Yasaswi Edupuganti

Financial Analyst with around 3 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, reporting, and business analysis across corporate finance environments.

Experience includes improving reporting efficiency, supporting month-end close activities, building financial models, and providing insights that helped reduce costs and improve planning decisions. Strong background in FP&A, SQL, Python, Power BI, ERP systems, and working with business partners to support financial performance and operational goals.

Financial Analyst - Ally Finance - USA

(2026-02)

• Managed FP&A activities for $1M+ portfolios, improving forecast accuracy by 5% through driver based planning.
• Developed Power BI dashboards integrated with SQL, reducing manual reporting efforts by 45 hours monthly.
• Partnered with business and IT teams, identifying process improvements that generated $1M annual savings.
• Built Python forecasting models for loan portfolios, increasing credit risk prediction accuracy by 6%.
• Supported quarterly close activities, validating 500+ journal entries while maintaining audit readiness standards.
• Conducted software license and vendor spend reviews, identifying savings opportunities worth $2M annually.
• Analyzed month end financial variances, providing insights into revenue, SG&A, and operational cost drivers.
• Presented financial performance updates to executives, supporting strategic decisions across multiple business functions.
• Led budgeting and forecasting activities, delivering monthly insights that improved overall financial performance.
• Maintained compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements, ensuring 100% adherence during audit reviews.
• Enhanced revenue forecasting models, increasing forecast accuracy by 7% and strengthening budgeting processes.

Financial Analyst - Veritas Software - India

(2022-01 - 2024-07)

• Directed annual budgeting and forecasting for $90M business units, improving spending visibility and accountability.
• Built automated Excel and Power Query solutions, reducing consolidation efforts by 35% monthly.
• Developed Power BI KPI dashboards, accelerating management response times to financial issues by 25%.
• Performed variance and sensitivity analyses, identifying operational improvement opportunities worth approximately $1.4M annually.
• Supported SAP S/4HANA migration activities, increasing reporting accuracy and overall data reliability by 30%.
• Consolidated departmental budgets using automation tools, reducing financial report preparation time by 25%.
• Evaluated technology and vendor investments through cost benefit analyses, influencing $800K capital reallocation decisions.
• Improved working capital reporting with enhanced cash flow models, supporting treasury planning initiatives.
• Managed financial operations through QuickBooks, improving cash flow performance by 12% for organization.
• Strengthened internal controls and compliance processes, reducing audit findings by 25% across reviews.
• Partnered with finance, accounting, and marketing teams to deliver accurate financial analysis reports.
• Provided data driven financial recommendations, supporting profitable investment strategies and informed business decisions.

Master of Engineering - Computer Science - University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology - Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology