Shruti Balkawade
Finance and accounting professional with experience in high-volume financial transactions, customer account queries, payment processing, account reconciliations and discrepancy inv
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Finance and accounting professional with experience in high-volume financial transactions, customer account queries, payment processing, account reconciliations and discrepancy investigation. Currently working as a Finance Advisor at Boots, resolving payment and account issues, reconciling information across systems and maintaining accurate financial records.
Previous Finance
Analyst experience includes financial data validation, management reporting, variance analysis and internal controls. MSc Risk Management graduate from the University of Nottingham with CISI Level 3 in Risk in Financial Services (81%) and advanced Excel skills.
Experience
Finance Advisor - Boots - United Kingdom
(2025-11)
- Manage high-volume financial transactions, account queries and payment discrepancies, ensuring accurate processing and timely resolution within operational deadlines.
- Reconcile financial and transaction information across systems, investigating discrepancies and coordinating corrective resolution to maintain data accuracy and integrity.
- Review account activity and financial records to identify discrepancies, exceptions and potential financial risks, supporting effective internal controls.
- Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation, contributing to management reporting, month-end activities and compliance requirements.
Finance Analyst - Aarambh Consultant - India
(2024-09 - 2025-02)
- Analysed and validated financial data to identify trends, variances and discrepancies, maintaining accuracy for financial and management reporting.
- Prepared financial analysis and management information, providing insights into trends and variances to support business decisions.
- Reviewed financial records and supporting documentation to identify control gaps and financial risks, supporting internal controls, compliance and audit requirements.
- Worked with stakeholders to investigate financial and account discrepancies, resolve issues and improve finance processes.
Client Engagement Consultant - Busch Vacuum Solutions - United Kingdom
(2024-06 - 2024-07)
- Analysed operational and business data using Excel to identify trends, patterns and areas for improvement.
- Presented findings to stakeholders, supporting performance reviews and informed decision-making.
Financial Analyst Intern - Kirloskar Pneumatics Co. Ltd - India
(2021-10 - 2021-12)
- Supported financial analysis, account reconciliations and month-end activities, investigating discrepancies and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Used Excel to validate financial information, analyse variances and prepare data for finance reviews.
- Maintained supporting documentation for financial controls, reporting and audit requirements.
Education
MSc - Risk Management - University of Nottingham (2023-09 - 2024-09)
Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business - MIT-WPU (2020-08 - 2023-07)
