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Sri Devi

Sri Devi

Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary
Chennai,TN

Summary

Dynamic leader with over 13 years of experience at Star Health And Allied Insurance Co, specializing in Financial Reporting and Analysis, and IFRS implementation. Excelled in driving financial transformation, enhancing productivity through effective team leadership and stakeholder management. Proven track record in audit, compliance, and leveraging technology for process improvements.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Vice President

Star Health And Allied Insurance Co
11.2023 - Current

Financial Reporting and Analysis:

  • Spearheading the Financial Reporting team
  • Handling of Statutory Audits, Limited review and regulatory compliances.
  • Managing the process of technical reconciliation and financial transformation.
  • Monitoring of Solvency Capital & Risk Based Capital.
  • Monitoring and analysis of the circulars and regulations issued by IRDAI that how best this can be implemented.
  • Peer comparison and review within the industry and across competitors.
  • Setting high standards on the process and controls
  • Enabling transformations wherever possible and required to achieve efficiency.
  • Product assessment and business understanding.


IFRS 17/Ind AS 117:

  • Evaluation of vendors including RFP analysis.
  • Review and the gap assessment of the end-to-end process of accounting and enabling process re-engineering as per the requirements of IFRS 17/Ind AS 117
  • Gap assessment of data mapping and the process thereby enabling the financial transformation.
  • Analysis of the existing systems and its suitability and adaptability.
  • Finalizing the relevant approach and methodology in terms of IFRS 17/Ind As 117 based on the results of product assessment.
  • Managing various stakeholders in terms of educating and training with reference to process and software.
  • Data validation and User acceptance testing of the output samples generated by the software
  • Finalizing on the transition approaches as prescribed by IFRS 17/Ind AS 117.


Ind AS 109:

  • Setting up the framework for the business model.
  • Review of the portfolio of Investments and classification.


Stakeholder and People Management:

  • Setting clear objectives and expectation with the stakeholders thereby avoiding disputes
  • Ensuring confidentiality in all forms of communication.
  • Handling conflict resolution and deadline negotiations
  • Managing people effectively to ensure smooth deliveries across the functions.

Associate Principal- Insurance Practices

Azentio Software Private Limited
07.2021 - 11.2023
  • Driving the project on IFRS implementation, product development and managing the core team as well as the cross-functional co-ordination as Project Lead.
  • Development of IFRS 17 compliant CSM engine and reporting software.
  • Responsible for IFRS 17, IFRS 9 & IFRS 16 compliant financial reporting to various clients for standalone and consolidation purposes and working closely with financial reporting requirements.
  • Construction of Financial statements and providing the Regulatory based report framework for Insurance companies based on IFRS 17 standards.
  • Building the IFRS core team on the project of IFRS 17 for the development and end-end implementation along with the integration with the core insurance system.
  • In-depth analysis of product, data structure, data classification, reporting framework and structural framework of the financial reporting as per the requirements of the stakeholders based on the IFRS 17 standard.
  • Driving the development of Financial Planning & Analysis and Regulatory frameworks tool for insurance companies.
  • Engaged in business process improvements for various clients.

People management:

  • Ability to strategize and solve problems.

Lead - Financial Reporting

Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co
12.2019 - 07.2021
  • Review and Finalization of IGAAP Financials statement in accordance with IRDA regulatory framework.
  • Finalization of IND AS 117/IND AS 109 compliant Financial statements framework for the purpose of holding company consolidation.
  • Engagement with the statutory auditors on a quarterly basis for the finalization of IGAAP and IND AS Financial Statements.
  • Performing GAP analysis between IGAAP and IND AS and preparing adjustments and reconciliation workings.
  • Handling of Internal Financial controls (IFC).
  • Variance analysis on financial statements and scope for improvements.
  • Ensure seamless integration of various financial reporting data from other ERPs to Financial Reporting systems.
  • To manage the Investment Operations & Compliances with various regulatory reporting of Investment and meeting the Investment Committee and Board requirements.
  • Responsible for preparation of Board/Audit committee-related documents.

Manager-Finance

Aegon Life Insurance Company
02.2016 - 12.2019
  • Financial Reporting
  • IRDAI regulatory compliances
  • Statutory audit engagement and limited review
  • IFRS implementation committee.


Senior Executive- Finance & Accounts

Siva Industries & Holdings
03.2013 - 05.2015
  • IFRS based consolidation of financial statements of Holding company and its subsidiaries abroad.
  • Audit of Indian companies and subsidiaries abroad based on the respective tax laws.
  • Tax compliances of offshore companies.
  • Project Planning & certification
  • Secretarial compliances of Offshore companies

Assurance Manager

Dorma India Private Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2013
  • Finalization of Statutory Audit, Internal and Concurrent audit.
  • Group consolidation for the calendar year and group audit.
  • Indirect tax filings.
  • Secretarial compliances.

Education

Chartered Accountant - Accountancy

ICAI, New Delhi, India
04.2001 -

Company Secretary - Company Secretary

ICSI, New Delhi, India
04.2001 -

B.Sc Mathematics - Mathematics

University of Madras, Chennai
04.2001 -

Pursuing Diploma in Certification of IFRS (UK)
09-2024

Skills

1 Financial Reporting/Analysis

Timeline

Assistant Vice President - Star Health And Allied Insurance Co
11.2023 - Current
Associate Principal- Insurance Practices - Azentio Software Private Limited
07.2021 - 11.2023
Lead - Financial Reporting - Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co
12.2019 - 07.2021
Manager-Finance - Aegon Life Insurance Company
02.2016 - 12.2019
Senior Executive- Finance & Accounts - Siva Industries & Holdings
03.2013 - 05.2015
Assurance Manager - Dorma India Private Ltd
12.2010 - 03.2013
ICAI - Chartered Accountant, Accountancy
04.2001 -
ICSI - Company Secretary, Company Secretary
04.2001 -
University of Madras - B.Sc Mathematics, Mathematics
04.2001 -
Pursuing Diploma in Certification of IFRS (UK) - ,
Sri DeviChartered Accountant and Company Secretary