Indrani E. Ray
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Career Objective: Senior Accounting/Finance Opportunity
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A dynamic, team-oriented professional with over 20 years experience in the financial services industry with exceptionally diverse accounting and compliance skills. Experience ranges from regulatory reporting for investment banking, broker dealers and bank holding companies. Managing P&L responsibilities and working with management. Very efficient with implementing new procedures/policies that mitigate risk with a further focus on SOX controls. Working knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS requirements for real estate accounting that resulted in tax savings for my previous employer. Maintain great research and analytical skills for processing efficiencies that match an evolving business environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employer: Lloyds Banking Group Title: Contractor
Location: New York, NY Duration: May 2015- Aug 2015
Leadership role with daily responsibilities of managing staff of daily, weekly and quarterly preparation of Bank Holding Company Reports to Federal Reserve – reports: FR 2420, FR 2900, FR 2464, FFIEC 002
Active participation of preparing the FOCUS report for Broker Dealer
Management Reporting including Bank wide Flash Report to senior management
Statutory Reporting to head office
Employer: Resource Global Professional Title: Consultant
Location: New York, NY Duration: Feb 2015- May 2015
Client: General Electric Capital: Treasury
Federal Reserve audit support for FRY 9LP/FRY 11/2314
Responsibilities included reconciliation of line items to original source
Employer: Quad Capital LLC Title: Consultant
Location: New York, NY Duration: Jan 2013- May 2014
Leadership role with daily responsibilities of preparing Net Capital
Prepared and finalized month-end closings for FOCUS filing that included balance sheet and P&L entries
Managed the Cash and Treasury Management function of four separate entities
Reviewed and held responsibility for accounts payable and vendor management
Prepared payroll and other entries
Heavily involved with ad hoc finance projects
Employer: CIBC World Markets Corp Title: Associate
Location: New York, NY Duration: Sept 1999-Jun 2012
Regulatory Reporting- Broker Dealer
Prepared weekly15c3-3 Reserve Calculations and 15c3-1 Weekly Net Capital computations
Prepared and analyzed FOCUS, SIPC and other regulatory reports for the broker dealer
Prepared footnotes for audited GAAP Financial Statements
Prepared and finalized key procedures for broker dealer regulatory reporting function.
Prepared and analyzed monthly fluctuation reports for management
Liaised with Regulatory/Operation Control functions
Trained employees of CIBC for key regulatory reporting responsibilities frequently
Corporate Real Estate
Computed property and commercial real estate taxes for NYC properties that saved CIBC millions
Prepared month-end journal entries for lease accounting in compliance with US GAAP and IFRS
Prepared variance analysis on P&L, maintenance of SOX controls on approved accounts for risk mitigation, participation in head office discussions for IFRS implementation, finalized key and trained staff
Held responsibility for CIBC’s US real estate lease accounting measures that included payment activity for real estate management agencies and vendors and initiated efforts for winning litigation
Liaised with Legal, Finance, Corporate Services, Internal Audit and Technology departments
Regulatory Reporting –Federal Reserve
Prepared Federal Reserve Bank regulatory reports (FRY9C, FRY 9LP, FRY 7N), State Banking Department of New York and United States Treasury Department. Liaison for Federal Reserve New York
Conducted tests and implemented automation of regulatory reporting systems that included trend analysis, capital monitoring reports, drafted/finalized procedures and participated in audited financial sections
Liaison between Finance, Internal Audit and Compliance Department
Employer: JP Morgan Chase Title: Assistant Vice President
Location: New York, NY Duration: Aug 1984- Sept 1999
Corporate Division/International Reporting
Prepared financials, management accounting and corporate taxes for Chase Manhattan’s Edge Act Corporation
Prepared and analyzed daily, monthly and annual financial statements for $8 billion investment portfolio
Implemented, created and reviewed accounting procedures for Edge Act’s subsidiaries
Prepared regulatory reports including Federal Reserve Bank - FR 2314
Liaised with Bank’s overseas business units
Real Estate Division
Managed a team of two staff members. Prepared monthly/quarterly management analysis
Maintained books and records for 60 REO’s (Real Estate Owned – foreclosed properties of the Bank)
Prepared monthly/annual financial statements, corporate taxes and reconciled bank statements
Liaised with Asset Management, Legal Department and Tax Department
TECHNICAL SKILL
QuickBooks, Smart Stream, Bloomberg, Microsoft Excel, Words, Power Point, ALDOP, Len Boles, Hyperion, Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Business Objectives and SAP
EDUCATION
Degree: Masters of Arts Major: Applied Sociology
School: University of Massachusetts, Boston MA Completion Year: 1996
Degree: Bachelors of Science Major: Accounting
School: St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ Completion Year: 1990