Finance Leader · Open to Opportunities

Priya
Ravi
FP&A

Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A Finance Business Partner Finance Transformation

12+ years of progressive FP&A experience at Fortune 500 companies including Warner Bros. Discovery, Staples, and Ernst & Young. Trusted advisor to C-suite leadership, navigating mergers, divestitures, and corporate separations with analytical depth and strategic clarity.

Priya Ravi
12+
Years Experience
$1B+
Budget Managed
4
M&A Transactions

What I bring to
every role

01
Strategic Finance & FP&A
Enterprise-level financial planning across multi-hundred million dollar portfolios, owning the full budget, forecast and long-range planning cycle.
02
M&A Integration & Due Diligence
Hands-on experience across mergers, private equity sales, international divestitures and live corporate separations across media and retail.
03
Executive Stakeholder Management
Trusted monthly presenter to C-suite and VP-level leaders, translating complex financial data into narratives that drive confident decisions.
04
Finance Transformation & Automation
Track record of identifying and building solutions that eliminate manual work, reduce cycle times, and unlock capacity for strategic analysis.
05
Global Team Leadership
Works cross-functionally with finance teams across the US, Poland and India, building strong working relationships and holding outputs to high analytical standards.
06
Cost Optimisation & Efficiency
Proven ability to identify savings opportunities through spend analysis, historical trend reviews and budget tasking exercises.
Areas of Impact

Selected work &
project highlights

Finance Transformation
G&A Reporting Automation
Designed and implemented an automated G&A reporting solution across 80 business units with the Essbase IT team, replacing a fully manual process with a streamlined, reliable monthly refresh.
↓ Week-long manual refresh reduced to 4 hours
M&A · Corporate Separation
Corporate Separation & Strategic Pivot
Supported a multi-month corporate separation workstream, building standalone budget frameworks for two prospective entities. When strategy pivoted to a Paramount merger, rapidly re-baselined all budgets to BAU without loss of continuity.
Full planning cycle reoriented under live strategic shift
M&A · Warner Media / Discovery
$43B Discovery & Warner Media Merger
Compiled full personnel and non-personnel cost details for supported teams and presented a clear budget picture to merger leadership. Led the rebuild of the full budget under the combined structure. Managed compensation compliance for 1,000+ employees, untangling complex AT&T RSU obligations.
100% adherence to contractual obligations
Global Benefits · Workforce Planning
Global Benefits & Workforce Planning
Owned the full budget and forecast cycle for $150M+ in global benefits spend, developing per-head cost models and partnering with external consultants to project claims trends and anticipate utilization shifts across US and international workforces.
$150M+ benefits spend under management
Staples · International
High Growth Market Strategy Support
Led revenue forecasting and modeling for international markets across Asia and South America, building financial models and scenario analyses. Developed a Tableau report giving leadership real-time visibility into sales, revenue and own-brand performance trends.
Real-time Tableau dashboard across international markets
Staples · PE Sale
TSA Management Solution, Staples PE Sale
Following the $6.9B sale of Staples to Sycamore Partners, independently designed and built a comprehensive Excel-based TSA management solution after identifying that existing systems could not handle post-acquisition allocations, creating accurate intercompany charges across three standalone entities.
Built from scratch: existing systems couldn't handle it

12 years across
Fortune 500 finance

May 2024 – May 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery
Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A
Served as finance business partner for People & Culture ($200M) and Corporate Communications ($40M). Acted as trusted monthly presenter to C-suite. Collaborated closely with analysts in Poland to drive reporting accuracy and analytical depth.
Sept 2021 – Dec 2022
WarnerMedia
Manager, Corporate FP&A
Served as finance business partner for Corporate Communications during the $43B Discovery merger. Led compensation compliance for 1,000+ employees and the Workday to Adaptive migration finance validation.
Dec 2020 – Jun 2021
WarnerMedia
Manager, Technology FP&A
Owned end-to-end consolidation of budget, forecast, LRP and monthly reporting across the $700M+ Corporate Technology finance function.
Nov 2018 – Dec 2020
WarnerMedia
Senior Financial Analyst
Owned budgeting and forecasting for $110M in operational expenses across 44 departments and 145 headcount.
Aug 2016 – Nov 2018
Staples
Senior Financial Analyst · Promoted within 15 months
Owned budgeting and reporting for $800M in company-wide expenses. Contributed to two separate divestiture processes. Built the TSA management solution for the $6.9B PE sale.
Early Career
Emirates NBD · Ernst & Young
Analyst → Manager
Progressed from Analyst to Manager at Emirates NBD across Retail and Private Banking. Performed audit and stock-taking at Ernst & Young across retail, fashion, jewelry and horse racing clients.
Expert ExcelTableauPower BI PowerPointWorkday Adaptive PlanningEssbase CognosSAPOracle
Masters in Law and Accounting, London School of Economics Bachelors in Commerce, Madras University
Testimonials

What colleagues
say about working together

I had the pleasure of working closely with Priya across Corporate FP&A. She consistently brought a strong business perspective, helping ensure that financial outputs aligned well with leadership expectations and priorities. She consistently raises the bar for reporting quality and strategic thinking, and working with her was both inspiring and impactful.

CommunicationFP&AStrategic ThinkingReliabilityProblem Solving
PD
Pawel Dudzinski
Senior FP&A Analyst, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

Priya has the ability to communicate with exceptional clarity what needs to be delivered for our financial stakeholders. She remains deeply committed to high-quality outcomes. As a creative mind and a truly warm person, she turns collaboration into an open space for ideas and makes working with her remarkably smooth, yet consistently inspiring.

CommunicationFP&AStrategic ThinkingMentorship
JG
Julia Gwizdala
FP&A Analyst, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

Working with Priya is a pleasure. She is supportive, dependable, and always respects deadlines. She proactively takes initiative and shares meaningful insights in a clear and approachable way. Her empathy and openness make collaboration easy and create a positive team environment.

CommunicationLeadershipReliabilityProblem Solving
MD
Monika Depner
Senior FP&A Opex Analyst, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

I highly recommend Priya. She is consistent, effective, efficient, and deeply collaborative. Her instincts are sharp, her judgment is sound, and she has a strong ability to quickly get to the heart of an issue. She operates with a high level of responsiveness and reliability, always delivering thoughtful, timely insights that help drive better decision-making. A truly reliable partner.

CommunicationLeadershipFP&AStrategic ThinkingReliabilityProblem Solving
CB
Carron Brown
VP, Strategy, Planning & Operations, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

Priya has been an exceptional partner for our team! She is not only incredibly responsive, skilled and capable in her role, but she is also kind and pleasant to work with. We will truly miss her support and anyone would be lucky to have her as part of their organization.

CommunicationFP&AStrategic ThinkingReliabilityProblem SolvingDelivery
LT
Lydia Talley
Sr. Manager, Operations, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

Working with Priya has been nothing short of a pleasure. Priya is a great team member, always willing to help and inform when needed. After I joined the team last year, Priya was very helpful in getting me up to speed on certain processes. Her bright spirit, communication, and commitment to quality results will make her an asset to any team.

CommunicationLeadershipReliabilityProblem SolvingDelivery
MC
Marvin Cox
Manager of Corporate Finance, Warner Bros. Discovery · Worked in same team

Priya is a highly professional and dependable finance partner. She combines strong technical understanding with clear, concise communication and a genuinely positive attitude. I especially valued her responsiveness and availability despite time zone challenges, as well as her ability to drive complex financial and operational topics forward with clarity and efficiency.

CommunicationFP&AStrategic ThinkingReliabilityProblem SolvingDelivery
PL
Patryk Lukowski
Sr. FP&A Manager, Warner Bros. Discovery · Cross-functional partner

I had the opportunity to work closely with Priya during my time in the Corporate Finance and FP&A team at Staples. She was always someone I could rely on for her deep technical expertise, particularly in Excel and data analysis. Her patience and willingness to help others made her an invaluable colleague. One project that stands out was a Power BI dashboard we built from the ground up — her collaborative approach, problem-solving mindset, and ability to translate complex requirements into practical solutions played a key role in its success. Beyond her technical capabilities, Priya is a thoughtful teammate who consistently invests in the success of those around her.

CommunicationFP&AStrategic ThinkingReliabilityMentorshipFinance TransformationProblem Solving
AP
Ashutosh Pandit
Practice Manager, Dark Horse Consulting Group · Worked in same team at Staples

Worked with Priya? She would love to hear from you — takes just 2 minutes.

Leave a Testimonial

Open to full-time,
contract & freelance

Whether you're looking for a senior FP&A leader, a finance business partner for a specific project, or a transformation specialist — I'd love to hear about the opportunity.

"Finance leader with a rare track record of navigating complex corporate transactions at every stage of a 12-year career."

— Executive Profile