Abhishek Kaushish

By the numbers

Impact I've shipped

$100M+ Compensation planned across 500+ employees

65% Faster close-cycle reporting via automation

30% Less rework using standardized templates

13 Cost centers owned end-to-end

Experience

Where I've built things

Deloitte USI

FP&A Analyst · May 2025 – Sep 2026 · India

Own budgeting & forecasting for $100M+ compensation across 500+ employees and 13 cost centers, partnering with 15+ business leaders.
Lead monthly OpEx analysis across 3 verticals ($25M spend), turning variances into risks, opportunities and spend actions.
Own month-end close for accruals, reclassifications and cost-center reporting feeding forecasts and management reporting.
Redesigned & automated close reporting in Excel — 65% faster turnaround, ~8 hrs saved monthly.

EXL Service

Assistant Manager → Senior Associate, FP&A · Sep 2022 – May 2025 · India

Owned reporting, forecasting & trend analysis for Liberty Mutual's Distribution vertical across monthly/quarterly cycles.
Prepared quarterly earnings decks for Investor Relations — premium growth, policy sales and loss-ratio trends.
Integrated 3 Power BI datasets into Excel reporting, saving 4 hrs/month and speeding trend analysis.
Automated close with LET/HSTACK/VSTACK templates, cutting rework & review cycles by 30%.

Research & opinions

Cutting through the market noise with FP&A logic

Short, practical perspectives on companies, markets, and the finance questions behind the headline.

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Toolkit

What I work with

Advanced Excel & VBA Power BI (DAX) Anaplan SAP Essbase S&P Global Budgeting & Forecasting Variance Analysis Headcount Planning Financial Modelling Month-End Close Management Reporting