Nitin Prasad
@nitinprasad
Commercial finance leader delivering strategic FP&A, modeling, and cash results.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Big4-trained Commercial Finance Leader with 13+ years’ experience across FMCG, Real Estate, Logistics, and Energy. I drive strategic outcomes through FP&A, financial modeling, and cross-functional business partnering—built on deep technical expertise in IFRS and GAAP.
My track record includes $2M+ cash optimization, 95%+ forecasting accuracy, and successful debt procurement of $350M+. I’ve led project and commercial finance across complex portfolios (including $2.2B development) and improved reporting efficiency by automating workflows—cutting preparation time by 20% while strengthening commercial decision support.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Finance Manager
Brookfield Properties
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)
Delivered $2M+ in working capital and managed project finance for a $2.2B development portfolio, improving project cash flow feasibilities and forecast accuracy to 95%+. Supported $350M+ monthly and quarterly reporting and contributed to a $350M+ debt procurement process.
Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
Alinta Energy
Dec 2023 - Sep 2024 (9 months)
Automated monthly reporting workflows, cutting preparation time by 20% and achieving ~99% KPI accuracy by modeling and consolidating WA Commercial Team results. Reviewed month-end outcomes across APFO, OCF, and FCF and helped deliver a clean audit cycle.
Finance Manager
Brookfield Properties
Feb 2023 - Nov 2023 (9 months)
Maintained feasibility and LTD cash flow for a $1B development project and led finance workstreams that delivered $1M cost savings. Owned month-end/quarter-end processes, supported audit requests, and managed reporting and reconciliations for ongoing delivery.
Finance Business Partner
Centurion
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023 (7 months)
Improved budgeting and forecasting processes, raising forecast accuracy to ~95% through refreshed FP&A models and dashboards. Prepared board packs integrating financial and operational metrics and provided business partnering to review performance and recommend improvements.
Delivered ~$1.4M Q1 margin gains through sales volume and price planning, while improving working capital and reducing ageing to 14 days. Built commercial business cases and PIRs for EXCO, supporting IFRS/GAAP compliance and SOx/audit readiness.
Managed a finance team of 5 (plus 4 indirect) and served as EXCO/APAC finance POC, delivering 99% of KPIs and an annual audit outcome without unclassified findings. Led SOx rollout and shared services planning across South Pacific businesses and coordinated quarterly/annual/5YP business planning and variance analysis.
Led end-to-end audit engagements across universities, real estate groups, SaaS, FMCG, and not-for-profit clients, including planning, resourcing, risk evaluation, and partner review. Produced technical workpapers (tax, multi-year revenue contracts, valuations) and introduced data-driven tools to improve audit methodology and quality.
Auditor–Assistant Manager
KPMG
Jan 2012 - Jul 2016 (4 years 6 months)
Managed audit teams and technical reviews across education, superannuation, and other sectors, serving as Fiji office IT controls audit lead and coordinating with Australian teams. Delivered non-audit projects (system overhauls and NFP audits), trained staff, and led large South Pacific engagements including IT controls signoffs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting/Information Systems
2013 - 2015
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Information Systems) from the University of Southern Queensland, completed between 2013 and 2015.
University of the South Pacific
2009 - 2011
Attended the University of the South Pacific from 2009 to 2011; degree and field details are not provided in the supplied information.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Chartered Accountant (CAANZ), Accounting
2018 -
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) qualification in 2018. The specific degree level and specialization are not specified in the provided details.
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