Lija Jacob
Dubai
Summary
Result-oriented CPA (Aust.), leveraging nearly 19 years of experience in core accounting with proficiency in Revenue & Cost Financial Controllership, month end accounting, balance sheet substantiation, MI reporting, variance analysis and governance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Director
Event Lab FZ LLC
01.2023 - Current
- Lead finance transformation projects. Introduced software tools and process improvements to mitigate loss and drive operational growth.
- Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
- Reduced process discrepancies through measured implementation of performance reporting and data systems.
- Enhanced internal control systems and procedures to mitigate risk and support opportunities.
- Advise on financial decisions and strategies.
- Review of daily, monthly and yearly Balance sheet reconciliations and Profit and Loss statements
- Manages monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information and ensures accuracy of data
- Overseeing audit and tax functions.
- Collaborate with CEO and stake holders in planning and establish priorities for planning process
- Oversee investment of funds and work with investment bankers to raise additional capital required for expansion
- Coach and mentor staff within finance team
Vice President Global Accounting Operations
State Street Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Managed 356bn cash and deposits balance approx. 46% of StateStreets Balance sheet for Americas.
- Lead a team of 25 staff managing the tax , cash & deposit governance and out of office expense team.
- Review of 300 Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Streamlined and automate processes and re-engineering processes to optimize the reporting.
- Implemented Power BI, Tableau reporting.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
- Coaching and mentoring the team
Asst. Vice President Service Delivery APAC
State Street Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 08.2022
- Developed and produced 6 BU and 1 regional Assurance metrics which provides APAC and BU controllers’ assurance over their BU wise balance sheet.
- Leading the APAC Service delivery team and Global advisor BU APAC team.
- Trend analysis for legal entity controllers to ensure that Global Accounting Operations tasks are executed accurately
- Ensuring streamlining and transition of processes across the APAC region Automation used to streamline processes (Tableau, Spot fire, ARCs)
- Undertaking process redesigning initiatives for enhancing efficiency
- Ascertaining the specific training needs of team and accordingly.
- Ensure regulatory requirements related to off‐shoring are achieved. (BCP,access management etc)
- Implementation of project initiative creating new legal entities for tax structuring.
Asst. Hubs Financial Controller Revenue/Risk& Capital /Markets
Australia & New Zealand Bank (ANZ Phillipines)
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Strategic implementation of the NZ financial control team in Manila (Philippines).
- ERP implementation of Project ARC, Blackline, a new reconciliation tool for the 60 members financial control team in Bangalore.
- 13% savings by process migration and facilitating continuous improvement.
- Driving automation initiatives (Automate Anywhere software, QlikView) to reduce manual dependencies
- Coaching and mentoring team members.
- Process redesigning to ensure duplication of work is eliminated.
- Conducting variance analysis to determine difference between plan/forecast & actual results, conducting Month on Month and Quarter on Quarter.
- Variance analysis. Implementing corrective actions for the same.
- Reviewing monthly revenue & cost balance sheet substantiation & reconciliation with timely resolution of open items & queries, follow‐ups & automation
Asst. hubs Financial Controller
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2015 - 01.2017
Hubs Finance Manager - Cost Controllership Accounting & Reporting
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2015 - 01.2017
Associate Manager A2R
Accenture Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 06.2015
Senior Financial Accountant
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2008 - 06.2011
Senior finance Analyst
Logica CMG Pvt Ltd
01.2008 - 05.2009
Team lead corporate finance
Logica CMG Pvt Ltd
08.2005 - 01.2008
Financial consultant
Praxair India Pvt. Ltd
01.2005 - 08.2005
Education
Finance & Accounting
Certified Public Accountant Australia
Australia MBA - Finance & Mktg
Bangalore University
B.Com. -
Christ College, Bangalore University
Skills
- Financial Controllership & Accounting
- Strategic Leadership
- Reporting & Variance Analysis
- Auditing & Internal Control
- 3rd Party Vendor Management
- Project Management
- Balance Sheet Substantiation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Planning & Forecasting
- Operations Management
- Finance technology transformation
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 4th May'81
Certification
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant Australia
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Finance Director
Event Lab FZ LLC
01.2023 - Current
Vice President Global Accounting Operations
State Street Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 01.2023
Asst. Vice President Service Delivery APAC
State Street Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 08.2022
Asst. Hubs Financial Controller Revenue/Risk& Capital /Markets
Australia & New Zealand Bank (ANZ Phillipines)
03.2018 - 09.2019
Asst. hubs Financial Controller
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2015 - 01.2017
Hubs Finance Manager - Cost Controllership Accounting & Reporting
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2015 - 01.2017
Associate Manager A2R
Accenture Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 06.2015
Senior Financial Accountant
Australia & New Zealand (ANZ India)
06.2008 - 06.2011
Senior finance Analyst
Logica CMG Pvt Ltd
01.2008 - 05.2009
Team lead corporate finance
Logica CMG Pvt Ltd
08.2005 - 01.2008
Financial consultant
Praxair India Pvt. Ltd
01.2005 - 08.2005
Finance & Accounting
Certified Public Accountant Australia
MBA - Finance & Mktg
Bangalore University
B.Com. -
Christ College, Bangalore University
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant Australia
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
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