Ramachandrahasa V S Viryala
Chartered Accountant
Chennai
Summary
Performance-driven and chartered accountant with 9 years of experience aligning systems, processes, and people with business objectives, policies, and regulatory requirements. Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills to effectively lead and manage teams. Results-oriented mindset and forward-thinking approach committed to growth, managing change, overcoming challenges, and meeting future requirements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Vice President – Product Control/Financial Control
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2022.11 - Current
- Leading an 8-member cross functional team, managing IB Balance Sheet and P&L analytical review, daily back-testing/VaR review. Overseeing quarterly disclosures review, including Credit related disclosures such as Balance sheet Movement over time along with impairment staging, Industry, Geography mix analysis, Bonds yield analysis, IFRS 13 disclosure in the financial statements. Driving automation initiatives using Alteryx, SQL, Python tools enabling efficiency, faster delivery
- Contributed to integration and transformation of Product Control & Financial Control function into a unified finance function enabling synergy, resulting in efficiency and increased collaboration and standardization
- Evaluating new product offerings for IB business from a finance perspective, ensuring compliance accounting standards
- Working with business and other infrastructure partners to analyze trading costs including external vendor costs and internal funding cost and support business on cost optimization
- Overseeing IFRS 9 classification and measurement review for IB business ensuring appropriate classification of Balance sheet, proper documentation and timely completion
- Collaborating with multiple infrastructure partners to strengthen trading book and banking boundary controls and establishing processes to support the control requirements
- Driving hiring and talent development with focus on diversity and career growth for the individuals in the team
- Partnering with Controls, Ops, and Tech teams to streamline, revamp existing processes and onboard new technology, platforms including using AI/ML capabilities to identify data anomaly
Assistant Vice President – Product Control Analytics
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2018.12 - 2022.11
- Responsible for month-end Balance Sheet closure, substantiation, and sign-off .
- Conducted monthly Balance sheet, P&L reviews with insights on trends and highlighting risk areas to senior management
- Automation of multiple process thereby reducing effort of 100 hours per month and improving delivery time and controls
- Self-learned SQL to automate manual Excel-based processes, enhancing efficiency
Analyst – Credit Product Control
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2016.09 - 2018.12
- Handled daily P&L production and monthly P&L review and Balance sheet reconciliation for Credit trading business notably trading in Bonds and CDS products
- Established IFRS 9 classification and measurement processes for the Credit business
Product Control – Month-End Team
Société Générale Global Solution Centre Pvt. Ltd.
2015.03 - 2016.09
- Reconciliation of variance between Front Office and Accounting P&L on a monthly basis for Fixed Income Products including Interest Rate swaps, Credit Derivatives and substantiating the Balance sheet.
- Liaising closely with the onshore stakeholders to explain the reasons for discrepancy and working infrastructure partners for permanent resolution
Education
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Hyderabad 2009.05 - 2014.05
Intermediate -
Board of Intermediate Education A.P -Sri Chaitanya
Vijayawada 2007.06 - 2009.03
SSC -
Board of Secondary Education A.P. - TVV School
Warangal District 2001.04 - 2007.03
Skills
- Team leadership and Stakeholder management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Strategic Planning and execution
- Investment Banking Products
- Disclosures to financial statements
Financial Data analysis
- P&L and Balance Sheet substantiation
- Project management, Process Optimization, Continuous process improvement
- Finance transformation
- Commercial acumen
Collaboration and communication
Key Projects And Achievements
- Led Trading Book Standard Review for IB business, ensuring financial process alignment.
- Merged Product Control & Financial Control into a single, more efficient finance function.
- Sole finance lead for IFRS 9 implementation in Credit business, setting classification standards.
- Collaborated with Front Office, Operations, and Tech to identify cost savings and process enhancements.
- Supported infrastructure setup for new product launches, ensuring seamless finance integration.
Additional Information
Hobbies: Playing Cricket, Football, Video Games
Languages: English, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil
Timeline
Vice President – Product Control/Financial Control
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2022.11 - Current
Assistant Vice President – Product Control Analytics
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2018.12 - 2022.11
Analyst – Credit Product Control
Barclays Shared Services Ltd
2016.09 - 2018.12
Product Control – Month-End Team
Société Générale Global Solution Centre Pvt. Ltd.
2015.03 - 2016.09
Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
2009.05 - 2014.05
Intermediate -
Board of Intermediate Education A.P -Sri Chaitanya
2007.06 - 2009.03
SSC -
Board of Secondary Education A.P. - TVV School
2001.04 - 2007.03