Saurav KUmar Pandey
Ahmedabad
Summary
Assistant Project Delivery Manager and Finance Professional with over 7 years of experience in ERP implementation and large-scale project delivery. Expertise in managing teams of 200+ members and collaborating with government stakeholders to enhance financial and operational workflows. Proficient in regulatory reporting, fund accounting, and ERP customization, with a focus on designing governance frameworks and KPI dashboards. Utilizes Python, SQL, VBA, and AI-driven tools to optimize processes and achieve significant results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Delivery Manager
Machint Solution Pvt. Ltd
Gandhinagar
11.2023 - Current
- Directed state-wide Go-Live for the PACS ERP system, ensuring 100% adoption across 5,700+ PACS secretaries through structured handholding programs, escalation frameworks, and real-time monitoring.
- Led and managed a 200-member team across trainers, technical support, and call center staff; implemented zone-wise coverage across 18 DCCBs to standardize training and accelerate adoption.
- Engineered escalation and vendor management systems, prioritizing issues, identifying root causes, and achieving 40% faster resolution turnaround, and 25% fewer recurring tickets.
- Drafted BRDs and coordinated ERP customizations with national vendors, deploying 10+ system enhancements (e.g., wholesale trading, petrol pump integration, barcode systems, and government site integrations).
- Established a PACS support call center (15+ agents) with SLA tracking and QA audits, improving ticket resolution compliance from 65% to 95%.
- Designed KPI dashboards and progress reports, presenting insights to state and national stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with government objectives.
Finance Manager
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Gandhinagar
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Directed daily regulatory reporting and reconciliations under IndAS and IFSCA standards, ensuring 100% compliance with both national and international financial regulations.
- Delivered RBI outstanding loan reports with complete accuracy and timeliness, supporting central bank compliance requirements.
- Governed branch-level budgets and operations funding, authorizing daily branch-level disbursements, while aligning financial objectives with strategic goals.
- Streamlined vendor payments and expense reconciliations, reducing ledger discrepancies by 20%.
- Oversaw branch P&L management, ensuring accurate income statements, and timely ledger finalization.
- Delivered 100% on-time regulatory submissions (RBI, IFSCA, and internal compliance), strengthening audit readiness, and reducing risk exposure.
- Standardized financial reporting frameworks, instituting QC checks that enhance transparency and stakeholder trust.
Fixed Income Specialist
State Street HCL Services India PVT.LTD
Pune
11.2020 - 05.2023
- Managed multi-billion-dollar fixed-income portfolios (T-Bills, Bonds, Loans, ZCBs), ensuring investor transparency, and regulatory compliance.
- Calculated and validated daily NAV and accruals, strengthening reporting accuracy and investor confidence.
- Automated corporate action validation using VBA and SQL, cutting manual errors by 30%.
- Validated high-volume security transactions via Bloomberg, MCH, and Excel macros, enhancing data accuracy.
- Built MIS dashboards and KPI reports, enabling faster decision-making for fund operations leadership.
- Partnered with management on process enhancements, piloting AI agents, VBA, and SQL-driven automation to streamline workflows and merge redundant tasks.
Data Researcher I (Global Bank)
S & P Global
Ahmedabad
11.2018 - 06.2020
- Analyzed financial statements and disclosures for over 500 global banks, ensuring compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, Ind AS, and BASEL standards.
- Benchmarked quarterly earnings performance, integrating financial ratios (via Capital IQ) with industry research.
- Tracked IFRS 9 and IFRS 16 adoption, assessing loan classifications and securities portfolios across global markets.
- Automated data extraction with Python reduces manual effort by 40%.
- Generated first-draft reports automatically from filings and press releases, reducing turnaround from days to hours.
- Mapped financial and non-financial data in the CTS tool, aligning reporting frameworks globally.
Sr, Accountant
Bhagat & Co. CA Firm
Ahmadabad City
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Prepared & analyzed SME financial statements, ensuring GAAP-compliant reporting.
- Executed statutory & tax audits and filed ITRs, GST, TDS, and VAT for 50+ clients, ensuring 100% compliance.
- Streamlined tax workflows, reducing filing errors by 20%.
- Provided financial projections & advisory for SMEs/MSEs, securing approvals for working capital & term loans.
- Standardized audit templates & documentation, strengthening compliance with ICAI standards.
Education
PGDM - Banking And Finance
Unitedworld School of Business
Gandhinagar07-2019
Bachelor of Commerce - Business Accountancy
Gujarat University
Ahmedabad07-2017
Skills
- Project management and risk assessment
- ERP customization
- Stakeholder engagement and compliance
- Budget management
- Data analysis
- Automation solutions
- Financial reporting
Certification
- Green Belt — KPMG Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Six Sigma AI — Yellow Belt
- Microsoft Copilot for Excel
- Data analytics — Power BI
- Tally accounting certification
- Microsoft Office advanced course
Internship
Sales officer intern
Reliance Mutual Fund (AMC), Pune — 2 months
- Advised HNI, ultra-HNI, and retail clients on mutual funds and wealth products, optimizing portfolio outcomes
- Analyzed the performance of 115+ mutual fund schemes, benchmarking outperformers vs underperformers.
- Studied correlations between fund flows and stock price volatility, generating insights into market dynamics
- Produced strategic recommendations on diversification and growth-oriented schemes to strengthen client portfolios
Timeline
Project Delivery Manager
Machint Solution Pvt. Ltd
11.2023 - Current
Finance Manager
Kotak Mahindra Bank
05.2023 - 09.2023
Fixed Income Specialist
State Street HCL Services India PVT.LTD
11.2020 - 05.2023
Data Researcher I (Global Bank)
S & P Global
11.2018 - 06.2020
Sr, Accountant
Bhagat & Co. CA Firm
05.2015 - 06.2016
PGDM - Banking And Finance
Unitedworld School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce - Business Accountancy
Gujarat University