Payal Sharma

Experience

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  S.K.S Financial Services.

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Management Trainee

  Budgeting and allocating resources for Marketing and promotion of Financial products such as (Home loans, Credit cards, other bank products) and Verification of creditworthiness of the applicants applying for Financial products from the bank

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  Balaji Enterprises.

  Feb 2004 - Apr 2005

  Marketing communications coordinator

  Working closely with sales team and ensuring the availability of marketing resources to themMaintaining communication flow across the marketing channel between the suppliers and the dealers through marketing material.Media planning.Communication mix planning.Event management and coordinationMarketing support functions like brochures, manuals, leaflets, pamphlets etc.On a daily basis, interact via telephone, fax, email, and face-to-face with online programmers, content developers, sponsorship manager, VP-NAS, regional managers, account managers and external customers.Organizing marketing campaigns with the specialized team and reporting the results and recommending campaign optimization strategies after the in-depth analysis of campaign reports. Show less

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  DataPrey Finland Oy

  Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

  Finance Manager

  Financial planning comprising of activities like Project financingDebts and liabilities restructuring and turnaround-managementBudgeting & ControllingCost and revenue analysisPricing of services(Differential pricing for different levels of services)Handling invoicing and outgoing paymentsFinancial risk managementGathering and consolidating monthly financial data to draw fact-based conclusions and decisions

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  Nokia

  Aug 2008 - Mar 2015

  Delivering business performance plans and analyses to enable fact-based management. Analyzes complex business matters (financials, business plans, scorecards, simulations, drivers of business results etc. as well as related processes and tools) to draw actionable conclusions supporting decision makingProviding inputs to key areas that directly impact to company’s P&L such as Product Cost LE planning and reporting, Scorecards, Cost Center planning, Supplier Financial risks and portfolio management, Currency Exposure Analysis, OPEX planningContributing to unit level strategy planning and GEB group discussions by providing key inputs, analysis and reportsSupporting implementation of legal and statutory requirements and SOX compliance Show less

  • Business Controller

    Nov 2010 - Mar 2015

  • Business Analyst

    Aug 2008 - Oct 2010
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  Microsoft

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2016

  Business Controller

  • Manage and Optimize margins(direct impact to P&L)Deliver business performance plans and analyses to enable fact-based management. Analyzes complex business matters (financials, business plans, scorecards, simulations, drivers of business results etc. as well as related processes and tools) to draw actionable conclusions supporting decision makingTake ownership of E2E product level Cost management(opportunities, Risks and optimization) with Business and Finance stakeholdersProvide inputs to key areas that has direct impact on Company’s P&L Contribute to unit level strategy planning and GEB discussions and decision making by providing key inputs, analysis and reportsBuild required network of key stakeholders (F&C community, Business stakeholders) in order to successfully operate and optimize cost management• Drive Controls and Compliance:Drive adherence to Company policies and proceduresSupport implementation of legal and statutory requirements and SOX compliance• Develop a World Class Finance Organization:Benchmark, learn, develop and manage best practices, processes, systems and tools across industry to drive efficiency and effectiveness in finance & Control organization Show less

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  L'Oréal

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2018

  Senior Commercial Controller-Luxury Product Division

  Contribute to the financial goals with strategic advice pertaining to commercial activities and investments, including the construction of Customer/channel P&Ls and calculation of ROIs to support fact-based decision making

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  EY

  Sept 2018 - now

  •Be responsible for the day-to-day management of client engagements which includes monitoring the progress of EY deliverables with use of our web-based compliance tracking tool, putting in place standardized best practices and processes, anticipating and identifying risks and issues in the service delivery, escalating issues as appropriate as well as drive performance-improvement solutions. •Monitor and support the engagement contracting process and implementation of technology to monitor the progress of EY deliverables. •Actively establish, maintain and strengthen relationships both internally within the EY network and externally with clients to help ensure that the services EY delivers to the clients are timely and of the highest standards. •Coach and lead junior onshore and offshore resources to deliver exceptional client service. Show less

  • Director

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior Manager,Global Operations,Global Compliance and Reporting

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Manager,Global Services,GCR

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2020