Experience

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  Citi

  • Managing Director, Citi

    • May 2017 - Present

    Overseeing Citi's North America shared services organization and finance operations comprising 1000+ professionals with global centers in Costa Rica, Manila and Mumbai, with accountability for delivering financial close, regulatory reporting, treasury reporting, analytics and regulatory compliance. Focus on providing strategic leadership and partnering with Finance on various transformational initiatives, meeting regulatory commitments, engaging with US regulators, driving strong process management through governance, metrics and controls. integrating leadershiop teams, building and strengthening talent and ensuring a highly engaged work environment.

  • Managing Director, Citi, Head Finance and Risk Operations

    • May 2013 - Apr 2017

    Managed Citi’s Finance center in Philippines encompassing 900 FTEs covering end to end finance processes including Accounting, Month Close, Financial and Management Reporting, US Regulatory Reporting, Balance Sheet Substantiation, Treasury Management and various analytical processes and global projects.

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  University of South Florida Muma College of Business

  • Tampa, Florida, United States

  • Executive Advisory Board

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Tampa, Florida, United States

    https://www.usf.edu/business/about/advisory-councils/executive-tampa.aspx

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  Deutsche Bank

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Managing Director, Head India Finance PSC and Financial Reporting

    • Aug 2011 - Apr 2013
    • Mumbai Area, India

    Head of the Finance Shared Services center in India comprising 700+ FTEs located in Mumbai and Jaipur covering Financial Reporting, Accounting, Analytics, Valuations and Project Management,

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  GE Capital Business Process Mgt Services

  • New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • CEO

    • Jan 2009 - May 2011
    • New Delhi, Delhi, India

    CEO of Joint Venture between GE Capital and SBI on Credit Cards (which is amongst the largest credit card companies in India). Responsible for the organization comprised 1500+ FTEs along with a network of 3500+ outsourced agents. During my tenure turned around organizational performance to profitability and strengthened JV relationship and ahieved significant restructuring and operational excellence through metrics, infrastructure changes, employee engagement and a common change program.Was awarded Asia’s Best Captive Service Delivery center by the SSON organization in Singapore.

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  GE Money India

  • New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Group CFO

    • Feb 2007 - Dec 2008
    • New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Group CFO for six businesses of GE Money conducted through 6 legal entities. The entities included retail lending through 180 + branches, the GE/SBI JVs on credit cards and back office processing and mortgage lending through JV with Wizard International. I was also responsible for looking into various BD initiatives which included establishing new Ventures and certain dispositions. The functional areas reporting to me were Business Finance heads, Financial Planning and Analysis, Controllership, Sourcing, Internal Audit, Tax and Treasury.

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  American Express

  • New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • VP & Business Leader

    • Apr 2001 - Feb 2007
    • New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Global leader across financial analysis, accounting, reporting for Amex card business and thereafter travel business comprising 600 + FTEs located in Gurgaon, Phoenix and Brighton. Prior to that, led a global SOX 404 initiative across Amex requiring end to end mapping of processes and establishing standards and operating model for the General Ledger.

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  National Bank of Bahrain

  • Bahrain

  • Financial Controller

    • Jan 1994 - Mar 2001
    • Bahrain

    CFO / Controller and member of management team responsibilities for National Bank of Bahrain, the largest on-shore commercial bank in Bahrain. Responsible for all finance functions and strategic planning and was a member of the Executive Management team. * Represented NBB with Central Bank, Ministries, Banks/FIs, Auditors, Rating Agencies, Consultants etc. * Established decision support model for business units. Recalibrated business towards a retail banking* Drove significant cost reductions with branch consolidations and process optimization* Enhanced Financial Disclosures and Regulatory Compliance including convergence of International Accounting Standards and US GAAP* Strategic and Corporate Planning Business Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting* Treasury Risk Management (Market Risk and Asset Liability Management)* Key support to business units on financial / marketing analysis* Member of following Senior Management Committees - Asset Liability (ALCO), Strategic Review, Business Performance Review, Information Technology Steering.

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  Citibank

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

    • Jun 1991 - Dec 1993
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Focus on supporting the Retail business on planning, forecasting, product pricing, decision support and analytics.