Karthik Dhamarla

Driving FP&A insights, stress testing support, and strategic cost planning for CSBB, with core responsibilities in Affluent (Premier Banking)

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• Led P&L reporting, monthly forecasting, and executive reviews for Premier Banking – CSBB unit, ensuring transparency for senior stakeholders.

• Led CSBB FP&A reporting activities across LoBs/Sub-LoBs, while driving end-to-end Finance Partnering for Affluent (Premier Banking) and contributing to Consumer Lending reporting support for India & Philippines during organizational transitions.

• Delivered comprehensive variance analysis across actuals, budgets, and forecasts, providing actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Partnered with business leaders to develop a 3-year strategic plan, including headcount forecasts and cost driver analysis for support functions.

• Delivered scenario-based forecasting of DNIE and headcount, supporting stress testing and cost management for strategic decision-making.

• Streamlined reporting processes by developing advanced Excel models with control tabs and formulas, consolidating multiple reports into simplified views; partnered with Analytics team to provide inputs for Tableau dashboards.

• Developed and presented MBRs/EMRs with financial insights and KPIs, strengthening executive engagement.

• Ensured RCSA compliance for all financial reporting cycles.

• Participated in audit review meetings, addressing queries on reporting controls and ensuring compliance with internal governance standards.

Partnered with CFOs and BU heads across regions to deliver strategic FP&A and controlling for Northern Europe Manufacturing

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• Guided a team of 8 finance business partners across regions, handling escalations, monitoring delivery, and ensuring consistent reporting and compliance.

• Managed annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and executive reporting, ensuring alignment with divisional leadership and industry CFOs.

• Drove profitability through margin reviews, cost control, working capital optimization, and financial alignment of Order Entry, Pipeline, Revenue, and Project Margin.

• Acted as primary interface between CFOs and client managers, managing contracts, project performance analysis, and IFRS-compliant accounting.

• Conducted balance sheet reviews (Deferred Income, Accrued Revenue, Aged Debt, Payables) to mitigate risks and strengthen liquidity.

• Prepared and presented MI reports (Commercial Dashboards, CBRs, CAPEX forecasts, Working Capital KPIs, Billing Outlooks, ad-hoc analysis) to support strategic decision-making.

• Prepared audit schedules and addressed auditor queries, ensuring compliance with IFRS and internal governance standards.

Contributed to budgeting, planning, and variance analysis processes, while improving financial reporting efficiency and contra spend tracking.

Supported SEARS ‘One Card’ program for US operations, managing employee analytics and expense reconciliation.

Led month-end financial close activities, including journal entries, GL reconciliations, and variance analysis, while ensuring Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) compliance for journal entries and reconciliations.

Handled payroll processing, journal entries, fixed asset capitalization, and supplier monitoring in Oracle; performed intercompany reconciliations, supplier aging, and prepared MFRs and variance reports; contributed to ERP migration with Qatar Airways Finance.