Rupanathan Ragupathi

About Rupanathan Ragupathi

Outcome focused Finance and Accounts Professional with 15+ years of experience in Banking / Finance Industry and GBS / JV / Shared Services operating models, specialized in F&A, Billing Operations & Delivery and Process Optimization. Expert in Record to Report, General Ledger Accounting, Reconciliation, Month End Close & Reporting, Variance Analysis & Exception Commentary, Audit Supervision and Risk Reporting. Proven track record in driving automation initiatives which delivered significant efficiency gains. Proficient at Stakeholder Management and implementing Financial Systems such as Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) and Oracle Revenue Management & Billing (ORMB), MS Visio, PowerBI, SUN system, JD Edwards, HFM and MS Office.

Experience

1. Manager

   State Street

   Apr 2014 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Led the Corporate Accounting and Billing Operations team which delivers recording and monitoring North America General Ledger activity which includes posting the Accruals and Prepaid & Amortization, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation & Certification, Revenue AR Invoice booking, Fixed Assets Accounting & Depreciation run, Inter Company Reconciliation and Fee Invoices Delivery- Served as the SPOC for General Ledger Accounting and Billing Operations for North America Region ensuring compliance with the Service Level Agreements, Fee Agreements and the Company Polices- Performed Review and Approval activity of the Journal Entries, Reports, Reconciliations and Certifications within the ETA and threshold limits; Approved / Delivered the Fee Invoices to the Investor Services Clients with agreed Accuracy and Timelines. Responsible for Aged accruals, Unapplied Cash and Open Items follow up per the Escalation Matrix- Coordinated with Internal ERM and External Audit (EY) teams ensuing seamless Audit completion, managed Non-Confirmations (NC), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Actions (CA) if any Operational Incident occurred- Managed a Team of 24 FTEs which includes Assistant Manager, Team Leads and Associates; drove Performance Management, identified Knowledge Gap and Training needs and established Non-Production Activities and Additional Responsibilities to enhance team’s capability. Brought significant changes in Appraisal / Rating process to make more competitive within the Team / Vertical- Ensured timely capture and resolution of Accounting and Billing Operational Risk Incidents in the ICAM / Archer portal, which includes providing RCA, CA, Detailed Error Description and calculating Financial Impact. Effectively managed escalations from both Internal and External Stakeholders ensuring timely resolution and process continuity. Monitored Month End interface between SUN & Oracle systems.

Education

• Great Lakes Institute of Management

  Executive MBA, Finance and Financial Management Services