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Yoganand Santhanam

Yoganand Santhanam

Dublin,Ireland

Summary

Fund Accounting professional with 18 years of experience in NAV calculations, UCITS fund accounting, and private equity operations. Proven ability to lead teams, streamline reporting processes, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Skilled in financial reporting, audit coordination, and VAT preparation, with a client-focused approach and strong technical troubleshooting abilities. Adept at leveraging industry tools (Bloomberg, GP3/GP4, Multifond, Sungard, Frontier, ODIN) to enhance accuracy and operational efficiency. Seeking to step into a managerial role to drive team performance, strengthen controls, and support business growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Fund Accounting Supervisor

Societe Generale Securities Services
Dublin, Ireland
05.2025 - Current
  • Supervised daily valuation workflows across multiple UCITS funds, ensuring timely and accurate NAV delivery in line with client expectations.
  • Supported client onboarding for Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) funds, coordinating with internal teams to ensure smooth fund setup and operational readiness.
  • Executed fund accounting activities for Hedge Fund of Funds, including reconciliations, cash/position monitoring, and corporate actions.
  • Oversaw reconciliation processes, proactively resolving outstanding items to maintain accuracy and reduce risk exposure.
  • Provided technical guidance and mentoring to offshore team members, improving efficiency and reducing error rates.
  • Ensured all deliverables were completed within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) while maintaining a strong focus on compliance and quality.
  • Conducted reviews of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), enhancing process controls and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

Financial Reporting Officer

Societe Generale Securities Services
Dublin, Ireland
05.2024 - 04.2025
  • Prepared and reviewed audited annual and interim financial statements in line with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal procedures.
  • Acted as primary liaison with clients, external auditors, and service providers during the financial statement process, ensuring smooth reviews and timely delivery.
  • Coordinated and submitted financial statement documentation to the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) for Irish-domiciled funds, maintaining 100% compliance with regulatory deadlines.
  • Produced and filed quarterly Money Market and Investment Fund returns with the CBI, ensuring accuracy and consistency across submissions.
  • Filed VAT returns through ROS within statutory deadlines, safeguarding compliance and avoiding penalties.



Lead Expert (Private Equity/ Mutual Funds)

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
Chennai, India
01.2015 - 04.2024
  • Led NAV calculations for Luxembourg-domiciled Mutual and Private Equity funds across daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly cycles, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Directed a nine-member team, providing coaching, workload allocation, and performance oversight to achieve operational excellence.
  • Partnered on diverse financial products, including equities, bonds, derivatives, loan debt instruments, and FX hedging, strengthening multi-asset fund management expertise.
  • Conducted in-depth corporate action analysis, supporting informed decision-making and accurate portfolio valuations.
  • Authored Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline offshore fund accounting processes, improving efficiency and consistency.
  • Completed an 18-month international assignment in Luxembourg (pre-NAV team), enhancing cross-border fund accounting expertise and global collaboration..

Senior process Executive (Hedge Funds)

TCS E-serve International Ltd and TCS
Chennai, India
08.2011 - 01.2015
  • Reconciled cash and positions on a daily basis, proactively investigating and resolving exceptions to ensure data integrity.
  • Performed daily break analysis across trades, dividends, commissions, pending trades, and interest adjustments, reducing outstanding discrepancies.
  • Maintained and updated the Security Master Table for new funds, ensuring accurate linkage of identifiers (CUSIP, SEDOL, ISIN).
  • Acted as first point of contact for client queries, delivering timely and accurate resolutions within agreed deadlines.
  • Conducted quality checks on outstanding breaks and escalated issues to clients where required, supporting risk mitigation efforts.
  • Performed monthly NAV checks to ensure accuracy and compliance with reporting standards.

Relationship Manager

Sharekhan Ltd, Stock Broking Firm
Chennai, India
08.2007 - 08.2011
  • Executed client trades across equities, derivatives, commodities, and mutual funds with accuracy and compliance.
  • Advised investors on tailored trading strategies (intraday, short-term, and long-term), enhancing portfolio performance and client satisfaction.
  • Coordinated with brokerage trading desk to provide clients with real-time market insights and updates.
  • Monitored client positions and risk exposures, ensuring adherence to risk management policies.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Finance

School of Management, D.G. Vaishnav College
Chennai, India
07.2005 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounts

Sri Sankara Arts & Science College
India
07.2002 - 06.2005

Skills

Fund Accounting & NAV Management

  • End-to-end fund accounting including NAV calculation, valuation, and reconciliations
  • Expertise in UCITS fund accounting
  • Private equity fund operations (intermediate level)
  • Capital calls, distributions, and fee accruals
  • Swing pricing calculations and share class hedging

Investment Instruments & Market Operations

  • Equities, bonds, UCITS trades
  • Listed derivatives, spot and forwards
  • Commodities, MBS securities
  • Corporate actions processing and reconciliations

Financial Reporting & Compliance

  • IFRS reporting and financial statement preparation
  • Audit coordination and support
  • VAT preparation and compliance

Systems & Tools

  • Bloomberg, GP3/GP4, Frontier, Multifond, Sungard, ODIN trading application
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Technical troubleshooting and system support

Client & Stakeholder Interaction

  • Strong client service orientation
  • Collaboration with auditors, custodians, and fund managers

Languages known

English
Telugu
Tamil

Projects

  • In Entry Management System Project, actively involved in identifying the flow issues and prepared Business Requirement Development (BRD) to create new flows and to avoid manual bookings which in turn increased the overall quality and saved nearly 20 hours per month.
  • In Machine Learning Project, took sole responsibility to automate the NAV Controls and Justifications.
  • Done the auto match project in Frontier application and saved approximately 10 hours per month.

Awards

  • Awarded as “Star of the month” in 2021 for managing the team during pandemic situation with shortage of staffs and delivered all funds without impacting deadline and accuracy.
  • Got recognition for my outstanding performance from Luxembourg counterparts and hence got an opportunity to move to Luxembourg and work closely with clients for 18 months.
  • Got the certificate “Spot Award” in Aug 2017 for the migration of new process.

Transition and Development

  • Took full ownership of migrating accurate reconciliation process from Luxembourg to India (2017), ensuring accuracy through online coordination and successfully stabilizing the process.
  • Selected to work directly with clients in Luxembourg for 18 months, building strong client relationships and delivering seamless fund accounting services.
  • Successfully offshored end-to-end processes for four major clients to India, leading knowledge transfer, training, and process stabilization initiatives.

Timeline

Fund Accounting Supervisor

Societe Generale Securities Services
05.2025 - Current

Financial Reporting Officer

Societe Generale Securities Services
05.2024 - 04.2025

Lead Expert (Private Equity/ Mutual Funds)

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
01.2015 - 04.2024

Senior process Executive (Hedge Funds)

TCS E-serve International Ltd and TCS
08.2011 - 01.2015

Relationship Manager

Sharekhan Ltd, Stock Broking Firm
08.2007 - 08.2011

Master of Business Administration - Finance

School of Management, D.G. Vaishnav College
07.2005 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounts

Sri Sankara Arts & Science College
07.2002 - 06.2005

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