Sai Chandi
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Fund Accounting and Reconciliation professional with 7+ years of experience across Loan Syndication, Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds. Proven expertise in daily cash and position reconciliation, NAV calculation, CLO/non-CLO cash flows, valuation review, and exception resolution. Strong exposure to Geneva, ClearPar, VTS, Duco, Markit, Solvas, and Bloomberg, with a consistent track record of meeting strict SLA timelines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Research Analyst
CRISIL Limited
07.2023 - 11.2025
- Perform daily cash reconciliation for loan syndication products across CLO and non-CLO structures.
- Monitor daily cash flow production, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
- Review and validate fund valuations within defined SLA timelines.
- Prepare position and transaction reconciliations between accounting systems and custody records.
- Resolve cash breaks related to interest, paydowns, trades, drawdowns, rollovers, and conversions.
- Perform manual matching and commentary on breaks using Duco.
- Process credit activities in Geneva including paydowns, drawdowns, splits, rollovers, and conversions.
- Book revenue, expenses, and accounting entries as per operational requirements.
- Coordinate with agent banks and custodians for payment discrepancies and non-receipts.
- Maintain VRS and coupon date updates in Geneva.
- Applications: Geneva, VTS, ClearPar, Duco, Markit
Senior Process Associate
BNY Mellon
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Calculated NAV for Hedge Funds (Loan, Equity, Bond) under tight reporting deadlines.
- Conducted position, cash, and MV reconciliations between accounting and Corporate Trust.
- Booked and adjusted trades including buy/sell, interest, dividends, paydowns, and expenses.
- Verified trade pricing accuracy using Bloomberg.
- Managed interest accruals and payment processing.
- Prepared invoice instructions for accrual payments, dividends, subscriptions, and redemptions.
- Ensured end-of-day fund closure and NAV publication as per SLA.
- Acted as key liaison with internal teams and Corporate Trust for issue resolution.
- Applications: Geneva, Solvas, WSO, TLM
Senior Associate
State Street Syntel Pvt. Ltd.
11.2017 - 08.2020
- Produced monthly NAVs for equity funds of corporate institutions.
- Performed daily reconciliation of cash, stock, income, fail trades, and corporate actions.
- Handled purchase & sale accounting, dividend processing, and income booking.
- Resolved accounting and custody exceptions through root cause analysis.
- Coordinated with investment managers, advisers, and client services teams.
- Supported team operations and mentored new associates in the absence of the Team Lead.
Education
B.Com (TYBCOM) -
Mumbai University
01.2017
HSC -
Maharashtra State Board
01.2014
SSC -
Maharashtra State Board
01.2012
Skills
- Fund accounting
- NAV calculation
- Cash, position, and transaction reconciliation
- Loan syndication
- Hedge fund accounting
- Corporate actions
- Accruals
- Cash flow monitoring
- Valuation review
- Client coordination
- Agent bank coordination
- Geneva
- VTS
- Clear par
- Duco
- Markit
- Solvas
- WSO
- TLM
- Bloomberg
- Advanced Excel
Certification
- Certified Investment Banking Operations
- Diploma in Computerized Accounting (DCA)
- Advanced Excel
Ms Skills
- Advanced Excel
- PowerPoint
Place - City
Mumbai
Aadhaar Name
Sai Venkatesh Chandi
Languages
- English
- Marathi
- Telugu
- Hindi
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the above-mentioned details are true to the best of my knowledge.
Systems And Tools
- Geneva
- VTS
- ClearPar
- Duco
- Markit
- Solvas
- WSO
- TLM
- Bloomberg
Personal Information
- Pan number: BRIPC2154D
- Hobbies: playing cricket
- Date of birth: 04/28/1996
- Gender: Male
- Marital status: unmarried
Timeline
Senior Research Analyst
CRISIL Limited
07.2023 - 11.2025
Senior Process Associate
BNY Mellon
03.2021 - 07.2023
Senior Associate
State Street Syntel Pvt. Ltd.
11.2017 - 08.2020
B.Com (TYBCOM) -
Mumbai University
HSC -
Maharashtra State Board
SSC -
Maharashtra State Board