Senior Finance Manager
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Seasoned finance professional with 14+ years of experience in venture capital and private equity, including senior level at Sequoia Capital and asset management domain at Goldman Sachs. Expert in FP&A, fund performance analytics, investor relations, and building scalable finance functions. Proven ability to partner with investment teams, lead capital planning, manage LP communications, and build high-performing finance teams in fast-paced, high-growth investment environments.
AGM - Finance, La Renon, Ahemdabad JULY 2024 — JANUARY 2025 •Handling LR subsidiaries on finance and business side by creating strategy and developing systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency. •Working directly with management to brainstorm, discuss various projects and mitigate issues. •Organized budgets oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plan. •Managing LR stakeholders at various levels and help in seamless flow of information between entities and day to day business operation.
Manager, Sequoia Capital, Bengaluru APRIL 2017 — FEBRUARY 2024 •Led FP&A for multiple funds and the management company, delivering strategic financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting across fund life cycles. •Manage monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial reporting for investors across US and India. •Handle ad hoc requests such as audit confirmations, cap table management, and other investment inquiries. •Help deliver quarterly and annual financial reviews to senior leadership, providing insights on fund distribution, capital deployment, FMV movements, and operating burn. •Led the end-to-end onboarding process for Limited Partners during fundraising cycles, including coordination of KYC/AML documentation, review of subscription agreements, and execution of side letter terms in collaboration with legal and compliance teams. •Acted as the primary finance liaison for new institutional LPs, managing investor data capture, capital commitment tracking, and onboarding timelines to ensure a smooth and compliant entry into the fund. •Scaled the finance function from a lean team to a structured department with clear reporting, controls, and cross-functional alignment.
• Identified areas for improvement within finance team, leading to increased productivity like Automated - Audit Reports via Tableau, Daily Ownership report from E-Front, Global billing process via GP Dynamics. Associate – Private Equity Fund Finance, Goldman Sachs, Bengaluru JULY 2012 — APRIL 2017 •Executed all core fund accounting operations across multiple private equity funds, including capital calls, distributions, management fee calculations, and NAV reporting to business team. •Prepared and reviewed capital call notices, calculating investor-level call amounts based on commitment schedules, unfunded commitment, and side letter terms, ensuring timely and compliant drawdowns. •Performed reconciliation of bank activity, fund general ledgers, and internal systems (e.g., Vi-tech, VMS, Zephyr) to ensure accurate tracking of cash movements, capital balances, and investor equity. •Managed monthly and quarterly close processes, including NAV calculations, valuation roll-forwards, fair value adjustments, accruals, and fund-level financial statements. •Help reviewing fund financial statements, partner capital account balances, NAV calculations, and investment performance summary, collaborating closely with controllers, and external auditors. •On boarding new PE Advisory mandates and facilitating smooth transition and integration into GSAM platform.
Analyst - Asset Management, JP Morgan, Bengaluru JUNE 2011 — JULY 2012 •Worked as Operational analyst in aseet management space, responsible for Data management & pricing market and government securities •Setting up market securities to OMNI platform based on information from Bloomberg, S&P (Global credit tool) and DTC •Pricing market securities (Equity, debt, Mutual funds, government bond etc.) at closing price once market securities are set up in OMNI. •Responsible for validation of all business activities to ensure accurate market information are reflected for all securities. •Provided support in trade settlement and clearing activities.
Analyst - Risk Reporting, TCS, Bengaluru MAY 2009 — JUNE 2011 •Analyzed portfolio exposures, counterparty risk, credit utilization, and limit breaches across products (loans, derivatives, structured finance), escalating material findings to business team. •Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports for trading desks, risk committees, and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. •Working on Bloomberg terminal and Reuters for stock price, ticker and Index related information • Investigating Value at risk (VAR) for each business and reporting to Market risk management team. •Worked closely with the middle office and credit risk teams to validate P&L swings, exposure trends, and stress test results across asset classes
MBA - Finance, M.S Ramaiah College, Bengaluru JUNE 2006 — JUNE 2008
