Ravi Kiran Janjanam
About Ravi Kiran Janjanam
Ravi Kiran Janjanam is a Senior Associate at MassMutual in India, with extensive experience in risk analysis, fund accounting, and data automation.
Title and Current Role
Ravi Kiran Janjanam holds the position of Senior Associate at MassMutual, India. He works in a hybrid model, balancing both in-office and remote work responsibilities. In his role, Ravi focuses on a variety of tasks including financial data management, risk analysis, and performance reporting, leveraging tools like Microsoft Power-Bi, SQL, and VBA macros to enhance reporting methodologies.
Previous Work Experience
Ravi's professional journey includes significant experience at Franklin Templeton, where he served as a Risk Analyst from 2018 to 2022. Prior to that, he was a Fund Accountant / NAV Analysis Analyst at the same firm from 2015 to 2018 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His career also includes roles at RR Donnelley as a Research Associate for seven months in Chennai, and at BNY Mellon as an Operations Executive from 2014 to 2015 in Chennai.
Education and Qualifications
Ravi pursued his academic journey at Robert Gordon University, achieving a Master's degree in Finance and Financial Management Services from 2011 to 2013. He holds a CFA Investment Foundations certificate and is actively working towards completing CFA Level 1. His continuous learning interests include enhancing skills in Power-Bi, Python, and machine learning.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Ravi is passionate about automating data sets using VBA macros and integrating them into advanced platforms with Power-Bi. He has experience with various investment products, such as High Yield bonds, Investment Grade bonds, CLOs, Multi Asset portfolios, equity, and fixed income portfolios. His expertise includes the use of FactSet, Bloomberg, and Aladdin applications. Ravi handles monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reporting, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies between custodian and proprietary data.
Role and Responsibilities
In his role, Ravi reconciles, corrects, and validates accounting data, including transactions, accruals, prices, FX, and performance metrics. He supports new fund setups within the organization's systems and responds to adhoc requests from RFPs for accounts under the Barings Asset Management umbrella. Additionally, Ravi acts as an SME and an independent contributor, overseeing a team of six individuals, and functions as a reviewer and approver for team members.