PAYAL HINDOCHA

Senior Finance Professional I Chartered Accountant

Mumbai, India
Email id: payalhindocha@gmail.com
Mobile: +919820135679
Purpose: To lead transformations and build excellence channeling creativity, thought leadership, passion and hard work.

CAREER SUMMARY :
Chartered Accountant with 17+ years of finance experience across industries including FMCG Retail, Information Technology, Manufacturing & Consulting.
Demonstrated competence in wide ranging finance roles including Treasury Operations, Risk Management, Business Performance Management & Analytics,
Financial Process Simplification & Automation, Statutory Compliances, Internal Financial Controls, Financial Reporting.
Currently working as Senior Finance Manager : Treasury with Hindustan Unilever Limited catalysing excellence in Treasury Operations through digital
transformation, optimal fund deployment, forex and commodities hedging, ecosystem financing, insurance and leasing operations.
Previously worked with IBM and TCS as Business Performance Management and Analytics Consultant.
Global work experience with stints in India, USA & France leading projects with cross functional stake holder management.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS :
➢ Expertise in Treasury Management, Financial Risk Management and Reporting, Internal Financial Controls, Digital Transformation - Financial Process
Simplification and Automation, Performance Management and Business Intelligence and Analytics.
➢ Helmed business and cultural transformations across the organization, leading cross functional teams for existing and new business models, enunciating
best practices, developing business critical insights and intelligence assets, mentoring talent and developing governance forums that led to excellence
across the board.
➢ Led implementation of global automation and simplification projects including Treasury Management System Automation, Financial Controls Excellence,
Cost Control, Cash Management, Financial Planning and Budgeting Automation & Analytics and Vendor Management.
➢ Strong domain expertise and Interpersonal cum Communication Skills. Adept in leading agendas across organizational levels, managing internal, external
and international stakeholders

Sensitivity: Internal
 EXPERIENCE :

Hindustan Unilever Limited –Senior Finance Manager : Treasury

January 2023 to Present
➢ Leading treasury operations including back and front office
➢ End to end digitization of Treasury Management System
➢ Fund deployment for highest yields, forex and commodities hedging, ecosystem financing, insurance and leasing

Hindustan Unilever Limited –Finance Manager : Enterprise Risk Management

September 2019 to December 2022
➢ Led organization wide cultural shift in Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Controls Environment and Statutory Compliances, Risks and controls
integration and compliance for a major Business Acquisition
➢ Initiated and instituted Robotic Process Automation Risk diagnostics for deployments across finance
➢ Developed Financial Controls best practices across South Asia through learning assets, trainings & rigorous cascades to build a culture of control
awareness within the organization.

Hindustan Unilever Limited – Business Transformation & Automation Consultant

March 2017 to September 2019
➢ Implementation and governance of global automation and simplification projects in core processes
➢ Extensive work with business & technology teams in Digital Transformation involving Financial Processes Automation

IBM – Business Performance Management Consultant

June 2008 to April 2012
➢ Business Performance Management & Business Intelligence & Analytics Consulting for reputed and multinational clients
➢ Consulting in USA to deliver financial planning automation solutions and Head Trainer for Reporting and in France for a multinational client
➢ Developed Internal Business Intelligence Assets and worked as Recruitment Lead for Business Performance Management Practice

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 EXPERIENCE (contd) :

TCS – Assistant Systems Analyst

October 2006 to June 2008
➢ Worked extensively on Business Performance Management and Business Intelligence projects within the organization and for a multinational
Pharmaceutical Company

Sharp & Tannan/Vakil, Jain & Hindocha – Articleship

2002 to 2006
➢ Compliance project for internal controls for the Sarbanes Oxley Act
➢ Audited compliance with banking regulations, internal controls and statutory requirements

EDUCATION :
Chartered Accountant : ICAI India - 2006
Bachelors of Commerce :Sydenham’s College & Maharaja Sayajirao University – 2002

INTERESTS & HOBBIES :

➢ Sports & Fitness : Lawn Tennis, Swimming, Running, Dance, Yoga, Squash
➢ Reading : Non Fiction, Business, Self Help, Women Empowerment
➢ Writing Blogs : Life & Fashion
➢ Travel & Road Trips : Across 14 countries

PERSONAL INFORMATION :
➢ Nationality : Indian
➢ Languages : English, Hindi, Gujarati
➢ References : Available on Request

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