Abhishek Ananthanarayanan
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic professional with over 10 years of experience in Market risk, Product Control, and Collateral management. Formerly a Risk and Market analyst at Trafigura Global Services. Quick learner who applies new concepts effectively. Skilled in handling multiple priorities with a proactive attitude towards professional development. Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal, presentation, and reasoning skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MARKET RISK ANALYST
Montfort
Mumbai
09.2023 - Current
- Managing the Distillates desk primarily focusing on the East African business
- Actively assisting the trade desk on the Tanzania tender process, with volumes of close to 50 kt per month
- Providing real time support to the desk in Mozambique by running live market prices for traders to determine the break even levels
- Running daily reports to highlight the unlifted stock across tanks in Africa
- Placing orders with the brokers to hedge trades as soon as the physical deals are agreed
- Running the wet freight paper exposure across the firm, including daily reporting to the desk and allocation of trades to spec and hedge strategies
- Managing the LPG exposure for the firm across regions (AG and Asia), providing the trading desk with timely exposure updates
- Daily Reconciliation of Futures and swaps positions across products at a firm level against the clearer
- Monthly invoicing of broker and clearer fees for all products traded
- Daily reporting of Profit and Loss based on changes in marks, new trades, pricing of derivatives & structural changes in existing positions
- Write Daily & weekly commentaries basis major P&L drivers
DIRECTOR PRODUCT CONTROL (COMMODITIES)
Morgan Stanley
Mumbai
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Responsible for reconciling trader's P&L and reporting system P&L plus attribution on a daily basis
- Performing weekly/monthly activities required for internal controls & reporting requirements
- Liaising with the regional teams, operations team and traders to resolve breaks/queries in the PNL
- Understand the Risk & Reporting Systems and contribute to enhancing the control environment
- Substantiation & distribution of reportable P&L with commentary
RISK AND MARKET ANALYST (DEALS DESK)
Trafigura
Mumbai
01.2015 - 09.2022
- Working with onshore traders in Singapore & Geneva for managing positions on Derivative contracts and physical Oil cargoes
- Daily reporting of Profit and Loss based on changes in marks, new trades, pricing of derivatives & structural changes in existing positions
- Independently quantify and analyse the level of risk for the traders and their portfolios
- Write Weekly and monthly market summary about major market drivers and its effect on trader's portfolios
- Reconcile future trades across desks on a daily basis and publish MIS reports about the same
- Monitor and reconcile positions of various commodity futures as the approach expiry
- Manage downstream physical sales and risk in Zimbabwe and West Africa (Gasoil and Jet)
SENIOR ASSOCIATE(OTC COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT)
SS&C Globeop Financial Services
05.2011 - 12.2014
- Responsible for managing end to end collateral process across clients
- Issuance of Margin calls on behalf of the client and responding to calls issued by counterparties
- Liaising across teams to resolve trade and valuation breaks on portfolios
- Responsible for setting up SSI's and verifying the same with the counterparties
- Liaising with the client's prime broker to ensure smooth and timely processing of payments
- Adhering with times lines with respect to currency cut-off's
- Portfolio reconciliation & Follow up with counterparty and Clients (Hedge Funds) for the any type of trade discrepancy (example: economic details, missing of trades in GlobeOp systems, missing trades in counterparties portfolio, evidence of any additional trades showing in either of the parties portfolio)
- Resolve queries of the client pertaining to trade as well as trade docs
- Assist with client on-boarding and termination from the Golbeop platform as and when required
- Achievements: Rated 5/5 for displaying excellent core and team skills while dealing with clients and counterparties
- Received a team Remarkable Service Award (RSA) for handling high volumes, accurately and efficiently
- Was involved in recording a song for the organization, as a part of The Great Place to Work Survey
- Won 1st Place in the intra organisation football tournament
RESEARCH ANALYST
Coalition Development Systems
Mumbai
07.2010 - 02.2011
- Research on Investment Banks, their functions, structure, products, publications
- Working with the Head Count team on banking projects related to Competitor analysis
- Involved in Revenue mapping for banks with respect to Product lines and Geography
- Writing commentaries for products as per the Financial Quarters
- Undertake qualitative research relevant to the assigned client/s through industry reports/ white papers
- Create research deliverables - executive summaries, case studies, process maps & presentations
Education
MMS - Finance
SIMS
Mumbai01.2010
M.Com. -
Mumbai University
Mumbai01.2006
B.Com. -
Mumbai University
Mumbai01.2004
Skills
- Risk Management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Clear Verbal Communicator
- Team Collaboration
Certification
NCFM Certifications in Capital Markets and Derivatives Dealers Module
Accomplishments
- Acknowledged as Mr. Personality at Annual College Festival ZEAL 2010.
- Got First Place in Inter College Cricket Quiz Feb 2010.
- Stood 1st in Inter College Business Quiz held at MGM College, Jan 2009.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 5th November
Languages
- English, First Language
- Hindi, Proficient (C2)
- Marathi, Upper Intermediate (B2)
- Tamil, Basic
- French, Basic
Additional Qualifications
- Diploma in Hardware and Networking, Silvertrek Institute, 2005
- Diploma in C and Fox Pro programming, Silvertrek Institute, 2004
- NIIT Swift India, 2002
- Training of 70 hrs on 'Understanding Information Technology in the Corporate Environment', NIIT, 2008
Timeline
MARKET RISK ANALYST
Montfort
09.2023 - Current
DIRECTOR PRODUCT CONTROL (COMMODITIES)
Morgan Stanley
09.2022 - 09.2023
RISK AND MARKET ANALYST (DEALS DESK)
Trafigura
01.2015 - 09.2022
SENIOR ASSOCIATE(OTC COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT)
SS&C Globeop Financial Services
05.2011 - 12.2014
RESEARCH ANALYST
Coalition Development Systems
07.2010 - 02.2011
MMS - Finance
SIMS
M.Com. -
Mumbai University
B.Com. -
Mumbai University