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Rishabh Kanda

Rishabh Kanda

Chartered Accountant | Financial Controller | Regulatory Reporting
Bengaluru

Summary

With a proven track record of 14 years in the Industry, I excel in Regulatory Reporting pertaining to Entities and Funds and Strategic leadership. Expert in fostering team empowerment and stakeholder management, demonstrated through successful project completions, process improvements and enhanced operational efficiency. Recognized for leading cross-functional teams to success, I bring a dynamic blend of hard and soft skills to achieve organizational goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President

Goldman Sachs
01.2020 - Current
  • Managing a team of 15 professionals, responsible for end to end report preparation and submission. Ownership of 16 quarterly reports submitted to 5 Regulators across US and EMEA
  • Partnering with fund controllers and external admins to ensure accurate NAV calculations, and delivery of other required disclosures in the report.
  • Extensive cross team collaboration to ensure accurate reporting to NFA/CFTC, ESMA, HK SFC, UK FCA and CBI
  • Experience of diverse regulatory reports including Form PF, AIFMD, URR, CPO PQR, Money market fund reports while maintaining governance, accuracy and timely submission
  • Successful process transitions and built high performing team by designing knowledge transfer plans, training frameworks and seamless migration leading to delivery excellence
  • Facilitate management reviews across varied leadership levels including PMDs. Took ownership of highlighting key risks and issues and implementing remediation efforts.
  • Regular engagement with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and usage of self service tools

Senior Associate

Goldman Sachs
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • Led the reporting team for flagship Apple Credit Card and Marcus business og Goldman Sachs
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive successful implementation of reporting requirements
  • Oversight of Regulatory governance process by implementing robust controls, ensuring compliance with Regulatory guidelines
  • Implemented automated controls resulting in streamlining workflows and reducing manual intervention
  • Worked on FRY 14 M and Q series report, US Reg Capital calculations
  • Presented quarterly results in highly governed forums to ensure CFO signatory requirements are met before report submission

Senior Associate

Royal Bank of Scotland
12.2015 - 06.2017
  • Key responsibilities include preparation of daily P&L for RBS Group entity
  • Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results
  • Submission of Supplementary data packs (SDPs) and financial analysis of entities
  • Balance sheet substantiation, monthly deck preparation and review
  • Managed stakeholder expectations and achieved process efficiencies through automations and rationalization of workload

Senior Analyst

Goldman Sachs
10.2012 - 11.2015
  • Financial reporting to Global regulators including US Federal Reserve, Bundesbank in Germany and SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)
  • Preparation of TIC Series reports (B, S and SLT)
  • Enhanced team productivity by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
  • Assisted during Fed Exam and other Internal and Statutory Audits
  • Collaborated with Engineering teams to identify reporting needs and data sources, build comprehensive reporting platform

Education

Chartered Accountant

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India'
ICAI
05-2012

B.Com (Honors) -

Rajdhani College, Delhi University
Delhi
04.2001 -

High School & Secondary -

Sachdeva Public School
04.2001 -

Skills

Regulatory Reporting, Financial Management

Planning & Analysis

Documentation & Reporting

Process Improvement

Cultural Competence & Stakeholder Management

Coaching & Mentoring

Strategic Leadership & Planning

Cultural Competence & Stakeholder Management

Software

Axiom, Essbase, Ignite pad, Reporting Dashboard

Timeline

Vice President

Goldman Sachs
01.2020 - Current

Senior Associate

Goldman Sachs
07.2017 - 12.2020

Senior Associate

Royal Bank of Scotland
12.2015 - 06.2017

Senior Analyst

Goldman Sachs
10.2012 - 11.2015

B.Com (Honors) -

Rajdhani College, Delhi University
04.2001 -

High School & Secondary -

Sachdeva Public School
04.2001 -

Chartered Accountant

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India'

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