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
Excel & tools
Accounting
ERP & reporting
Work experience
Finance & Accounts Intern · Meridian Advisory LLP
Jan 2025 – Jun 2025Chennai
- 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
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.
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%+.
Education
B.Com (Honours) — Accounting & Finance
2025Loyola 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
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