Mahesh Atla
Chartered Accountant
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with 6 years of experience spanning accounting, audit, and fund administration. Expertise in Private Equity and Structured Credit (including CLOs) with a proven track record in fund controllership.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Analyst - Alcentra Operations
Franklin Templeton
11.2023 - Current
- Currently serving as a Fund Controller for Structured Credit Funds (CLOs) at Alcentra, a subsidiary of FT.
- Managed multiple fixed-income structured credit funds with a total AUM of $2 billion, covering mezzanine, equity, and warehouse tranches.
- Led comprehensive shadow accounting processes, ensuring precise reconciliation of monthly Net Asset Values (NAVs) across multiple share classes.
- Calculated redemptions, quarterly fund distributions, and monthly fund returns, including profit & loss analysis, bond interest accruals, expenses, and management/performance fees.
- Provided preliminary fund return estimates to the product and trading teams using asset pricing indicators ahead of official NAV releases.
- Managed investor share registers and processed fund subscriptions while delivering accurate reporting for sales team due diligence.
- Acted as the primary contact for internal and external audits, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely documentation submissions.
- Supported fund creation and liquidation processes, collaborating with legal teams to review and validate Offering Memorandums.
- Maintained strong relationships with fund administrators, transfer agents, and custodians, representing the company in quarterly board meetings.
- Managed expense processes, including budgeting and invoice processing.
- Prepared support schedules for regulatory filings and audit purposes.
- Actively contributed to process automation and operational enhancements.
- Hands-on experience with platforms on BNY Nexen, BBH Infuse, MUFG, AllVue (OMS), and selected Bloomberg modules.
Assistant Manager
Intertrust Viteos ( CSC)
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Prepare and review quarterly NAV packs, monthly GPPS, IA fee calculations, and quarterly PCAPs for private equity funds.
- Oversee the preparation and review of quarterly accounts, annual financial statements, and portfolio reconciliations and monitor and review journal entries in Investran for allocated funds.
- Manage the preparation and review financial statements, NAV accounts, and capital transactions.
- Collaborate with Big 4 tax teams to ensure compliance with tax filings across multiple regions f cash files, capital calls, distributions, and related notices.
- Attend board meetings to present and approve FS,PCAP's,NAV Statements
- Maintain SLA trackers and investor query logs for accurate monitoring and Conduct regular client and auditor meetings to ensure alignment and resolve queries.
- Manage team workload by allocating tasks and tracking progress.
Process Specialist
Cognizant
12.2020 - 06.2022
- Experienced in private equity fund accounting with expertise in financial statement preparation, NAV calculation, waterfall and IRR calculations, carried interest and management fee calculations, and reconciliation reports.
- Skilled in ILPA reporting, client communications, and audit support, with proficiency in Investran, Oracle, and MS Office.
Audit Manager
KCNR & CO, Chartered Accountants
04.2019 - 11.2020
- Detail-oriented Audit & Tax Associate with expertise in audits, tax planning, financial forecasting, and regulatory compliance.
- Skilled in financial statement preparation, ledger reconciliations, and managing statutory records, with experience handling Income Tax and GST matters.
Audit Assosiate
Venkat & Vasan, Chartered Accountants
09.2015 - 09.2018
- Experienced in audits, tax filings, and financial statement preparation for clients, including bank audits and regulatory compliance.
Education
CA
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
01-2019
B COM
IGNOU
01-2017
Skills
- Investran
- Tally ERP9
- Quickbooks
- Investran
Timeline
Lead Analyst - Alcentra Operations
Franklin Templeton
11.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
Intertrust Viteos ( CSC)
06.2022 - 11.2023
Process Specialist
Cognizant
12.2020 - 06.2022
Audit Manager
KCNR & CO, Chartered Accountants
04.2019 - 11.2020
Audit Assosiate
Venkat & Vasan, Chartered Accountants
09.2015 - 09.2018
CA
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B COM
IGNOU
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