Ramnath Sundar
Halifax,Canada
Summary
A resourceful finance professional with over 15 years of progressive track record and expertise in accounting, financial risk management and regulatory reporting. Worked closely with business unit heads across manufacturing/service sectors to develop budgets, prepare financial statements and facilitate line of credit. Being an effective communicator, built accounting teams to deliver analytical management reports to support business decision making.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Fund Accountant
Citco (Canada) Inc
07.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with fund managers regularly to align efforts to confirm accurate financial reporting
- Managed capital events like calls, distributions and sub close by gathering and analyzing financials with agreed investor allocations
- Reviewed junior accountants packages, provided direction and guidance in preparing reports and calculations
- Performed line of credit reconciliations, generating accounting and risk reports using check and controls to drive financial accuracy
- Worked closely with the Investor Relations team to respond to investor queries and to disseminate capital activity and other investor notices
Senior Fund Accountant
MUFG Investor Services
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed NAV process for multi-asset Hedge Funds performing daily accounting of funds and doing analysis for reporting
- Performed cash & position reconciliations, detailed general ledger analysis, trader recons and expense/accrual accounting using accounting systems
- Collated monthly shareholder activity reports and transmitted completed investor allocation reports to Fund manager.
- Assisted in preparing audit schedules, compliance reports, NSARs, tax returns and financial statements
- Prepared financial reports, profit allocation statements and compliance documents for investor reporting
Virtual CFO and Management Consultant
Self Employed Services
08.2017 - 12.2021
- Provided strategic financial advisory services including financial planning and analysis, detailed cash flow modeling, capital budgeting scenarios
- Prepared accurate financial statements at end of quarter to summarize financial health and business performance.
- Managed risk and controls designing financial processes across multiple functions to track key performance indicators and enhance internal controls
- Provided directions and guidance to accounting team to prepare regulatory and compliance reports quarterly and managed year-end closing process
- Actively planned monthly budgets and oversee generation of management reports across business lines from ERP accounting systems
- Assessed, documented accounting policies and procedures to communicate to the team from time to time of changes in proposed changes and adoption of new accounting and reporting requirements
Account Manager
CRISIL Ltd.
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Responsible to oversee the operations of the team which provides day to day and month-end close accounting support as well as financial analysis
- Lead role in planning, coordinating and facilitating project finance for capital projects and monitoring them through their completion
- Supervised Transactional Reporting Operations and the financial close process to ensure relevant, complete, accurate and timely Financial and Management reporting
- Addressed problems with accounting, billing, and service delivery to maintain and enhance client satisfaction
- Provided guidance and coaching to team members on daily tasks and responsibilities
Assistant Director
Acuity Knowledge Partners
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Coordinated monthly financial statement closing and internal reporting process to prepare management reports
- Oversee quarterly balance sheet analysis, review and remediation
- Trained and mentored new employees on industry practices and business operations.
- Ensure schedules required for regulatory compliance are timely completed and assist with review
- Participate in special projects as the need arises, acting as a key contributor and team lead
- Build and maintain a strong tie with planning and analysis and functional teams to facilitate knowledge sharing.
- Effectively communicate with all levels within the organization to resolve issues
Manager
CRISIL Ltd.
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Performed corporate financial analysis for their bank loan ratings and capital market issuances
- Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
- Engaged in discussions with business owners to understand growth plans and facilitate funding alternatives and its financial impact
- Conducted overall risk assessments to assign risk ratings of financial instruments using ratio analysis, operating metrics data, peer comparable and industry benchmarks.
Asst. Manager
ICICI Bank Ltd.
06.2006 - 12.2007
- Managed the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Inventory Cost and General ledger functions
- Investigated and resolved on an ongoing basis all significant cost and profitability variances
- Active involvement with cost accounting by closely monitoring between established budget to the actual cost of products
- Communicated with managers and executives about significant accounting and budgeting matters.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
Education
Professional - Accounting And Finance
The Institute of Charted Accountants of India
IndiaSkills
- Financial Reporting
- Performance Measurement
- Risk Management
- Reconciliation Expertise
- Process Improvement
- Accounting Policy and Control
- Team Building and Leadership
Websites
Tool Stack
- Microsoft Excel
- Word
- Powerpoint
- ERP accounting system
- Sage 50
- SQL
- PowerBI
Personal Information
Status: Permanent Resident of Canada
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Fund Accountant
Citco (Canada) Inc
07.2023 - Current
Senior Fund Accountant
MUFG Investor Services
01.2022 - 06.2023
Virtual CFO and Management Consultant
Self Employed Services
08.2017 - 12.2021
Account Manager
CRISIL Ltd.
01.2016 - 08.2017
Assistant Director
Acuity Knowledge Partners
01.2011 - 01.2016
Manager
CRISIL Ltd.
01.2008 - 12.2010
Asst. Manager
ICICI Bank Ltd.
06.2006 - 12.2007
Professional - Accounting And Finance
The Institute of Charted Accountants of India
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