Simran Nanda
Sydney
Summary
Finance professional with history in managing cash flow and financial records. Proven ability to ensure accuracy and compliance in financial operations, contributing to organizational efficiency. Emphasizes collaboration and adaptability to meet evolving business needs while maintaining high standards.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
ANZ Cash Controller FP&A Analyst
Alstom Transport
06.2025 - Current
- Preparing cash-out forecasts during budget for payroll, restructuring, supplier cash out, capex, VAT, and R&D expense.
- Monitoring cash flow and doing variance analysis every month, and re-forecasting cash out every month including bottom up analysis during half year reporting.
- Reconciled daily transactions, identifying discrepancies and resolving issues promptly.
- Inputting cash information into consolidation tool as part of month-end close and reporting process, ensuring accuracy between direct and indirect method.
- Sending daily report to APAC and ANZ management for cash-in and cash out to ensure landing numbers are aligned.
- Managing daily supplier and salary forecast during the key market reporting period.
Financial Controller Project
Alstom Transport
03.2025 - Current
- Preparing monthly cost plus claims file and capturing all the cost for labour and material for BHP project including capturing costs from participating units from other 5 different countries to ensure monthly billing aligns with the open claims contracts and alliance agreements.
- Streamlined financial month end procedures, reducing turnaround time for monthly reports for foreign currency hedging.
- Maintained consistent and reconciled financial data across ERP systems for onshore scope.
Graduate Planner
Alstom Transport
01.2023 - 03.2025
- Managing finance forecasting and actual files for different subsystems for digital systems onboard and trackside projects, helping finance project manager in rolling forecast with Odyc data, handling contractor accruals, managing weekly cash in forecast in Polaris and handling invoicing of projects progressive billing in SAP for every month.
- Facilitated 9 Victoria projects for material planning, oversaw dynamic project teams comprised of Victoria Senior Project Manager and Victoria Project Director Signalling , and ensured on-time delivery of critical items for the project.
- Communicate with diverse team comprising of Project Director QLD, Project Director NSW, Service Director APAC and Customer Director APAC, build rapport and long-term relationships, and capture the requirement for long lead items and managing obsolescence which are critical for new tenders and projects as a Global Demand Industrial Planner for APAC.
- Achieved 120% of my KPI in managing BOQ, indirect buying and direct buying through codification, enrichment and material planning for Digital Systems Trackside $7+ millions of material requirements, and Digital Systems onboard for MTPV, H-Set, and T-Set through coordination with installation team, engineering and testing and commissioning team.
- Achieved 125% of my KPI in direct reporting to Project Director Signalling NSW in managing GS1 labels for Sydney Trains digital systems 1B and handling asset register for Digital Systems Trackside Stage 1B based on engineering circuit books and signalling plans.
Customer Service Representative
Alloys International
03.2017 - 01.2023
- Proactively acting, investigating and solving issues related to the customers’ delivery, credit and pricing issues by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinating updates and client information on the CRM system and providing insights to managers into customers’ needs and concerns.
- Dealing with vendors of print and audio-visual industry for special bid pricing for customers and attending vendors events.
- Awarded Employee of Quarter in Sydney Branch twice.
Education
Provisional Member
Chartered Accountants ANZ
12-2027
Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance - undefined
University of Technology Sydney at Sydney
05.2017
Masters of Business Information System - undefined
Torrens University at Sydney
12.2023
Skills
- Cash management
- Power BI
- Financial Modelling
- Budget and Forecasting
- ERP and Financial Software
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
Timeline
ANZ Cash Controller FP&A Analyst
Alstom Transport
06.2025 - Current
Financial Controller Project
Alstom Transport
03.2025 - Current
Graduate Planner
Alstom Transport
01.2023 - 03.2025
Customer Service Representative
Alloys International
03.2017 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Finance - undefined
University of Technology Sydney at Sydney
Masters of Business Information System - undefined
Torrens University at Sydney
Provisional Member
Chartered Accountants ANZ