Avinash Laungani
Business Analyst
Pune
Summary
Business Analyst with extensive experience across leading global financial institutions, consistently growing in expertise and responsibility with each role. Adept at Business Analysis, Data Lineage and Mapping, hands-on experience in Product Control, Middle and Back Office operations along with system enhancements.
Expert on business and systems requirements, user acceptance testing and end-user training. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making.
Track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals and enhance operational performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Business Analyst
KPMG
06.2022 - Current
- Current project involved in building and developing a dashboard for global Sales desk to provide client information in a single view of a client
- Understanding the various client hierarchy and set up in the organization such as Principal & Agency Clients along with data stored in various functions such as Sales, Operations, Legal and Credit side
- Organize & Lead Requirement Gathering (Elicitation) meetings using techniques like Interviews, Brainstorming Sessions, etc
- Elicit & Translate Business requirement into BRD
- Prioritize requirements post discussion with Stakeholders and upon deliver priority
- Communicate client’s business requirements by constructing easy to understand data and process models like Road Maps, Data Flow Models
- Designing & implementing various ideas of process & system enhancement for product improvement
- Single POC of UAT testing for Global UAT Cohort and raised concerns to technology efficiently in order to conduct Re-testing in time
- Prepared and walked users through the UAT strategy document for ease of testing and expected results
- Developed high-quality documentation to support training efforts, helping employees fully understand new systems and procedures.
Product Controller
Credit Suisse
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Ensure the P&L delivered to the Desk is correct and within the timelines
- (Daily & Monthly)
- Analyize Flash v/s Actual difference and provide FO with commentary for material variance
- (Daily & Monthly)
- Perform ME Activities such as Flash to Actual, 3 Way Check, Monthly Fails Charges, etc to be among the top processes during the ME
- Have participated in various UAT testing for System Enhancement and provided feedback
Product Controller
Team Ware Solutions
04.2020 - 01.2021
- Preparing P&L on Daily and Monthly basis for the Corporate Lending Division based out of US Validating and justifying the P&L numbers if required and provide commentary when necessary
- Performing reconciliations and ensuring that all breaks or issues are identified and resolved
- Assist in automation of reports and rec's where possible
- Preparing and observing the KRI/KPI
Product Controller
UBS
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Preparing P&L on Daily and Monthly basis for the Corporate Lending Division based out of US.
- Validating and justifying the P&L numbers if required and provide commentary when necessary
- Performing reconciliations and ensuring that all breaks or issues are identified and resolved.
- Assist in automation of reports and rec's where possible
Preparing and observing the KRI/KPI.
Structured Credit Analyst
Societe Generale
04.2016 - 01.2019
- Evaluate term sheets and book Credit Linked Note's & OTC Swap
- Providing valuation of the deals amended or booked so as to be in line with trading's expectation
- Processing of market event like: Merger, Rename, Index Roll, Curve Switch, etc
- Participate in Enhancement or Testing of various new products in the booking system
- Liaison between FO & BO with regards to the settlement/trade discrepancy
- Former Process Executive for Trader Support Unit for Vanilla IRS, Fixed Income & CDS
- Processing of negotiated events such as unwinds, early terminations, novation, etc
- Proactively checking the duplicate bookings and miss booking
- Addressing Back Office queries for trade booking issue and settlement related issue
Sr Financial Analyst
EClerx Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 04.2016
- Trade Affirmation and Execution of Vanilla IRS
Responsible for day to day Allocations of Trades depending on portfolio. - Interacting with clients and senior management for any trade discrepancy, also to Attend Monthly Business Review(MBR)
- Calls with offshore team, to highlight monthly achievements and initiatives undertaken for process improvements.
- Discussed areas of improvement with Counterparts for faster execution.
Education
BBA - Finance Specialization
Pune University
11.2008 - 11.2011
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Agile Methodology
- Wireframing
- SDLC
- User Stories
- Data Lineage
- Data Mapping
- Product Control
- Middle Office
- Back office
Certificates Trainings
- CBAP Trained - Business Analysis Certified, TrainSmart Academy, 10/01/2021
- Professional Scrum Master 1, Scrum.org
- Agile Business Analysis, TrainSmart Academy, 10/01/2021
- Accounting Fundamentals, Corporate Finance Institute
Timeline
Business Analyst
KPMG
06.2022 - Current
Product Controller
Credit Suisse
02.2021 - 05.2022
Product Controller
Team Ware Solutions
04.2020 - 01.2021
Product Controller
UBS
01.2019 - 07.2019
Structured Credit Analyst
Societe Generale
04.2016 - 01.2019
Sr Financial Analyst
EClerx Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 04.2016
BBA - Finance Specialization
Pune University
11.2008 - 11.2011
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