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Alisha Singh

@alishasingh3

Strategic finance leader at Candescent who cut forecast cycle time by 75% and kept unexplained budget variance below $50K.

United States

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At Candescent, I led FP&A for a $400M operating cost base across four functions, advising senior leaders on budgets, investment, and resource allocation. I built driver-based forecasts that kept unexplained budget-to-forecast variance below $50K and reduced forecast cycle time by 75%.

At The Estee Lauder Companies, I owned balance sheet SEC reporting deliverables and served as finance workstream lead for an enterprise OneStream implementation across 80+ entities. I also founded and operated CARINGTRANSITIONS OF DIX HILLS, and supported FP&A and corporate reporting for CREDIT SUISSE INVESTMENT BANK’s global Equities business.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Finance Manager - FP&A

Candescent

Sep 2025 - Sep 2026 (1 year)

Led financial planning and analysis for a $400M operating cost base across four functions and a 2,000+ employee organization. Partnered on a board-reported multi-year cost transformation and built driver-based forecasts, reducing forecast cycle time by 75%.

FP&A Financial Planning Driver Based Forecasting Cost Transformation GTM KPIs AI Adoption Automation Executive Reporting Variance Analysis

Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Reporting & Analysis

The Estée Lauder Companies

Oct 2021 - Sep 2025 (3 years 11 months)

Owned Balance Sheet related SEC reporting deliverables across 10-K and 10-Q cycles for a $15B global public company. Led the enterprise OneStream implementation across 80+ entities and shortened reporting timelines by two days through automation.

SEC Reporting 10 Ks 10 Q Filings OneStream UAT QA Testing Financial Reporting Automation Variance Commentary

Owner & Founder

Caring Transitions of Dix Hills

Mar 2017 - Jul 2025 (8 years 4 months)

Founded and launched a Caring Transitions franchise from the ground up, developing the business plan, market-entry strategy, pricing model, and operating processes. Led the business through startup and ongoing operations, balancing growth, customer experience, staffing, and profitability.

Business Planning Market Entry Strategy Pricing Operations Customer Acquisition entrepreneurship

Assistant Vice President – Equities CFO

Credit Suisse Investment Bank

Aug 2010 - Mar 2017 (6 years 7 months)

Supported FP&A and corporate reporting for a global Equities business with approximately $4B in revenue. Partnered with trading desk heads and Managing Directors on headcount, compensation, and expense planning, and produced management reporting and forward-looking performance commentary.

FP&A Equities P L Ownership Management Reporting Expense Planning Workforce Planning Global Operations