Neha Hegde

Neha Hegde

Assistant Manager, Finance and Commercial

Bangalore, India

Profile summary

Finance and Commercial professional with 12 years of experience spanning financial analysis, cash flow management, and portfolio operations. Built functional execution in budgeting, forecasting, and investment banking middle and back office workflows. Committed to maintaining operational accuracy, financial controls, and liquidity management across institutional portfolios.

Career highlights

Cash Flow Management: Maintained daily cash positioning and working capital by monitoring available balances while processing over 150 supplier invoices annually to ensure liquidity.

Portfolio Operations: Managed portfolio lifecycle activity by overseeing loan maturities, rollovers, and credit exposures across 4 institutional counterparties to ensure processing accuracy.

Engagement Financial Management: Managed financial performance for fixed-fee engagements supporting delivery at 95% of approved budget and developed 3 distinct project budgets evaluating profitability.

Financial Markets Certification: Completed the Financial Markets certification from Yale University on Coursera to build foundational knowledge of financial systems.

Key skills

TechnicalWorking Capital Management
ProfessionalSyndicated Finance Trade Lifecycle & Settlements Investment Banking Operations Portfolio & Exposure Analysis Financial Analysis & FP&A Budgeting & Forecasting Cash Flow & Liquidity Management Reconciliation & Controls Stakeholder Management Process Automation Aladdin WINS Trade Blotter

Professional experience

Assistant Manager, Finance & CommercialJun 2022 - Present
Excel EnterprisesBangalore, India

Reports to leadership while managing cash positioning, working capital, and commercial analysis for the organization. Steered finance and commercial operations by monitoring liquidity, tracking receivables and payables, and analyzing pricing strategies.

  • Maintains daily cash positioning and working capital by monitoring available balances and receivable or payable inflows.
  • Processes over 150 supplier invoices annually to ensure liquidity ahead of due dates.
  • Forecasts short-term cash flow across procurement and payment cycles to support payment planning and avoid shortfalls.
  • Coordinates payment execution and settlement timing across three key vendors while aligning expenditure with cash availability.
  • Conducts financial and commercial analysis supporting pricing decisions and supplier negotiations, contributing to thirty percent revenue growth.
Team Lead, Corporate & Investment Banking (Middle & Back Office)Feb 2020 - Apr 2022
J.P. MorganBangalore, India

Directed operations for a corporate and investment banking middle and back office, supervising execution standards and institutional lender servicing across regional desks. Guided daily administrative workflows, process validations, and cross-functional risk monitoring to maintain operational control.

  • Managed portfolio lifecycle activity, overseeing loan maturities and rollovers, funding instructions, and transaction validation to ensure accurate and timely processing across the portfolio.
  • Monitored credit exposures and borrower positions across 4 institutional counterparties, tracking drawdowns, paydowns and facility utilization to identify and escalate risk.
  • Trained 6 junior analysts, supporting knowledge transfer and process consistency.
Analyst, Engagement Financial AdviserJul 2016 - Feb 2020
Deloitte ConsultingBangalore, India

Defined financial strategy for engagements, steering budgets, forecasting, revenues, costs, profitability, billing, and receivables. Directed financial operations supporting international offices and preparing reports for a 4-person US and internal leadership team.

  • Managed financial performance for fixed-fee engagements, supporting delivery at 95% of approved budget.
  • Developed 3 distinct project budgets evaluating financial implications, cost, and profitability to support planning and investment decisions.
  • Tracked revenues, costs, billing, receivables, and unbilled balances across international offices, improving cash-flow visibility and working-capital assessment.
  • Joined the core team for a financial automation rollout across an engagement, improving reporting efficiency.
Analyst, FinanceJul 2014 - Apr 2016
Excel Chemie LabBangalore, India

Guided accounting operations, overseeing invoice processing, receivables tracking, and the maintenance of financial records. Maintained regional healthcare client relationships and managed order execution.

  • Processed invoices and tracked receivables to maintain financial records.
  • Supported order execution across regional healthcare clients.

Education

Bachelor’s in Business Management (BBM), Marketing & FinanceJan 2011 - Jan 2014
Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences, India

Certifications

Financial MarketsYale University (Coursera)