Anchal Sharma

• This is a Techno Functional role.
• Part of the Strategic Change Management team governing the changes proposed on the various IT infrastructure.
• Accounting requirements globally and regionally are assessed and governed for implementation within the systems.
• Skills applied in this role includes analytical and project management skills backed with strong knowledge and understanding on need assessment, Banking and Finance Process understanding, requirement mapping, process improvement, Training, final Project Execution, documentation and effective Stakeholder management.
• SOX process and control as well as Statutory Audit responses are looked after by me.
• Hired and managed employees, Identified opportunities to improve process flows and productivity.

• Established the Finance function and implemented Tally ERP for this startup.
• Managed the day-to-day accounting and banking operations.
• Preparation and monitoring of Cash flow forecast and variances.
• Interacting with the senior management for strategic Financial and business planning.

· Automated the manual payroll system by implementing Ascent payroll system. Performed detailed need assessment, requirement mapping and managed the final software implementation as well as old data migration and MIS generation.

· Evaluation and implementation of Employee self-service portal along with the Payroll system.

· Business planning, Financial Analysis, budgeting & revenue forecasting.

· Monthly/Quarterly/Annual accounts book close & Management reporting.

· Managed the finance team and entire day to day accounting operations relating to Cash and Bank, invoicing, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

· Concentration on Debtors collection with continuous monitoring and follow-ups with the Sales department.

· Monthly dashboards with focus on areas of expenses and analyzing the variance thereof.

· Introducing internal controls and checks within the various finance functions to bring in more and more efficiency and accuracy in the overall operations.

· Managing the Banking relations and ensuring smooth day to day operations.

· Taking care of all the approvals required for the creation of the Systems Masters and strict adherence to all the compliances applicable as per the Bank policy.

· Interacting with the Correspondent Banks for resolution of issues and ensuring smooth working of the arrangement

· Providing the necessary support to the Branches for CMS related issues.

· Handling of all the audits of the department-Concurrent, Internal, Operational risk audit, etc.

· Managed the implementation of the new Client exposure management system within the department.

- At ICICI Bank, lead a team of 20, including 3 managers and 4 officers.
- Single handedly managed INR 87 Lakhs recovery of old pending funding amounts through extensive reconciliation projects.

- Automatized the process of sending information to the Branches all over India at ICICI to save cost as well as man-hours.