Aishwarya Varadarajan
About Aishwarya Varadarajan
Aishwarya Varadarajan is a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at Hitachi Vantara, with a strong background in finance and business administration. She has experience in corporate cost optimization, budget management, and strategic analysis, having previously worked at companies like Cognizant and Accenture Technology Solutions.
Work at Hitachi Vantara
Aishwarya Varadarajan serves as the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at Hitachi Vantara, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she collaborates with department heads to develop departmental budgets and monitor expenses. She provides recommendations for budgetary adjustments based on her analyses. Aishwarya conducts detailed variance analysis and offers strategic recommendations to senior leadership, which includes assessments of foreign exchange impacts and deferred revenue.
Education and Expertise
Aishwarya Varadarajan holds a Master of Science in Finance from Florida International University, where she studied from 2010 to 2011. She also completed an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) at the same institution during the same period. Earlier, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from PSG College of Technology, studying from 2005 to 2009. Her educational background supports her expertise in financial analysis and planning.
Background
Aishwarya Varadarajan began her career as an Associate Software Engineer at Accenture Technology Solutions, where she worked for six months in 2009. She later interned at Ryder Systems Inc in 2011 for seven months in Miami. Following her internship, she worked as a Financial Analyst at Cognizant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from 2014 to 2017. Her diverse background includes both technical and financial roles.
Achievements
Aishwarya Varadarajan has successfully translated critical learnings from re-organization cycles into optimization proposals that added value to her organization upon implementation. She played a key role in steering the corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team through multiple re-organization cycles, including mergers and evolving go-to-market strategies. Additionally, she provided analytical support to industry-leading consultants for corporate cost optimization and business unit consolidation.