Vikas Sharoff
About Vikas Sharoff
Vikas Sharoff serves as the Global Finance Business Partner for Transformation in Risk, Compliance, and Sustainability at HSBC. He has extensive experience in finance leadership roles across various industries and has contributed to significant transformation programs, including a $350M initiative at HSBC.
Work at HSBC
Vikas Sharoff currently serves as the Global Finance Business Partner for Transformation in Risk, Compliance, and Sustainability at HSBC. He has held this position since 2021 and is based in London, England. In this role, he has played a key part in delivering a significant bank-wide transformation program focused on Risk and Compliance, valued at over $350 million. Additionally, he has developed a comprehensive executive summary dashboard aimed at enhancing management decision-making processes.
Previous Experience in Finance
Prior to his role at HSBC, Vikas Sharoff held various finance-related positions across multiple organizations. He worked at Avon as the Interim Commercial Finance, Business Partnering & Transformation Lead for Global Business Services from 2020 to 2021. Before that, he served as the Interim Head of Commercial Finance & Finance Transformation for EMEA at Konica Minolta Marketing Services from 2019 to 2020. His experience also includes a role as Finance Leader at Royal Dutch Shell and Finance Head at HCL Technologies.
Educational Background
Vikas Sharoff has a strong educational foundation in finance and law. He achieved Chartered Accountancy from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, where he studied Finance, Accounts, Audit, and Tax from 1998 to 2001. He also completed Company Secretaryship at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, focusing on Company Law, General Law, Economic Law, and Tax from 1998 to 2000. Additionally, he holds a B.Com (Honours) degree from Bhawanipur Education Society College, completed from 1995 to 1999.
Career Progression
Vikas Sharoff's career spans over two decades in finance and transformation roles across various industries. He began his career at Voltas Limited as the Branch Finance & Commercial Head in 2002. He then transitioned to Quark Software Inc. as Finance Manager and later joined IBM as Deputy General Manager in Corporate Finance. His tenure at Genpact included roles as Head of FP&A and Pricing for Europe & Latin America, as well as Finance Transformation Consulting Lead.
Collaboration and Leadership
Throughout his career, Vikas Sharoff has demonstrated strong collaboration and leadership skills. He has worked closely with C-suite executives across various functions, including HR, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and IT. His contributions include presenting business cases for large global projects to secure leadership buy-in and integrating multiple reports into a single comprehensive report for enterprise-level transformation programs.