Saurabh Singh
Pune
Summary
Financial professional with 4+ years of core experience across private equity, hedge funds. Experienced in financial statement preparation and review, audit coordination, and reporting under IFRS and USGAAP. Experienced in Excel, including the developement of financial statements templates. Experienced in training junior staff and contributing to KPI.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
FR Senior Accountant
CITCO Group Services India LLP
Pune
01.2023 - 10.2026
- Lead preparation and first-level review of annual financial reports for hedge funds and private equity funds.
- Preparation of end-to-end financial statements (which include the Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Operations, Statement of Changes in Net Assets, Schedules of Investments, and disclosures to financial statements, etc.) with a niche in hedge funds and private equity, in compliance with IFRS and US GAAP.
- Coordinate with auditors and client to resolve review comments, ensuring 100% compliance with reporting standards.
- Ensuring the accuracy of financials by reviewing the legal documents governing the fund.
- Support queries from external parties, including clients, auditors, and other advisors.
- Maintaining a current and thorough understanding of applicable best practice policies and client-specific agreements.
- Demonstrate ownership of assigned work, and ensure timely completion in line with demanding client service agreements.
- Preparation of Quarterly Form, Annex IV, regulatory reporting.
- Identifying errors, investigating, and recommending solutions to team members.
- Assisted in the transition from manual to automated processes, significantly reducing time spent on routine tasks, while improving data accuracy.
- Streamlined reporting processes via Excel automation, reducing preparation time by 10%.
- Assist with non -operational tasks as assigned by managers.
FR Senior Accountant
CRISIL Limited
Pune
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Preparation of financial statements, such as the income statement, balance sheet, and notes to accounts.
- Analyzing the consistency of the financial information, and preparation of the scorecard.
- Working with company reports to analyze the financial information.
- Perform financial data validation, reconciliation and quality checks across financial statements.
- Prepared periodic forecasts, performed detailed variance analysis against budgets and prior periods.
Accountant
CA Girish Lasi and Associates
Nashik
03.2019 - 03.2021
- Performed accounting and auditing functions required to conduct an audit.
- Preparation of computation of income and income tax returns for various kinds of assessees.
- Accounting and Bookkeeping from recording source transaction to finalizing the books of Accounts .
- Performed Bank Reconciliation, Account Reconciliation and Vendors Reconciliation .
- Performed physical verification of stock with Accounts and reconciliation with Warehouse/stores registers.
- Collected and reviewed invoices for new assets, and recorded transaction for recording assets, charging depreciation and disposals of Assets.
Education
ICMAI/ICWA Intermediate -
ICMAI
01-2020
Master of Commerce -
B.Y.K College Of Commerce
01-2020
Bachelor of Commerce -
K.K Wagh College of Commerce
01-2018
Skills
- Alternative Investment Reporting: Private Equity and Hedge Funds
- Accounting and Reporting Frameworks: IFRS, US GAAP and IND AS
- Financial Reporting: Financial Statements, Supporting schedules, Proforma Statements, Audit Coordination
- Automation and Technology: Proficient in MS office including Advanced excel and Templates developement
Accomplishments
- Merit certification from ICMAI for CMA Inter completion in the first attempt
- Promoted to Senior Financial Reporting Accountant within one year due to strong performance
- Automated notes to financial statements (investments in structured entities, etc.)
Languages
- English, Hindi, Marathi
Timeline
FR Senior Accountant
CITCO Group Services India LLP
01.2023 - 10.2026
FR Senior Accountant
CRISIL Limited
07.2022 - 12.2022
Accountant
CA Girish Lasi and Associates
03.2019 - 03.2021
ICMAI/ICWA Intermediate -
ICMAI
Master of Commerce -
B.Y.K College Of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce -
K.K Wagh College of Commerce