Vishal Kurup
Sr. Process Manager, Investment Accounting
Mumbai
Summary
Sr. Process Manager, Investment Accounting leading flagship client with about $250BN AUM across 500+ portfolios covering bond, equity, and mortgage securities . Drive Accounting Ledger reconciliation, Balance Sheet & income analysis, book yield review, Trail Balance Summary review and process related monthly & Quarterly package deliverables. Involved in new client onboarding, and helping in shaping an in-house accounting tool replacing a third-party system.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Process Manager - Investment Accounting
Blackrock Inc.
05.2022 - Current
- Serve as a Senior Process Manager reporting directly to the Senior Vice President for BlackRock's premier client managing ~$250BN AUM in over 500 portfolios
- Analyzing various asset class data encompassing bonds, equity, and mortgage securities while performing daily and monthly quality assurance checks
- Executed complex accounting tasks including master cash reconciliation, income analysis, amortization & book yield assessments, and mapping GL accounts
- Preparation of monthly accounting packages, quarterly footnote schedules, and disclosures for clients
- Engaged in developing processes for in-house accounting tool to replicate and replace outdated third-party system
- Onboarding of new assets and clients, ensuring seamless integration and adherence to standards
- Successfully achieved a milestone of major client implementation leading a team, achieving timely and efficient completion by July 2024,through fostering a positive work environment
- Completed various NAIC STAT schedules, such as Schedule D's, delivering them to clients within high deadlines
- Managing & establishing clear performance metrics for reporting team members, facilitating constructive feedback and targeted professional development
- Contributed to company events group through diverse roles, engaging in charitable initiatives and organizing monthly team activities
- Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with quarterly reviews to drive continuous improvement
- Production of ad-hoc reports as requested by clients, tailored to their specific needs
Sr. Financial Analyst, Ledger Oversight Control
JPMorgan Chase Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 04.2022
- Oversaw CDGL to SAP reconciliation process for clearing feed and timing breaks.
- Oversaw Alteryx platform-driven balance sheet and profit and loss reconciliation between ledger and sub-ledger
- Facilitated platform migration from Frontier to Alteryx for balance sheet reconciliation
- Manage approximately 20,000 certification records within monthly GLA (general ledger & attestation)
- Highlighting profit and loss breakdowns for Product controllers (material, crossovers, cross-currency) at month ends
- Oversaw project for migrating SAP entries posted by external operations and settlement teams
- Cleared multiple high-value suspense breaks by initiating daily calls with suspense team.
- Spearheaded migration of equities unclaimed dividend projects from Delaware to Mumbai.
- Collaborated with various ops team on withholding tax reconciliation to eliminate aged receivable items.
- Collaborated with Merit on SAP account migration initiative for ASIA entities
- Oversaw onboarding for new joiners through process training, knowledge sharing, and weekly calls
Deputy Manager
IGATE Global Solutions Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2013
- Facilitated process migration from Switzerland and Bangalore to Mumbai, coordinating stakeholders across locations.
- Created golden copies for Security Master data to support standardized reference maintenance.
- Implemented trade and position reconciliation processes to strengthen control and accuracy.
Associate Manager
GlobeOp Financial Services
08.2009 - 05.2012
- Managed EMEA non-OTC operations spanning trade reconciliation, settlements, and confirmations while following operational risk controls.
- Coordinated reference data workflows with market vendors, maintaining accurate instrument inputs for downstream processing.
- Applied compliance policies during daily processing to support consistent handling of transactions and exceptions.
Education
MBA/PGDM - Finance
jaro education
01-2014
Skills
- General ledger accounting
- Balance sheet review
- Trade life cycle
- Project management
- Amortization
- Financial controllership
- SAP
- Data analysis
- Statutory schedule reporting
- Excel
- Aladdin platform
- Client onboarding
- Portfolio data validation
- Knowledge transfer
- Process documentation
- Training evaluation
- Training metrics
- Security master data management
- Reference data governance
- Monthly close
- Book yield analysis
- Process improvement
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Reuters
- Process migration
Certification
digital acceleration green belt certificate
Timeline
Sr. Process Manager - Investment Accounting
Blackrock Inc.
05.2022 - Current
Sr. Financial Analyst, Ledger Oversight Control
JPMorgan Chase Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 04.2022
Deputy Manager
IGATE Global Solutions Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2013
Associate Manager
GlobeOp Financial Services
08.2009 - 05.2012
MBA/PGDM - Finance
jaro education