Resourceful Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
LEAD, Fund Accounting
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
07.2022 - Current
Assist in production of daily, weekly, and monthly NAV, ensuring completion of specified tasks per NAV checklists
Allocation of tasks among team members and ensuring daily deliverable are met in a timely manner
Business continuity plan/crisis management for team and making backup plan for team in any
BCP and emergency scenario
Process all trades - Equities, Bonds, FX, Listed Derivatives, OTC Trades, Collaterals, and related cash movement as per trade files, broker statements and custody statements
Processing Voluntary corporate action transactions as per Custodian and Broker statements
Cash and Position reconciliation between FA and Custody and resolve with respective teams for any discrepancy and resolve breaks.
Team Leader, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
Bengaluru, Karnataka
04.2020 - 04.2022
People Management
Monitored staff performance levels, implementing necessary changes to improve productivity and meet SLA
Mentored and coached junior staff to produce high-performing, quality team members
Led performance reviews and tailored employee feedback to facilitate professional development
Held daily meetings to ensure consistent communication and team motivation towards productivity goals
Successfully led high-volume teams to achieve KPI targets and other department metrics
Led by example to maintain team motivation, ensuring daily tasks were performed accurately and efficiently
Conducted interviews with participants to assess eligibility, Observed participants and recorded results
Process Management
Manage and oversee team on daily basis, controlling and allocating day to day work for team
Deliver NAV valuation processes in line with SLA
Review End to End NAV and ensure timely and accurate reports and accounts for range of clients
Performed management reporting on transactions, including statistics on volume, productivity, accuracy, timeliness, new development, and service impact to clients
Review and improve processes and procedures to increase efficiencies and ensure all are adequately documented
Ensure client requests are implemented in a timely and professional manner
Coordinate on-boarding of new funds and system changes
Control and update of Business Continuity Plans and Business Impact Analysis documentation of team
Projects & Testing Handled
Communicated with PMO & project stakeholders, providing timely updates on project advancement
Resolved system test and validation problems to provide normal program functioning
Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping
Implemented User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks, and executing test cases
Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements, reported problems and concerns to management
Conducted investigations into questionable test results, recommended changes, and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability
Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
Technical Coordinator, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
Bengaluru, Karnataka
06.2017 - 02.2020
Supporting team Manager in ensuring operational efficiency
Serve as key subject matter expert and mentor to other more junior level employees
On daily basis ensure that all corporate action events across all markets and asset types (equities, fixed income and CFD's) are correctly processed, reviewed and reconciled as necessary in accordance with procedures and event deadlines
Be responsible for documentation of operating procedures and periodic review of existing procedures
Interact with Fund Accounting teams and third parties/custodians as appropriate
Identify special handling needs early on in life cycle of event and ensure that proper communication and escalation takes place
Monitor incoming queries and ensure that are answered accurately and on timely basis
Supported senior members by delivering reports outlining performance to drive process improvements
Scrutinizes loss information in event of missed Corporate Action and submits synopsis to
Department Manager explaining in detail situation
MIS activity - Daily, weekly & monthly reporting
Team capacity tracker analysis, FTE analysis &
Error analysis
Participate to local and global projects related to process improvements and / or systems migrations.
Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting Corporate Actions
Northern Trust
Bengaluru, Karnataka
01.2015 - 05.2017
Collate, scrub, and interpret information for corporate action events using custodian and vendor feeds
Research and review more complicated corporate action events using database system
Adhere to established processes and procedures
Ensure corporate actions are carried out in timely and accurate manner including effective communicating of impact of corporate actions
Reconcile client positions and cash in accounting platform with notifications received from
Custodians
Contacting Fund managers for distribution details on Fund of fund assets
Instructing pricing regards with CA for some securities where market price is not available
Ensure all inquiries relating to corporate actions are addressed within service level agreement.
ANALYST, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
Bengaluru, Karnataka
07.2012 - 12.2014
Performed end to end process in preparing NAV for Fund of Hedge Funds.
Prepare timely and accurate Net Assets Values and delivery of reporting to clients.
Record capital and Portfolio activities accurately, and in accordance with Department policies and procedures.
Reconcile Cash, Stock, FX, and Income against custodian /Prime Broker's /Client reports.
Researching and querying with various counterparts to clear breaks.
Accrue various expenses as per fund prospectus and make payment as per invoice.
Pricing of Underlying Hedge Fund by obtaining price from external sources (Hedge Fund Administrator and Investment manager).
Ensuring portfolio is priced and agreed by client. Converse and liaise with internal service departments to resolve miscellaneous fund issues.
Education
MBA - Finance
Visvesvaraya Technological University
06.2012
Skills
Team supervision
Employee performance reviews
Employee coaching and mentorship
Quality Assurance Testing
Quality Assurance Testing
KPI Management
Business Process Improvement
Problem Solving
Certification
International Investment Fund Services, Institute of Banking (IOB) - University College Dublin, Ireland.
Certified Trainer, Northern Trust.
Accomplishments
Received Gold Award and Bronze Award from Northern trust for successfully migrating new process and applications.
Received Newbie Award & Quality Ambassador Award from Society general.
Multiple Awards and recognition received from Senior Mgmt. for Quality, Accuracy and critical process management.
As a Certified Trainer provided extensive support to different departments and delivered training sessions across Bangalore and Pune regions.
Timeline
LEAD, Fund Accounting
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Pvt. Ltd
07.2022 - Current
Team Leader, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
04.2020 - 04.2022
Technical Coordinator, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
06.2017 - 02.2020
Senior Analyst, Fund Accounting Corporate Actions
Northern Trust
01.2015 - 05.2017
ANALYST, Fund Accounting
Northern Trust
07.2012 - 12.2014
MBA - Finance
Visvesvaraya Technological University
International Investment Fund Services, Institute of Banking (IOB) - University College Dublin, Ireland.
Certified Trainer, Northern Trust.
Applications
Global Invest one Enterprise
GP3
Bloomberg
Microsoft suite
Reuters
IDC
TLM premium
Jira
Activities
Active Participation in College and Organization lever Cricket & badminton Tournament.
Active participation in CSR activities and delivered motivational speeches.
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