ABHIJIT NAYAK

802B Laburnum, Sushant Lok Phase 1, Gurgaon, Haryana Cell Phone: 9313323383 E
mail: abhijit.p.nayak@gmail.com

CERTIFIED CONSULTANT

PROFILE MBA in Finance and Management from premier university in the

U.S, with over five years of hands -- on
experience in Financial Management and Analysis. Member of the SAP
implementation team at Valeo in Rochester, U.S.A. Provided Corporate
Controller with the design and process improvements in the area of
General Ledger accounting, Accounts Receivables/Payables, and SD
customer complaint processing. Responsibilities included creation of
Company code, Business Areas, Chart of Accounts, GL A/c masters,
Number ranges, Screen lay out for document entry for sample and
parked documents. Assisted in the creation of Vendor masters,
Customer masters, Tolerance groups, clean up of historic open items.
Helped in the Design of P&L statements per Location/Plant.

OBJECTIVE To obtain a SAP Functional Consultant position (FI/CO). My goal is to become a

team leader and hold more responsibility in the overall performance of my team and
my firm.

EDUCATION Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, U.S.A

Aug 2002
MBA – Finance and Management

University Of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Aug 2000
Master of Commerce - International Management & Entrepreneurship

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Hospitality Inc., New York, U.S.A

November 2003 – Oct 2004
Senior Financial Analyst
Directly reporting to the VP of Finance, responsible for overseeing all financial and strategic
planning and analysis for the marketing group as well as interfacing with the accounting team.
Duties include enforcing and strengthening internal controls, business practices and the
financial infrastructure of ITH.
Ensure the accurate and timely financial reporting of all key business segments whilst driving
strict cost controls.
Maintaining and refining all accounting functions and processes for ITH including financial
statements, budgets and analyses.
Strategic Corporate Finance including: Determining appropriate pricing structures for ITH’
products and services, Financial analysis of possible new services, Financial modeling and
projections, including cost-benefit analysis, pro-forma P&L’s, balance sheet and cash flows,
preparing the annual budget and on-going forecasts and projections, vendor negotiation.
Duties also included developing, maintaining, and enhancing computer models and applications
in an effort to increase the efficiency of all hotel analyses, as well as managing hotel room

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 inventory in conjunction with related departments, facilitate weekly yield meetings to review
and discuss reservation patterns, block utilization, room rates, and forecasting.
Overseeing the month end closing activities and general ledger entries within the accounting
function to include all general ledger account reconciliations.
Interpret operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the corporation and make
specific recommendations that will result in cost reduction and profit improvement. Responsible
for monitoring the financial performance of operating departments.
Work on special projects for the VP of finance.

Primerica Financial Services (Subsidiary of Citigroup) New York, U.S.A

June 2003 – October 2003
Financial Advisor
Responsible for evaluating customers in terms of financial needs, current holdings, and available
investment capital, and helping them identify their investment objectives.
Providing customers and prospective customers with information on investments and making
suitable recommendations.
Monitoring the customers’ portfolio and make recommendations consistent with changes in the
economic and financial conditions as well as the customers’ needs and objectives.

Valeo Motors and Actuators Inc., Rochester, U.S.A

Sept 2001 – June 2003
Financial Analyst
Assist the Fabrication Plant Controller in performing financial analyses, to support all
manufacturing operations including internal
department overheads, drivers report, material & labor efficiency, inventory control,
reconciliation and month end closing.
Independently developed management indicator model to track plant overtime and efficiency,
now used throughout the other plants.
Served member of cross-functional team to assist Fabrication in the strategic planning process
to reduce overhead expenditures.
Formulated process for the Tool Department, which reduced turn-around time for invoicing
customers, from 3 to less than one day.
Maintaining and refining all accounting functions and processes for Valeo including financial
statements, budgets, and analyses.
Responsible for enforcing and strengthening internal controls, business practices and financial
infrastructure of Valeo.
Part of the SAP Implementation team; hands-on knowledge of SAP R/3.

Nityanand Construction Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India

July 1998 - August 2000
Assistant Manager – Finance / Operations
Responsible for supervising all key sales and service operations and negotiating contracts with
key suppliers.
Supervised daily sales orders and the maintenance of existing leased equipment contracts.
Formulated and allocated budgets including; overheads, payroll and benefits system.
Worked on a business team from Finance and Marketing Departments towards to create a more
effective Pricing Analysis Process,
which Resulted in a ~21% sales growth for the year 2000.
Project administrator for launch of company web site offering online customer support, which
results in reduced customer complaints.

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 Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai, India
April 1998 - June 1998
Associate – Financial Services
Member of direct marketing team to promote the ‘Personal Loan’ package to new and existing
clients.
Acquired and maintained new key accounts for the company, consistently exceeding monthly
targets.

Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB), Mumbai, India

1995 – 1997; April - June
Assistant Field Supervisor/ Project Leader (Summer Internship)
Responsible for allocation of direct marketing questionnaires to facilitate research for
automotive industry.
Collect and verify data and provide follow-up analysis of sample collection within tight deadline
constraints.
Interacted with external clients to successfully develop and implement their research goals in
the field.

SPECIALIZED
SKILLS Advanced Diploma holder in PC Applications; MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word, SAP R/3,
Hyperion, and Lotus Notes.
Primary market survey development with strong statistical and database skills analysis.
Demonstrated success and versatility
with diverse accomplishments, emphasizing excellent organizational, interpersonal and client
relationship skills.
SAP Certified in FI/CO module from SAPIENT College, New Delhi.

AWARDS,
ACTIVITIES Awarded Graduate Scholarship for MBA at RIT
Treasurer of Organization for Alliance of Students from Indian Sub-Continent (OASIS), a student
body at RIT.
Elected President of the Youth Wing of the ‘GSB Sabha’, a Temple Community Trust.
Member of ‘Aashray Center for Rehabilitation’ - A special school for the cerebral palsied and
mentally challenged children.

PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS Graduate Management Association (GMA)
American Marketing Association (AMA)