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Ishita Vashishtha

@ishitavashishtha

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I drive financial forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting automation for complex business portfolios.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking to apply my structured problem-solving, financial analysis, forecasting, and cross-business-unit ownership experience to strategy consulting.

At Accenture, I own expense reporting and forecasting for UPS business units, including a ~$6–7M annual expense portfolio. I identified and corrected a $1.8M reporting variance before client delivery and automated four recurring reports with Power Query, reducing processing time by up to 75%.

I've also strengthened finance and procurement reporting at TecXpert Software and supported reconciliations, variance investigations, SAP posting analysis, and SOX controls at Barclays. I'm looking to apply my finance, analytical, and structured problem-solving experience to strategy consulting.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

FP&A Analyst

Current

Accenture

Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Own end-to-end expense reporting for a Segment Costing business unit with ~$6–7M in annual expenses. Lead forecasting for two Non-Brown Tail accounts and conduct variance analysis across a broader set of accounts within the Non-Brown Tail portfolio.

Financial Forecasting Budgeting Root Cause Analysis Power Query Invoice Auditing Process Automation

Senior Consultant

TecXpert Software Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Strengthened compliance and reporting processes for finance and procurement teams. Designed performance dashboards to track operational and financial metrics for internal stakeholders.

Compliance Reporting Performance Dashboards Financial Metrics Performance Metrics

Analyst

Barclays

Dec 2020 - Oct 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Conducted cross-system reconciliations to maintain financial data accuracy and integrity. Performed variance analysis on miscellaneous expense accounts within an ETL reporting process, presenting findings directly to client stakeholders.

Reconciliations ETL SAP SOX Audit Stakeholder Management

CFS Branch Intern

Bank of Baroda

Apr 2019 - May 2019 (1 month)

Completed a formal 2-month internship studying the credit sanctioning process end-to-end, culminating in an academic thesis for MBA coursework. Conducted in-depth due diligence on 2 of 3 client accounts, including legal and credit history verification with external banks, to assess loan eligibility and risk.

Credit Sanctioning Due Diligence Risk Assessment

Practitioner – CRM Operations

Concentrix Daksh

Jul 2016 - Jan 2017 (6 months)

Delivered frontline customer support, resolving issues to improve service outcomes.

Customer Support Issue Resolution

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Welingkar Institute of Management

Master of Business Administration, Finance

Activities and societies: Led a 3-person team for a Design Thinking Capstone Project researching digital vs. traditional attendance systems; presented findings and implementation roadmap to faculty. Sourced and screened articles for Samvad Business Magazine and authored a feature on the role of the CFO in the sports industry.

MBA in Finance from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, completed in 2020.

Mata Sundri College for Women, Delhi University

Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce

Activities and societies: Creative Head of the Commerce Society, led a team of 4 to plan and execute creative direction for college festivals and events.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Mata Sundri College for Women, Delhi University, completed in 2016.