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Ananya Krishnan

Financial Analyst (Entry-Level)

Chennai, India • +91 98410 27761 • ananya.krishnan.fin@gmail.com • linkedin.com/in/ananya-krishnan-fin

Portfolio: www.eliorexa.com/portfolio/financial-analyst-fresher

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.

Skills

Financial analysis: Financial modeling, Three-statement models, DCF & valuation, Variance analysis, Ratio analysis

Excel & tools: Advanced Excel (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH), PivotTables, Power Query, Dashboards, Power BI (basic)

Accounting: GAAP, IFRS basics, Journal entries, Bank reconciliation, GST returns

ERP & reporting: Tally Prime, Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Management reporting

Core Competencies

financial modeling · Excel · forecasting · budgeting · GAAP · IFRS · variance analysis · reporting · Tally · GST · financial analyst · DCF

Work Experience

Finance & Accounts Intern — Meridian Advisory LLP

Jan 2025 – Jun 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.

Projects

ValuLens — equity valuation model — within 6% of market

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.

Tech: Financial modeling, DCF, Excel, Valuation

BudgetBoard — variance dashboard — 2 hrs → 5 min

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%+.

Tech: Excel, Power BI, Budgeting, Reporting

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)