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Manav Sharma

Manav Sharma

Panchkula

Summary

Dynamic Financial Operations Manager with a proven track record at Priority Technology Holdings, Inc., recognized for driving payment success rates and enhancing fintech solutions. Expertise in NACHA compliance and financial analysis, coupled with strong leadership skills, has led to significant operational improvements and award-winning performance in high-pressure environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Operations Manager

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Chandigarh
03.2018 - Current

Achievements/Responsibilities:

Promoted to Assistant Manager of Payment Operations from Senior Analyst within one year, then advanced to Manager of FinOps in 2024.

In 2025, I received the High Impact Award from the executive team.

• Manage daily fintech operations for various enterprise payment products, establishing systems to effectively monitor payment success rates

across multiple methods:

• Same-day and forward-day ACH

• Wire transfers (domestic, international, FX, and Global ACH)

• Card batch settlements and funding cycles for PayFac and direct-funded merchants

• Check processing (including mobile, lockbox, and check payments with remittance information)

• External ACH and ICL (Image cash letter) debits and Wire credits based on virtual accounts prefix series and routability.

• B2B and Consumer debit card issuance to customers

• Biller payments

• MoneyGram

• Oversee the payment and bank operations teams across different shifts and handle the following tasks:

• Bank reconciliations for fraud detection

• Onboarding new programs/partners with appropriate velocity limits

• Enterprise/customer billing

• Revenue sharing for referral partners/ISOs

• Management reporting/ Dashboards.

• Internal and external audits

• Participate in product development projects and propose new features to enhance the user interface experience for customers while

reducing processing costs.

• Provide interim and permanent solutions to Executive/Application Support/Development teams for managing bugs.

• Collaborate with new bank partners to add accounts/services and with third-party vendors to integrate new features into products.

• Forecast funds for investments and optimize interest earnings. Manage funds during high volume period.

Finance Manager

Holiday Inn
Panchkula
11.2015 - 02.2018

Achievements:

During my tenure, I was recognized with the Department Leader of the 2nd Quarter award in 2016 for exceeding the GOP target and

effectively implementing Audit controls.

• Supervised multiple teams- Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Cashier, Income Auditor, F&B Controller,

Purchase, and Store and ensured compliance with IHG standards.

• Managed financial accounting, month-end P&L reporting, budgeting/forecasting, tax and bank reconciliations.

Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts

JW Marriott
Chandigarh
12.2013 - 11.2015

Achievements:

During my time there, I received the Manager of the Month award for my work in preparing A&L's according to Marriott standards and

implementing Audit controls (ISRA) successfully.

• Managed the Accounts Payable team, prepared month-end P&L, A&L, and Cash Flow Statements, budgeting/forecasting, bank

reconciliation, and ensured timely tax payments and filing of returns.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance

Gyan Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology
Punjab
2008

Skills

  • Fintech expertise in SMB payments and banking
  • NACHA compliance
  • B2B and B2C card services
  • MySQL and Snowflake proficiency
  • Financial accounting and analysis

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi

Education

other

Timeline

Financial Operations Manager

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
03.2018 - Current

Finance Manager

Holiday Inn
11.2015 - 02.2018

Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts

JW Marriott
12.2013 - 11.2015

Master of Business Administration - Finance

Gyan Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology
Manav Sharma