Kanika Sharma
Noida
Summary
Dedicated professional with over 10 years of expertise in Business Analysis, Operations Management, Risk Management, Business Analytics, Client Servicing, Financial Analysis, Bank Reconciliation, Variance Analysis, Business Intelligence, and Balance Sheet Finalization.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
MetLife GOSC
01.2024 - Current
- Managed a team of 10 to drive operational efficiency and service excellence.
- Reviewed and ensured accuracy in pool and captive reports as key reviewer.
- Supervised business-as-usual tasks performed by direct reports.
- Monitored settlement process post-data validation and finalization.
- Trained team members to enhance reporting data quality.
- Performed complex FX exposure calculations on erroneous duplicate data for client protection, earning stakeholder appreciation.
Associate Consultant
MetLife GOSC
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Liaised with 70+ members, underwriters, and CRMs to gather data on client businesses.
- Analyzed and interpreted data to produce concise reports on market trends and financial insights.
- Presented findings to clients, assisting in development of strategies for future growth opportunities.
- Evaluated new business opportunities through Salesforce to identify revenue growth potential.
- Coordinated with Sales teams to enhance client portfolios based on market analysis.
Senior Business Analyst
MetLife GOSC
09.2019 - 12.2021
- Delivering the Quarterly and Yearly reports for the Multinational clients to provide them an overall analysis of their reinsurance pool/captive portfolio, trend analysis, loss ratios and managing the settlement process via web tool Bridge.
- Responsible for knowledge transfer to internal and external audiences via case studies and presentations and conducting training sessions to optimize current process.
Senior Analyst
A&E Information Systems Pvt. Ltd
06.2016 - 09.2019
- Handled Accounting and Auditing works of US based clients independently like passing of accounting entries which includes accrual, prepaid, depreciation and amortization entries in accounting software named Multi Data Services (MDS).
- Making provisions, income and expense analysis, tenant ledger analysis, tenant's security deposits adjustments and reconciliations.
- Do Asset Management tasks involving vacancy analysis, analysing renovation or turnover requirements in an apartment, identifying apartment's legal rent, base rent as per DHCR (Division of Housing & Community Renewal) registered rent.
- Analysis and reconciliation of Member's capital and investments of their Parent/ upper level entities.
- Preparation of audit workpapers on monthly basis.
- Preparation of Financial Statements, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) reporting.
- Perform monthly Bank Reconciliation by comparing bank statements on MDS of various portfolios and its subsidiaries.
- Preparation of reports for Investors.
- Trained in Yardi Voyager web tool.
- Preparation of Memos for reporting variances in budgeted/anticipated figures with actual figures in financial statements.
- A&E Information Systems Private Limited a Captive unit of A&E Real Estate LLC of USA.
Assistant Manager
Agam Paras and Associates, Chartered Accountants
05.2015 - 04.2016
- Handled Accounting works of clients independently like maintenance of books in Tally, TDS accounting, bank reconciliations.
- Keep up-to-date with any changes or amendments in Law affecting our firm work.
- Preparation of Proposals to pitch for new clients.
- Handled service tax work on preliminary basis.
- Attained concrete exposure of Vouching, Verification, Debtors Ageing, Checking of Fixed Assets, Ledger Scrutiny, Finalization of Balance sheet, Tax Audits, Returns.
Education
CA Final (GR. II) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01.2016
B.Com -
Delhi University
01.2012
Skills
- Business analysis and operations management
- Team leadership
- Risk assessment and management
- Client relations
- Financial analysis and planning
- Balance sheet finalization
- Reinsurance expertise
- US accounting standards
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Process improvement
- Project management
- Salesforce expertise
- Strategic financial planning
Languages
- Hindi
- English
Timeline
Consultant
MetLife GOSC
01.2024 - Current
Associate Consultant
MetLife GOSC
01.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Business Analyst
MetLife GOSC
09.2019 - 12.2021
Senior Analyst
A&E Information Systems Pvt. Ltd
06.2016 - 09.2019
Assistant Manager
Agam Paras and Associates, Chartered Accountants
05.2015 - 04.2016
CA Final (GR. II) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com -
Delhi University