- Power BI
- Alteryx
Timeline
Business Controlling Executive
Chivas Brothers International Limited
08.2024 - Current
Senior Associate - UK Financial Services Tax
PwC
07.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Associate - Deals M&A
PwC
01.2019 - 06.2022
Chartered Accountant - Accounting and Finance
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in India
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
Calcutta University
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