Divya Balakrishnan
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Over 5 years of strong Treasury, Trading, Finance, Accounting, Audit, and Payroll experience with the adaptability to successfully traverse a diverse range of fields including buy and sell-side equity research, investment manager due to diligence, and consulting. Proven ability to perform financial modelling and analysis to produce time sensitive investment research reports.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Fund Accountant
B2B Mena Technology Solutions
Dubai, UAE
10.2022 - Current
- Analysed monthly reporting to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Reconciled accounts from income and expense data to net worth and assets.
- Updated journal entries and accounts on accrual basis with Quickbooks.
- Reviewed and processed employee expense reports and vendor invoices for payment.
- Checked and imported payroll and pension data to pay salary deductions.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and compiled reports for financial reviews.
Senior fund accountant
Unity Consulting Services
Dubai, UAE
12.2013 - 10.2022
- Worked with various products including equities, bonds, swaps, options, FX, mortgages, financing, and futures.
- Responsible for accurately reconciling cash, stock, trade, FX, and futures activity for multiple funds on time for NAVs to be posted.
- Reconciled cash and holdings with various banks and monitored finance balances held at banks.
- Reconciled daily/monthly derivatives and all the costs for the derivative trades with Bank reports.
- Reviewed, analyzed, and approved margin calls, ensuring accurate call amounts as well as management of collateral balances.
- Updated and analyzed fund profit and loss accounts monthly and report performance to the Director.
- Utilized data analysis to predict the future earnings of the company and advise management on whether to make stocks and currencies sales or purchase decisions and organize securities sales and purchases on behalf of the company.
- SWIFT exposure, able to read SWIFT messages and reports.
- Filling out bank account opening forms and preparing documents for KYC updates.
- Knowledge with Stock trading {Limit order (Buy and Sell), stop losses, and MKT} and currency exchanges through various bank online portal, and Brokers (DBS, other Indian Banks, IBKR, MT5, and MT4).
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Banking
Colleg de Paris
Skills
- QuickBooks Accounting and Paylite HR Software Proficiency
- Strong Excel knowledge (Pivot Table, Sum if, V-lookup)
- Critical Thinking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Multitasking Abilities
- Investment strategies
- Forecasting
Certification
ACCA - Partly Qualified
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination Fraud Prevention Certification- (Short Course)
CM - Certified Manager Certification
Languages
English
Upper intermediate
Hindi
Beginner
Tamil
Native
Timeline
Fund Accountant
B2B Mena Technology Solutions
10.2022 - Current
Senior fund accountant
Unity Consulting Services
12.2013 - 10.2022
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Banking
Colleg de Paris
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