Adon Alex
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Project Lead with 10.5 years' experience managing complex projects from initiation to completion. Led cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration and ensure timely delivery. Expertise in strategic planning, problem-solving, and risk management, optimising resources to achieve project objectives. Focused on continuous improvement and delivering significant outcomes for stakeholders.
Overview
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Lead
Persistent Systems Limited
Bengaluru, India
10.2024 - 09.2026
- Project planning and governance, including project schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, RAID logs, action trackers and change controls.
- Risk, issue and dependency management, proactively identifying project risks and driving mitigation and resolution.
- Resource and workstream coordination, prioritising activities and managing delivery across multiple team members and workstreams.
- UAT, data validation and implementation coordination, ensuring activities are completed according to the agreed project plan.
- Delivered project reporting and leadership updates, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, issues, dependencies and overall project health to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Financial and commercial tracking, including budget/spend monitoring, resource utilisation and change-control activities.
- Oversaw quality and compliance governance, verifying that project deliverables and processes adhered to agreed standards to maintain project integrity.
- Process improvement and operational efficiency, identifying opportunities to improve delivery processes, governance and team effectiveness.
- Coordinated customer and stakeholder engagement, serving as the primary liaison among clients, consultants, technical teams and leadership to enhance collaboration.
Consultant- Project Management
KPMG
Bangalore, India
02.2023 - 04.2024
- Designed, mobilised, and executed project management activities including compliance tracking, governance, financial management, reporting, and risk management to ensure project alignment with organisational standards.
- Implemented project management methodologies to streamline processes and improve efficiency across projects.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, to guide team efforts.
- Identified and implemented tools, methods, and templates for centralised PMO organisation, streamlining project management processes.
- Coordinated and trained project team on organisation's methodologies and standards, enhancing team's adherence to project management practices.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements, align expectations, and secure buy-in for project plans.
- Conducted regular project reviews and reports for senior management, highlighting achievements and areas for improvement.
- Analysed project outcomes and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement in future initiatives.
Senior/Team Lead- Project Management
ERNST & YOUNG
07.2019 - 01.2023
- Managed project documentation to ensure compliance and facilitate accurate reporting, supporting effective decision-making.
- Implemented quality control measures, regularly reviewing project outputs to meet or exceed established standards.
- Executed quality control processes and provided daily status updates to internal leadership team and user groups, ensuring transparency and alignment on project progress.
- Analysed project outcomes and created post-project evaluation reports, informing future initiatives and enhancing project delivery.
- Designed and implemented overall risk management processes, analysing financial impact when risks occurred.
- Cultivated strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and aligning projects to exceed expectations.
- Monitored operations to ensure employees followed relevant procedures and worked towards defined Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes affecting budgeting practices, ensuring adherence to legal requirements.
Credit Officer
FIRST ABUDHABI BANK
Abu Dhabi, India
12.2018 - 02.2019
- Ensure successful settlement avoiding loss penalties to the bank and clients
- Controlled financial and operational risks during transaction processing to safeguard bank assets and client trust.
- Processed FCIS-related activities to ensure accurate transaction recording within core banking system.
- Processing and validating the high values accounting entries related to customer and corresponding accounts
- Handled daily reconciliation of custody clients and cash positions to maintain balance accuracy across local and global markets.
- Supporting accounting team on financial and non-financial transactions processed through core banking system
- Researched and addressed customer inquiries and issues promptly and accurately.
Tax Analyst
JP MORGAN AND CHASE
Bangalore, India
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Analyse, review and validate moderate to complex tax forms (W8 BEN & W9).
- Enhanced FATCA requirements to accurately report all US account holders as specified US persons, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Accurately process requests for customers' tax profiles on various client systems including account level systems.
- Modified and linked customer information from daily maintenance requests, ensuring accurate records for tax compliance.
- Certified customer documents for tax redemption, enabling efficient account opening processes.
- Secured customer tax records and account details from Identity theft.
Audit Assistant
SHETTY AND THOMAS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Kerala, India
02.2012 - 10.2013
- Conducted audits and researched policies, recommending improvements based on findings and compliance gaps.
- Monitored audit projects against assigned budgets, assessing reasons for discrepancies to avoid further financial issues.
- Reported analysis and findings on processes through variance analysis, comparing actuals against budgets to identify discrepancies.
- Prepared and filed income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, and companies, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Education
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning and development
- Risk management
- Resource allocation
- Financial tracking
- Compliance governance
- Quality assurance
- Process improvement
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Change management
- Strategic planning
Certification
- PMP certified
Timeline
Project Lead
Persistent Systems Limited
10.2024 - 09.2026
Consultant- Project Management
KPMG
02.2023 - 04.2024
Senior/Team Lead- Project Management
ERNST & YOUNG
07.2019 - 01.2023
Credit Officer
FIRST ABUDHABI BANK
12.2018 - 02.2019
Tax Analyst
JP MORGAN AND CHASE
10.2016 - 06.2018
Audit Assistant
SHETTY AND THOMAS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
02.2012 - 10.2013