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Nishith Sakhpara

@nishithsakhpara

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I lead financial planning, cost governance, and performance reporting for technology and business leaders.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead financial planning, cost governance, forecasting, and performance reporting for senior business and technology stakeholders, where I can build clear dashboards, strengthen controls, and drive cost optimization.

I lead financial planning, forecasting, cost governance, and performance reporting, with 18+ years across banking, insurance, technology, and financial services.

At RBL Bank, I led annual budgets, rolling forecasts, monthly cost analysis, ITOR and MBR review decks, and standardized dashboards for spend performance. I also implemented showback and chargeback models and strengthened audit readiness through documentation, evidence, and SOPs.

I led IBM Apptio Cloudability implementation at RBL Bank, from product evaluation and POC through rollout, building CIO dashboards, business mapping, and cloud cost-optimization recommendations including EC2, EBS, and S3 rightsizing.

Previously, I owned infrastructure Opex and Capex planning at HDFC Life, supported EMEA technology FP&A at Citigroup, and delivered finance business partnering at Foundever. I bring practical experience in P&L analysis, revenue recognition, management reporting, financial systems, and executive stakeholder engagement.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Assistant Vice President — IT Financial Management

RBL Bank Limited

Mar 2024 - Jul 2026 (2 years 4 months)

Lead annual budget, rolling forecasts, and monthly financial analysis for IT, implementing cost-governance dashboards and showback/chargeback models. Prepare governance decks and own audit readiness.

Financial Planning And Analysis Budgeting Forecasting Cost Governance Chargeback Showback Models Dashboarding SAP EPPM Power BI Apptio Cloudability Audit Readiness

Chief Manager, Business Solutions & Technology

HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited

Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Owned budgeting and forecasting for Infrastructure Opex & Capex, managed Procure-to-Pay for CIO vertical, and delivered headcount analysis and performance reporting. Mentored finance operations team.

Budgeting Forecasting Procure To Pay Vendor Management Headcount Analysis Financial Reporting Dashboarding Mentorship

Senior Manager (Contractual)

Pharmarack Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 (2 months)

Led revenue forecasting, planning, and revenue recognition for a B2B platform, building product-wise P&L and a 3-year sales pipeline.

Revenue Forecasting Revenue Recognition Financial Planning P&L Analysis Sales Pipeline

Manager (C11), Enterprise Infrastructure Operations & Technology — FP&A

Citigroup (CSIPL)

Nov 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 2 months)

Analysed P&L movements for a large EMEA technology function, prepared Playbook and MOR decks, and partnered with Controllers for management accounting accuracy.

FP&A P&L Analysis Management Reporting MOR BPR Governance Controllership

Finance Business Partner — Information Technology FP&A

Foundever (formerly Sitel)

Oct 2013 - Nov 2019 (6 years 1 month)

Performed FLASH analysis and presented EMEA Cost-Per-Seat performance decks to leadership. Supported financial systems transition from Oracle/Essbase to SAP EPM (BPC).

FP&A Flash Analysis Cost Per Seat Oracle Essbase SAP EPPM SAP BPC Financial Systems Transition