Niraj Ranka

Background

About Niraj Ranka

A professional leveraging 15+ years of experience in assurance, auditing and finance domain along with 5+ years of exposure in varied technologies to deliver innovative tech-based solutions for bringing long term value for clients, businesses and people. Leading subject matter expert group at EY GDS Assurance Digital team along with citizen development initiative to re-skill audit teams on leading ETL tools to prepare them for smart audit. Technology Disciplines Experience: • Digital Technology Strategy – Works with business and technology leaders to envision how technology enables and optimizes business values. Develops and delivers a vision around how digital assets will transform business models and fulfil stakeholder needs, goals, opportunities and challenges. Manages stakeholder and project sponsors expectations. • Product Management, Marketing & Analysis – Manage activities that span strategic objectives setting through to the tactical implementation and delivers business value. Provide a holistic view of the product throughout its lifecycle including the ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘what’ of the product, persona development, proof of concept, backlog management and product activation through product retirement. • Innovation and Transformation – Enable the implementation of concepts, solutions and systems that have been defined through research, strategy, ideation and innovation thru applying design thinking principles. Well versed with leading automation tools, AI and Analytics with implementing experience of multiple digital finance solutions. Adept in shaping of solutions, process diagnostics, blueprinting and savvy with PowerPoint and Excel. Domain Knowledge: • Statutory Audit Management – 3+ years of experience in managing and supervising audit team handling financial services stat audits of US SEC registered Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds. • Treasury Operations – 4+ years of experience in IBRD (The World Bank) Pension Fund alternative investment portfolio performance reporting and financial statement preparation / reporting with audit support. • Hedge Fund Accounting and Performance Reporting - 8+ years of experience in hedge funds accounting and performance reporting as hedge fund administrator and financial officer of a hedge fund portfolio. • General Accounting, Auditing and Finance – 17+ years of experience in field of general accounting, auditing and financial sector, exposed to US GAAP, IFRS, GIPS and varied financial technologies such as IBM COGNOS, EY CANVAS, Confirmation.com.