Taruna Kumar Email & Phone Number

India

Mumbai

Designation: Group Manager (F&A – Project Management) May 2020 onwardsCurrently managing project management of F&A project i.e. Global B2B bed bank Company.• Create and execute project work plans within budget. Revisit within set parameters• Invoicing, MIS analysis, Budgeting, Resource Demand Management, BCP Management, Stakeholder Management• Engage for Project & Contractual governance, Risk Mgmt, Quality, Audit, Continuous Improvement• Deliver informative, well-organized presentations and reports for client and senior management• Properly escalate unresolved actions to next level of support with Leadership, Account ManagerDesignation: Group Manager (Travel - Implementation) Apr 2019- Apr 2020Managed implementation of Passenger Revenue Accounting projects for our client by liaising with the airlines and internal stakeholders. • Implementation of project activities as per contractual SLA, project plan and agreed timelines• Understand implementation scope; ensure creation of PRA GUI and FTP setup as per client airline requirement and test UAT/PRD setup. • Support airlines during Revenue accounting implementation activities i.e. business rule setup, BPT, Data Migration, during cutover and provide post cutover activities. • Tracking implementation deliverables, provide informative presentations & reports to client• Continuously work on improving established processes for better efficiency

Mumbai Area, India

Managed seven airline clients across Europe, North America, Africa and Middle East worth 1 B$ of business. Responsible for managing P&L worth 2 M $ and 8 M flown coupons processing • Adept at acting as a one-point contact for client for all operational/project based requirements. • Driving Project transitions across geographies. Have successfully lead end to end transition of multiple Airline PRA projects across Europe, Asia and Africa.• Create and execute project work plans within budget. Revisit as per changes/requirements within the set parameters while maintaining high standards of performance and quality• Proficiency in managing reviewing operational aspects of the project scope/deliverables• Engage with Auditors for project governance. Liaising with Operations, Project support teams and internal stakeholders for queries/ change requests/internal governance/ SLA adherence• Deliver informative, well-organized presentations and reports for senior management• Develop talent and enhance team capabilities by maintaining high morale and productivity

Mumbai Area, India

Designation: Financial Solutions Manager (International Banking Group) from Mar’ 10 – May 2010• Financial Need Analysis of the client and suggesting financial solutions from Bank’s existing suite • Review client portfolio, rebalance it basis his investment needs, risk profile and available options Designation: Product Manager (International Banking Group) from July 2008 – Feb 2010Successfully launched and got business from loan & leverage products across multiple geographies• Revenue generation & increase profitability for the Bank by increasing Assets under Management. With the existing products, generating Fee income and Net Interest Income• Evaluating requirement for providing loan/leverage facility against security of various collaterals • Defining and designing the product, its objectives, risk associated and its market scope • Product launch post necessary approvals from Committee of Directors, Product Approval Committee and regulatory bodies. Continuous training and support to RMs for promotion/sale • Review and development of the product by incorporating the changes to align the product offering with changing business requirementsDesignation: Relationship Manager (International Banking Group) from Apr 2008 – June2008•Business Development: Establishing healthy relationship with NRI clients, assist them in managing their portfolio, advise them on various available avenues for fund allocation

Cochin Area, India

• Business development for Allegro’s various service offerings within corporates across Kerala. Successful in getting business through 8 major corporates• Making presentations to employees in the corporates, educating them on the various aspects in Investment, latest investment scenarios and helping them channelize their resources properly• Holding desks and doing activities that propel Allegro’s growth, brand building and brand recall• Assisting the product specialists team by educating and motivating them to achieve their targets

Cochin Area, India

• Business development by attending to client’s needs and advising them for Financial Investment and Tax planning, marketing of financial products that include Life Insurance, Mutual Funds etc.• Managing Sales Team by training, motivating and assisting them to achieve targets

Mumbai Area, India

Designation: Process Head– Accounts Control (Airline Revenue Accounting)• Delivering SLA/ various accounts related reports as contractually agreed post thorough quality check and reconciliation of the accounting data for one of the major client airlines• Lead, motivated team towards fulfilment of responsibilities with efficiency and within timelines• Identified individual training needs. Implement, monitor, review training and development plans• Coordination with Internal & External auditorsDesignation: Associate Manager – Corporate Finance: Apr 2004 – May 2005• Assisted in Finalization of Accounts, preparation of Quarterly and YTD unaudited results and year end audited accounts including Annual Report. Data presentation for Mgmt./Board Meetings• Coordinated with Bankers for Fund and Non Fund Disbursement facilities. • Invoicing/Debtors outstanding follow-up, review the accounts receivable & payable for summarizing the status of Payments due & receivable. • Co-ordinated with overseas Subsidiaries for collation and exchange of data.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Marketing

Major In Finance and minor in Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics, Honours

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