Shivani Kayande

• Delivered high-quality monthly operational financial reports, highlighting variances against targets.
• Conducted thorough financial analyses of business activities for cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepared thorough reports, commentaries, and variance analysis.
• Evaluated management reporting frameworks to ensure relevance to business needs.
• Managed comprehensive budgeting and forecasting processes, implementing necessary improvements.
• Maintained up-to-date budget models and procedures for optimal operation.
• Created innovative solutions to improve performance reporting and address issues.
• Established effective communication channels with business partners to facilitate an understanding of the analysis.
• Strengthened internal controls by conducting regular checks and implementing robust risk management strategies, creating and implementing risk and opportunities models to evaluate cost-saving initiatives.
• Implemented cost-saving measures by identifying inefficiencies in existing accounting procedures, and recommending improvements.
• Led process improvements in overhead capitalizations that increased operational efficiency within the finance department, without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
• Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance.
• Improved reporting and analytics by leading and mentoring management accountants in forming clear and concise variance commentaries.
• Reviewing and providing valuable feedback to peers on month-end reporting to bring accuracy to reporting and develop the team's financial acumen.
• Provided ad-hoc reporting and in-depth analysis to respond to auditors and OIA requests.
• Trained peers and the Senior Leadership team on Oracle SmartView best practices, and provided helpful templates to help them with easy access to information.
• Led and finalized financial modeling of a critical organizational restructure project to drive cost-saving initiatives across the organization.
• Built and developed a financial model for the organizational restructure.
• Provided in-depth analysis and expert advice on the financial modeling and meaningful reporting to the project team and ELT in terms of FTE savings, along with the cost savings and redundancy costs across the organization in the organizational restructure, in a timely manner to achieve consultation deadlines.
• Led peers through the change to provide support and feedback where possible.
• Presented effective arguments on the mix of teams in the organizational restructure to optimize savings, but also to have efficiencies and appropriate resourcing in the newly formed teams, ensuring business decisions are well supported.
• Built strong relationships with the Senior Leadership team and cross-functional teams by understanding business needs during the organizational restructure.

Company Overview:

Regional Council deals with the regional development. Waikato region includes one city (Hamilton), seven districts and parts of three districts which straddle regional boundaries (Waitomo, Taupō and Rotorua). Regional Council is responsible for managing the use of natural resources (water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts), regional transport planning and passenger transport services, protecting and restoring natural biodiversity, controlling harmful plant and animal pests, providing flood protection and drainage schemes, keeping water users safe, responding to pollution incidents, preparing communities for civil defence emergencies and coordinating the response when a disaster strikes.

• Conducted monthly management reporting and analysis for finance and business services.
• Articulated operations and key business drivers for each business unit.
• Executed finance and business modeling for organizational units.
• Ensured completeness and accuracy of internal controls for business units.
• Reviewed financial information to support committee report completion.
• Developed annual and long-term plans for business units while supporting overall council planning.
• Provided proactive financial advice to directors regarding funding, reserves, and processes.
• Participated in management accounting meetings and contributed to project completions.

Company Overview:

Pinnacle Midlands Health Network is Primary Health Organisation offering primary care to over half a million people through 84 GP practices across Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Rotorua, Taupō-Tūrangi, Thames-Coromandel and Waikato.

• Prepared monthly accounts and comprehensive Board reports to facilitate strategic decision-making.
• Conducted routine management reporting to enhance business operations.
• Guided staff on accounting procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Liaised with internal and external auditors for seamless audit processes.
• Finalized GST and Income Tax preparations for accurate regulatory compliance.
• Collaborated with GP practices to improve systems and provide advisory support.
• Alerted business to financial issues, enabling proactive resolution strategies.
• Managed annual budget preparation and quarterly forecasting to optimize financial planning.

Company Overview:

UBT Accounting is a global professional firm dedicated to providing tax and advisory services to the SME sector. It has offices in NZ, Australia, and the UK.

• Prepared annual financial statements for tax reporting for small and medium enterprises.
• Completed tax and GST returns for partnerships, trusts, companies, and individuals.
• Analyzed financial data and produced monthly accounts for management reporting.
• Conducted budgeting and forecasting for monthly and interim management reports.
• Collaborated with clients to deliver tax and accounting advice tailored to needs.
• Maintained and implemented accounting systems to enhance client operations.
• Demonstrated competency in MYOB AO, Banklink, and Xero systems.
• Managed client interactions on engagements, ensuring clear communication of deadlines.

• Company Overview: Accountants NZ is into tax advisory and business coaching.
• Preparation of annual financial statements for tax reporting purposes for small.
• Analysing financial information and preparing monthly accounts for management reporting purposes.
• Assisting in accounts reconciliation.
• Accountants NZ is into tax advisory and business coaching.

• Managing daily office duties.
• Cash management and handling.
• Maintaining cash ledgers and dispensing cash for daily use at checkouts.
• Maintaining lotto registers and cash.
• Collecting cash from checkouts and ascertaining cash for banking purpose.
• Daily payroll processing.

Company Overview:

CMC Limited is a subsidiary Tata Consultancy Services in India. It is an end-to-end IT solutions provider with capabilities straddling the entire information technology spectrum: IT systems integration, product engineering, business process services and infrastructure services.

• Performing accounts reconciliation for Indian and French companies.
• Working on Bloomberg Financial TV Project.
• Providing analytical support through reporting and financial forecasting.
• Processing financial data, financial reports and queries.
• CMC Limited is a subsidiary Tata Consultancy Services in India. It is an end-to-end IT solutions provider with capabilities straddling the entire information technology spectrum: IT systems integration, product engineering, business process services and infrastructure services.