ANKIT KEDIA
Bengaluru
Summary
Experienced Audit Manager and Product Controller with over 15 years in accounting valuations, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. Led teams in managing audits and guiding stakeholders to meet standards. Reviewed reports and provided strategic recommendations while ensuring alignment with guidelines and monitoring regulatory changes to manage risk effectively.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Manager – Finance Controls
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
03.2020 - Current
- Reviewed accounting, financial, operational, front office & regulatory controls; reported on control performance based on annual work plan.
- Lead the performance of Architecture and Extensive reviews to challenge the existing controls, enhancements of process SOPs and identification of processes for automation.
- Formalized testing procedures by creating a test plan and describing associated risks while reporting anomalies not identified during control procedures.
- Communicated and escalated report findings to management through debrief meetings, secured target dates for addressing control deficiencies, and monitored resolution of implemented controls.
- Review the framework of control design relating to Activity, Process, Risk and Controls (APRC) for the key activities identified by Line of Defense 1 and suggest areas of improvements.
- Assessed quality and exhaustiveness of accounting controls throughout production process from front office to back office and accounting production.
- Anomalies identification and improvement: coordination with Group Central/ Regional/Local Team in charge of level 2 mission with a global view of the process.
- Review the effectiveness of the RCSA through control testing.
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance client engagement and satisfaction.
- Managed cross-functional teams to improve project delivery and efficiency.
Manager - Product Control (Risk n Pnl Reporting)
Deutsche Bank
09.2012 - 03.2020
- Produced daily T+1 P&L reports, attribution, and analysis for the Treasury business, including fixed income, money market, and derivative products.
- Managing the Treasury team and supervising the daily P&L reporting for Pool Pnl covering for London, Frankfurt, and New York locations.
- Supervised daily P&L and Pre-Issuance Packs (PIPs), investigating breaks and collaborating with system developers to resolve issues.
- Ensure compliance to Risk and control guidelines, meeting SLAs and active engagement in continuous improvement change initiatives.
- Month end reconciliation of back-office ledger P&L and Balance Sheet to reported P&L and source risk management systems and resolving the breaks.
- Contributed to key projects aimed at streamlining front-to-back business processes and enhancing system architecture.
- Played a pivotal role in the Mumbai migration and managing the stakeholders’ expectations.
Senior Process Executive - Product Control (FICC Dept.)
Cognizant - UBS
11.2011 - 08.2012
- Produced and reviewed daily P&L for trading books of Bonds, Futures, and Interest Rate Swaps on a T+1 basis, providing insights on significant P&L fluctuations.
- Investigated and resolved reconciliation breaks through collaboration with BUCs, operations, and IT, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
Tax Consultant - Business Tax services (Private Client Services)
Deloitte Tax Services Pvt. Ltd
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Provided individual and business tax return preparation services, including U.S. federal and state tax returns, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
Education
MBA - Finance
ICFAI Business School
Hyderabad01-2010
Chartered Accountancy -
Final (Group 1)
01-2012
B.Com.(H) -
St. Xaviers' College
Calcutta01-2007
Skills
- Financial controls
- Risk assessment
- Control testing
- P&L reporting
- Data analysis
- Process automation
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional teamwork
Awards
- Won the Best Manager of CTL in 2023 and was among the 20 top shortlisted for GSC.
- Received the Alteryx Designer Certification for successfully completing the Alteryx training program and for valuable contribution to the optimization of process and activities within CTL.
- Was awarded employee of the month for contributing towards DbPalace project.
- Have been instrumental in stabilizing and improving the process, created multiple backups by training other staff, worked on spreadsheet enhancements, and new system implementation.
- Was among the top 40 students who received the IBSAT Merit Scholarship of Rs.2 Lakhs.
Extra Curricular Interests
- Listening to music
- Playing cricket
- Travelling
Certification
Alteryx Designer Certification
Timeline
Manager – Finance Controls
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
03.2020 - Current
Manager - Product Control (Risk n Pnl Reporting)
Deutsche Bank
09.2012 - 03.2020
Senior Process Executive - Product Control (FICC Dept.)
Cognizant - UBS
11.2011 - 08.2012
Tax Consultant - Business Tax services (Private Client Services)
Deloitte Tax Services Pvt. Ltd
06.2010 - 09.2011
MBA - Finance
ICFAI Business School
Chartered Accountancy -
Final (Group 1)
B.Com.(H) -
St. Xaviers' College