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RESUME
Sunil Raghavan Sunilmkraghavan@gmail.com, Mob +91 9880018953, Bangalore, India
Executive Summary
An energetic, result oriented and successful Finance professional with 20 years of work
experience with MNC organisations.
Key Functional Areas of Expertise
 Accounting & Finance Operations
 Building shared services for Finance and accounting back end operations : R2R,P2P etc.
 Design and implementation of Oracle Financials
 Financial planning and Analysis ,Budgeting, Forecasting, Working capital Management
 Expense Management & Financial control
 Expert knowledge in Six Sigma and Lean sigma methodologies
Other transferable Skills
 Leadership – Exceptional leadership and people management skills
 Communication Skills – Advanced verbal and written skills
 Analytical: Strong analytical skills with an eye to detail
 Project management – Experience in managing vast and complex projects
 Domain Knowledge – AML,
A. Work Experience –June 1996 till Date – 20 Plus Years
1. Jan 2016 till date CFO The Gate Academy(TGA)
2. Jan 2014 to Nov 2015 AVP Deutsche Bank
3. Nov 2010 - Dec 2013 Second Vice President, Northern Trust
4. May 2004 - Oct 2010 Manager, Fidelity Investments,
5. Feb 2003 – May 2004, vCustomer Corporation
6. Oct 2000 - Jan 2003, GE Capital,
7. Jun 1996 - Oct 2000, Xerox India,
I. CFO, TGA , Jan 2016 till date
1. Budgeting and Cash flow - FP&A - Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting
2. Preparation of Financial Statements
3. Accounting Control
4. Investor Relations
5. Sales and Marketing Support
II. AVP, Finance, Deutsche Bank, Jan 2014 till Nov 2015
Key Responsibilities (KRA):
1. Balance Sheet Substantiation(BSS) – Transitioned and consolidated BSS processes
2. Create Yearly Operational Budgets : Forecasting, Reporting of performance, Analysis of
performance against targets
3. Identify , measure, report operational risks of the processes on a regular basis
4. Site functional leader(150 plus FTE) to the country leadership
5. Performance management and career development of the team
6. Implementation of global risk management model according to the local needs
7. Overseeing migration and transition of global processes

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8. Partnering with regional leadership and onshore stake holders
9. Hire, Train and Retain resources at the site level
10. Audit Support
Key Achievements: Transitions & Migrations
 Project1 :process standardization on risk assessment Project across APAC locations
 Project 2: Balance Sheet Substantiation process across EMEA, APAC and NA
 Project 3 :Managed successfully the standardization of key controls
III. Second Vice President, Finance, Northern Trust, Nov 2010 till Dec 2014 :
Role & Responsibilities
1. Client/Stake Holder Management/ Relationship management
2. Accounting & Finance Operations
3. Team Leadership – hire, develop & retain a diverse team
4. Project Management and Special Initiatives
5. Client Relationship Management
6. Employee Engagement – Lead a team of 75 with 5+ Operational managers
Key Achievements
 Transitioned P2P,R2R,AR of EMEA, Americas and APAC
 Chairman’s Award Winner- Global transformation project –resulted in $ 1m saving
IV. Manager, Fidelity Investments, May 2004 till Oct 2010
Key Achievements
 Transitioned P2P functions from all global locations
 Transitioned Finance & Control reporting functions from APAC, EMEA & America
 Implemented Oracle financials
 Expense management through policy interventions on software licenses, telecom : $750k
per annum
 Transitioned global Treasury and cash management desk -$ 25Mn saving
 Transitioned Electronic Payment settlements -paperless transactions -Saving $ 1 Mn
 Transitioned global P2p(Procure to Pay) processes-COE creation at Chennai
V. Prior to May 2004 since 1996 (8 Years) (in chronological order)
a) V-customer, Feb 2003 till April 2004 , General Accounting
b) GE Capital, Oct 2000 till Jan 2003, International Accounting
c) Xerox, Jan 1996 till Oct 2000, Leasing Operations
B. Educational qualifications
Executive PG diploma in Management, IIMBangalore
Diploma in systems Management
B.com
C. Passion & Interests
Running, Reading, Public Speaking, Volunteer(Bubbles School for Autistic Kids-Bileshivale, Bangalore
Treasurer ,(former Secretary) of Talkmagic Toastmasters International club ,Banaswadi