Bala Vignesh

Finance Manager @ Hidden Gem Restaurants | Financial Management Reporting & Analysis

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

About

With ten years of experience in financial reporting and analysis, & a master's degree majoring in Finance & Marketing, I'm passionate about providing accurate and insightful financial information to support business decisions and performance. I currently work as an assistant manager at Deloitte, one of the leading professional services firms in the world, where I am responsible for internal financial management reporting and analysis to support various business units. I value teamwork, innovation, and excellence, and I strive to contribute to Deloitte's mission of making an impact that matters for its clients, people, and society. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, as I have worked in different industries, such as banking, risk management, and investment. In my current role, I provide financial reports highlighting actual vs budget variances, conduct in-depth analysis of head count trends, average salary costs, and total cost of operations, and establish and maintain governance structure over reporting. I also collaborate with budget managers to build work force plans and provide alternative solutions to ensure costs remain within budget. Additionally, I review general ledger posting requests to ensure alignment with work force plan details, such as cost center, level, location, etc. I participate in formal performance assessment activities for my team members, and I leverage my skills in new business development, financial planning, and business analysis to identify and pursue new opportunities for Deloitte.

Experience

  • Group Finance Manager at Hidden Gem Restaurants
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Assistant Manager at Deloitte
    Feb 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    -Responsible for internal financial management reporting & analysis to support business units, provide meaningful insights into underlying drivers that impact results -Provide financial reports highlighting actual vs budget variances. -Conduct in-depth analysis of head count trends, average salary costs, and total cost of operations to aid the decision making process of the leadership team -Establish and maintain governance structure over reporting -Collaborate with budget managers to build WFPs & provide alternative solutions to ensure costs remain within budget -Review GPG requests to ensure alignment with WFP details such as- cost center, level, location etc. -Participate in formal performance assessment activities for assigned staff and work with practice leadership to track/resolve performance issues -Be an effective coach by working with counselee to explore their strengths and find opportunities to leverage those strengths.

  • Financial Planning & Controls Analyst at Wells Fargo
    Sep 2017 - Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Overview: Responsible for internal financial management reporting and analysis to support business units and provide meaningful insight into underlying drivers that impact results.  SPOC for Corporate Risk, Audit, and Legal lines of business  Generate reports based on nine quarter rolling forward forecast  Analyze and study trends relating to direct non-interest expense and financial metrics in general  Build tangible reports based on the variance analysis on a monthly and quarterly basis  Analyze and update commentaries for materialistic variances  Study on cost containment with respect to staff welfare, travel expenses, and dual seat credit across all lines of business  Accountable for the accuracy and timeliness of all reporting and analysis delivered.

  • Operations Analyst at Fidelity Investments
    Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr

    Overview: Analyzed the trends of key performance indicators, especially relating to financial metrics and identified cause of unexpected variances.  Financial reporting and management accounting to solidify business decisions and performance.  Devised a new revision system, wherein a dedicated quality check was put in place that increased the quality of individual employees and also enhanced the overall efficiency  Conducted in-depth analysis and financial projection of business operations to support strategic initiatives

  • Data Analyst at FE
    Feb 2016 - Aug 2016 · 7 mos

    Overview: Monitor market and economic trends and analyze securities in order to help the asset managers to arrive at an Informed Investment decisions.  To be a vital cog between Financial Express and various other asset management companies  Reconcile the Net Asset Value of various mutual funds of a given asset management company based on project requirements  Devised the right mix of strategies resulting in a portfolio with greater returns with minimal risk  Reduced the Turn Around Time (TAT) by 2 days which resulted in increased efficiency and customer retention