Shrikant Koundinya member case study

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Shrikant Koundinya www.cimaglobal.com/india

FCMA, CGMA VP - Market Development, Universal Commodity Exchange

“CIMA members can depend on one another for solutions to unexpected obstacles.” frame and perform confidently and effectively.”

Through the course of his CIMA journey, Shrikant accomplished a lot and this helped him in adding value to whichever company he has been a part of. At Vinmar he set up an equity research from scratch and spent his first day assembling the computer. At MCX-FTKMC, he helped train personnel from FSC and held training and awareness programmes on behalf of Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) during the launch of commodity and currency exchange in Singapore.

“By remaining gainfully employed, I am sure my family has benefited from my CIMA qualification. In my career I have traveled to a number of countries where CIMA

Universal Commodity Exchange Ltd (UCX) is a next-generation national level commodity exchange for the derivatives market across all commodity segments.

It aims to be one of the largest commodity derivatives exchanges ensuring price transparency and a robust risk management and surveillance system for facilitating online trading, clearing and settlement operations for the market across the country. It is headquartered in the financial capital of India, Mumbai.

The Exchange's strategic philosophy is driven by an expert management team with deep domain knowledge and expertise of the capital and commodity market. UCX strives to be recognised as a change agent by facilitating a neutral and transparent price discovery platform to set the benchmarks for the industry.

Its strategic objective includes being the prominent quality leader as a national level commodity derivatives exchange, facilitating transparency and bringing unprecedented value to all their stakeholders.

SHRIKANT KOUNDINYA Shrikant began his career as an Audit Trainee Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Central Africa. With much dedication and hard work he made himself qualified enough to work at Vinmar Capitals Market Ltd as a Manager - Equity Research and Portfolio Management. He went on to work in six more companies before coming to Universal Commodity Exchange and beginning his term as the Vice President - Market Development.

An FCMA, CGMA, he opted for CIMA as he had aspirations to start his own business and so he wanted a qualification that had international recognition.

Shrikant explains, “I have gained an extremely important skill which I like to call 'financial flexibility'. I can fit into any financial and management role within a short time

qualification has instant recognition and hence its acceptability makes working easier”, says Shrikant.

A believer in the concept of continuous learning, Shrikant thinks that CIMA Professional Development (CPD) is very important as it makes one strive towards keeping oneself updated and staying relevant in the fast changing business environment.

“CIMA membership has boosted my confidence level when it really mattered during the formative years and continues to do so even now. Value additions have come through not just work experience but also regular inputs from articles in accountancy journals, especially the Financial Accountant”, adds Mr Koundinya.

“CIMA members can depend on one another for solutions to unexpected obstacles.”

“CIMA members can depend on one another for solutions to unexpected obstacles.” frame and perform confidently and effectively.”

Through the course of his CIMA journey, Shrikant accomplished a lot and this helped him in adding value to whichever company he has been a part of. At Vinmar he set up an equity research from scratch and spent his first day assembling the computer. At MCX-FTKMC, he helped train personnel from FSC and held training and awareness programmes on behalf of Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) during the launch of commodity and currency exchange in Singapore.

“By remaining gainfully employed, I am sure my family has benefited from my CIMA qualification. In my career I have traveled to a number of countries where CIMA

Universal Commodity Exchange Ltd (UCX) is a next-generation national level commodity exchange for the derivatives market across all commodity segments.

It aims to be one of the largest commodity derivatives exchanges ensuring price transparency and a robust risk management and surveillance system for facilitating online trading, clearing and settlement operations for the market across the country. It is headquartered in the financial capital of India, Mumbai.

The Exchange's strategic philosophy is driven by an expert management team with deep domain knowledge and expertise of the capital and commodity market. UCX strives to be recognised as a change agent by facilitating a neutral and transparent price discovery platform to set the benchmarks for the industry.

Its strategic objective includes being the prominent quality leader as a national level commodity derivatives exchange, facilitating transparency and bringing unprecedented value to all their stakeholders.

SHRIKANT KOUNDINYA Shrikant began his career as an Audit Trainee Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Central Africa. With much dedication and hard work he made himself qualified enough to work at Vinmar Capitals Market Ltd as a Manager - Equity Research and Portfolio Management. He went on to work in six more companies before coming to Universal Commodity Exchange and beginning his term as the Vice President - Market Development.

An FCMA, CGMA, he opted for CIMA as he had aspirations to start his own business and so he wanted a qualification that had international recognition.

Shrikant explains, “I have gained an extremely important skill which I like to call 'financial flexibility'. I can fit into any financial and management role within a short time

qualification has instant recognition and hence its acceptability makes working easier”, says Shrikant.

A believer in the concept of continuous learning, Shrikant thinks that CIMA Professional Development (CPD) is very important as it makes one strive towards keeping oneself updated and staying relevant in the fast changing business environment.

“CIMA membership has boosted my confidence level when it really mattered during the formative years and continues to do so even now. Value additions have come through not just work experience but also regular inputs from articles in accountancy journals, especially the Financial Accountant”, adds Mr Koundinya.

“CIMA members can depend on one another for solutions to unexpected obstacles.”

Memberspeak: CIMA India Liaison Office 303, 3rd Floor, VIBGYOR Towers, C-62, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai 400 051.

T. +91 22 4237 0100 +91 22 4237 0111 +91 22 3291 1383 E. india@cimaglobal.com

Shrikant Koundinya www.cimaglobal.com/india

FCMA, CGMA VP - Market Development, Universal Commodity Exchange