Arbind Pandey

About Arbind Pandey

Finance leader with 20+ years of experience driving growth, governance, and transformation across fintech, SaaS, and payments industries in the APAC region. As Senior Director & APAC Controller at Fiserv, I have led multi-country finance operations, consolidation, and reporting under US GAAP & IFRS while partnering with CEOs and boards to enable business expansion and investor confidence. My experience spans IPO readiness, fundraising (debt / equity / ECB), finance transformation, and stakeholder management across diverse regulatory and business environments. I specialize in building finance organizations that deliver speed, transparency, and strategic insights to the business while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and control. Key contributions: • Led finance for APAC covering India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia — establishing consistent financial governance and consolidation under US GAAP & IFRS. • Structured and executed multi-million-dollar fundraising initiatives (debt, equity, ECBs) to support regional expansion and working-capital optimization.* Managed finance integration and divestiture activities across markets, ensuring smooth transition, compliance alignment, and business continuity through cross-functional coordination with global M&A teams. • Oversaw financial, audit, and control readiness for prospective IPO and investor due-diligence processes, aligning APAC entities with global public-company standards. • Implemented finance-transformation and automation initiatives that strengthened forecasting accuracy, accelerated reporting cycles, and improved profitability. • Worked with executive leadership and board audit committees to enhance governance, transparency, and investor confidence across the region.

Experience

1. Senior Director & Apac Controller

   Fiserv

   May 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• Institute of Management Accountants

  CMA USA, CMA

• The University of Burdwan

  B com (Hons), Bcom

  1992 — 1995

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Accounts,Finance,Taxation

• Financial Planning Standard Board India

  CFP, Financial Planning

  2010 — 2010

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Accounting
• Due Diligence
• Ifrs
• Managerial Finance
• Treasury
• Gaap
• Corporate Finance
• Finance
• Team Management
• Forecasting
• Budgets
• Internal Controls
• Auditing
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Tax
• Cash Flow
• Business Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Planning
• Variance Analysis
• Risk Management
• Vendor Management
• Mis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• General Ledger
• Leadership
• Budgeting
• Account Reconciliation
• Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Management
• Us Gaap
• Tax
• Financial Reporting
• Internal Audit
• Financial Accounting