Sridhar Pani

PMP-certified Finance and Project professional with 8+ years of experience across FP&A, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modelling, project finance, pricing and investment analysis, order to cash (OTC) and business performance analysis within corporate and consulting environments. Experienced in monthly financial reporting, P&L and balance-sheet analysis, budget-to-actual analysis, EAC, scenario modelling, pricing and investment risk analysis, forecasting, reconciliations, and month-end activities. Proven ability to partner with Finance, IT, Complex Projects, and business stakeholders to provide actionable financial insights, recommendations, risk analysis, and decision support.

Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Financials, SAP/S/4HANA-related implementation activities, Excel, financial data validation, automation, and reporting improvements. Strong analytical skills, problem-solving, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail, with an innovative approach to process improvement and finance transformation.

Financial Analyst/Auditor (Contract) - Rogers Communication Inc

(2025-09)

• Support financial reporting and control activities across 200+ retail locations using Oracle Fusion Financials and Oracle Retail ReSA applications, ensuring financial data accuracy and integrity.
• Prepare monthly balance-sheet reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis and ad hoc financial reporting to support management decision-making.
• Analyze payment, cash and reconciliation variances using root cause analysis, identifying financial risks, trends and opportunities for process improvement.
• Investigate GL discrepancies, incomplete transactions and system errors, collaborating with Banking and IT teams to resolve issues and maintain financial controls.
• Support UAT and financial application validation, documenting testing results and validating financial data, controls and application functionality.
• Monitor financial and operational information to identify risks, control issues and opportunities for continuous improvement and reporting efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance, Banking and IT stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues, coordinate corrective actions and improve business processes.
• Support SOX walkthroughs, audit requirements and control documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial information.

Order Processing (Part Time) - Levy Steering Centre Limited

(2023-11 - 2025-09)

• Manage inventory for high-demand products, improving stock accuracy by 20% through regular stock tracking.
• Process 100+ customer orders weekly, ensuring timely delivery and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Monitor sales trends to optimize stock levels, reducing out-of-stock spare parts incidents by 15%.

Consultant - Deloitte Consulting

(2021-05 - 2023-08)

• Supported FP&A and financial management across $2M+ consulting portfolios, providing P&L, profitability, variance and KPI analysis to senior leadership.
• Developed and maintained project budgets, actuals, forecasts, commitments, revenue and EAC, analyzing financial performance and identifying risks and required actions.
• Analyzed pricing to cash and investment scenarios for consulting engagements using financial models, cost assumptions, margins, and forecasted returns to evaluate financial viability, identify risks, and support investment and commercial decisions.
• Led annual planning and quarterly forecasting activities, reducing portfolio overspend by $80K through variance analysis, scenario modelling and change management.
• Prepared P&L reporting, cost-center analysis, financial dashboards and PowerPoint presentations for federal financial regulatory clients.
• Partnered with Finance, IT, Project Management and business stakeholders to assess financial impacts, requirements, risks and performance and provide recommendations for decision-making.
• Supported implementation testing, UAT and business validation for finance and technology initiatives, including financial data validation, defect tracking and issue resolution.
• Supported SAP/S/4HANA-related implementation activities and financial process validation while monitoring project financials, contracts, SOWs, POs, funding and risk management.
• Automated recurring financial reporting and invoice templates, generating approximately $50K in annual savings and improving reporting efficiency.

Project Accountant Analyst - Oracle

(2017-07 - 2021-05)

• Supported project accounting, financial planning and financial governance for Oracle Cloud and HGBU projects, including Time & Material and Fixed Price contract engagements.
• Monitored Order to Cash, budgets, actuals, forecasts, WIP, billing, revenue, profitability and cash flow, providing financial analysis to Project Management and Finance stakeholders.
• Supported planning and forecasting activities, analyzing KPI metrics, financial trends, project performance, risks and funding requirements.
• Performed CPQ pricing analysis by reviewing pricing structures, costs, margins, and commercial assumptions to validate proposed investments and ensure financially appropriate pricing decisions.
• Partnered with cross functional teams Sr. Project managers, Finance and IT on scope changes, change orders, POs, risks, dependencies and financial impacts.
• Supported OTC ERP and finance-system implementation activities including requirements, implementation testing, UAT, business validation and issue resolution.
• Supported billing, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, project costing and month-end financial processes, including ASC 606 and IFRS 15 requirements.
• Developed design for Invoice cross-currency validation automation, saving approximately 15 hours per month, and improved month-end invoice & revenue reconciliation processes.
• Supported internal & external audit activities, SOX controls and financial governance through documentation and evidence preparation.
• Prepared project financial reporting covering performance, profitability, risks, funding and financial trends.

Trainee Intern - Thomson Reuters

(2016-12 - 2017-04)

• Analyzed SEC filings (10k, 10Q & 8K) to improve financial data accuracy for investment banking clients.
• Updated KPI dashboards to enhance forecast accuracy by 15% across global market portfolios.
• Conducted ad hoc financial analysis for improved growth backed investment strategy and decision-making.

Customer Service & Sales Representative - Tata Business Support Services & ARDS

(2014-04 - 2015-08)

• Resolved complex issues, boosted sales by 18% increasing satisfaction by 20% on team performance training.
• Reduced handling time by improved written call log template and sharing best practices
• Maintained standard customer relationship management with empathy and by coordinating technical visit.

Graduate Certificate - Project Management in IT - Algoma University

Master of Business Administration - Visvesvaraya Technological University

Bachelor of Commerce - VSKUB