Varun Peter

• Lead a team of 24 members across 5 clients, providing training, guidance, and conducting control reviews to ensure continuous production and process optimization
• Manage daily operations, including Position, Cash, and MVR reconciliation, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
• Collaborate closely with the Middle Office Trade Capture and Trades teams to ensure accurate trade bookings, timely matching, and settlement of trades across multiple asset classes
• Develop and implement technology-driven solutions using tools like Thought Spot, Power BI, and Alteryx to automate processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual errors.
• Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.

Managed a team of 12 members, responsible for training, performance tracking, and conducting employee reviews

• Acted as a senior management proxy in their absence, ensuring business continuity and maintaining operational standards
• Successfully migrated new projects from BUAT testing to go-live, validating generated reports in collaboration with business users
• Led the migration and operation process for reconciliation teams across multiple locations (LUX, Milan, Spain), including on-site work in Luxembourg and Warsaw
• Established a new ERS location in Mumbai for BNP, setting up processes and training teams
• Coordinated with the RPA team to automate reconciliation processes, significantly improving operational efficiency
• Managed the reconciliation of cash and position breaks between ledgers and statements, investigating and resolving exceptions
• Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
• Promoted a culture of early and timely escalation, conducted root cause analyses for operational incidents
• Prepared critical reports, including Audit packs, Fund lists, unassigned set lists, checklists, and SOPs

• Assisted fund accountants in cash and position reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and timely processing
• Performed manual bookings in MCH, maintaining financial records and ensuring data integrity
• Processed and balanced shareholder trade activity, ensuring all transactions were correctly recorded and settled
• Utilized Bloomberg Terminal to raise tickers, check security prices, and perform other financial analyses
• Successfully handled migration of PAM Accounting process from State Street Bank and Mumbai, ensuring smooth transition and continuity of operations