Vikkrant Vashisht

Business Planning and Forecasting for NOKIA Software Services managing a cost base of USD 66 million and delivered savings of USD 5 million in 2024. Prepared segmental and consolidated long term plans for external and internal spends to control operating expenditure, COGS and over Heads. Prepared monthly and Annual Budgets along with rolling forecast. Executed global cost restructuring and transformation including high to low cost base shift. Performed and reported variance analysis and proposed remedial measures. Implemented process improvements through generating reports using Power BI and Power apps.

Developed and implemented finance, accounting, billing, and auditing procedures. Provided the COO with an operating budget. Ensured compliance with all contractual requirements. Prepared Cash Flow projections and statements. Trained finance staff on financial management matters. Worked with the CEO on strategic vision and stakeholder relationships.

Responsible for identifying the operational risks and mitigating them. • Evaluate risks self assessments for all the processes in the division . • Ensure compliance with Local Legal requirements . • Plan and Implement self testing of the processes across the division . • Ensure compliance with the Finance Control Framework. • Ensure that the quality of deliverables of the division meet the agreed standards . • Plan and manage resource mobilization for transitions and cross functional movements. • Initiate and manage process improvements .

• Overall responsible for Order book management , Recognizing the Revenue as per USGAAP, Invoicing , Collections , Forecasting and Budgeting for the largest SBU of Aricent. • Provide strategic leadership to the process for internal control monitoring and operationalization. • Review and Analysis of Costs. • Responsible for review of proposals for profitability , supporting business development group in decision-making for pricing , Proposal evaluation for Mergers and Acquisition. • Support SBU in meeting the operational efficiency in working capital management, resource utilization and maintaining the cost structure.

• Co-ordination of the month close activities • Perform GL quality checks, including monitoring of the Suspense and Clearing Account Balances, • Development of BRIO and Crystal Reports and testing • SOX self testing and reporting . • SOX Guest audit • Member of Account Reconciliation Review Board actively participating in pre-reporting account reconciliation review. • Booking of Performance Incentive Plan accruals. • Introduce process improvements. Process Documentation and Data Mining

• Responsible for Month-end Accounting for Travel Business. • Liaison with Banks, Representative Offices and Regional Operation . • Reconciliation of Amex’s JAAPC bank accounts