Ambar Mitra

Experience

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  Xansa

  May 1998 - Jun 2001

  Dy finance manager

  • managed payroll and subsistence allowance for onsite site encompassing income tax on salaries.• handled framework of employee related policies.• adhered to statutory compliance such as esic, pf.• provided functional support in developing payroll & tds software in oracle base.• functioned as an active team member in the process improvement program.

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  Convergys

  Feb 2003 - Mar 2009

   provide consultation to business strategy the team on reporting needs, and trends that support the hypotheses developed by the business strategy team responsible for delivering recommendations to the client.  handling enterprise risk management and benchmarking. mapping and analysis of operational sla with target sla as per the contract. standardization of process for global deals and formalizing the escalation matrix build solid working relationships with the business strategy team.  make recommendations for improvement in reporting and profitability. interview and observe client personnel to document current business and operational processes as input to process improvement initiatives.  interact with both external customers and internal resources to analyze accuracy of data collected in order to generate meaningful recommendations. created entire escalation processmanaged global command center show less as financial controller, asia pacific (singapore and region)• handled 11 legal entities in singapore and region • initiated accounting functions in apac region, processes around accounts payable and receivable.• completed sox and sas 70 diagnostic in the region• has been able to set up the kuala lumpur operation center under multiple super corridor unit• implemented non-accounting policies and procedures (i.e. travel policy, sales commission plan, marketing plans, authority matrix etc).finance lead- south west india• heading the finance & accounts of bangalore, pune, mumbai, and hyderabad• has been involved in setting up these operation centers and been able to get stpi status• handled accounts payable and set up robust process encompassing the processes on purchase order and authority matrix. show less

  • Head Business Intelligence and Analytics - APAC and EMEA

    Apr 2006 - Mar 2009

  • Financial controller

    Feb 2003 - Apr 2006
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  Group of companies

  Apr 2009 - Oct 2010

  Business consultant and controller

  managing financial planning and analysiscreating annual operating plansmanaging order to cash management, channel distribution modelmarket benchmarkingrevenue recognition and assurancetimely and accurate implementation of financial and operational reportingssox and sas complinancehandling internal controls, audits and statutory compliancestransfer pricing and billing arrangements between various legal entitiescontract and commercial reviewsusing six sigma methodologies around process reengineeringmanpower planning and talent acquisition strategiesproviding functional support in creating erp tool show less

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  Hewlett-packard

  Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

  Head business operations and process excellence of global analytics vertical

  was responsible for managing the following for global analytics business vertical:budget and financial planningcapability developmenthiring and employee engagement planningaccount management planning supportbusiness impact and contract managementprocess excellence, bcp and qmsbrandinginternal and external communicationknowledge management

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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2017

  Director - global real estate, india portfolio and service delivery

  managing over 5.4 mn sqft portfolio across 8 cities within india with over 34 sites and opex budget of $70 mnimplemented innovative solutions on energy and sustainability which gave a savings of over $1.7 mn pa.implemented strategy around consolidation project which led to savings of around $3.5 mnwhen company was going through restructuring, was leading separation management office, divestiture management office and integration management office in real estate and facilities management work stream. show less

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  Corenet global

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Member board of directors

  serving as one board of directors of corenet global india

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  World's leading ites company

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Regional director - real estate & facilities. asia middle east and africa region

  cross functional regional responsibility for ifm, transaction and strategy and projects for 29 countries with around 9.5 mn sqft of portfolio and opex budget of $130 mnwas responsible of transition of ifm, transaction and projects from one service provider to other.successfully completed real estate value capture savings of around $28 mn within 6 months by driving consolidation, downsize, and sunset of sites.

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  MICROSOFT INDIA (R&D) PRIVATE LIMITED

  Apr 2019 - now

  India lead global workplace services

  managing pan india real estate and facilities, including strategy, planning, transactions, govt. relations and crm

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  Microsoft

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  Director India and Emerging Countries - Global Workplace Services