Goldman Sachs (Global investment bank with integrated capability centre) | Bengaluru

Vice President - Legal Entity Controller

• Led financial controllership for Goldman Sachs' largest global service entity by headcount, managing a 6-member team across financial reporting, governance, audits and regulatory compliance
• Prepared the India financial insights page for the deck presented to the Goldman Sachs Global Board of Directors, covering historical cost trends and the multi-year cost outlook
• Managed a USD 300 million loan portfolio of group and external borrowings while ensuring compliance with RBI regulations
• Developed a tax recovery strategy that unlocked ~USD 5 million in blocked GST credits through input tax credit optimization and export-linked refund provisions
• Automated global tax reporting and GST processes using low-code solutions, delivering over 1,000 annual effort hours in efficiency gains
• Standardized contingent workforce reporting across divisions, improving consistency and providing leadership with a unified view of ~12,000 personnel

Associate - Legal Entity Controller

• Led implementation of GST and IND AS across the India entity, ensuring compliance with new regulations while training 100+ employees across functions
• Played a key role in concluding the India-US Advance Pricing Agreements, helping mitigate long-standing transfer pricing risks for the group
• Directed statutory, tax and transfer pricing audits while managing ICFR & SOX sign-offs across India legal entities, ensuring compliance with regulations and firm's global control standards

Analyst - Legal Entity Controller

• Supported financial reporting, period-end close and statutory financial statement preparation for India legal entities
• Managed banking operations and regulatory filings while coordinating with external stakeholders including banks and consultants.
• Supported statutory, tax and transfer pricing audits and strengthened financial controls across the entity.
• Contributed to process improvement initiatives across financial reporting, taxation and regulatory compliance.

• Promoted from Analyst to Vice President within seven years, ahead of the firm's typical promotion timeline
• Won first place among 50+ entries in Goldman Sachs' division-wide automation competition
• Received Goldman Sachs' 10-Year Service Recognition Award
• Developed a tax recovery strategy that unlocked ~USD 5 million in blocked GST credits
• Worked with Tax and Treasury to restructure group loans, delivering ~USD 1 million in global tax savings
• Led finance transformation initiatives including GST/IND AS implementation and tax automation, delivering over 1,000 annual effort hours in operational efficiencies while training 100+ employees
• Mentored three team members to accelerated promotions, including two to Associate and one to Vice President

• Chartered Accountant (CA), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce, Pune

• Certified by the Iron Butt Association (USA) for completing a solo 1,600 km endurance motorcycle ride within 24 hours
• Walked 50 km in the Oxfam India Walkathon as part of a four-member team, raising INR 1 lakh
• Completed the Happiness Program by The Art of Living