Sayali Thakkar

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Controller at Microsoft · Revenue accounting

Microsoft
Mumbai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
14+ years experience
University of Delhi
English, Hindi, Marathi
Advising
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Overview

I lead revenue accounting at Microsoft in Mumbai. Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 4 straight quarters. Ran diligence on 7 acquisitions. Before that: Mphasis and Airtel. Most at home with NetSuite and revenue recognition. Jazz piano, badly.

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Answers in batches on Fridays

Skills
revenue recognitionASC 606banking relationshipsauditNetSuite
AdvisingOpen to advising
closes in 3 months

Office hours for early-stage teams: revenue accounting and banking relationships

Topics
revenue accounting, banking relationships, NetSuite
Format
Formal advisor role
Terms
Paid
Capacity
A few async reviews a month
Best for
Seed to Series A teams

14 years of revenue accounting. One call a month or async reviews.

Mumbai, India · remote OKrevenue recognitionasc 606banking relationships
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Experience

  1. Controller
    Dec 2023 - Present
    Microsoft · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Ran diligence on 10 acquisitions.
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 16.
  2. Senior Financial Analyst
    May 2021 - Dec 2023
    Mphasis · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $191 million raise.
  3. FP&A Manager
    Jan 2018 - May 2021
    Airtel · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 18.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $43 million raise.
  4. Senior Financial Analyst
    Apr 2015 - Oct 2017
    Atlassian · 2 yr 6 mo · Contract · Mumbai, India
    • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 15.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $135 million raise.
  5. Financial Analyst
    Oct 2012 - Apr 2015
    Flipkart · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Mumbai, India
    • Ran diligence on 7 acquisitions.
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 10.

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Education

  1. University of Delhi
    B.Com, Economics
    2008 - 2012

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