ANKUR WADHE
Pune
Summary
Experienced financial services professional knowledge in pricing, security maintenance, and validation of key pricing data for various security types. Proven expertise in working with platforms such as SMDB (Security Master Application), Blackrock Aladdin, and Markit EDM, and experienced in vendor tools like Bloomberg, Reuters, Euroclear, IDC etc. Career goal: To leverage extensive experience in financial data management to drive operational excellence and innovation within a dynamic organization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate I
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)
Chennai
10.2023 - Current
- Responsible for pricing, maintenance and validation of key pricing data on SMDB platform for various security types.
- Working on daily & weekly pricing update requests from various pricing sources.
- Working on daily & weekly pricing check process through various SQL queries to Identify pricing errors in SMDB platform.
- Error analysis for different types of securities for pricing and daily validation from respective vendors like Bloomberg, IDC.
- Analysis of pricing queries from clients and providing proper solutions on queries and research on escalation and queries in the daily process.
Process Specialist (Subject Matter Expert)
Cognizant India Pvt. Limited
Pune
11.2019 - 09.2023
- Responsible for pricing, maintenance and validation of key pricing data components and attribute pertaining to securities in Aladdin database and related tools.
- As a part of pricing team, involved in pricing derivative instruments, Fixed Income securities and Equities.
- Working on various portfolios such as BBH, Luxemburg Etc. and working experience on Aladdin platform, Markit EDM Etc
- Exception analysis for different types of securities and daily validation from respective vendors such as Bloomberg, Reuters etc.
- Meeting expectations and completion of project under strict time frame with respect to change requests.
- Apart from the BAU work, I have worked on testing process for Internal Process enhancement i.e. Testing application on non-working day and providing system status.
- Identifies operational risk and mitigate them by reporting them proactively to senior management and aligned business team.
- Responsible for automation of various task/activities enhancing management's ability to make quick decisions and metrics for analyses of the data.
- Working on Service now portal on daily reports to meet business BAU requirements and to maintain security pricing status.
- Team management, Division allotment of work, providing training to new joiners.
- Performing quality check for daily BAU and resolving errors to provide quality production.
- Interaction with onshore team related to process improvement and update.
- Research and analysis on escalation and queries in the daily process.
- Preparation of SOPs for business activities performed on a daily/weekly and monthly basis.
- Applications Known: Aladdin, Reuters, Bloomberg.
Process Associate
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)
Pune
05.2015 - 10.2019
- As a member of the Reference Data team (SDM) we set up and maintenance all kinds of security.
- Receive requests from different teams such as trade capture, corporate action, settlements, DTC, FRB.
- Handling process internal queue DW25, NAQ, Global SMF village at very short period.
- Setting up and maintenance of all types of securities like fixed Income debts (Long term and short term), Commercial Paper, Certificate of Deposit, UIT, Common stock, Preference stock, Mortgage Securities, Government bonds, Private placement securities, Municipal bond etc.
- Setup and maintenance of securities of non-tradable (NIB, SLUGS & RBR).
- Working on various vendors such as DTC, BLOOMBERG, EUROCLEAR, CREST, S&P, EXTEL (IDC), and TELEKURS etc.
- Vendor assessment for any discrepancy found while setting up and maintenance securities.
- Research & analysis on securities like debts & equity
- Preparing daily reports to find out daily errors in security setups.
- Extending support and guiding team resolution of queries.
- Resolving daily issues and handing client escalations
- Maintaining Production Schedule on TNM (Time & Motion) database for Internal and External audit purposes.
- Report - EOD report, weekly report, checklist, monthly report, Vendor challenge report..
- Quality check of Primary Work and BAU activities
- Working on pricing activities and maintenance, Involves Vendors research and updating and pushing the security price
- Participated in all CP events like School books packing, Poster Making Event by seva sahyog organized by BNY Mellon.
- Apart from work I have initiated in organizing Fun Activity, Knowledge Sharing Sessions and various other activities.
- Proactively Taken Part on Various Events Held by BNY Mellon.
- Rewarded with WOW award from, management for best client's service.
- Apart from the BAU work, I have worked on testing process for Internal Process enhancement i.e
- Testing application on non-working day and providing system status.
- Also worked on Business recovery sites to ensure work can be managed in such situation.
- Hands-on knowledge and experience on MS-Office tool, looking for further Improvement in MS-Excel functions.
- Applications Known: SMDB, Euroclear, DTC, IDC
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
ASP-IPS College
Pune, India01-2015
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Finance
CPC College
Nagpur, India01-2013
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) -
Maharashtra State Board
Nagpur, India01-2010
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) -
Maharashtra State Board
Nagpur, India01-2008
Skills
- DTC
- IDC
- SMDB
- Reuters
- Power-BI
- MS Excel
- Euroclear
- Bloomberg
- Vendor research
- Pricing validation
- Blackrock Aladdin
- Process improvement
Personal Information
- Male, Married, Indian citizen, Born on 4th July 1991.
Timeline
Associate I
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)
10.2023 - Current
Process Specialist (Subject Matter Expert)
Cognizant India Pvt. Limited
11.2019 - 09.2023
Process Associate
Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)
05.2015 - 10.2019
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
ASP-IPS College
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Finance
CPC College
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) -
Maharashtra State Board
Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) -
Maharashtra State Board
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