Ashwini Menon
Finance Managerashwini.menon@unilever.com
+91 22 5555 0176
Mumbai, India
Professional Summary
FP&A leader with 8 yrs at Unilever India. Owns ₹4,200Cr P&L across HPC portfolio. Known for clear communication, ownership, and shipping measurable outcomes. Combines strong finance fundamentals with cross-functional collaboration and a bias for execution.Experience
Senior Finance Manager, HPC
Unilever · Mumbai
• Delivered ₹180Cr in cost saves via zero-based budgeting
• Mentored 4 finance analysts to managers
• Owned planning for $84M P&L with monthly variance analysis
• Identified $4.5M cost savings via zero-based reviews
FP&A Analyst
Capital Ridge · New York, NY
• Shortened close cycle by 3 days through process redesign
• Built driver-based models used by leadership for scenario planning
• Partnered with ops to improve forecast accuracy 9%
• Automated reporting reducing manual effort 31%
Skills
Financial Modeling, FP&A, SAP, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI, Zero-Based Budgeting, Consolidation, IFRSProjects
Automated Flash Report (Unilever)
Financial Modeling, Excel, SAP, Anaplan, IFRS, FP&A
• Documented learnings reused by peer teams
• Recognized in team/org review for execution quality
Driver-Based Forecast
Financial Modeling, Excel, SAP, Anaplan, IFRS, FP&A
• Documented learnings reused by peer teams
• Recognized in team/org review for execution quality
Close Acceleration
Financial Modeling, Excel, SAP, Anaplan, IFRS, FP&A
• Documented learnings reused by peer teams
• Recognized in team/org review for execution quality
Education
MBA, Finance
IIM Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Certifications
CFA
CIMA
Awards
Impact Award — Unilever · 2024
Customer Hero — Capital Ridge · 2023