Sagar Kulkarni

About Sagar Kulkarni

I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 11 years of extensive experience in Legal Entity Controllership, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP & A), Regulatory Reporting, and Audit within prestigious Big 4 firms and global multinational organizations. Currently, I serve as the Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where I lead the EMEA Legal Entity Controllers and the global Capital Asset Planning & Analysis (CAPA) function. My role involves end-to-end ownership of financial reporting, governance, and regulatory compliance, allowing me to align finance with business strategy effectively. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities by managing teams of professionals across multiple locations. I am a business-focused finance leader with a proven track record of enhancing processes and controls, driving automation, and delivering actionable insights that support strategic decision-making. My core competencies include financial planning, budgeting, performance analytics, and risk management, which I leverage to optimize productivity and improve margins.Key Achievements- Successfully led the global centralization of the CAPA function, resulting in improved efficiency and significant cost savings- Accelerated month-end close timelines through process optimization, enhancing overall financial reporting accuracy- Established a Bangalore Audit Team from scratch, strengthening local capabilities and ensuring audit readiness- Developed a data governance framework that improved reporting quality and transparency across global entities.

Experience

1. Vice President

   Goldman Sachs

   Jan 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   In my current role, I steer EMEA service entities across accounting, month-end close, regulatory compliance, management reporting, and internal controls. I lead the global Capital Asset Planning & Analysis (CAPA) function, ensuring GAAP compliance for fixed assets, leases, and capital investments. I also oversee legal entity regulatory reporting, manage audits, and deliver executive performance reporting to support strategic decisions.Achievements: I led the global centralization of the CAPA function, aligning processes and controls across regions, which resulted in improved efficiency and significant cost savings. Additionally, I accelerated month-end close timelines through process optimization, enhancing the overall financial reporting process.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant (CA), Accounting and Finance

• Karnataka University, Belgavi

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), Business/Commerce, General

Skills

• Project Management
• Financial Analysis
• Investments
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• Microsoft Word
• Customer Service
• Banking
• Risk Management