Swathi Ramamurty
Luxembourg
Summary
Accomplished Fund Accounting Manager with a proven track record at Standish Management Sarl, enhancing financial efficiency and client satisfaction. Expert in eFront and adept at audit coordination, I've significantly streamlined processes, reducing operational risks. My leadership has boosted team performance, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Fund Accounting Manager
Standish Management Sarl
04.2024 - Current
- Working as a Fund Accounting Manager with responsibility of overseeing all financial related functions for Private Equity and Real Estate clients
- Supervise activities of the team and contribute to the overall management of the department, including supporting management with achieving strategic objectives
- Manage relationships with third party service providers and outsourcing teams
- Manage the workforce forward planning and staffing needs for the Fund Accounting Department
- Refined existing procedures and streamlined processes including implementing changes to working practices and procedures so as to improve individual/team performance and efficiency and reduce operational risk
- Oversee and monitor accounting process, NAV Calculations, and review of investor’s capital account statements and regulatory reporting under Lux GAAP and US GAAP
- Coached team members on best practices for exceptional customer service, boosting overall performance levels while ensuring business objectives are met
- Assist management with strategic ad-hoc projects
Client Service Manager
Apex Fund Services S.A
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Served as Client Service Manager for Private Equity and Real Estate funds
- Taking ownership for all elements of a funds reporting cycle from review and interpretation of fund governing documentation, through day to day accounting tasks, the production of quarterly reporting and net asset values and annual financial statements
- Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns and providing timely solutions
- Streamlined processes to improve operational efficiency, reducing costs and increasing productivity
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and high-quality outcomes
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for better service delivery and client experience
- Review of accounting and reporting of NAV, including carry calculations to investment managers and other relevant parties
- Review of financial statements under Lux GAAP and IFRS for audit purposes
Fund Accountant
Apex Fund Services LLP
08.2019 - 12.2022
- Served as a Fund accountant for Luxembourg based Private Equity funds
- Proficient in accounting and reporting of NAV from eFront in accordance with Lux GAAP
- Update and review investment related transactions, income and expense accruals, setting up amortization schedule for loans/bonds in tranches in eFront
- Review investor-related transactions - call and distribution operations
- Computation of hurdle, catch-up, carry and waterfall for the LPs and Funds and their analysis thereof
- Prepare and administer monthly NAV statements, NAV per class reports, Schedule of Investments, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with Lux GAAP
- Pivotal in migrating funds from Sim Corp Dimension to eFront
- Analyzing and interpreting source data to develop logic and automate the process of data migration
- Official visit to Luxembourg for 3months(Feb to Ma’2020 to work closely with the counterparts for migrating and transitioning funds
Senior Analyst
Infosys Limited
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Served as a senior analyst with an end to end exposure in Fund accounting in Private Equity for a UK based client
- Analyze and interpret deal documentation for accounting and financial purposes
- Maintain and update investment data (number of shares, location of securities, country of origin) and prepare monthly fund investment reconciliations
- Preparing and analyzing the books of General Partners and computing priority profit shares and management fees
- Prepare fund cash forecasts and coordinate investor capital call process
- Prepare and distribute capital call and capital distribution notices to fund investors
- Allocating income to partners in accordance with terms of partnership agreements and assisting in preparation of tax allocation statements
- Handled consolidation of carry receivable for the group entities and the reconciliation thereof
Associate – Assurance Services
G.M.Kapadia & Co
02.2016 - 03.2018
- Served as an Associate – Assurance Services for the period Feb’16 to Mar’18
- Statutory and Tax Audits for companies in real estate sector and petrochem companies along with filing returns and taxes
- Performed audit of financial accounts of public and private companies and ensured the compliance of Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP)
Audit Executive
B.Suryanarayana & Co
06.2015 - 12.2015
- Served as an Audit Executive handling revenue audit of the stores in a mall, identifying and reporting the revenue deficiencies therein
Intern
Rangamani & Sridharan
09.2008 - 02.2012
- Served as an intern which has helped me to gain practical knowledge in accounting and audit, thereby enhancing my abilities in various areas
- Assisted in statutory audit and tax audits of automotive, leather manufacturing and trading entities
Education
Private Equity Certificate -
HEC Liege
Luxembourg07-2025
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
India07-2015
Bachelors of Commerce -
University of Madras
India06-2011
Skills
- Private equity accounting
- Net asset value calculation
- Audit coordination
- Expert in use of eFront, Investran and Allvue
Accomplishments
- Received Star and Spot awards for outstanding contribution in migration and onboarding projects
Timeline
Fund Accounting Manager
Standish Management Sarl
04.2024 - Current
Client Service Manager
Apex Fund Services S.A
01.2023 - 03.2024
Fund Accountant
Apex Fund Services LLP
08.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Analyst
Infosys Limited
03.2018 - 06.2019
Associate – Assurance Services
G.M.Kapadia & Co
02.2016 - 03.2018
Audit Executive
B.Suryanarayana & Co
06.2015 - 12.2015
Intern
Rangamani & Sridharan
09.2008 - 02.2012
Private Equity Certificate -
HEC Liege
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
Bachelors of Commerce -
University of Madras
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