# Atharva Bhawsar Atharva Bhawsar is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Project & PMO Controller at Deloitte, based in New Zealand. Source: https://himalayas.app/@atharvabhawsar ```text I strengthen governance, financial controls, and executive decisions across complex multi-million-dollar programmes. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | New Zealand | | Authorized to work in | New Zealand | | Salary expectations | 135k+ NZD | | Job categories | PMO Manager, Project Manager, Management Consultant, Operations Manager, Business Operations Manager | | Skills | Project Management, PMO, Project Governance, Project Control, Financial Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, Billing, Invoicing, Risk Management, Opportunity Management, Portfolio Management, Executive Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, Contract Management, Account Management, AI Powered Reporting, Decision Support, Data Analysis, Power BI, SAP, Oracle, Plan View, ServiceNow, Atlassian, AWS, Lean, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Process Improvement, Operating Model Design, KPI Tracking, SaaS Implementation, Change Management, Data Quality, ERP, PPM, RAID Management, Business Continuity, DevOps, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Value Stream Management, Strategy Consulting | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/atharva-bhawsar-business-strategy-operations-development | ## What I'm looking for ```text I'm looking to strengthen governance, commercial performance, executive reporting, and practical AI-enabled decision support in complex, high-stakes programmes. ``` ## About ```text At Deloitte, I lead governance, project controls, financial reporting, and executive reviews for $50M+ portfolios, improving forecast confidence, reporting quality, and decision-making through structured data and AI-enabled approaches. I've also delivered PMO, operations, and SaaS implementation work at Datacom, ISS McKay, and SparUp Sports Technology across global customers. I bring practical Lean, Agile, commercial, and stakeholder-management experience to complex delivery environments. ``` ## Experience ### Senior Project & PMO Controller (current) [Deloitte](https://himalayas.app/companies/deloitte-ireland). May 2025 - Present ```text Lead project/programme controls and governance for $50M+ portfolios, safeguarding financial integrity, risk coverage, and contractual alignment. Partner with C-suite and senior leadership to strengthen governance frameworks and facilitate monthly executive reviews. ``` Skills: Project-Control, Governance, Financial-Management, Risk-Management, Executive-Reporting, SAP, Oracle, Plan-View, AI, Automation, Billing, Audit ### Project & PMO Controller [Deloitte](https://himalayas.app/companies/deloitte-ireland). May 2023 - May 2025 ```text Supported governance and controls for $30M+ programmes, aligning delivery artefacts and technology ecosystem data to strengthen visibility, forecasting, and financial reporting. Prepared executive review materials and facilitated monthly governance reviews. ``` Skills: Project-Control, Governance, Financial-Reporting, RAID, Risk-Management, Billing, Change-Control, Audit-Readiness ### Project Coordinator [Datacom](https://himalayas.app/companies/datacom). Apr 2022 - May 2023 ```text Coordinated agile projects, schedules, and documentation to deliver within scope, budget, and schedule. Enabled governance by maintaining RAID, decision registers, and KPI tracking; supported budget tracking and month-end billing. ``` Skills: Agile, Project-Coordination, RAID, KPI-Tracking, Budget-Tracking, Billing, Documentation ### Operations Coordinator ISS McKay. Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 ```text Diagnosed operational inefficiencies using Lean tools; converted problems into structured improvement projects. Implemented and reconciled IT systems to daily operations/costs; designed and maintained SOPs for consistency. ``` Skills: Lean, Process-Improvement, SOPs, KPI-Analysis, BI-Tools, Cost-Control, Audit ### Business Operations Lead SparUp Sports Technology Pvt. Ltd.. Jun 2018 - Jan 2020 ```text Managed SaaS implementations across global customers (U.S., Israel, Qatar, Australia); set operational goals and delivery plans. Built and maintained relationships with players, academies, support staff and managers; supported go-to-market research and process improvements. ``` Skills: SaaS, Project-Management, Customer-Relationship-Management, Go-To-Market, Process-Improvement, Operations ## Education ### Project Management Institute Value Stream Management, Project Management. 2025 - 2025 ```text Value Stream Management certification from PMI. ``` ### Project Management Institute PMP, Project Management. 2025 - 2025 ```text Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI. ``` ### Project Management Institute Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers, AI. 2025 - 2025 ```text Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers certification from PMI. ``` ### Project Management Institute Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers, AI. 2024 - 2024 ```text Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers certification from PMI. ``` ### Project Management Institute CAPM, Project Management. 2024 - 2024 ```text Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification from PMI. ``` ### Skillsoft Analyze Data with Power BI, Data Analytics. 2023 - 2023 ```text Analyze Data with Power BI certification from Skillsoft. ``` ### Skillsoft Innovating with Lean Product Management, Product Management. 2023 - 2023 ```text Innovating with Lean Product Management certification from Skillsoft. ``` ### Project Management Institute Business Continuity, Business Continuity. 2023 - 2023 ```text Business Continuity certification from PMI. ``` ### University of Helsinki Elements of AI, AI. 2023 - 2023 ```text Elements of AI certification from University of Helsinki / Google Digital Garage. ``` ### Udemy Business DevOps & Agile, DevOps. 2023 - 2023 ```text DevOps & Agile certification from Udemy Business. ``` ### Project Management Institute Basics of Disciplined Agile, Agile. 2023 - 2023 ```text Basics of Disciplined Agile certification from PMI. ``` ### Oxford Home Study Centre Diploma in Project Management, Project Management. 2022 - 2023 ```text Diploma in Project Management from Oxford Home Study Centre. ``` ### Boston Consulting Group Strategy Consulting, Strategy. 2022 - 2022 ```text Strategy Consulting certification from Boston Consulting Group. ``` ### Cognizant Agile Methodology Program, Agile. 2022 - 2022 ```text Agile Methodology Program certification from Cognizant. ``` ### Skillsoft Agile Project Planning, Agile. 2022 - 2022 ```text Agile Project Planning certification from Skillsoft. ``` ### Project Management Institute Fundamentals of Agile Project Management, Agile. 2022 - 2022 ```text Fundamentals of Agile Project Management certification from PMI. ``` ### University of Colorado Boulder Data Analytics for Business, Data Analytics. 2021 - 2021 ```text Data Analytics for Business certification from University of Colorado Boulder. ``` ### PwC Power BI Virtual Case Experience, Data Analytics. 2021 - 2021 ```text Power BI Virtual Case Experience certification from PwC. ``` ### Accenture Consultant Program, Consulting. 2021 - 2021 ```text Consultant Program certification from Accenture. ``` ### University of Otago Master of International Business, International Business. 2020 - 2021. Grade: Distinction Activities and societies: Selected Research Project: Application of Lean Thinking in Healthcare ```text Master of International Business with Distinction, specializing in Operations Excellence (Lean Ops & Strategy). ``` ### Otago Polytechnic Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship. 2020 - 2020 ```text Entrepreneurship certification from Otago Polytechnic. ``` ### Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India Mountain Search and Rescue Specialist, Search and Rescue. 2019 - 2019 ```text Mountain Search and Rescue Specialist certification from Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. ``` ### Govt. of India Advanced Course in Mountaineering, Mountaineering. 2018 - 2018 ```text Advanced Course in Mountaineering certification from Govt. of India. ``` ### University of Pune Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce. 2015 - 2018 ```text Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on Cost & Works Management. ``` ### Govt. of India Basic Course in Mountaineering, Mountaineering. 2015 - 2015 ```text Basic Course in Mountaineering certification from Govt. of India. ``` ## Tech stack - Oracle - SAP - ServiceNow - Atlassian - Power BI To contact Atharva, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Tejas Nirmal](https://himalayas.app/@tejasnirmal): Agile Project Manager, Wai Technologies - [Justin Rossetto](https://himalayas.app/@justinrossetto): Head Strategist, Harmonic Strategy - [Erin Vlasveld](https://himalayas.app/@erinvlasveld): Asset Specialist, Christchurch International Airport Limited - [Aron Balazs](https://himalayas.app/@aronbalazs): Implementation Analyst, Visa Worldwide (New Zealand) Limited - [Daniel Casagrande](https://himalayas.app/@danielcasagrande): Senior Advisor Reporting, Education New Zealand - [Vidula Kulkarni](https://himalayas.app/@vidulakulkarni): Program Manager / PMO Lead, Triquestra International - [Sophia Jones-Williams](https://himalayas.app/@sophiajones-williams): International Programme Manager, Bioeconomy Science Institute - [Tim O'Flaherty](https://himalayas.app/@timoflaherty): Independent Consultant , Tim O'Flaherty Consulting - [Kate Baskova](https://himalayas.app/@katebaskova): Commercial Planning Manager & Category Analyst, Nestlé - [Moira Seddon](https://himalayas.app/@moiraseddon): Associate Director Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers