Priya Rao

Background

About Priya Rao

A Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of diverse professional experience most of it post qualification. My skills are- Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting - setting targets for the business, challenging the numbers, variance analysis, reprioritising during the year- Finance transformation and process improvements - implementing Anaplan, Blackline, Topdesk and One Source Accounts Production for statutory reporting etc- Financial and Management Reporting including inter company, fixed assets reporting -reporting robust financials to tight Group deadlines - Statutory Reporting for listed and non listed entities - working capital management, including cash forecasts, cash flow management - Reporting directly to CFO/ Group CFO/ FDs and working with Board of Directors - Team management -Building, leading and motivating high performing teams, especially during periods of change, managing poor performance - Stakeholder management - building business relationships, working collaboratively with various teams, both within and outside finance - Foreign exchange Management, including dealing in forex products and reporting on trends and developments- Project management for various finance improvements