Zeno Virampully
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience at Deutsche Bank, excelling in financial reporting and general ledger accounting. Proven track record in process automation and problem-solving, achieving significant efficiency improvements. Adept at IFRS 13 disclosures and fostering team collaboration, driving high-performance outcomes in complex financial environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Financial Controller
Deutsche Bank
10.2022 - Current
- Ensuring that the financial accounting books are as per IFRS, US GAAP and HGB accounting standards for US municipal Bonds
- Preparation and presentation of IFRS 13 and FAS 157 disclosure forms to Senior management
- Responsible for substantiating Balance Sheet accounts for the business
- Assisting onshore in maintaining complex funding structures like Tender Option Bonds (TOBs), Tax Exempt Bonds (TEBs) and Gas Prepay
- Reconciling breaks between management and Financial Accounts
- Managing daily P&L processes for Hold to Collect and Sale business
- Performing SOX FAR and completeness process on monthly basis
- FSI review
- Automated manual processes by adding quality controls and checks
- Successfully managed financial operations during migration to different systems, ensuring a smooth integration process
- Trained and mentored junior financial controllers, fostering professional growth, and building a high-performing team
Manager at Protiviti, Legal Entity Controller
Nomura
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Legal entity controllership of service providing entities in India
- Work includes preparation of schedules for consolidation, Intercompany reporting, support GL close for Local GAAP & US GAAP, month end reporting, etc
- Ensuring financial statements are complete, accurate & prepared in a timely manner
- Also supported in designing the key controls to ensure compliance with applicable GAAP’s
- Liaising with the regional Controllers and performing end to end financial reporting process
- Revamping the financial reporting process for the India entities by aligning it with the global processes
- Driven standardization of process thereby ensuring process efficiency as well focusing on value added work
- Control & Risk Matrix for Soc-gen & Avanse
- Performed SOX compliance assignment which included enhancing process narrative, preparing risk control matrices (RCM), performing testing, defining & executing the audit work program which includes assessment and implementation of process improvements for NBFC and financial service company
- Area of review involved understanding the flow of transactions and evaluating the adequacy of existing controls designed to mitigate the underlying financial risks
- Testing included testing of design effectiveness and operating effectiveness, which was performed by selecting samples
- The same was documented by preparing detailed walkthrough document of the process and testing workbook for key controls which included details of samples, testing attributes and approach of testing applied
- Identify and research potential clients
- Co-ordinating with the prospective clients, understanding their requirement, sourcing and selecting suitable candidates along with training them to complete the project successfully
Sr. Analyst
JP Morgan Chase
06.2013 - 03.2021
- Spanning across various functions as a financial controller, I have gained varied experience in Treasury business and CIB Asset class.
- Performing 4-way reconciliation between risk management systems, subledgers, P&L aggregator, and general ledger, and investigation of breaks.
- Liaising with Product Control, middle office, technology, and LEC to ensure the correct flow of all trades and its attributes, as well as ensuring accurate cash flows in the system.
- Resolving various breaks by applying fair value accounting principles (IFRS) across AFS and HTM portfolios, as well as a strong understanding of the type of accounting for each product, identifying the reasons for differences in balances and their potential P&L impact.
- Monitoring of wash accounts and unnatural balances, and ensuring clearance of the same at every month-end.
- One of the major projects was automating the 7 TCIO EMEA daily reconciliation processes, which resulted in a time saving of approximately 528 hours per year.
- Liaised with the technology team to automate a major report by developing the BRD, the workflow, and participating in the testing cycles.
- Supported a major project affecting the firm for FVO change, representing the team, and seamlessly transitioned the process involving close to 500-600 entries worth $250 billion, thereby ensuring accuracy and a smooth month-end.
Education
B.Com -
N.M.College
Mumbai, India01-2010
Skills
- Financial reporting
- General ledger accounting
- IFRS 13 dislcosures
- Process automation
- Problem solving
- Month-end and year-end closings
Timeline
Associate Financial Controller
Deutsche Bank
10.2022 - Current
Manager at Protiviti, Legal Entity Controller
Nomura
03.2021 - 10.2022
Sr. Analyst
JP Morgan Chase
06.2013 - 03.2021
B.Com -
N.M.College
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