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Karen Cardoza

Chartered Accountant
Mumbai

Summary

To work in an organization where I can contribute to it's growth and profitability with skills and in turn get an opportunity to gain exposure and expertise that would help build a promising and successful career.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Team Leader Finance Operations

Travelex India Pvt Ltd
8 2021 - Current

GROUP REPORTING & LEGAL ENTITY ACCOUNTING

  • Preparation of individual and consolidated financial statements for various entities.
  • Auditor information packs.
  • Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of entities.
  • Completion of month end activities including posting accruals/prepayments adjustments.
  • Handling audit queries and providing auditors with requested information for successful completion of audit.
  • Provided ongoing support to the implementation of Oracle as part of the Finance Transformation Project.

FPNA

  • Assisting in preparation of annual budget and responsible for analyzing, investigating and explaining key cost variances.(Actual v/s budget & Actual v/s forecast).
  • Preparation of monthly reports such as Flash report, Reporting packs for management review and analysis.
  • Responsible for maintaining 3rd party vendors' file and co ordinating with various Functional Heads to obtain 3rd part budget numbers and actual spend.
  • Analyzing 3rd party cashflows.
  • Preparation of short term cash flows on weekly basis.
  • Analyzing and preparing data for addressing queries and data submission to auditors.

Senior Analyst- Pension Fund Accounting

WILLISTOWERSWATSON
05.2015 - 08.2021
  • Facilitating benefit payments and payment of manager fees.
  • Preparation of Net Asset statement, Profit & Loss account and Trustee Annual reports for DB and DC Pension schemes.
  • Preparation of VAT return
  • Preparation of National Statistics Returns and assisting in EIOPA reporting.
  • Handling the annual audit and communicating directly with stakeholders.

Senior Associate - Hedge Fund Accounting

SS&C GlobeOp Financial Services India Pvt Ltd.
09.2013 - 05.2015
  • Ensuring delivery of daily and month end P&L & NAV in accurately and timely manner.
  • Preparation of NAV Pack & Investor Allocation.
  • Preparation of financial statements.
  • Ensuring completion of audit as per agreed timeline. Handling audit queries in timely manner.
  • Reconciliation of data received form prime brokers with that received from client and trading advisors.

Senior Audit Assistant

Sanjay & Snehal, Chartered Accountants.
05.2012 - 09.2013
  • Handling and attending hearings before the Income Tax Officers on behalf of clients in case of Scrutiny Assessments.
  • Filing VAT Returns and conducting VAT audits.
  • Preparation and finalization of financial statements of Companies.
  • Accounting and audit of Co-operative Housing Society. Statutory and Internal audits of manufacturing companies and Trust.

Articleship Trainee

S.Ramanand Aiyar & Co
04.2008 - 04.2011
  • Preparation and finalization of annual accounts.
  • Concurrent Audit of EXIM(Export Import Bank of India) and telecommunication company.
  • Statutory Audit of manufacturing, software and trading companies.
  • Internal Audit of logistics companies.
  • System Audit of manufacturing company.
  • Stock audit.


Education

CA Final

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2006 - 11.2011

M.Com

Mumbai University
03.2010 - 04.2012

IFRS

KPMG
06.2019 - 09.2019

Skills

Audit Handling

Finance and accounting

Forecasting & Budgeting

Group Reporting

Software

Bloomberg

HFM

Oracle

FCCS

Soft skills

Good communication Adaptability Interpersonal skills Teamwork

Timeline

IFRS

KPMG
06.2019 - 09.2019

Senior Analyst- Pension Fund Accounting

WILLISTOWERSWATSON
05.2015 - 08.2021

Senior Associate - Hedge Fund Accounting

SS&C GlobeOp Financial Services India Pvt Ltd.
09.2013 - 05.2015

Senior Audit Assistant

Sanjay & Snehal, Chartered Accountants.
05.2012 - 09.2013

M.Com

Mumbai University
03.2010 - 04.2012

Articleship Trainee

S.Ramanand Aiyar & Co
04.2008 - 04.2011

CA Final

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2006 - 11.2011

Team Leader Finance Operations

Travelex India Pvt Ltd
8 2021 - Current
Karen CardozaChartered Accountant