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SHARAN GANAPATHY

GATESHEAD,Untitled Kingdom

Summary

Detail-oriented Finance Professional with experience in financial reporting, accounts reconciliation, invoice processing, and stakeholder collaboration. Skilled in financial data accuracy, variance analysis, and supplier reconciliation, ensuring compliance and efficiency. Proficient in Xero, Sage, and Microsoft Excel for finance operations and reporting. Passionate about process improvements and driving efficiency in financial transactions and reporting.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Finance and Funding Administrator

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
08.2023 - 03.2025
  • Process invoices, supplier reconciliations, and payments, ensuring accuracy and timely execution.
  • Resolved financial queries, reducing payment processing issues by 30%.
  • Conducted variance analysis, identifying trends to support senior management in decision-making.
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to optimize financial planning, reducing cost inefficiencies by 15%.
  • Assisted in audit preparations, ensuring regulatory compliance and financial accuracy.
  • Managed and improved key metrics to evaluate financial performance, leading to a 20% increase in efficiency
  • Monitored and optimized the organization's financial performance through effective financial planning and risk management
  • Implemented continuous improvement strategies to optimize financial processes, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced costs
  • Managed and analyzed large data sets to optimize allocation of financial resources and funding
  • Managed KPI tracking and reporting, leading to significant improvements in financial performance.
  • Managed and interpreted business requirements for financial projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and funding capabilities

Key Achievements:

Reduced financial discrepancies by 25% through enhanced reconciliation procedures.
✔ Led variance analysis, identifying and mitigating cost overruns to protect profit margins.
✔ Assisted in audit preparations, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
✔ Optimized month-end close procedures, cutting processing time by 30%. Managed and improved key metrics to evaluate financial performance, leading to a 20% increase in efficiency


Accounts Assistant (Intern)

Pandemic Tours
Manchester, United Kingdom
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Managed debtors and creditors, ensuring timely tracking of payments and financial accuracy.
  • Assisted with budgeting and revenue forecasting, improving financial planning.
  • Maintained accurate records for financial transactions, enhancing compliance.
  • Utilized business partnering to drive sustainable growth and improved financial performance
  • Applied Accounting Principles in preparation and analysis of financial reports to ensure legal compliance

Key Achievement

  • Improved accounts reconciliation processes, minimizing discrepancies.
  • Assisted in financial forecasting, providing actionable insights for business decisions.

Manufacturing Engineer

VOLVO.CE
Bangalore, India
05.2021 - 01.2022
  • Performed root cause analysis (RCA) of budget deviations, leading to a 25% improvement in cost containment.
  • Audited financial impacts of manufacturing processes, reducing scrap-related financial losses by 20%.
  • Developed financial models for project cost structures and investment decisions.

Crew Trainer

McDonald's
Monifieth, Angus
04.2022 - 07.2023
  • Managed cash handling, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies.
  • Trained new employees on operational and financial processes.
  • Developed strong communication skills through daily customer and team interactions.

Education

A-Levels - Accounting/Finance

AAT Level 3 – Accounting/Finance
09.2023 - 11.2024

Master of Science - International Business Management And Finance

University of Dundee
Dundee, DND
01.2022 - 02.2023

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering and Management

M S Ramaiah Institute of technology
10.2017 - 04.2021

Science - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology

Higher secondary
06.2016 - 04.2017

Skills

  • Accounts Payable & Receivable
  • P2P (Purchase-to-Pay) Processing
  • Invoice Processing & Payment Tracking
  • Supplier Reconciliations
  • Financial Data Accuracy & Reporting
  • Variance Analysis & Process Optimization
  • Digital Finance Systems (Xero, Sage)
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Power bi
  • ERP Systems
  • Financial Time Management
  • Reconcile
  • Finncial Planning & Analytics (fp&a)
  • Credit Control & Reconciliation
  • Stakeholder Communication & Query Resolution
  • Financial Process Improvement
  • YouTube & Digital Media
  • AI & Automation


Soft Skills

  • Organizational skills
  • Prioritizing Tasks
  • Adaptability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Professional Development
  • Customer Support
  • ServiceNow
  • Time Management & Multitasking
  • Intellectual Curiosity
  • Leadership
  • Analytical and Ambitious

Projects


FIXED ASSET VERIFICATION

  • Led a Fixed Asset Verification Project, ensuring 100% IFRS compliance.
  • Developed an automated financial tracking system, improving capital asset utilization reporting.
  • Conducted variance analysis on asset depreciation, improving cost management.


Process Optimization in Financial Transactions

  • Reduced invoice processing errors by 30% through process standardization.
  • Improved supplier reconciliation workflows, minimizing payment discrepancies.
  • Developed a real-time asset register, optimizing capital expenditure tracking and reducing financial discrepancies.
  • Conducted variance analysis on asset depreciation and investment decisions, leading to improved cost management.

Training

  • Xero Accounting Software Training – Udemy
  • Excel for Finance Professionals – Udemy
  • Financial Data Analysis & Reporting – LinkedIn Learning
  • Advanced Financial Modeling in Excel

Hobbies

  • Model car collector
  • Guitarist
  • Biker

Timeline

A-Levels - Accounting/Finance

AAT Level 3 – Accounting/Finance
09.2023 - 11.2024

Finance and Funding Administrator

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
08.2023 - 03.2025

Accounts Assistant (Intern)

Pandemic Tours
05.2022 - 07.2022

Crew Trainer

McDonald's
04.2022 - 07.2023

Master of Science - International Business Management And Finance

University of Dundee
01.2022 - 02.2023

Manufacturing Engineer

VOLVO.CE
05.2021 - 01.2022

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering and Management

M S Ramaiah Institute of technology
10.2017 - 04.2021

Science - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology

Higher secondary
06.2016 - 04.2017
SHARAN GANAPATHY