Shahana Sayed
Junior Controller|Financial Analyst
Munich
Summary
Analytical and detail-oriented Finance professional with hands-on experience in Controlling, Accounting, Financial Reporting, and FP&A within multinational companies in Germany. Skilled in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and month/year-end closing using SAP S/4HANA and advanced Excel. Strong track record of supporting management reporting, KPI analysis, and process optimization. Currently enhancing German proficiency, motivated to contribute to financial transparency and business performance in dynamic organizations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Werkstudent Finance and Controlling
Giesecke+Devrient GmbH
08.2024 - Current
- Supporting divisional controlling and working with our international colleagues
- Supporting the creation of the monthly management report in Excel and
- Involvement in budget and forecast activities Insight into and support of special projects
- Produced monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
- Identified issues, analysed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Collaborated with staff to formulate budgets and improve department revenue.
- Assisted with delivery of high-quality SAP S/4HANA advisory and delivery workstreams.
Working Student FP&A
Autoscout 24 GmbH
05.2023 - 05.2024
- Supported with monthly closing and year-end closing and monthly delivery of the KPI
- Weekly and monthly reports including target/actual analysis and creation of ad hoc analyses
- Participation in the budget and forecast processes and preparation of monthly financial presentations
- Participation in strategic and cross-organizational projects of the AS24 group
- Met budget targets through responsible planning and resource allocation.
- Built and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Intern Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Client Management
HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit GmbH
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Supported in credit process to get limits for execution of investment banking products
- Know your customer (KYC) on clients belonging to all Financial Institutions, with emphasis on bank/correspondent bank relationships
- Supported Financial Institutions client's KYC on Uni Credit Bank
- Data management in internal bank systems
Client Delivery Management (Associate 2)
State Street Corporation
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Promoted to Associate 2, demonstrated excellence in client delivery management for prominent clients such as GAM, AXA, M&G, Deutsche Bank, and GT
- Managed daily and weekly activities, reduced breaks by meeting deadlines, and ensured accurate completion of deliverables
- Facilitated training for new staff, providing hands-on guidance and support
- Developed and implemented comprehensive training programs to enhance staff skills and performance.
- Took messages from clients and relayed them to relevant staff promptly and sat in on meetings, hearings and conferences to document activities.
- Achieved service time and quality targets and trained and mentored employees to maximise team performance.
Financial Reporting (Associate 1)
State Street Corporation
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Provided end-to-end support to investment company clients for timely completion of preparation of financial statements, portfolio schedules, and associated mandatory reporting within stringent deadlines for audit/review and successful submission to regulators
- Accurately completed and signed off on all SOPs and checklists
- Effectively used automation and technology
- Produced year-end financial statements in line with regulatory standards.
Education
MSc - Finance
EU Business School
Bachelor of Business Administration -
K.L.E Society's College of Business Administration
Skills
- Financial Controlling & Reporting (HGB/IFRS basics)
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Month-End & Year-End Closing
- SAP S/4HANA, ERP Systems
- Advanced Excel (Power Pivot, Data Visualization)
- Financial Analysis & KPIs
- Team Collaboration & Cross-Cultural CommunicationStrong verbal communication
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
linkedin.com/in/shahana-s-733041124
Timeline
Werkstudent Finance and Controlling
Giesecke+Devrient GmbH
08.2024 - Current
Working Student FP&A
Autoscout 24 GmbH
05.2023 - 05.2024
Intern Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Client Management
HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit GmbH
01.2023 - 03.2023
Client Delivery Management (Associate 2)
State Street Corporation
05.2021 - 10.2022
Financial Reporting (Associate 1)
State Street Corporation
11.2020 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration -
K.L.E Society's College of Business Administration
MSc - Finance
EU Business School
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