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Delhi, India

Pune, Maharashtra, India

India

Worked as a Manager - Controllership at Ameriprise Financial, where I oversaw financial reporting for 10K/10Q as well as accounting for Insurance & annuities products. Key responsibilities included:● Manage the financial reporting process and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.● Manage/review the daily accounting for Insurance & Annuities products along with monthly reconciliations of its various controls accounts● Create and modify various controls within the team to ensure accuracy/timeliness of information● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement financial strategies.● Manage team performance (5 members) including quarterly and year-end assessments for my team along with finalizing their ratings/appraisals● Monitor and evaluate financial performance to identify areas for improvement.● Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.

Gurgaon, India

Worked as a Group Leader - Financial Reporting at Ameriprise Financial, where I was responsible for overseeing the Financial Reporting process. Key responsibilities and projects included:● Prepare financial statements and reports.● Prepare annual, semi-annual, and quarterly financial reports for US Mutual Funds including Public funds, Life Funds, Collective Funds, etc, presented to SEC and shareholders as per US GAAP● Prepare reports that are filed with regulatory agencies including the SEC, such as Forms N-SAR, N-Q, CPO-PQR● Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement regulatory reporting strategies.● Analyze financial data and provide insights to support decision-making.● Manage the regulatory reporting process and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.● Prepare and review monthly reports and quarterly filings with the SEC● Prepare and present quality reports to the management and business partners● Automate the review of Interest Rate Risk and Credit Spread Risk which led to savings of ~150 hours p.a.● Streamline derivatives review process including Futures, Forwards and Swaps/Swaptions which helped us save in excess of 550 hours p.a.● Monthly review of risk data and liquidity information for applicability to various mutual funds● Lead, train and monitor the performance of team members (5) to maintain excellence in service operations● Resolve business partner queries and implement new ideas for improvements● Create and foster a healthy environment which facilitates high performance of team members and accomplishments of organizational goals● Excellent track record of establishing process, creating SOPs, streamlining workflow and creating team work environment to enhance productivity● Monitor and evaluate regulatory reporting performance to identify areas for improvement.

Worked as Senior Associate - Investment Accounting where my primary responsibility revolved around validating mutual fund NAVs on daily basis. Key responsibilities include:● Accurate calculation and reporting of net asset values (NAV) and accumulation unit values (AUV) daily● Collaborating with the Accounting counterparts based in India/ US and Custodians, Business Partners from other departments/ locations and effectively executing activities pertaining to Non-Proprietary Funds● Preparing monthly reports and follow balancing procedures on custodian reconciliations, fixed expense analysis and statement reconciliations● Analytical review and problem solving for various funds, verifying accuracy of trade input and impacts to fund, analyze daily income accruals and interest/ dividend payments.● Identifying, researching and correcting variances on a daily and monthly basis.● Working with auditors during fund audits

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Internal audit for McDonald's India North and East

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Preparing and maintaining books of accounts of individuals and companies along with ROC filings along with their yearly tax assessments

Ca, Taxation

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