Smita Acharya — CEO
I am a self-motivated, energetic and highly adaptable leader with an ability to build and sustain long-term relationships with clients and colleagues. An accomplished professional with 12+ years of wide-ranging experience in the investment banking industry. As a VP I have experience and led multiple teams across Operations, Technology Infrastructure and Internal Audit divisions My expertise lies in all aspects of Operations, Risk & Control Management, Books & Records Reconciliation, Exception Management, Legacy Tool Elimination, New Technology Implementation, End User Computing, Project Management, Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning, Change and Incident Management, Financial and Expense Planning, Service Delivery and Transformation, Vendor Management and negotiations I have been heavily involved with Senior leadership to Facilitate, Organize and Execute Technology Infrastructure business plans, working with leadership and Technology Infrastructure teams worldwide including BCP strategy planning and success I am extremely passionate and good with analytical and problem-solving skills with capability to synthesize high amount of data to drive business strategies and actionable insights. I have demonstrated a track record of cross-functional stakeholder management and leadership through influence Being a strong independent woman leader with a journey full of challenges, I have always been passionate and played a crucial role in various diversity programs which aims to hire, retain and support talented women to break the glass ceiling and played a part that creates and environment for successful professionals, Also lead the Sports Committee Bengaluru that thrives on employee’s fitness of physical, mental health and overall well-being To summarise, my core competencies include: - Books and Records Reconciliations and project management on automation of the same - Strong operational controls and standards to mitigate the financial and reputational risk - Manage BAU functions globally and cross collaboration - Disaster Recovery and Business Contingency Planning - Senior Management reporting including Audit Committee and Risk Committee Reporting - Strong People Management skill and Thought Leadership - Talent Acquisition, Retention and Career Progression
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Financial Services with a strong focus on Operations and Risk Management.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 18 yrs
Skills
- Project Management
- Technology Infrastructure
- Audit Management
- Reporting
- Technology Strategy
- Team Management
- Reconciliation Management
- Control Implementation
- Automation
- Exception Management
- Regulatory Compliance
Career Highlights
- 12+ years in investment banking leadership
- Expertise in risk and control management
- Passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion
Work Experience
Wells Fargo
Senior Lead Technology Business (4 yrs 11 mos)
Goldman Sachs
Senior Vice President (2 yrs 11 mos)
Vice President (8 yrs 3 mos)
Project Manager Team Lead (1 yr 11 mos)
Associate (11 mos)
Senior Analyst (2 yrs)
Education
Business at JAIN College