Sunayana Sarda

Experience

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  Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  Senior Analyst

  • Conduct in-depth research on a particular company with regard to both financial and qualitative data for investment banks, hedge funds, etc. (Data Source: Bloomberg, Thomson, Reuters and 10k wizard sites)• Primarily responsible for the equity research work of US and European companies• Preparing operating models, segment analysis, comparable company analysis, debt-covenant analysis and capital structures for various companies• Calculating Enterprise value of the companies and working out metrics like EV/Sales, EV/EBIT, EV/EBITDA, PE ratios, etc• Analyzing the equity-debt structure of various companies• Reviewing and updating the performance of companies at quarterly intervals• Analyzing various research reports to assess the market pulse• Suggesting new products and templates for the final deliverable projects Show less

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  NTT DATA, Inc.

  Aug 2007 - Jan 2009

  Functional Consultant

  • Working on projects leading to Oracle Apps implementation• Understanding the client’s accounting and financial structure• Reformulating General ledger, payables, receivables, PSA and Fixed assets modules • Preparation of understanding documents of various finance modules of oracle apps• Carrying out regression testing for the modules

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  KS ARCIS OUTSOURCING PRIVATE LIMITED

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2022

   Responsible for on-boarding of new jobs, handling the initial issues and challenges, streamlining and documenting the entire process in order to bring the job to a stage where it can be handled by the team going forward. Finalizing the budgets for the various categories of output generated by the team. Handling the client escalation, conducting root-cause analysis, coming up with action plans and getting the same implemented and followed across the team. Conducting periodical peer review to ensure quality as well as consistency within the team.  Team handling and responsible for hiring, appraisals and uniform work allocation. Involved in automation of the workflow, team capacity utilization application development, preparing specs for these, liaising with the software development group in this regard, testing and continuous improvement of the application. Prepared checklists, process flows and other forms for the various categories of tasks in order to standardize the processes and ensuring quality and timeliness. Responsible for continuous update of the same. Sending regular observations and recommendation documents for entities/processes to clients for smooth functioning of the process and reducing turnaround time. Responsible for presenting various MIS reports to the internal stakeholders and client, some of which are SLA reporting, management dashboards, business performance, variance analysis, team productivity analysis, annual budgets and the like. Involved in certification for COSO and ISO27001, and regular maintenance of data as per the standards. Show less KS Arcis is a joint venture between Kingston Smith LLP, a UK based legal entity and Arcis e Services Private Limited, one of India's oldest leading business process outsourcing providers.• Managing F&A processes for UK based clients• Responsible for review, reporting and analysing accounting records along with finalization of accounts, with notes to accounts and schedules as per UK GAAP• Ensuring compliance of UK GAAP and FRS102 while preparing financial statements• Implementing control checks and balances at various levels to ensure quality of services delivered• Handling the process transformation projects• Led the setting up of new process, being the first point of contact with the client• Experienced in building and maintaining a motivated team environment• Successfully managing the profitability of the process by continuously improving processing techniques and mentoring the team• Ensuring excellent client management and service delivery Show less • Responsible for monthly review of ledgers, preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements and analytical review of financial statements• Analysing minutes of meetings of board of directors and understanding their accounting implications• Review of loan agreements, interest computations and covenant compliance and maintaining loan matrix for inter-entity loan balances in case of group companies• Interacting with the client on a daily basis to discuss various operational matters, client requirements and billing• Worked on projects leading to transition of processes• Successfully led a project of migration of data between two accounting platforms• Preparation of annual budgets and calculating monthly variances• Mentoring of team members to maximize common objectives i.e. customer focus and timely delivery of work without escalations Show less

  • Senior Manager

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2022

  • Manager

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2018

  • Assistant Manager

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2012
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  GI Outsourcing

  Sept 2022 - now

  AVP (Operations) and Branch Head

  • Responsible for performance of the teams at branch level, ensuring maximum productivity and revenue generation, through a variety of accounting services being provided to many UK based Accounting firms, ranging from Year-end finalization, Corporation tax, Management dashboards, bookkeeping and VAT returns, etc.• Developing the hierarchy and team composition for the branch and continuously evaluating and re-designing the same to ensure maximum effectiveness.• Review of jobs on periodical basis to locate any gaps and provide value addition.• Developing tools for quality control, such as SOPs, checklists, process notes, etc.• Leading induction meetings with new / prospective clients, enabling on-boarding of jobs with a long-term relationship in view.• Mentoring the team to up-skill themselves, while also arranging their trainings, and grooming them to reach next levels.• Presenting branch level dashboards and project dashboards to the internal stakeholders.• Undertaking various new projects for the future growth of the Organization, as well as revamping certain existing models.• Responsible for hiring, appraisals, escalation handling, and the like for the team. Show less