Manager Accounting

KASTURI SHETTY

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Profile

Experience in Fund Accounting for Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds.

Reconciliation of Cash, funds and complex Portfolio for Hedge Funds.

Strong logical and analytical skills for trouble shooting and problem solving

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office excel, word.

Worked on Fund accounting systems like Geneva and other Oracle ERPs.

Professional Experience

Fund Accountant July 2014

Citco Fund Services Charlotte

Review and preparation of NAV calculation, including preparation of net asset value statements, Income and Expense Accruals

Perform daily & monthly reconciliations for hedge funds.

Tracking daily cash positions and analysis of traders P&L

Verify month end market prices for all open positions

Interact daily with P&L team on valuations and price analysis

Develop and maintain relationships with investors, investment advisors/managers, banks, brokers and auditors

Partner / Shareholder Allocation calculations

Working with investor relations group and liaising with other departments within Citco as required

Senior Manager (Fund Accounting) Sept 2007 – Aug 2008

AEGON Religare Life Insurance Company Ltd India

Review and analyze monthly financial statements and daily NAVs prepared by custodian

Monitoring Daily NAV calculations and all related activity of accruals, transaction processing, settlements, cash management and reporting.

Oversight of third party administrator providing custody, fund accounting and fund administration services.

Hiring, training and setting up a Fund accounting team.

Develop and maintain relevant internal reports including accruals, performance reporting, lines of credit, and vendor payments

Work on special projects as assigned by management and audit related issues.

Senior Manager (Fund Accounting/ Reconciliation) Oct 2006 – Aug 2007

Tech Process Solutions Ltd.

Managing a team of four for Fund Accounting /Reconciliation of units, funds, holdings, corporate action and system development as an independent profit center.

Responsible for delivery to clients and bringing in best practices and domain knowledge.

Building a team based on the need of the hour and the future plans of the client

Maintain excellent interpersonal relationship with clients.

Manager (Fund Accounting/ Cash Management) April 2005 – Oct 2006

SBI Funds Management Ltd India.

Heading a team for fund accounting, banking operations, reconciliation activities and limited investor relations.

Cash and Portfolio Reconciliations, Income /Expense Accruals, Financial Statement preparation

Other Ad Hoc Reports as needed

Interact daily with P&L team on valuations and price analysis

Monitoring the team for daily/monthly reconciliation for Funds/ Units/ holdings/accruals.

R & T review and monitoring performance as per the SLA.

Served as a liaison with auditors, investors and other third party vendors.

Executive – Fund Accounting. July 2002 – March 2005

JM Capital Management Limited India.

NAV calculation including pricing, fair valuation, issue and redemption of units, settlements.

Reconciliation of contractual holdings, corporate action: accruing for rights, bonus, dividend, interest and Monitoring brokers’ performance.

Prepare ledger, trial balance and balance sheet.

Trade confirmation and settlement operations, corporate action.

Reconciliation of Holdings, Dividend, interest; bank reconciliation; Broker analysis and external regulatory reporting.

Develop and maintain relevant internal reports including accruals, performance reporting, lines of credit, and vendor payments

Work with the reporting group on special projects.

Served as a liaison with auditors, investors and other third party vendors.

Education

BA - Bachelor in Finance. University of Mumbai, India.

CMA - Certified Management Accountant

CPA - Passed exams in 2014, applied for license.

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