aarti bhatia-khiara

finance business partner

About

Financial professional with 10+ years experience in global MNCs developing expertise in areas of Financial Planning & Analysis/Management Reporting/Budgeting & Forecasting/Change Management/Operations Finance/Simplification & Process Improvement Results driven with proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth & drive profitability. Capable of managing multiple deliverables of varying complexity against stringent deadlines to deliver quality performance. Innovative problem-solver leveraging domain depth to impact change. Highly-adaptable & motivated with excellent communications skills used to build effective lasting relationships. Energetic team player with ability to engage & influence across functions, geographies & cultures to drive performance & results.

Country

united arab emirates

City

united arab emirates

Industry

financial services

Skill

strategic financial planning, financial analysis, management, variance analysis, microsoft excel, forecasting, analysis, business process improvement, leadership, process improvement, team management, financial planning, hyperion enterprise, shared services, process excellence, oracle applications, cognos, corporate fp&a, corporate financial reporting, cost planning and monitoring, powerpoint, simplification, salesforce.com, commercial finance, commercial deal structuring, analytical modelling, business development, finance, six sigma, green belt, pricing strategy

Experience

finance business partner

senior financial analyst

ge oil & gas

2012-10 - 2015-3 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Partner with Business CFO to set-up FP&A function for newly formed Measurement & Control organization. Build sustainable processes for reporting & analytics to drive compliant growth on all business metrics (Orders to Operating Income) across Middle East & Africa.

financial planning and analysis manager - middle east and africa

ge power

2010-4 - 2012-9 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Lead Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting function reporting to Region CFO to drive business growth & deliver $5B+ orders & revenue across 15 segments in 11 countries. Seamlessly engage business, global & HQ finance teams to strengthen forecasting & reporting processes & drive standardization in analytics by building robust tools, databases & op rhythm. Partner with shared-services organizations at multiple levels as Energy Rep driving productivity on common costs. Single point of contact for all reporting to GE Corporate

cash and process excellence leader - africa, india and middle east

ge power

2008-3 - 2010-3 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Partner with Operations to manage billing, receivables, collections and past dues for a portfolio of 40 contracts with total Backlog of $6B in 15 countries in Africa, India & Middle East (AIM). Drive process improvements in Finance & Operations’ rhythm identifying areas to enhance efficiency & productivity of teams. Support Region Finance Manager on all operating rhythms – planning & forecasting (short & long term) closing & reporting, business & customer reviews – to drive business results

finance analyst - west europe, africa, india and middle east

ge power

2005-7 - 2008-2 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Assist Portfolio Finance Manager on all finance processes to enable flawless execution of business in 28 countries across West Europe, Africa, India and Middle East.