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Archana Gopalakrishnan

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Senior Manager at Royal Bank of Canada leading performance management for a $700M expense base and improving executive reporting accuracy.

Canada
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At Royal Bank of Canada, I lead planning, forecasting and executive reporting for Personal Banking Operations, covering a $700M operating expense base and approximately 4,500 FTE. I partner with senior leaders on financial insights for strategic investment and operational decisions.

I resolved a material Private Banking credit card revenue reporting issue and developed enhanced executive dashboards and business review materials. Earlier, in Capital Markets Performance Management, I led FP&A, annual planning, forecasting and financial governance, and managed two direct reports.

In Technology & Operations Finance Advisory at Royal Bank of Canada, I advised senior executives on data centers and cloud infrastructure, and developed investment business cases and cost-benefit analyses. I was promoted to Senior Manager in 2021 and my team received the CFO “Win as One RBC” Q2/21 team performance award.

My earlier experience includes managing a commercial lending portfolio at Royal Bank of Scotland, fixed income investment work at ICICI Prudential Asset Management, and audit work at Deloitte. At Deloitte, I improved the tax audit process time by 40% and led a team of four associates.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Royal Bank of Canada logoRC
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Senior Manager, Canadian Banking Performance Management

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Lead planning, forecasting and executive reporting for a $700M operating expense base and approximately 4,500 FTE for Personal Banking Operations. Partner directly with SVPs and VPs to provide financial insights supporting strategic investment and operational decisions.

Royal Bank of Canada logoRC

Senior Manager / Manager, Technology & Operations Finance Advisory

Jan 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Provided strategic financial advice to senior executives for Data centers, Cloud infrastructure for the bank as well as technology infrastructure set up for RBC Investor Services (IS Bank) based out of Luxembourg. Developed investment business cases, strategic financial analyses and cost/benefit analysis.

Royal Bank of Scotland logoRS

Senior Analyst

Royal Bank of Scotland

Jul 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Managed $250M commercial lending portfolio; improved early warning monitoring indicators reducing deteriorating exposure by ~$15M. Received 'LOV (Living Our Values)' award for exceptional service in processing urgent client requests.

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Assistant Manager / Senior Associate

Apr 2013 - Oct 2016 (3 years 6 months)

Simplified and improved audit methodology which results in reduction of tax audit process time by 40%. Led a team of 4 associates to support ongoing audit engagements and mentored junior associates on audit methodology.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Rotman School of Management logoRM

Rotman School of Management

MBA, Business Administration

2020 - 2023

Activities and societies: Actively mentored students and participated in alumni events of the Rotman Finance Association and Women in Management.

Pursued an MBA at the Rotman School of Management from 2020 to 2023.

CFA Institute logoCI

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1, Finance

2018 - 2018

Completed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 in 2018.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India logoTI

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Chartered Accountancy, Accounting

2015 - 2015

Completed Chartered Accountancy from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2015.

MM

MOP Vaishnav College, University of Madras

Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing Management

2013 - 2013

Earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management from MOP Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Chennai, India in 2013.

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