Oct 2006 – Jun 2015 · 8 yrs 8 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Manage Trade Accounting and Operations (TAO) for assigned Hedge Fund (HF) strategies, which trade in convertible bonds, options and variety of OTC derivative instruments.
• Part of Account Ops Working Group which is responsible for strategic initiatives of the group, forming policy, new product review, TAO-Geneva policy and risk control.
• Project management: Co-led the team which developed state of the art, exception driven, threshold based multipurpose application for monthly accounting and automated preparation of financial statements. Earlier played key role in migrating trade accounting to Advent’s Geneva.
• Instrumental in determining and achieving the right team size across two geographical locations by leading seamless migration of multiple processes.
• Work with compliance and internal IT team to build adequate process to ensure accurate data collation for Form PF, Swap trade reporting (CFTC) etc.
• Oversea campus and market hiring, onboarding, continuous training effort of the group.
• Play an important role in setting various policies for DESIS.
• Promote strong working relationship between internal (like MO, Treasury, FO, Tax, IT) and external counterparts (like PBs, DTCC Markit, Auditor, Third Party Administrator etc.).
• Oversaw “Financial Regulatory and Reporting” and “US Tax Compliance” group.

Apr 2005 – Sep 2006 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore · On-site

• Worked for Viteos Fund Services which rebranded as CSC following its acquisition.
• Responsible for team of 7 & for daily delivery of mid-office & back-office services to Hedge Funds.
• Led the team responsible for transitioning fund accounting operations of HF.
• Responsible for daily delivery of mid-office and back-office services to HF.
• Responsible for implementation and software development for reconciliation engine.

Mar 2003 – Apr 2005 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Fund Accounting: Managing Team of Fund Accountants responsible for daily NAV computation of 17 funds (Equity, Debt & Fund of Funds) of Birla Sun Life AMC & Deutsche AMC.
• Initiated automation of key reports & improved existing processes, leading to operational efficiency.
• Played a vital role in BSLAMC’s fund accounting transition to JPMC

Aug 2002 – Mar 2003 · 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Fund Accounting: Core NAV computation of the Debt scheme: Birla Income Plus.
• Compiled data for monthly fact sheet. Responsible for daily reconciliation.
• Prepared projected cash flow statement that aided the Fund Managers in tracking liquidity.

Feb 2001 – May 2002 · 1 yr 3 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Part of LLSPL’s team to handle Back office processing work of an online stockbroker. Managed/monitored settlement of clients trades through The National Stock Exchange of
• India Ltd. (NSEIL) and The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE). Interacted with officials of the
• stock exchanges for trouble shooting and clarifications.
• Provided functional knowledgebase for improvements in client’s Back office Software and
• carried out extensive testing of newly developed features .

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Liaised with new clients and stock exchanges.
• Represented the company in arbitration hearings.
• Finalized accounts and prepared financial statements.
• Contributed to the development/customization of Back-office software and in E-commerce project