Day in the Life of a CFO | Leadership Stories | J.P. Morgan

Meet Mahesh, Chief Financial Officer for J.P. Morgan in India. In his 27 years at the firm, Mahesh has seen the firm grow from a handful of employees to thousands, adding businesses and capabilities. By always learning and putting client needs first, his career continues to flourish.
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Day In The Life Of A CFO | Leadership Stories | J.P. Morgan

The best part
of Mumbai is the people.

I've been here all my life,
so I know a lot of people,

all over the city.

Anytime I go anywhere,
I meet people

whom I've known for years.

I do love my cup of tea,
and I like my newspaper.

When I open a newspaper,
it will always be the sports page.

It's my time
to relax.

Once I finish my newspapers,
I start for my office

and just be prepared
for a great day ahead.

My name is Mahesh,
and I am Chief Financial Officer

for J.P.Morgan Chase
in India.

We are a cross border bank.

We specialize in taking
Indians to the world,

and the world
to India.

Anything specific within Ujjain
you want us to cover?

I am not just a Chief Financial
Officer managing finance,

but I have other areas
of responsibilities,

which is Technology Operations
and Human Resources as well.

I think that someone like you can
make an impactful presentation.

The trickiest
part of my job

is that the world
around is changing.

All clients expect things to be
better, faster, and cheaper.

I have a team that
consistently delivers.

Always exceeding client
expectations.

We've got to scale it up
even further because

we're going to take it
to other cities across the state.

Sometimes people
misunderstand banking

as something very generic
that any accountant

would be able
to understand.

In banking, what you need
to first understand is the products.

And then you need to
understand the client needs.

We're pretty intensive engagement
for the next couple of years.

That might be good
for us as well.

And that is not
built overnight.

I joined the company
27 years ago.

When I look back, we were a handful
of employees, like a startup.

And we had ambitions
to grow.

At that time, I knew
nothing about banking.

As the client franchise
grew, we were a rep office,

and we expanded
into full scale branch license.

So at that time,
I had to really understand

the banking
regulations.

Then we acquired
a securities company,

Leaders Investment Bank.

They also had an asset
management firm.

I had to learn
those businesses.

From purely being an accountant
into a banking professional,

that is what is exciting
as a journey for me.

Sometimes you feel that you are
working with the same company,

but everything around
you has changed.

The tools
have changed.

The technology
has changed.

The clients
have changed.

The demands
have changed.

And you, too,
have changed, for better.

And that's been
a great satisfaction for me.