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SHANTANU SHARMA Mobile: + (971) 55 5018413 E-Mail: [email protected] Address: Flat 101, New Bridge Hill-1, Motor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ~ Senior Managerial Assignments ~ ~ Performance Management ~Budgeting & Forecasting ~ Cost Analysis & Management ~ Financial Control Professional Profile A Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 13 years of experience in the domain of Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Performance Management, Cost Analysis & Management and Management Reporting. Associated with Standard Chartered as Senior Manager in Business finance department supporting wholesale bank division. Deft in conducting analysis to assess financial results & profitability implications, identifying business risks & implementing effective mechanisms to mitigate the same. Adroit in financial statement analysis, variance analysis, financial research and other allied areas. Proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth & maximize profits through achievements in finance management, cost reductions, internal control & productivity improvements. Experience in conceptualizing and implementing financial procedures, including internal financial controls, etc. Skilled in handling reports management with various complicated, matrix style and up to the deepest level with multiple modes of performance analysis at product and segment level. Adroit at designing and implementing systems & procedures to ensure timely availability of business information necessary to facilitate critical decision-making process. An enterprising leader possessing a global mind-set and demonstrated abilities in relating to cross functional teams of professionals across all hierarchical levels in organization & motivating them towards achievement of project objectives while adhering to industry best practices. Leadership: Driving the organizational mission through employees & supporting them in motivating employees in organization. Management: Constructing and overseeing financial operations of the organization, implementing plans, managing human & physical resources. Strategic Contributor: Strong exposure in creating new reports and performing value added analysis thereby providing Senior Finance & Operations Managers with higher valued information and helping them in faster decision making. Competency Matrix Financial Control & Planning Performing the key role of validating business plans & commercial strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation in line with corporate goals. Creating budgets & conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results and implementing corrective actions for the same. Forecasting company performance and building a detailed operating model with an integrated P & L A/c, Balance Sheet and Capital Supervising various reconciliation, control mechanisms and control reports in compliance with time & accuracy norms. Ensure that appropriate financial regulations and controls in places and use at all times. Performing key control checks to ensure all controls are working consistently and effectively and implementing and corrective actions if required. Escalate control issues in the appropriate risk forums for their speedy resolutions. Producing special insightful analysis on specific areas of business performances as and when required by various department heads. Leadership & Team Management Costs Analysis and Management Financial Controls & Processes Management Reporting Budget & Forecasting Financial Management
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Diligent and accomplished Chartered Accountant and Financial Management professional SHANTANU SHARMA has contributed over 15 Years of diversified and valuable experience in Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Performance Management, Cost Analysis & Management and Management Reporting with reputed organizations based across the Middle-East and India. Possess exposure in dealing with Senior Management with complete expertise in operating as a senior finance professional with focus on financial strategies, identifying business risks, maximizing profits and implementing financial procedures, including internal financial controls.Breadth of his experience lies in banking working for reputed organizations like Standard Chartered serving as Senior Manager Finance managing the business finance function of MENA countries like Qatar, Saudi, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain and Egypt etc. He is very well acknowledged for well-defined understanding of finance intricacies and ability to identify and align business intelligence operations and emerging needs with quality solutions. He is skilled in optimizing team’s dynamics, uniting diverse agendas to a common goal, and harnessing strategic and operational drivers to deliver results. SHANTANU has been highly successful in maintaining focus on resolution of complex problems or transactions, where expertise is required to interpret and administer policies, guidelines and procedures. An ardent communicator he can relate to people at any level and become an integral part of management think-tank.Diligent and accomplished Chartered Accountant and Financial Management professional SHANTANU SHARMA has contributed over 15 Years of diversified and valuable experience in Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Performance Management, Cost Analysis & Management and Management Reporting with reputed organizations based across the Middle-East and India. Possess exposure in dealing with Senior Management with complete expertise in operating as a senior finance professional with focus on financial strategies, identifying business risks, maximizing profits and implementing financial procedures, including internal financial controls.Breadth of his experience lies in banking working for reputed organizations like Standard Chartered serving as Senior Manager Finance managing the business finance function of MENA countries like Qatar, Saudi, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain and Egypt etc. He is very well acknowledged for well-defined understanding of finance intricacies and ability to identify and align business intelligence operations and emerging needs with quality solutions. He is skilled in optimizing team’s dynamics, uniting diverse agendas to a common goal, and harnessing strategic and operational drivers to deliver results. SHANTANU has been highly successful in maintaining focus on resolution of complex problems or transactions, where expertise is required to interpret and administer policies, guidelines and procedures. An ardent communicator he can relate to people at any level and become an integral part of management think-tank.Some of the notable functional strengths of SHANTANU are★FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT★BUDGET & FORECASTING★MANAGEMENT REPORTING★FINANCIAL CONTROLS & PROCESSES★COSTS ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT★LEADERSHIP & TEAM MANAGEMENT
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SHANTANU SHARMAMobile:+ (971) 55 5018413 E-Mail:[email protected]
Address:Flat 101, New Bridge Hill-1, Motor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates~ Senior Managerial Assignments ~
~ Performance Management ~Budgeting & Forecasting ~ Cost Analysis & Management ~ Financial Control
Professional Profile
A Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 13 years of experience in the domain of Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling,Budgeting & Forecasting, Performance Management, Cost Analysis & Management and Management Reporting. Associatedwith Standard Chartered as Senior Manager in Business finance department supporting wholesale bank division.
Deft in conducting analysis to assess financial results & profitability implications, identifying business risks & implementingeffective mechanisms to mitigate the same. Adroit in financial statement analysis, variance analysis, financial research andother allied areas.
Proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth & maximize profits through achievements in financemanagement, cost reductions, internal control & productivity improvements. Experience in conceptualizing andimplementing financial procedures, including internal financial controls, etc.
Skilled in handling reports management with various complicated, matrix style and up to the deepest level with multiplemodes of performance analysis at product and segment level. Adroit at designing and implementing systems & proceduresto ensure timely availability of business information necessary to facilitate critical decision-making process.
An enterprising leader possessing a global mind-set and demonstrated abilities in relating to cross functional teams ofprofessionals across all hierarchical levels in organization & motivating them towards achievement of project objectiveswhile adhering to industry best practices.
Leadership: Driving the organizational mission through employees & supporting them in motivatingemployees in organization.
Management: Constructing and overseeing financial operations of the organization, implementing plans,managing human & physical resources.
Strategic Contributor: Strong exposure in creating new reports and performing value added analysis therebyproviding Senior Finance & Operations Managers with higher valued information and helping
them in faster decision making.
Competency Matrix
Financial Control & Planning
Performing the key role of validating business plans & commercial strategies for maximizing profitability & revenuegeneration in line with corporate goals.
Creating budgets & conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected & actual results andimplementing corrective actions for the same.
Forecasting company performance and building a detailed operating model with an integrated P & L A/c, Balance Sheet andCapital
Supervising various reconciliation, control mechanisms and control reports in compliance with time & accuracy norms.Ensure that appropriate financial regulations and controls in places and use at all times. Performing key control checks to
ensure all controls are working consistently and effectively and implementing and corrective actions if required. Escalatecontrol issues in the appropriate risk forums for their speedy resolutions.
Producing special insightful analysis on specific areas of business performances as and when required by variousdepartment heads.
Leadership &
TeamManagement
Costs Analysis
andManagement
Financial
Controls &Processes
Management
Reporting
Budget &
Forecasting
Financial
Management
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Leadership
Strong analytical, decision making and management skills. Proven track record of achievements in delivering results,leading and mentoring peers and driving team efforts towards achieving long-term and short-term organizational goals.
Career Contour
May 2007 Till Date: Standard Chartered, Dubai, UAE as Senior Manager Finance
Growth Path:
Feb 2012 onwards Senior Manager FinanceMay 2007 to Jan 2012 Wholesale business Finance Head
Role Essence: Overseeing, supervising and managing the business finance function of MENA countries like Qatar, Saudi, Jordan,Oman, Bahrain and Egypt etc. by directing and leading a team of 3 onshore and 5 offshore professionals. Primarily accountablefor preparation of management accounts of the bank, Management reporting, Performance Management and Budgets &forecasts and financial controls
Key Roles as Senior Manager Finance
Performing business intelligence operations; investigating and understanding key business issues behind the numbers andproviding clear, concise and timely analysis & recommendations for assisting the performance management of thewholesale banking team.
Conducting analysis to assess prevalent financial & economic environment; undertaking analysis of actual cost includingtrend analysis, variance analysis vs. various comparators during month end & quarterly closing;
Identifying business risk & implement effective mechanisms to mitigate the same and enhance business performance. Investigating and understanding key business issues behind the numbers and providing clear, concise and timely analysis &
recommendations.
Assembling spreadsheets, charts and graphs with the help of teams to illustrate technical reports for easing themanagement`s decision making.
Generates assigned management reporting including insightful analysis and feedback to tell the story and provide a basis foraction. Reviews the work of teams to ensure completeness/accuracy.
Exhibit effective cost program that provides senior management teams to exercise direct controllable costs and ensureinvestment spend is appropriately allocated with due accountability for return.
Proactively drive and manage the capital and liquidity agenda, focusing on capital discipline, return optimization, balancesheet capacity and funding cost through continued engagement, leadership, and delivery of the right behaviour to maximizereturn of the bank.
Key Roles as Wholesale business Finance Head
Oversee and supervise the closure of all monthly books for management after thorough audit and analysis, check,reconciliations and posting of all entries in order to keep the GL completely clean and in sync with group policies and IFRS
guidelines Submission of other reporting pack to management for revenue, costs, balance Sheet and RIWAC on due date for wholesale
banking division.
Ensure that the business heads are abreast of Wholesale bank performance entailing revenues, costs, balance sheet throughprojection of meaningful data
Produce an early outlook of various financial figures on a weekly basis to the business heads - CFO, CEO and regionalbusiness finance CFO.
Achieve cost transparency by simplifying the cost base among the cost centre owners including staff / premises / otherscost, cost trends and one-offs.
Participate effectively in adopting the most transparent and robust cost charging mechanism for the country and betweenvarious units of the banks.
Provide an independent Finance view on Budget/forecasts for revenue, balance sheet and costs and advice to the businessheads on the numbers and risks / opportunities.
Provide support on the Annual Budget/Quarterly forecast, ensuring the professional delivery of a well-considered andowned Budget/Forecast to the group.
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Previous Assignments
May 2005 Apr 2007: Genpact India Limited, India as Assistant Manager
Dec 2002 May 2005: Scope International Pvt. Limited as Business Analyst
Nov 2000 Dec 2002: Sharp Business System India Ltd, India as Zonal Accounts Executive
Article ship
August 1996 Aug 1999: S.N Dhawan & Co, India as Auditor
Academic
Chartered Accountant from India- 2002
B.com (H) from P.G.D.A.V College (Delhi University) 2000
IT Skills:PeopleSoft, Oracle, Hyperion, Essbase, MS Office and Windows
Personal Dossier
Date of Birth :11thJuly 1975
Nationality :Indian
Linguistic Abilities :English and Hindi
Driving License : Valid UAE
Visa : Employment
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