Financial Analyst / Accountant · Fresher · 0 yrs

Ananya Krishnan

Financial Analyst (Entry-Level)

Professional summary

Commerce graduate and CA-Inter candidate who turns raw numbers into decisions — fluent in financial modeling, advanced Excel and clean, GAAP-aligned reporting. Comfortable building three-statement models, running variance analysis and reconciling ledgers in Tally and Zoho Books. CFA Level I cleared. Detail-obsessed, fast with formulas and PivotTables, and eager to support FP&A and audit teams from day one.

CFA L1

Cleared on first attempt

6%

Valuation vs. market price

₹2.3L

Misclassified spend caught

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modelingThree-statement modelsDCF & valuationVariance analysisRatio analysis

Excel & tools

Advanced Excel (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH)PivotTablesPower QueryDashboardsPower BI (basic)

Accounting

GAAPIFRS basicsJournal entriesBank reconciliationGST returns

ERP & reporting

Tally PrimeZoho BooksQuickBooksManagement reporting

Work experience

Finance & Accounts Intern · Meridian Advisory LLP

Jan 2025Jun 2025

Chennai

  • Built a 5-year three-statement model in Excel for a client pitch, linking forecasting drivers to revenue and margin assumptions reviewed by the engagement partner.
  • Reconciled 400+ monthly ledger entries in Tally Prime against bank statements, surfacing ₹2.3L of misclassified expenses for correction.
  • Prepared monthly variance analysis decks comparing actuals to budget, flagging the 3 largest cost overruns for management review.
  • Filed 9 GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B) across 3 client accounts with zero late-filing penalties during the internship.

Featured projects

within 6% of market
ValuLens — equity valuation model

A DCF + comparable-company model valuing a listed FMCG firm, built in Excel.

  • Constructed a discounted-cash-flow model with sensitivity tables on WACC and terminal growth, landing within 6% of the market price.
  • Layered ratio and trend analysis across 5 years of annual reports to test the forecasting assumptions against IFRS-reported results.
Financial modelingDCFExcelValuation
2 hrs → 5 min
BudgetBoard — variance dashboard

An interactive Excel + Power BI dashboard tracking budget vs. actuals for a mock SME.

  • Automated monthly variance analysis with Power Query, cutting a 2-hour manual refresh to under 5 minutes.
  • Designed a one-page reporting view with PivotTables and slicers, highlighting cost centers exceeding budget by 10%+.
ExcelPower BIBudgetingReporting

Education

B.Com (Honours) — Accounting & Finance

2025

Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai

CGPA 8.9/10 · Coursework: Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Auditing

Certifications

CFA Program — Level I (Passed)

CFA Institute · 2025

CA Intermediate (Both Groups Cleared)

ICAI · 2024

Financial Modeling & Valuation

Wall Street Prep · 2024

See the work in 3D

Explore Ananya's interactive WebGL portfolio — projects, skills and a way to get in touch.