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DISHA DHOLAKIYA

Summary

Dynamic finance professional with proven expertise at Morgan Stanley, excelling in financial reporting and process improvement. Adept at fostering relationships and enhancing operational efficiency, I successfully automated intercompany processes and reconciled cash accounts, achieving significant time savings. Strong analytical thinker committed to delivering accurate financial insights and solutions.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate

Morgan Stanley
07.2022 - Current

Intercompany Controller - July 2022 - December 2023.

  • Successfully led and managed the intercompany process, ensuring accurate and complete transactions across multiple entities.
  • Executed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings while adhering to stringent deadlines and ensuring exceptional accuracy.
  • Reconciled intercompany accounts, analyzed, and addressed variances to ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Anticipated pre-payment totals by broker-dealer entities as part of monthly estimation process
  • Facilitated automation of intercompany balance settlement process, developing necessary systems for improved efficiency

Cash Team - January 2024 - Present.

  • Meticulously analyze and reconcile cash at bank accounts at consolidated firm and legal entity levels.
  • Facilitating collaboration among controllers, operations, and IT teams to effectively oversee cash breaks, ensuring exceptional accuracy in financial statement reporting and adequate disclosure of cash and cash equivalents for internal and external reporting within month-end and quarter-end timelines.
  • Compiled quarterly reports adhering to Fed Reporting Disclosure requirements for Cash and Cash Equivalents, encompassing attestation in Axiom for reports including FR Y-9C, Call report (FFIEC 031), FR 2314, Article 9, and PPNR.
  • Analyze and confirm the 10Q/10K Cash and Cash Equivalents data in Morgan Stanley’s Balance Sheet every quarter.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and achieved significant time savings within the team by effectively prioritizing projects, leveraging Alteryx, Power BI, and other system tools to refine reconciliation and reporting processes.
  • Facilitate prompt resolution of all Audit and Finance-related inquiries to avert escalations and adhere to specified deadlines.
  • Developing and revising SOPs to enhance operational efficiency and ensure compliance.
  • Fostered connections across the finance organization with essential constituency groups, such as regulatory reporting, product controller, operations, treasury, and technology.

Branch Accountant

K12 Techno Service Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 05.2022
  • Oversee day-to-day transaction activities at the branch.
  • Authorized and finalized vendor transactions.
  • Oversaw routine verification of petty cash funds.
  • Finalized daily report closures encompassing CSD Report, Tally Report, Bank Reconciliation Statement, DSR, and Petty Cash Report.
  • Collaborated with Head of accounting departments to ensure precision in data consolidation.
  • Completed weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports with precise efficiency.
  • Administered accounts payable and receivable, guaranteeing swift invoice processing and maximizing cash flow potential.
  • Ensure adherence to company code of conduct.

Education

Certification in Investment Bank and Operation -

Imarticus Learning
05.2022

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting and Finance

Kes Shroff College
01.2020

Skills

  • Team management
  • Work Efficiency
  • Relationship Building
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Adaptability
  • Financial Reporting
  • Problem Solving
  • Data Analysis
  • Process Improvement

Affiliations

Active participation in various in-person and virtual CSR activities

Co-organized team events and a festive driver for Bal Asha Trust as part of the MS Giving Back Program

Languages

English
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Gujarati
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Associate

Morgan Stanley
07.2022 - Current

Branch Accountant

K12 Techno Service Pvt Ltd
06.2021 - 05.2022

Certification in Investment Bank and Operation -

Imarticus Learning

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting and Finance

Kes Shroff College
DISHA DHOLAKIYA