Manish Acharya

Management Consultant

Management • ZZP

May 2017 - Present • 9 yrs 2 mos

▸ Served as a trusted advisor to mid-market clients on strategic financial planning, budgeting, compliance frameworks, and enterprise risk management to drive profitability. ▸ Partnered with C-suite and cross-functional leadership to design and implement process improvement programmes across finance operations. ▸ Turned around underperforming business units through targeted expense rationalisation, cost restructuring, and resource reallocation. ▸ Improved forecast accuracy by identifying key cost drivers and building robust planning models for strategic decision-making.

Senior Manager (Finance Controlling)

Genpact • Fulltime

Apr 2016 - Apr 2017 • 1 yr

▸ Oversaw operational KPIs and spearheaded cost-reduction initiatives, delivering measurable efficiency improvements. ▸ Partnered with finance and delivery leadership to align operational expenditure with broader corporate financial goals.

Senior Manager – Finance & Accounts (F&A)

Veolia • Fulltime

Jul 2011 - Mar 2016 • 4 yrs 8 mos

▸ Managed full-cycle finance including financial reporting, FP&A, MIS, payables, receivables, and cash flow management. ▸ Designed and implemented SOPs to strengthen internal controls, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. ▸ Led investor relations and banking partnerships to secure funding and maintain liquidity requirements. ▸ Provided strategic financial insights to leadership on capex planning, resource utilisation, and performance reporting.