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Abhishek Sahai

Gurgaon

Summary

Motivated professional with several years of experience juggling multiple priorities to keep company running smoothly. Communicative team leader possessing outstanding time management and documentation abilities. Polished in overseeing employee performance and guiding and motivating new talent. Seasoned Assistant Manager with comprehensive knowledge in team leadership, project management, and operational procedures. Strong ability to lead diverse teams, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and deliver high-quality customer service. Successful track record of improving efficiency, increasing productivity, and driving customer satisfaction in previous roles. Possess strong interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and decision-making prowess that drive business success.

Overview

7
years of professional experience

Work History

Allianz Partners
Noida

Assistant Manager
09.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Compliance Review - facilitating the logistics by scheduling interviews, collecting documents, taking minutes, and drafting result reports.
  • Key control test preparation by collection of documents and samples.
  • Preparation of control tests and documentation of test results.
  • CARE Assessments - Organizing Kick Offs, Appointments, and Interviews.
  • Monitoring and follow-up on completion of Questionnaire.
  • Organizing sessions with Topic Owners, such as Partner/Principals and Executive Director.
  • Organizing workshops for Risk Control Assessments, Compliance Assurance, Risk and Effectiveness, and Non-Financial Risk Management, and noting down Minutes of Meeting out of it.

Ernst & Young GDS
Gurgaon

Supervising Analyst
11.2021 - 09.2024

Job overview

  • Handling personal independence queries and conducting Independence Audit with the clients situated in Germany and Austria Region.
  • I assist Senior Managers, Executive Directors, and Partners daily with accurate reporting of their Broker Feed, Securities, ULIP Mutual Funds, Employee Sponsored Retirement Plans, Investments linked to Life Insurance Policies, Tax Statements related to Dividend Income, Deposit Accounts, Real Estate Loans, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and cryptocurrencies.
  • My daily responsibilities involve conducting an initial review of the final draft of an audit, reporting any findings, and performing four full-scope Personal Independence Audits each day.
  • Engaged in daily monitoring of compliance through the firm's tool, PICT (Personal Independence Compliance Testing), and capable of identifying conflicts of interest by analyzing Auditees' GMS (Global Monitoring System).
  • Establishing policies and procedures for auditing activities, meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for process and quality parameters.
  • Reviewing the responses to monthly confirmations and annual confirmations.
  • Analyzing the same to conclude if it resulted in a breach of the Independence policy.
  • Doing periodic review and maintenance of the intranet, reference library, and other independence databases as needed.
  • Collaborating with the wider independence and risk teams across lines of services, wherever and whenever required.
  • Conduct necessary research to determine whether a personal financial relationship is permitted or prohibited/restricted for company partners and professionals based on the US SEC, PCAOB, and AICPA independence rules.
  • Analyzing issues and producing deliverables to document the diligence with which such tasks were performed, as the work papers are subject to review and scrutiny by outside regulators. Interactions are generally at the executive level with client team members and GDS personnel.
  • Giving trainings to new hires, preparing SOPs for them, and leading the team in guiding them with hands-on experience with the tools and techniques. Responsible for executing client-related engagements in the areas of governance, risk, and compliance.
    Compliance (GRC), Personal Independence audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, revenue assurance.
  • Maintaining relationships with client management is key to managing service expectations, including work products, ad hoc feeds, and deliverables. Demonstrating an understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks is essential, as is performing internal control testing, developing internal audit plans, and providing internal audit services on an outsourcing basis. It is also crucial to assess internal controls and the SOX framework to mitigate risks, address audit findings, and apply these insights to client situations.
  • Work on various databases such as FACTIVA, BoardEx, D&B, ThomsonOne, and Yahoo Finance to fetch the data for the project.

Cardekho
Gurgaon

Retail Manager
02.2020 - 10.2021

Job overview

  • Build strategic relationships with key decision makers in the accounts - Middle and Senior management, including CXOs.
  • Understood team initiatives by providing key analysis to VP, Second Hand Car Sales Operations, and identified sales trends.
  • Provided forecast and pipeline analysis, and trending charts to the higher management for strategic decision making regarding organization structure.
  • Accurately tracked key metrics, i.e. Offline Store Visit Vs Online Store Visits gateway, OPI bookings, renewals, team slides, and communications.
  • Analyzed data to identify sales trends or processes and made recommendations to improve productivity and increase efficiency in processes.
  • Defined and communicated sales processes, operational updates, and maintained best practices within the region.
  • Partnered with lines of business to help drive education and productivity.
  • Managed month- and quarter-end processes, ensuring all business is transacted accurately.
  • Assisted in the new hire onboarding process, reviewed the sales order booking process, the Events Manager tool, and Client Connect requirements.

Fabhotels Group
Hyderabad

City Supply Manager
03.2018 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Hunted for new accounts that can be introduced to Fabhotels Website and Mobile Application.
  • Owned and managed merchant relationships at post-live stage.
  • Maintained assigned key accounts and ensured growth of the existing revenue to at least 1.5X.
  • Identified all stakeholders in an account and mapped them according to a relationship matrix.
  • Established efficient communication channels and liaising between key customers and internal stakeholders, such as Support, Pre-sales, and Products.
  • Handling Stakeholders' queries and finding innovative solutions for complex problems.

Education

Icfai Business School
Hyderabad, India

MBA from Accounting And Finance
02-2018

Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University
Pune, India

BBA from Accounting
03-2016

Skills

  • Cost Reduction
  • Recruiting and interviewing
  • Employee Performance Evaluations
  • Operations Management
  • Sales monitoring
  • Task Delegation
  • Timeline estimates
  • Performance monitoring
  • Project Coordination
  • Team Supervision
  • Project Management
  • Complaint Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Schedule Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Schedule development
  • Team Leadership
  • Training and mentoring
  • Cash Handling
  • Time Management

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
German
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Allianz Partners
09.2024 - Current

Supervising Analyst

Ernst & Young GDS
11.2021 - 09.2024

Retail Manager

Cardekho
02.2020 - 10.2021

City Supply Manager

Fabhotels Group
03.2018 - 01.2020

Icfai Business School

MBA from Accounting And Finance

Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Deemed University

BBA from Accounting

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