I build the cost models, and the tools that produce them.

Supported the Production organization at an EV manufacturer through a US manufacturing ramp, building the cost models and decision tools operations leaders used for resource planning while the processes were still being invented.

• Built cost models from scratch for direct and indirect labor, material, inventory, and freight, used by operations as decision tools as the line scaled. The hours-per-unit metric is one of them.
• Investigated cost variances to root cause with Engineering, Operations, and Accounting, fixing data and GL coding at the source so the same exceptions stopped recurring.
• Standardized reporting templates and automated manual handoffs across NetSuite, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse, and Google Sheets, so decisions ran on current numbers instead of stale ones.
• Delivered monthly reporting and budget vs actual variance analysis with driver commentary that told operations leaders where cost was moving and why.
• Reconciled material demand against inventory supply for monthly production planning, surfacing shortages and excess before they became line stoppages or carrying cost.
• Quantified quality and scrap costs and flagged the biggest cost focus areas so improvement effort went where the money was.

Full-cycle FP&A for four business functions: KPIs across revenue, cost of sales, OpEx, and CapEx, rolling forecasts, annual budgets, headcount planning, and the automation that made them faster and cleaner.

• Self-initiated Excel and Power BI automation of close validation and reconciliation, adopted as the team standard: 30% fewer discrepancies and 25% faster close and reporting.
• Built a driver-based multi-year cost allocation forecasting model from a blank page, presented across historical, budget, and forecast views and used in annual planning.
• Owned the monthly rolling forecast for OpEx, CapEx, and headcount, and the annual budget with cross-functional leaders.
• Presented executive-ready variance analysis and scenario analyses directly to senior business leaders.

Three years of audit and accounting during the Chartered Accountancy articleship: complete financial statements for multi-entity clients under US GAAP and Ind AS / IFRS.

• Prepared and analyzed complete financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for multi-entity clients, reconciling accounts and analyzing cost structures and margins.
• Reviewed revenue recognition and cost accounting, recommended adjustments, and presented findings to client CFOs and audit committees.
• Managed concurrent engagements with hard statutory deadlines independently, delivering accurate work under pressure.