Bandana Khound

About Bandana Khound

Experienced and aspiring professional with 14 years of corporate experience in financing, reporting and operational functions. Looking for a responsible job opportunity where I will be able to learn and contribute to continuously Senior Analyst | American Express India Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon • Managing the team as SME (subject matter expert) in the Global Travelers’ Cheques (TCs) markets around the world. Evaluate and scrutinize the TC sales settlements received from Global Selling outlets and once the risk factor is thoroughly checked, the sales are recorded • The refunds are initiated when requested by the customers, after detailed scrutiny of KYC documents (Know Your Customer) • Inspect the USD 25K Govt. requirement closely for the daily sales of TCs and timely reporting to the Controllership department • Actively monitoring and facilitating with the huge dollar value TCs requirements to the Escheatment department of the US Abandoned Property and till date we have successfully retrieved many million dollars back to American Express, on time with precision. This event is quoted and highly appreciated by our leaders on various meetings • Preparation and publication of detailed MIS of the processes to the senior level on monthly basis • Successfully migrated SLC (Salt Lake City, USA) process by working closely with the team • Investigated the regulatory checks for the vendors’ and merchants’ valid licenses acquired and maintained the records for the same and followed up with suppliers on timely basis and thus eradicating the risk of breakdown of the Supply Chain • Gathered sales data from various portals and prepared MIS and published to the Sales team and the higher leaders on a daily basis, which in turn helped the Sales and Marketing team to draft action plans for the coming weeks and craft marketing strategies for future Senior Analyst | WNS Global Services Ltd, Gurgaon • Successfully overcome the various local accounting standards and GAAP presentation challenges and collaborated them in one uniform IFRS Accounting Standards • Processed the spreading of the financial statements of the banks around the world, as per the IFRS Accounting Standards requirements • Created from beginning, a complete banking industry database for a leading UK based financial organization, covering over banks Finance Executive | SPA Merchant Bankers Ltd, New Delhi • Worked on initiating broker coverage reports of companies, providing key facts about the company, relevant to investors. Assisted in IPO and Rights Issues shares of couple of companies

Experience

1. Senior Analyst

   American Express

   Aug 2013 — Present · Gurgaon, IN

   Industry experience in financing, reporting and operational functions. • Managing the team as SME (subject matter expert) in the Global Travelers’ Cheques (TCs) markets around the world. Evaluate and scrutinize the TC sales settlements received from Global Selling outlets and once the risk factor is thoroughly checked, the sales are recorded • The refunds are initiated when requested by the customers, after detailed scrutiny of KYC documents (Know Your Customer) • Inspect the USD 25K Govt. requirement closely for the daily sales of TCs and timely reporting to the Controllership department • Actively monitoring and facilitating with the huge dollar value TCs requirements to the Escheatment department of the US Abandoned Property and till date we have successfully retrieved many million dollars back to American Express, on time with precision. This event is quoted and highly appreciated by our leaders on various meetings • Preparation and publication of detailed MIS of the processes to the senior level on monthly basis • Successfully migrated SLC (Salt Lake City, USA) process by working closely with the team • Investigated the regulatory checks for the vendors’ and merchants’ valid licenses acquired and maintained the records for the same and followed up with suppliers on timely basis and thus eradicating the risk of breakdown of the Supply Chain • Published weekly and monthly dashboards and depicted comparative study, which was used for calculating incentives of sales representatives • Gathered sales data from various portals and prepared MIS and published to the Sales team and the higher leaders on a daily basis, which in turn helped the Sales and Marketing team to draft action plans for the coming weeks and craft marketing strategies for future

Education

• All India Management Association, New Delhi

  PGDM (Finance & Marketing), Finance

  2005 — 2007

• Delhi University

  B.com (Honours), Commerce

• All India Management Association (AIMA)

  Advanced Certificate Programme in Sustainability Management, Sustainability Management

• All India Management Association (AIMA)

  PGDM (Finance & Marketing), Finance and Financial Management Services