Umangkumar Chheda

• Leading FP&A for Netflix’s Content budget across Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Taiwan/Hong Kong, supporting multi-market investment strategies.
• Built and maintained comprehensive financial models to forecast content spend, assess ROI, and inform strategic decisions on acquisitions, renewals, and original productions.
• Partnered closely with the Content and Strategy teams to evaluate new initiatives, conduct scenario modeling, and analyze the financial impact of proposed content investments.
• Performed in-depth variance analysis on content spend vs. budget, delivering insights to senior leadership and identifying opportunities for cost optimization.
• Facilitated cross-functional discussions with regional and global leadership to ensure content investments aligned with broader business goals and capital allocation priorities.
• Leveraged advanced financial tools to streamline reporting, enhance forecasting accuracy, and support complex deal analysis.

• Supported Netflix India’s Films and Series teams by forecasting content budget requirements on a rolling basis, ensuring optimal allocation to enable creation of high-impact content for local audiences.
• Partnered closely with the Strategy team to align financial planning with business objectives, driving efficient budgeting and long-term strategic alignment.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize title launch schedules, maintaining a steady cadence of releases while monitoring competitive activity and minimizing internal title cannibalization.
• Supported the Treasury team by providing title-level cash flow forecasts, ensuring sufficient liquidity for timely and accurate content payments.

• Supported FP&A for Viacom18’s diverse portfolio including Motion Pictures, Voot (OTT), Regional Channels, Consumer Products, and Live Events; led AOP and quarterly forecasting aligned with business goals.
• Managed month-end close activities, show/movie-level profitability analysis, and feasibility reviews for new content investments, ensuring financial compliance and strategic alignment.
• Delivered monthly executive decks with performance insights and competitive benchmarking on ratings and content, supporting data-driven decision-making at the leadership level.

• Supported Global Functions FP&A for Internal Audit, Compliance, and Public Affairs, managing an annual expense base of approximately $1.1 billion across Mumbai and New York teams.
• Led end-to-end planning and forecasting processes, including Annual Plan cycles and monthly outlooks, providing detailed P&L analysis and variance explanations to drive financial control.
• Prepared business review presentations and actively engaged with senior management in review meetings; recognized with the Extra Miler Award (June 2016) for outstanding performance and consistent high ratings.

Handled major projects related to tax compliance, audit and retainership accounts for clients across several industries such as PepsiCo, Disney UTV, Infomedia TV 18, Lupin, ASK Pravi Capital Advisors and more