Rahul Saggu

• Conducted first and second-level reviews of Investment Fund Annual Reports, including financial statements, financial highlights, investment schedules, and notes
• Made necessary corrections to ensure reports are US GAAP compliant and meeting client-specific requirements, if any before and after delivery
• Reviewing key top-side accounting adjustments, such as AICPA cost amortization, deferred compensation, etc., Preparation of Cash Flow Statements
• Reviewing Broker Variation Margin Reconciliation (Exchange Traded Derivatives) statements and recording necessary adjustment entries to reconcile the books with Broker statements
• Worked closely with the Financial Statement Preparers to resolve real-time issues related to accounting treatment and Presentation & Disclosures
• Collaborated with clients to incorporate their specific requirements and SEC updates into Fund Reports, addressing any issues that arise during the pre & post-production phase
• Responded to Auditor queries during annual audit cycle, providing necessary documentation and information
• Annually prepared & reviewed Tax adjustment entries based on tax auditors' working papers and recorded them in the books
• Created monthly Repo Collateral Sheets for Money Market Funds, used as input for filing Form N-MFP
• Reviewing Form N-CSR & N-CSRS before filing with SEC
• Generated monthly Portfolio Holdings raw data using MS Access, which client uses to prepare Fund Fact Sheets and website infographics
• Prepared monthly Year-to-Date (YTD) and Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Portfolio Turnover sheets for client delivery
• Reviewed closing entry sheets, before forwarding them to Fund Accounting Team for final processing in MCH package
• Provided regular on-the-job training to the Associates on Fund Reports reviews and Fund Suite ARC software, and developed Standard operating procedures for future use
• Preparing Expense ratios Backup sheets for Tailor Shareholder Reporting (TSR) Team.

Engaged in Internal Audits of Retail & Manufacturing Organizations

• Engaged in various Business Process walk-throughs and understanding the process flow, followed by drafting the process narratives
• Testing Organizations key internal controls and performing required follow ups in case any open items noted Communicating the deficiencies & process gaps encountered to management along the appropriate remediation wherever applicable
• Performing testing activities for compliance with various legal and statutory requirements
• Prepared Fund Flow statements & calculated Current Ratio, Debtor & Creditor collection period & Inventory Turnover ratios
• Doing Variation analysis between Approved price lists and price charged in Invoices
• Analysis of Slow moving and Non-Moving Final goods and Inventories
• Identifying significant production losses
• Conducting Stock audits & Fixed Assets physical verification of Manufacturing plants
• Conducting Regular Trainings to teammates based on any significant previous Audit findings

Executed Tax Audits of Corporate, Public Charitable Organizations (sec 12AA) and Professionals

Filing Income Tax Returns of Corporate and Non-Corporate Assesses & Filing Responses to Income Tax Demands raised

Assisting Clients in planning their Income Taxes

Filing Annual Returns of Companies and LLP’s.