Key member of the Board of Directors with overall responsibility for Operations, HR, Administration, Legal, IT, Finance and Compliance departments.• Incorporated a 100% foreign owned investment holding LLC in Dubai Mainland.• Restructured the group by transferring the investments held by the Singapore subsidiary to the Dubai subsidiary.• Managed the family office of the Chairman of the group.

Member of the Board of Directors with a strategic and operational role in the overall management of the company. Actively participate as a key thought leader and business partner within the Group and the global finance team, identifying key priorities and influencing decision making. Work with the management team to establish financial and strategic goals for the organization, financing and investing strategies and policies to meet specific business objectives and legal, regulatory and statutory reporting requirements. Manage and control all aspects of financial strategy, financial planning and forecasting, financial reporting, costing, and financial analysis and assure alignment with Group’s vision, strategic plans and goals. Lead and manage a team of Group financial staff, ensuring that the team is well qualified, trained, engaged, mentored, and performing in an efficient, accurate, compliant, and collaborative manner.• Played key role in the start-up of the Singapore operations and oversaw end-to-end management of the company’s incorporation which included establishing banking relationships, obtaining Goods and Services Tax/Central Provident Fund (GST/CPF) registrations and structured key client contracts.• Structured and negotiated complex financial transactions including investments or disinvestments. As member of the Investment Committee, evaluated potential investments in start-ups. Designed sophisticated financial planning, analysis and modeling processes to guide the company and its investment portfolio.• Developed, evaluated and continuously improved the accounting, reporting and compliance functions of the Group’s worldwide entities across the US, Cyprus, India, Singapore and UAE. Conducted monthly, quarterly and annual year-end close for 20 entities across the US, Cyprus, Singapore and India.

Managed all financial activities across the company including accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, cash flow, investment management, banking, investor relations and risk management. Contributed to the senior management team’s initiatives in evolving and implementing the company strategy to invest and grow the business. Maintained credibility for the finance group by providing timely and accurate budgets, financial reports and analysis to assist the CEO and other executive team members in performing their responsibilities and understanding their financial results of operations. Appraised cash flow and financial risk of investment projects. Led in the continued development of KPIs. Worked with operations leadership to drive critically important analytics and decision making to achieve profitable growth.• As the first employee of the fund’s Finance Division, developed and implemented policies, procedures, and processes that safeguarded the company’s assets, preserved the integrity of the financial information systems, established proper controls and ensured compliance with corporate policies and applicable laws and regulations.• Achieved annual savings of up to US$ 100K through effective renegotiation of outsourced shared services contract. Effectively managed the relationship with outsourced accounting services provider and collaboratively worked to obtain full range of business solutions for the company’s accounting needs.

3-month assignment to conclude Pramerica and BHI joint venture. Provided broad strategic and financial input into the joint venture. Contributed knowledge to ensure maximum returns on invested capital and achieve a successful exit from the joint venture.

Fast-track promotion through a series of increasingly responsible financial management positions. Partnered with company financial leadership to develop world class finance functions. Controlled, interpreted and communicated financial operations. Identified appropriate resources, tools, technologies and training needed to improve the finance function and better manage finance talent. Formulated, initiated and administered policies and procedures for effective fiscal control. Developed, monitored and implemented operating budget and managed fiscal operations. Participated with leadership of multiple functions in the preparation of the annual budget. Provided timely and accurate financial information to management and ensured such information was maintained as per GAAP, regulations and corporate policies.• Provided recommendations that strategically enhanced financial performance and business opportunities.• Drove the set-up of the accounting systems and processes and its subsequent migration into an ERP. Led the evolution of financial policies, procedures and systems necessary to support the organisation.• Developed internal management reporting capabilities including MIS reports and billing logs. Designed employee productivity reports.• Visited US clients, identified relevant financial processes to be migrated and facilitated their transition to the India operations.• Successfully performed multi-site annual SSAE 16 (erstwhile SAS-70) certification covering the areas of information technology, administration, HR, operations, quality, and physical security.• Headed the Investment Administration Solutions Group and ensured effective provision of fund accounting services to multiple entities in the US and UK.

Functioned as worldwide Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Process Owner for fixed assets across the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific region in Oracle 11i. Ensured all processes complied with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Worked with the business to ensure appropriate process and control documentation as well as proper classification and resolution of control issues. Performed financial period end closing activities such as monthly analysis of reconciliations and transaction processing. Reviewed period-end major issues and reports. Prepared corresponding metrics for review by higher management. • Saved 3 FTE’s, or 510 monthly man-hours via the Reconciliation Standardisation & Automation Project, a Six Sigma White Belt project, which automated the fixed asset cost and accumulated depreciation reconciliations.• Served as Worldwide Lead for Project Rehab which successfully cleared US$ 21.5 M worth of outstanding items. • Migrated fixed assets to Oracle 11i from legacy systems such as SAP R3 and MARS.