Varun Ravindranath
United Kingdom
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Cost controller
Balfour Beatty & Vinci
Coventry
08.2024 - Current
- Managed budget worth £1.4 Billion for HS2 project, improving financial accuracy by 25% through advanced cost-tracking systems and real-time data integration using TIPS.
- Developed annual bottom-up forecast using Pegase tool, incorporating detailed cost analysis and forecasting methods, resulting in 30% improvement in budget accuracy.
- Produced monthly Earned Value-based progress reports with 95% forecast accuracy, reducing schedule variance by 15%
- Led monthly stakeholder reviews on ETC , EAC, and schedule variance, boosting forecasting accuracy by 15%
- Designed and implemented dynamic reporting framework to improve cost allocation accuracy, reducing errors by 30% and streamlining data consolidation to better financial insights.
Analyst - Engagement Financial Advisor Practice
Deloitte US India
Bangalore
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Managed Consulting projects worth CAD 57M, overseeing full lifecycle financial tracking and leveraging data analytics tools to monitor KPIs and deliver actionable insights to engagement team.
- Spearheaded financial planning and budgeting for projects worth over CAD 35 million, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and cost efficiency.
- Formulated comprehensive financial models by leveraging advanced analytical techniques and tools to support decision-making, resulting in 25% improvement in project profitability.
- Devised risk mitigation strategies based on variance analysis findings, minimizing potential financial exposure by 20% and ensuring more predictable project outcomes.
- Advised engagement teams on leveraging financial systems to understand impact of pricing models, engagement structures, and billing cycles, enabling more informed decision-making and reducing cost overruns by 20%
- Processed high-volume journal entries in SAP, covering accruals, prepayments, and recharges, enhancing reporting accuracy and reducing close cycle by 2 days.
- Designed impactful data-driven visualizations using Power BI to assist leadership in making crucial operational and strategic decisions to increase profitability.
- Facilitated New Hire L&D training program, successfully onboarding over 30 new hires; achieved satisfaction score of 95% and reduced time to full contribution by reducing ramp-up time by 20%.
Associate Analyst - Engagement Financial Advisor
Deloitte US India
Bengaluru
10.2020 - 06.2022
- Streamlined financial health tracking by preparing over 10 firm-wide reports, resulting in 45% improvement in subcontractor margin analysis accuracy and 20% enhancement in overall WIP management efficiency for senior leadership.
- Managed end-to-end engagement setup and billing process, ensuring 100% accuracy in WBS code configuration and accelerating
financial activation by 20%. - Spearheaded offshore support model pilot team for Oracle Siebel queries; reduced onshore workload by 60% and improved response
times by 40%.
Education
MSc Accounting and Finance -
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England 09.2023 - 09.2024
Bachelor of Commerce -
Presidency College
Bangalore, India 07.2017 - 09.2020
Skills
- Excel
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Oracle R12
- M365
- Data analysis
- Forecasting ability
- Finance management
Timeline
Cost controller
Balfour Beatty & Vinci
08.2024 - Current
MSc Accounting and Finance -
University of Birmingham
09.2023 - 09.2024
Analyst - Engagement Financial Advisor Practice
Deloitte US India
07.2022 - 08.2023
Associate Analyst - Engagement Financial Advisor
Deloitte US India
10.2020 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Commerce -
Presidency College
07.2017 - 09.2020