Bishnu Agrawal
Pune
Summary
Results-driven Fund Accounting Manager with a strong focus on operational excellence, successfully enhancing efficiency and accuracy through innovative automation solutions. Expertise in stakeholder relations and team management, leading to significant improvements in workflow optimization and risk management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
BNY
Pune
06.2016 - Current
- Managing the operations of the EMEA Fund Accounting team.
- Coordinating with the client and cross-functional teams, including the onshore counterpart, to meet process requirements.
- Overseeing daily operations by allocating resources, and setting clear priorities.
- Delivering comprehensive updates to management regarding progress of deliverables with precision.
- Ensuring fulfillment of all governance requirements like business continuity, due diligence, oversight meetings etc.
- Monitoring and documenting key performance indicators alongside key risk indicators for leadership review.
- Conducting team assessments as per the review cycle.
- Ensuring accuracy & timelines through consistent team follow-ups.
- Managing cross-training plans to eliminate dependency.
- Implementing solutions to streamline operations and eliminate errors.
- Identifying and proactively addressing any gaps in existing process controls.
- Managing risks effectively to minimize potential issues.
- Conducting proactive reviews of workflows to enhance risk detection and resolution.
- Facilitating process training sessions to boost team knowledge.
- Keeping documentation aligned with the latest process updates for seamless operational adjustments.
- Overseeing, analyzing and resolving trade discrepancies, corporate actions and pricing issues before NAV finalization.
- Calculating swing pricing based on client recommendations.
- Calculating and reviewing periodic distributions.
- Ensuring accurate submission of periodic reporting aligned with SLAs.
- Calculating and reviewing performance fees for diverse funds with varying methodologies.
Senior Fund Accountant
BNP Paribas GSO
Chennai
06.2013 - 06.2016
- Ensured timely delivery of NAV and Unit Pricing to clients as per SLA commitments.
- Evaluated NAV returns against index returns.
- Fulfilled daily reporting requirements with precision.
- Completed end-of-day tasks by processing applications and redemptions in HiPort and Pcontrol systems.
- Managed client queries efficiently using established communication protocols.
- Conducted cash and asset reconciliation to verify accuracy.
- Ensured accurate accounting of fees in NAV calculations.
- Prepared monthly reports tailored to client requirements, encompassing Trial Balances and financial summaries.
- Finalizing monthly key performance indicators.
- Managed incidents with effective measures to prevent repetition.
- Collaborated across departments to integrate new fund setups into the system.
- Calculated CUM Price and EX Price during distribution processing.
- Generated detailed financial reports for regulatory submission routinely.
- Regularly reviewed and updated Standard Operating Procedures to ensure relevance.
- Conducted UAT and provided recommendations to facilitate effective change management.
- Coordinated effective handling of unexpected client inquiries.
Senior Analyst
Statestreet HCL Services
Chennai
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Hedge Fund Accounting.
- Cash and asset reconciliation to the broker.
- Ensured daily updates for diverse financial postings such as commissions and transfer records.
- Market Value Reconciliation – any difference in NAV date, market price for any holding to Broker is checked on a daily basis.
- Preparing the Standard Operating Procedure and updating it as needed.
- Effective migration of process.
Process Associate
TCS E-Serve
Chennai
06.2010 - 02.2012
- Hedge Fund Accounting.
- Cash and asset reconciliation to the broker.
- Incomes and expenses processing, dividend reconciliation, and market value reconciliation.
- Corporate actions – processing of corporate actions in Geneva opted for by the broker and client after validating the same with Bloomberg.
Education
M.B.A. - Finance
ISBR Business School
Chennai01.2010
B.Com. -
Sambalpur University
Sambalpur01.2007
Skills
- Team Management
- Operations management
- Client Interaction Coordination
- Stakeholder Relations Management
- Client Instruction Management
- Incident Management
- Automated Solutions Development
- Workflow Optimization
- Change Implementation Strategies
- Accuracy Improvement
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
- Sound knowledge of Excel with knowledge of VBA
- Enterprise (InvestOne), HiPortfolio, Pcontrol STOM, Geneva, TLM, GRX
- Bloomberg, ICE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Father’s Name : Mr. Babulal Agrawal
Marital Status : Married
Language
- English, Hindi & Odia
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Manager
BNY
06.2016 - Current
Senior Fund Accountant
BNP Paribas GSO
06.2013 - 06.2016
Senior Analyst
Statestreet HCL Services
02.2012 - 05.2013
Process Associate
TCS E-Serve
06.2010 - 02.2012
M.B.A. - Finance
ISBR Business School
B.Com. -
Sambalpur University
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