Rekha Shukla
New Delhi
Summary
Finance and Change Management professional with 18+ years of experience across Banking, Finance Operations, Regulatory Reporting, Finance Transformation, UAT Management, Oracle Cloud Migration, General Ledger (GL) Solutions, Reconciliations, and Project Delivery. Extensive experience in managing large-scale finance transformation initiatives, regulatory reporting implementations, Oracle Cloud migrations, General Ledger solution design, data migration, system reconciliations, and end-to-end UAT execution. Strong expertise in stakeholder management, change governance, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Experienced in delivering strategic initiatives including Regulatory Reporting enhancements, Indonesia BIB Migration, Oracle Cloud Transformation, Griffin UI implementation, and Enterprise Onboarding Programs.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
AVP-Manager – Finance Change Management
Bank of America
02.2026 - Current
- drive finance change initiatives in accordance with CFO change management governance.
- administer project milestones, risks, dependencies, and executive reporting.
- collaborate with PMO, finance, technology, and business stakeholders.
- Drive implementation of strategic finance transformation programs.
- Optimize regulatory and financial reporting workflows.
- Guarantee successful delivery via implementation of governance and control frameworks.
Manager – EMEA UAT
Bank of America
07.2022 - 01.2026
- Led UAT activities for regulatory reporting initiatives across EMEA.
- Performed impact assessments for business, data, and reporting changes.
- Ensured compliance with COREP, AnaCredit, FinRep, and FRTB regulations.
- Developed UAT strategies, test plans, and execution schedules.
- Conducted defect triage, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
- Coordinated with Business Analysts, Technology teams, and stakeholders.
- Managed UAT environments and release readiness activities.
- Presented testing outcomes and sign-off recommendations to senior management.
- Ensured accurate reporting and minimized go-live risk.
- Key Projects
- Griffin UI Transformation
- Led implementation and rollout of Griffin UI enhancements.
- Managed stakeholder communication and user onboarding.
- Coordinated access management and transition activities.
- Octane Enterprise Onboarding
- Led critical onboarding workstreams.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams for successful implementation.
- Ensured smooth operational integration and process transition.
Assistant Manager – Indonesia BIB Migration & Oracle Cloud Program
Bank of America
07.2019 - 06.2022
- Managed end-to-end migration activities for Indonesia BIB Program.
- Coordinated business, technology, finance, operations, and risk teams.
- Developed migration plans, cutover schedules, and deployment strategies.
- Executed mock runs, go-live planning, and post-production support.
- Managed hypercare activities and issue resolution.
- Oversaw ETL and data migration validation processes.
- Conducted reconciliation and data quality checks.
- Ensured successful migration with minimal business disruption.
- Oracle Cloud Migration
- Supported Oracle Cloud implementation and migration activities.
- Executed UAT testing and functional validation.
- Coordinated defect management and retesting activities.
- Reported project status, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
- General Ledger (GL) Solution Activities
- Supported General Ledger transformation initiatives.
- Managed Chart of Accounts (COA) restructuring and mapping.
- Performed legacy-to-target GL mapping and validation.
- Executed trial balance reconciliation and financial data validation.
- Coordinated finance data migration into Oracle Cloud GL.
- Supported GL configuration testing and business sign-offs.
- Ensured data integrity across source systems and target ledgers.
- Partnered with Finance and Technology teams for GL process optimization.
Team Leader – Finance Systems & Reconciliation
Bank of America
10.2012 - 06.2019
- FSR Project & Financial Maintenance
- Managed system reconciliations between Oracle and SAP platforms.
- Led Chart of Accounts maintenance activities.
- Created and maintained financial master data structures.
- Conducted mapping and transformation activities across systems.
- Supported Oracle Cloud-related testing and validation.
- Participated in finance process improvement initiatives.
- Managed production support and issue resolution.
- General Ledger Expertise
- Managed General Ledger maintenance and governance processes.
- Supported Chart of Accounts creation and maintenance.
- Executed ledger reconciliations and account validation.
- Performed financial data analysis and reporting support.
- Managed mapping between multiple finance systems.
- Ensured accounting data accuracy and completeness.
Risk Analyst
HSBC Consumer Finance
06.2007 - 12.2008
- Analyzed loan applications and borrower profiles.
- Evaluated creditworthiness using financial and credit data.
- Recommended risk ratings and lending decisions.
- Applied credit scoring and risk assessment models.
- Monitored portfolio performance and risk indicators.
- Ensured compliance with lending and regulatory requirements.
Education
MBA - Finance
M.Com - undefined
Skills
Finance Change Management
Regulatory Reporting
UAT Strategy & Execution
General Ledger Solutions
Finance Transformation
Oracle Cloud Migration
Data Migration & Reconciliation
Regulatory Compliance
Project & Program Management
Stakeholder Management
Defect Management
Functional Testing
Business Analysis
Risk & Control Framework
Financial Systems Implementation
Change Governance
Axiom v10
Griffin
Oracle SQL
Oracle ERP
Oracle Cloud
SAP
JIRA
Horizon
Microsoft Office Suite
COREP
AnaCredit
FinRep
FRTB
Regulatory Reporting Validation
Regulatory Change Implementation
UAT & Reporting Certification
Accomplishments
- Successfully delivered multiple regulatory reporting initiatives across EMEA.
- Led large-scale Indonesia BIB Migration Program.
- Supported Oracle Cloud Transformation and Finance Modernization projects.
- Delivered complex UAT programs with successful regulatory sign-offs.
- Managed cross-functional global stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Technology, and Operations.
- Extensive experience in General Ledger solutions, reconciliations, and finance transformation initiatives.
Interests
Travelling, Music
Timeline
AVP-Manager – Finance Change Management
Bank of America
02.2026 - Current
Manager – EMEA UAT
Bank of America
07.2022 - 01.2026
Assistant Manager – Indonesia BIB Migration & Oracle Cloud Program
Bank of America
07.2019 - 06.2022
Team Leader – Finance Systems & Reconciliation
Bank of America
10.2012 - 06.2019
Risk Analyst
HSBC Consumer Finance
06.2007 - 12.2008