My responsibility primarily includes the administration of private debt funds in fund accounting. My work area includes:
Complete financial reporting, which includes the preparation and review of financial statements, including footnotes and investor capital statements for the funds, including a fund with an AUM of around $5 billion.
Recording and Reporting of financial transactions undertaken by the fund and ensuring that the books comply with the applicable financial reporting framework.
Preparation/Review of quarterly valuations of the debt investments and calculating interest to be accrued by sourcing various inputs from funding packages.
Calculation and reporting of NAV to the investors.
Calculation and review of monthly management fees for funds with a credit facility and quarterly incentive fee/carried interest.
Preparation and review of distribution calculations.
Preparing cash projections and forecasts to assess the liquidity position, and decide the timing of capital calls and credit facility utilization.
Prepare and facilitate the day-to-day operating activities, including deal funding and expense payments.
Communicating with the lenders and ensuring that the fund complies with the terms of the credit facility agreement.
Preparing and reviewing the credit facility compliance files and borrowing base certificates to ensure that the fund complies with the loan-to-value ratio, as per the strategy of the fund.
Review of credit facility interest and unused fee calculation notices sent by the lead arranger or the agent.
Respond to adhoc inquiries and coordinate with auditors and tax providers to assist with the year-end audits and tax return information that is needed.
Assessing the requirement and communicating with the cash team to execute currency hedge transactions.
Liaising with regulatory reporting and Fed reporting teams by providing inputs for their filings related to private funds.
Conducted various training sessions.
Contributed to various automation projects for various deliverables and centralized processes, which helped other fund teams and resulted in significant time savings.
Hands-on experience with the Investran Report Wizard, building customized reports.
Subject Matter Expert, Fund Accounting
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hyderabad
03.2020 - 08.2021
Work papers that are prepared and reviewed at L1 are reviewed as part of quarterly financial reporting.
Preparing and reviewing the financial statements of funds.
Coordinate to get the final draft of the FS approved by auditors and the NY Controller for issuance to the investors.
Approval of cash transactions, preparing the cash projections/forecasts and alerting the investors promptly to avoid a shortage of funds.
Calculating and reviewing various performance indicators to determine the incentive fee/carried interest payable to the fund managers.
Review of transactions that are undertaken by the fund and calculate the management fee payable.
Reconciliation between bank statements and accounting books.
Review of quarterly requests based on the specification of funds.
Promoted to team leader within nine months of joining.
Articled Assistant
R. Subramanian and Co LLP Chartered Accountants
Chennai
04.2015 - 03.2018
Handled and worked as an audit senior in various statutory and internal audits for companies that are in the paper, power generation and supply, telecom equipment, alcohol, metal products, retail, investments, real estate, and banking sectors.
Preparation of financial statements, audit report, and CARO.
Computation and filing of income tax returns for individuals and companies.
Education
Chartered Accountancy - CA - Final, CA - Intermediate, CA - Foundation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi
11-2019
Cost Accountant - CMA Final, CMA Intermediate
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Kolkata
11-2017
12th Standard -
Board of Intermediate Education
Andhra Pradesh, India
03-2013
10th Standard -
Board of Secondary Education
Andhra Pradesh, India
03-2011
Skills
Strong analytical skills and positive attitude
Capable of delivering work with quality by agreed deadlines with minimal supervision
Detail oriented and highly organized
Microsoft Office, Investran Accounting, Report Wizard
Possesses a strong work ethic, personal and professional integrity
Trustworthy, Self-motivated and Committed to work
Ease with technology
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast‐paced environment