Professional Synopsis

10 years of experience in programs of diverse activities in finance operations with Multinational Oil Company, International Banking Organization, and Information technology providers.

8 years of domain expertise with SAP enterprise applications in Financial management reporting, Financial planning and analysis, Financial modelling, Annual business planning, Budgeting and forecasting, Latest Estimate, Profit & Loss account analysis, Balance sheet review, Margin & Volume analysis, Performance management, Financial commentaries, Accounts payable and Accounts receivable.

Proven track record in building automated financial reporting Bi tools like SAP Webi, OLAP & AOffice for leadership team and top management for strategic business decisions and operational policies/procedures.

Academic Credentials

MBA (International Business) from Loyola College - Pondicherry University twinning program, Chennai, Year - 2011. B.Com (accounting) from Vivekananda College, University of Madras, Chennai, Year - 2003. IELTS - International English Language Testing System Score : 7 (Good user) CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference for English Language Level: C1 (Effective Operational Proficiency)

Experience in SAP Applications & reporting tools SAP Business Intelligence (BI4) OLAP & Webi Certified SAP Self-service BI Power user - Red BeltSAP Analysis for MS-Office (AO) Alteryx Designer 10.1 – Data Analytics SAP Business warehouse (BW), SAP R3 Tibco - Spot fire reporting tool SAP BO Dashboard (xcelsius) Micro Soft Excel, Access, Power point, Word, Outlook SAP Business Objects Desktop Intelligence

Organizational Experience

Shell India Markets Private Limited, Chennai May 2012 to till date

Designation: Retail Business Analyst Department: Financial Reporting & Analysis

The Reporting & Analysis Business Analyst will assist in supporting the retail business with their financial reporting & analysis needs. This includes working collaboratively with business stakeholders and IT providers, translating the needs of the business into tangible solutions by delivering sophisticated financial and business analytics to decision makers.

Data mining and analyses

Mine customer, pricing and market retail data Populate and maintain internal and external scorecards/reports Create Ad-hoc reports designed to interpret results and provide insights Assist in developing forecasts (i.e. special packs, new items) Information retrieval or acquisition of new data sets, parsing the data sets, filtering, cleansing and organizing large

volumes of data through use of tools and other automated means. Mining for data patterns in very large data sets and representing data visually. Analyse the dynamics of retail category segment. Help standardizing Communicate actionable conclusions based on the results of solution the internal categorization tree and

nomenclature analyses to customers

SIVA MURUGAN ALSAMY

Phone: +91 9003198734E-Mail: shivmurugan@gmail.comNew #35, Kutti Gramani Street,

RA Puram, Chennai-600028, INDIA

Data blending and predictive analysis - Predictive analytics allows organizations to gain an edge by analyzing Current and historical data to better understand and predict the likelihood of future events

Get access to all of the required data Understand the data Prepare and cleanse the data Transform and restructure data Join the data for analysis Incorporate predictive analytics Output to existing predictive models Blending data in a variety of formats and types, including Microsoft Excel, XML, SAP Bi or AO etc Manipulating and preparing unstructured data from surveys or web pages Data blending and preparation for output

Spatial Analytics - Spatial analytics goes beyond understanding the physical location of key assets on a map, enabling you to gain deep insights into how location impacts your operations, transactions and consumer interactions.

Geo code datasets to prepare them for spatial analysis Blend traditional data, demographic data and spatial data – by key fields or physical proximity Perform advanced spatial analytics for additional insights

Presentation Development

Develop customized presentations based upon analyses Tailor presentation based on opportunity assessment Assist in presentations to customers as necessary Implement clustering and predictive algorithms for the financial and retail industries. Understand the problem

context and implementing the algorithms into high quality software programs.

Design, Build, Deploy and Manage finance/Business reports

Delivered timely and sustainable MI solutions required to support achievement of the Retail business strategy by Partnering with IT to develop and manage BI financial reports.

Acting as first line of validation for new reporting requests from business and finance.

Understanding the reporting & analysis needs of Retail Finance (Financial Management Information) and how this fits into

the wider Shell’s global retail business approach to IT requirements.

Taking accountability for developing strong knowledge of the Retail Financial systems.

Delivering MI design that meets the agreed business requirements and aligned with the overall Retail business Data/Strategy.

Liaising with the business and IT community to validate the MI design.

Ensuring reporting solutions are used properly within the business and identify opportunities for improvement

Providing finance expertise in support of local/global improvement agenda and Retail Finance driven projects.

Business Achievements:

Designed and implemented an extensive analysis of the business margin performance of the fuel retail segment showing actual retail margin vs pricing margin and reason variances and solutions and nominated for CFO award for having USD 1.4 million bottom line P&L business results impact.

Instigated site level profitability analysis through SAP Bi Solution to identify network/margin efficiency. Lead the Margin & Discount transparency projects which resulted in better pricing control mechanism with Shell Fuel

Retail cards business by dealing with sales data of 80,000+ retail customers globally. Expertise in moving Excel reports into automated BI reports where the data size is not suitable for Excel reporting.

The World Bank, Chennai Nov 2009 to April 2012

Designation: Accounting Assistant Department: Finance & Budgeting

Key player in Development, Preparation , Management, Analysis & monitoring of annual budget process in CHA – Communication, Human resources and Administration department in World Bank.

Well versed in World Bank annual budget preparation and monitoring the budgets against the actual under SAP systems. Certified SAP specialist (Distinction) from World Bank resource management department.

Budget Development, Preparation, Management & Analysis: Key player in unit’s annual budgeting preparation and developed budget calendar, Request budget & projection, Preliminary alloca-

tion, Report Tentative budget, Revise allocation & carry forward and communicate the final budget. Analyzed and documented project objectives and requirements; Scope of project, identify resource requirements, articulate deliver-

ables and developed timetables; Created project and communication plans; Coordinate efforts of internal matter experts; Consulted with program managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with program changes. Examined budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations.

Produced following Budgeting reports for analysis: Budget oversight and performance analysis report to compare the spending versus the plan, which provides a stimulus for re-

profiling or reprioritizing of budgets and ensure that budget targets are being met and improve the future forecasts. Budget Transactions report to show breakdown of the Budget according to the various types of budget transactions Funding and Finance report to identify the costs of funds from different sources, scale and assign financial resources. Portfolio Planning and Prioritization analysis to select (approve), cancel, and prioritize programmes and projects.

Infosys BPO Ltd., Chennai July 2007 to November 2009

Designation: Senior Executive Department: Accounts payable

Played end to end accounts payable focal role for NASDAQ listed Fortune 500 IT Company under SAP systems.

Accounts payable activities include:   reviewed and verified invoices and payment check requests   set invoices up for payment  entered and uploaded invoices into system   tracked expenses and process expense reports  prepared and processed electronic transfers and payments   prepared and performed check runs  posted transactions to journals   ledgers and other records  reconciled accounts payable transactions   prepared analysis of accounts  monitored accounts to ensure payments are up to date   researched and resolved invoice discrepancies and issues  maintained vendor files / Master data   corresponded with vendors and respond to inquiries  assisted with month end closing   provided supporting documentation for audits

Awards / recognition: “Key Contributor Award” for Quality initiatives in the master data process. “Team Extra Miler Award” for Process stabilization in vendor payment process.

Sutherland Global Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai July 2005 to June 2007

Designation: Customer Executive Department: Accounts Receivables

Customer Executive in receivables department and attained end to end accounts receivable knowledge and provided reconciliations to finance general manager.

Accounts receivable activities include: Prepared bills and invoices for services rendered. Collect on accounts by sending bill reminders and communicating with customers via phone, email, fax or mail. Recorded payments by entering them into the system and Prepared cash and check payments for bank deposit. Reconciled the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted. Prepared monthly, quarterly or annual financial statements and reports detailing paid and unpaid invoices.

Awards / recognition: “Individual Excellence Award” from the CEO for generating robust processing of receivables.