Nisha Sundal

I am a dedicated, versatile and results-driven CIMA qualified accountant, with over 10 years of experience working in finance roles within well-established organisations. I have a pro-active approach and always persevere to achieve the highest standards. I have proven ability to collate and analyse detailed information, digest facts and figures quickly, along with excellent problem-solving skills to swiftly identify the root of any problem and develop effective solutions.

I thoroughly enjoy business partnering collaboratively with finance and non-finance teams to achieve successful outcomes. I am seeking a new opportunity where I can fully utilise my financial skills and experience and add real value to the organisation.

Senior Commercial Finance Analyst (Finance Business Partnering) – Part Time - BNP Paribas Personal Finance

(2019-09)

Working as part of the Commercial Finance Team, supporting and challenging the Commercial business and development of new business proposals and pricing.

• Analysing profitability and returns generated by new and existing investment opportunities
• Preparation of Commercial performance packs and attending meetings with the Senior Leadership Team
• Analysis of P&Ls and performance KPIs to improve profitability
• Understanding and ensuring governance procedures are adhered to across all processes
• Supporting the Commercial team with preparation of quarterly forecasts and annual budgets and working collaboratively with FP&A teams to ensure budgets and forecasts are reported correctly
• Liaising with Risk teams to ensure financial risks have been evaluated and captured correctly within pricing models on all investment opportunities.

Career Break

(2017-05 - 2019-09)

Career break taken due to the terminal diagnosis and subsequent bereavement of my husband.

Finance Manager - Carillion Facilities Management

(2016-10 - 2017-05)

Reporting to the Financial Director, providing financial support and assistance to Contract Managers for eight facilities management contracts for various sites across the Midlands

• Lead contact for all financial queries and support for all 8 facilities management contracts
• Business partnering with the Regional Operations Director and his direct reports to identify opportunities to improve margins on each facilities contract
• Supporting contract managers to effectively resolve operational issues and produce contract improvement plans whilst ensuring revenue is maximized and costs are managed effectively
• Educating contract managers on P&Ls, balance sheets and models to aid their understanding of the financials
• Preparation and presentation of budgets and forecasts (understanding contractual terms, rates and fees to be applied and challenging budget and forecast data provided by the business to ensure realistic targets are set)
• Monthly financial reporting, presentation of results to the SMT, identifying risks and opportunities and actions to be taken to improve performance
• Preparation of weekly cash flow forecast and are management the debtors and creditors (WIP) ledgers
• Travel across the contract sites and liaising with external service providers and suppliers
• Providing financial support to aid contract tender negotiations
• Management of 1-part qualified FTE

Career Break

(2015-09 - 2016-10)

Career break taken to care for my husband following his cancer diagnosis.

Finance Business Partner (Commercial Operations) - RAC

(2013-02 - 2015-09)

Reporting to the Divisional FD with key responsibility for delivering success through building and maintaining effective relationships and partnering disciplines with the Service Delivery Operations team.

• Driving and taking ownership of accurate and timely financial management information (revenue and costs) for the Commercial Operations team
• Identifying cost saving initiatives and production of models to track actual savings against targets
• Providing financial support, guidance, historical and forward-looking commercial insight and challenge to the Head of Commercial Operations and the wider Operations team to aid improved future performance results
• Provision of financial appraisal and bespoke decision support models to aid decision making and contract tenders
• Developing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts with monthly analysis of results against these budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities
• Presentation of monthly performance results to Operations Director and Financial Director
• Ownership and implementation of effective stock controls
• Enforcing financial standards and controls of the Board, Group Finance and regulatory bodies
• Management of 1 qualified FTE

Insurance Financial Performance Analyst - RAC

(2012-09 - 2013-02)

• Monitoring and forecasting the financial performance of Insurance products via the production of bespoke detailed financial models
• Producing monthly performance packs, providing a high-level view of the monthly performance against plan and highlighted the key areas driving variances to plan for discussion at senior level
• Providing the Insurance Leadership Team with insight and analysis to add value and aid effective decision making.

Process and Control Accountant - HomeServe Membership Limited

(2010-07 - 2012-08)

Reporting to the Financial Controller with responsibilities including:

• Identifying, managing and delivering process improvements in business as usual operations in transactional finance and FP&A teams to enable improved productivity and efficiencies and drive cost savings
• Driving the streamlining and improvement of MI produced by reviewing the use of financial systems and data warehouses, seeking opportunities to standardize MI across the business to help with process optimisation
• Ensuring that all business requirements, company standards and best practice are considered when proposing changes and any impact to outputs is sufficiently assessed and appropriate changes are implemented within required timescales
• Working closely with external consultants and senior managers across various the lines of business to provide support and control for the area
• Monitoring business compliance with internal controls and reporting performance and business risk analysis to the Financial Controller, Financial Director and Group Finance
• Acting as internal cost controller, working closely with Procurement and budget holders to ensure costs are justified and do not exceed cost centre budgets
• Key point of contact for management of Finance activities and cost management in business wide ad hoc projects

Assistant Commercial Accountant - Renewals - HomeServe Membership Ltd

(2008-10 - 2010-07)

• Assisting with preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets for renewal of Utility products - net worth of 180m
• Production of weekly performance data in the Finance MI Pack for Finance and Marketing Directors
• Responsible for the completion of month end tasks including:
• Variance analysis and conducting detailed investigations to ascertain explanations for discrepancies
• Establishing monthly and yearly retention rates and completion of a monthly Retention KPI pack
• Improving forecasting techniques by producing complex reports and models for detailed analysis, identifying trends in customer behaviour leading to mid-term cancellations or renewals and to aid decision making.
• Investment appraisals to compute the future financial benefits of proposed marketing campaigns

Finance Data Analyst - RS Components Ltd

(2008-06 - 2008-10)

Performanc

CIMA Professional Qualification (ACMA) (2012 - 2012)

BSc (Hons) - Chemistry with Pharmacology - University of Birmingham (2002-09 - 2007-06)

A-levels (grades A-C) - Chemistry, Biology, English Literature, General Studies; AS Level Computing - Cadbury Sixth Form College (2000-09 - 2002-06)

GCSE’s eight subjects (grades A-C) - including Mathematics, Science and English - Holyhead School (1995-09 - 2000-06)