Finance and Accounting leader with 18 years of work experience in Online Retail, Travel Distribution and Consulting industries. Specialized skills include – Financial Planning & Analysis; Budgeting; Cost Reduction; Restructuring & Turnaround Management; Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures; Deal Structure; Contract Management; Financial System Implementation; Accounting, Audit & Internal Controls. MBA from a Top 20 US business school and a Chartered Accountant
Retail Finance Leader @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Greater Seattle AreaHead of Emerging Markets Finance @ From January 2013 to April 2014 (1 year 4 months) Greater Seattle AreaCFO Travelocity North America @ Global Financial Planning & Analysis responsibilities for B2C and B2B Travelocity brands with teams across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific From March 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 11 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDirector Finance @ From August 2010 to March 2011 (8 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDirector Finance @ From April 2008 to August 2010 (2 years 5 months) Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis @ From June 2006 to March 2008 (1 year 10 months) Senior Financial Analyst @ From September 2004 to June 2006 (1 year 10 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaFinancial Analyst @ From July 2003 to September 2004 (1 year 3 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaConsultant @ From August 1999 to May 2001 (1 year 10 months) Staff Accountant @ From August 1996 to August 1999 (3 years 1 month)
MBA, Major - Finance; Minor - Marketing, Decision Modeling @ Indiana University - Kelley School of Business From 2001 to 2003 Master of Commerce, Accounting @ University of Mumbai From 1999 to 2001 Chartered Accountancy, Accounting @ Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaBachelor of Commerce, Accounting @ University of Mumbai From 1993 to 1998 Nihal Souza is skilled in: Budgets, Financial Modeling, Due Diligence, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, Strategic Financial Planning, Management, Mergers, Leadership, Analysis, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Essbase, Financial Analysis, Business Strategy, Accounting, Strategy, Corporate Finance