KRISHNAKUMAR V

Lead the financial reporting stream for Allianz Australia, managing monthly, quarterly, and annual close deliverables with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and IFRS compliance.

Deliver executive-level performance packs and management reports.incorporating variance analysis and key financial insights to support business decision-making.

Multi-Function Governance: Oversee and steer daily finance operations across three distinct functions: Accounting, Reporting, and Bank Reconciliation, ensuring high-quality, zero-defect execution.

• Operations & SLA Ownership: Drive process governance, key performance indicators (KPIs), and service level agreements (SLAs) for global delivery teams, minimizing operational risk and improving turn-around times.
• Partnered with corporate leadership, presenting daily, weekly, and monthly operational performance reports to ensure transparency.
• Lead the financial reporting stream for Allianz Australia, managing
• monthly, quarterly, and annual close deliverables with a focus on
• accuracy, timeliness, and IFRS compliance

• Managed critical financial year-end closing activities on tight schedules, achieving seamless business continuity with zero major escalations.
• Resolved complex accounting bottlenecks as primary point of contact for global stakeholders, ensuring team compliance with 100% of target SLAs.
• Led complex financial reporting cycles, ensuring timely process delivery and effective team performance across Record-to-Report (R2R) operations.

• Led transition into dedicated R2R leadership role, overseeing month-end closing timelines and managing complex general ledger reconciliations for accuracy and timeliness.
• Supervised team deliverables, designed process manuals, and established governance frameworks to standardise daily tasks and enhance operational consistency.
• Audit Mastery & Compliance: Partnered directly with internal and statutory auditors to resolve complex queries, ensuring 100% compliance, clear audit trails, and timely sign-off on draft Financial Statements (FS).

• Financial Reporting & Closings: Led monthly, quarterly, and annual closing cycles; prepared draft financial statements and related party transactions ensuring readiness for statutory audits.
• General Ledger & Consolidation: Managed GL activities for the PIMCO Real Estate process; uploaded and validated monthly figures using SAP ECCS consolidation.
• Reconciliations & Clearings: Performed complex bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations using Trading Partner, and processed transaction clearings via F-04 and F13 E.
• Treasury Support: Developed cash flow forecasts to support strategic corporate decision-making.
• Tax & Compliance: Prepared and filed GST returns on the tax portal for the APAC region and managed Withholding Tax (WTH) compliance.
• Team Leadership: Guided and trained team members while designing process manuals and governance documentation to enhance operational consistency.

• Utilised Tally software for bookkeeping, ensuring accurate management of purchase and sales records.
• Liaised with vendors to place orders, clear outstanding payments, and resolve queries, fostering strong supplier relationships.
• Maintained client communications to improve customer satisfaction and retention.

• Executed general ledger accounting with emphasis on precise bank reconciliations and account clearings to ensure financial accuracy.
• Coordinated executive reporting schedules, including reinsurance reporting and financial roll-ups, to streamline reporting processes.