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Kaustubh Prashant Sastikar

Kaustubh Prashant Sastikar

Thane (West)

Summary

Talented Specialist having extensive industry experience of 13.5 years. Successfully transitioned various projects from multiple domiciles and geographies. Experienced professional with focus on team leadership and customer service. Adept at managing daily operations, resolving issues, and ensuring smooth workflow. Strong communication skills and ability to motivate staff, driving productivity and customer satisfaction.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager

Sodexo Business Services
Mumbai
10.2024 - Current

* Sucessfully transitioned and set up Banking administration process for NORAM, USA.

* Order credit card equipment directly from our vendor.

* Update and maintain User records in third party websites

* Support new and existing vendor relationships with partners and Sodexo management.

Implement programme requirements that support the accurate and timely operation of cash and credit card services.

* Follow protocol to onboard new and existing locations in a timely manner.

* Monitor activity for each solution to ensure compliance with Sodexo standards.

* Coordinate the closing of solutions with the vendor and local managers to ensure proper settlement of final deposit activity.

* Responsible for following procedures for all active programs

* Provide process improvement recommendations to Management

* Perform special projects as needed.

  • Prepared detailed reports on weekly sales, expenses, and staff productivity for management review.
  • Prepared statements detailing operational detail and key performance indicators.

Specialist , Senior Assistant

Marsh & Mc Lennan Co. (Formerly JLT)
Mumbai
09.2015 - 09.2024
  • Bank Treasury & Reconciliations - Maintaining Banking payment instructions, Money movement, bank recs.
  • Email correspondence with the clients for follow up of signatory approval of the online payment requests.
  • Preparation of the weekly cashbooks of the client accounts on HSBC and various banking platforms used in the system.
  • Preparation, collection, payment and follow up of invoices, Debit or Credit Notes.
  • Input of fixed financial figures of Budget and forecast sheet in accounting systems as provided by the group for various financial entities. Finalization of P&L and Balance Sheet.
  • Journal entries for Petty cash, incomes, prepaid & accruals, deferred revenue, intercompany journal entries, payroll, management fees, recharges fees to clients.
  • Processing Premiums, Claims, Management fees, recharges invoices, audit fees, actuarial fees, employee reimbursements, Issuing cheques, various other invoices on banking systems.
  • Assisting client accounting team in preparation of P&L and Balance sheet, preparing audit confirmations, assisting auditors in resolving audit queries.
  • Preparation of US GAAP audit compliance and STAT files. Filing tax returns for companies in ESFR for Bermuda Domicle.
  • Cash break reconciliations, adding bank accounts to systems as treasury person.
  • Solving treasury related queries on platform, banking system and pending payment requests.
  • Raising payment requests on various banking platforms for processing the payments.
  • Accounting of Credit card expenses, immigration fees, various employee expenses, staff welfare, entertainment expenses accounting, intercompany payments and transactions, loans.
  • Maintenance of Client register, KYC, updating banking details, Change in Address of Client.
  • Attending time to time Anti Money Laundering trainings for Banking and Compliance.
  • Preparation of board book and minutes of meetings and PPT for teams as and when required.

Associate, Portfolio Accountant & Analyst (Fund Group)

State Street Syntel Services Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
10.2012 - 08.2015
  • Handling corporate client accounts of mid-market segments for US Pension Funds with Assets under Management of up to $800 million.
  • Daily reconciliation of the cash breaks, stock breaks, past due incomes, fail trades, domestic and international corporate actions and mutual fund investments in accordance with department objectives and standards.
  • Accounting for Purchase & Sale of Securities, Incomes, Dividends and Corporate Actions.
  • Calculating Daily NAV for mutual funds Mutual funds/pricing Processing Daily Dividends/dividend reinvestments trades/trades/trade tie outs/Processing Wires/Corporate Bonds Government Bonds/Treasury bills income settlements
  • Maintaining the Accrual is correct updating & Resolving Accrual error for fixed income funds.
  • Pricing of securities & calculating Daily Net Asset Values for various entities.
  • Calculating Coupon dates & income dates settlements for Hybrid funds.
  • Calculation Daily Cap stock (Comparing Transfer agent Data with Outstanding shares balance) should be equal.
  • Responsible for booking monthly Dividend income reinvestment trades for Allianz.
  • Booking daily Dividends which are later pushed as dividend income reinvestment trades on 1st Business Day.
  • Transferring of Shares from one account to another Client account.
  • Processing Corporate Actions, Dividend's payments, online wire payments.

Education

M.B.A (Finance) - Finance

ITM University
Mumbai, MH
01-2017

B.Com (A&F) -

Ramanand Arya D.A.V College
Mumbai
01-2012

Skills

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR)
  • Balance sheet & PnL
  • Administrative skills
  • SAP ERP
  • Banking administration
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Financial reconciliation
  • Cash management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Excellent communication
  • Audit
  • Tax Filings

Accomplishments

  • As a fresher successfully migrated a critical process from Pune to Mumbai.
  • Sucessfully transitioned Banking administration process from NORAM, USA for SODEXO BUSINESS SERVICES in October 2024.
  • First rank in all College debate competition, Second rank in college elocution.
  • Third rank in Slogan making competition at college level and participated at various extracurricular activities at college level.
  • Awarded monthly Spot award twice in tenure at Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
  • 5 Year long service award from company.
  • Currently pursuing Microsoft Data analysis and Power BI certification.

Custom Section

  • Self motivated
  • Hardworking
  • Result oriented
  • Capable of adapting new skills and eagerness to learn
  • Dedicated and sincere commitment to the job responsibilities
  • A good communicator with excellent relationship building & interpersonal skills, strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities

CUST

  • Passport Number: Available
  • Date of birth: 07/03/1990
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital status: Married

Hobbies and Interests

  • Playing cricket, listening music, cooking, reading philosophy books, meeting new people, debates, elocutions, narrations. Group discussion. Playing FPS games, board games, cards.

Disclaimer

I herby declare all the above information provided is true to the best of my knowledge.

Languages

English, Hindi, Marathi

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Sodexo Business Services
10.2024 - Current

Specialist , Senior Assistant

Marsh & Mc Lennan Co. (Formerly JLT)
09.2015 - 09.2024

Associate, Portfolio Accountant & Analyst (Fund Group)

State Street Syntel Services Pvt. Ltd.
10.2012 - 08.2015

M.B.A (Finance) - Finance

ITM University

B.Com (A&F) -

Ramanand Arya D.A.V College
Kaustubh Prashant Sastikar