Ramesh Gandhi
Summary
Financial operations professional with over eight years of comprehensive experience in fund accounting, trade settlement, and multi-regional reconciliations. Demonstrated expertise in managing complex end-to-end transition projects, optimizing NAV calculations, and ensuring adherence to regulatory compliance standards within hedge fund and asset servicing domains. Skilled at leading cross-functional collaboration, driving process improvements, and delivering accurate, timely financial reporting that supports business objectives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Grant Thronton
11.2025 - Current
- Prepared quarterly and annual financial reports for investment funds.
- Performed NAV calculation review and validated investor allocations.
- Managed portfolio reconciliation between internal systems and custodians.
- Ensured compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and fund regulatory requirements.
- Generated investor reporting packages and management reports.
- Identified and resolved reporting discrepancies within deadlines.
- Improved reporting efficiency through Excel automation and process enhancements.Prepare Cash/Position/Market Value Reconciliations and resolving breaks.
- Notify Clients of valid breaks.
EMERGING LEAD
State Street Corporation
05.2023 - 05.2025
- Captured daily trades from the client trade file into the system.
- Ensured Subscription and Redemption are processed promptly.
- Perform daily and monthly security pricing analysis.
- Responsible for accruing/amortizing daily or monthly Fee accruals, including management fees.
- Experience in calculating GAV, Management fee, Performance fee, NAV, and High-Water Mark for fund accounting.
- Reviewed corporate actions and reconciled dividends/interest, ensuring accurate reflection in accounting books and alignment with broker reports.
- Prepare Cash/Position/Market Value Reconciliations and resolve breaks.
- Notify Clients of valid breaks.
- Verifying financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements).
- Reconcile all general ledger accounts, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of investment activity.
- Reviewing the corporate actions booked in the system and ensuring they are correctly reflected in the books.
- Effective communication with clients on daily reporting of Estimates/NAVs/Query resolutions.
- Contributed to the implementation of process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in fund accounting operations.
- Finalizing the month-end NAV of the client and providing Investor Level Allocation reports at the month-end.
SPECIALIST
Accenture
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Pre-matched trades on Euroclear with client securities ahead of contractual settlement dates to mitigate risk exposure and ensure smooth trade settlement.
- Investigated and resolved post-settlement trade exceptions, collaborating with counterparties, Middle Office, and Front Office teams to ensure timely resolution.
- Managed trade queues and monitored shared mailboxes, adhering to SLAs while addressing escalations with accuracy and urgency.
- Analyzed trade economics and instructed manual matching by validating counterparty SSIs to resolve mismatches and discrepancies.
- Maintained daily trade settlement accuracy, driving process efficiency and ensuring compliance with internal controls and industry standards.
SENIOR ANALYST
Quess Corp Consultancy
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Monitored and validated trade bookings on T+0 basis, ensuring alignment with source documents and resolving discrepancies through close coordination with traders and Front Office teams.
- Performed multi-region reconciliations for currency positions, futures, brokerage, and commission accounts across Hong Kong, Singapore, India, and other APAC markets, ensuring accuracy and compliance with SLAs.
- Documented operational procedures and provided global market support, processing investigations with precision and meeting region-specific quality and service expectations.
SENIOR ANALYST
State Street HCL Services
Coimbatore
11.2015 - 11.2019
- Led the successful migration of Cash, Trade Processing, and Asset Reconciliation processes from State Street Syntel Services (Pune), ensuring a seamless transition across multiple functional teams.
- Managed end-to-end transition responsibilities, coordinating with onsite and offshore teams to understand client-specific fund requirements and deliver process knowledge effectively.
- Performed cash, position, and market value reconciliations, investigated breaks, and ensured timely resolution through collaboration with brokers and internal teams.
- Reviewed corporate actions and reconciled dividends/interest, ensuring accurate reflection in accounting books and alignment with broker reports.
- Closely worked with client, IM and custody on resolving breaks.
- Contributed to process improvements and supported project work including migrations, conversions, and system upgrades to optimize reconciliation efficiency and accuracy.
- Quarterly reporting to NAIC for all insurance funds by performing statutory reports (Schedule D).
Education
NISM - Series 7 - Securities Operations And Risk Management
National Institute of Securities Market
India01-2016
Bachelors in Commerce - Accounting And Finance
S.N.R Sons College
Coimbatore01-2015
Skills
- Hedge Fund Accounting & NAV Calculation
- Trade Settlement & Reconciliation
- Transition & Process Migration
- Cash & Position Break Resolution
- Derivatives & Securities Operations
- Capital Activity Processing
- Multi-Region Reconciliations (APAC/EMEA)
- Corporate Actions & Broker Coordination
- SOP Documentation & Process Optimization
- Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
- Client Communication & Query Resolution
- Time Management & Prioritization
- Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
- Training & Knowledge Transfer
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Adaptability in High-Pressure Environments
- Ownership & Accountability
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Attention to Detail & Accuracy
Software
- PAM Accounting
- MYSS
- MCH
- Bloomberg
- Murex
- CRIMS
- JIRA
- Euroclear
- Alteryx
- Charles River
Accomplishments
- Best Team Performer
- Best Ideator Award
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Place: Coimbatore
Date:
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Grant Thronton
11.2025 - Current
EMERGING LEAD
State Street Corporation
05.2023 - 05.2025
SPECIALIST
Accenture
01.2022 - 04.2023
SENIOR ANALYST
Quess Corp Consultancy
04.2021 - 12.2021
SENIOR ANALYST
State Street HCL Services
11.2015 - 11.2019
NISM - Series 7 - Securities Operations And Risk Management
National Institute of Securities Market
Bachelors in Commerce - Accounting And Finance
S.N.R Sons College