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Babitha Babu

Mumbai

Summary

Dedicated and responsible individual with a track record of hard work and reliability. Skilled in adapting to various challenges while maintaining a strong team-oriented approach. Capable of taking initiative and delivering results in both team and solo settings.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Client Regulatory Associate – Periodic Reporting

BlackRock
Mumbai
02.2024 - Current
  • Assisted in generating and delivering various client regulatory reports including CTI, Article 50, EMT, DCPTand Form ADV reports.
  • Built and maintained strong working relationships across company to help implement internal standards.
  • Helped create, implement and adopt best practices on internal policies, processes and procedures.
  • Monitored company compliance with regulations and internal policies to verify that relevant standards and requirements were met.
  • Supported timely, accurate, and compliant data dissemination across jurisdictions according to local and European regulations.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to interpret regulatory requirements and adapt changes in client deliverables.
  • Performed data quality checks and handled exceptions to maintain reporting integrity.
  • Contributed to automating and streamlining reporting processes using advanced Excel and internal tools, reducing manual effort and turnaround times.
  • Served as a point of contact for resolving issues and addressing client queries related to regulatory disclosures and fund data.
  • Maintained knowledge of evolving ESG and regulatory landscapes aligning reporting outputs with industry standards.

Senior Associate

BNP Paribas ISPL
Mumbai
12.2022 - 12.2023
  • Key Project: Automating the manual entries posted every day for the fund transfer and CLS settlement. Saved 1.5 FT works and also removed the manual error risk.

Senior Associate

BNP Paribas ISPL
Mumbai
01.2020 - 12.2022
  • FXMM Operations: Accounting reconciliation and reporting
  • Enforce controls and ensure that accounting breaks like Nostro, FOBO, Rectool and loro account are rectified and resolved.
  • Prepare reconciliation between source and general ledger and identify gaps.
  • Review daily transactional account activity/daily ledgers for posting errors and back-value transactions.
  • Review ledgers and perform account and transaction analysis for a set of entities.
  • Analyze, reconcile, and review all accounts under responsibility by performing variance analysis, highlighting trends, and following up on concerns.
  • Prepares month-end substantiation packages for multiple legal entities.
  • Assists with audit requests from External Audit, Regulators and internal control teams.
  • Participate in upgrades/version releases of reporting tools.
  • Assist in operational process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Assist in special projects or requests.
  • Process (Product control - PnL explain and reporting).
  • Analysis and reporting of daily P&L with detailed Greek breakdown.
  • Reconciliation of P&L to Front office estimates with detailed Greeks and new deal breakdown.
  • Working with front office and trade support to resolve operational and booking issues.

Associate Level 1

BNP Paribas ISPL
Mumbai
11.2016 - 12.2019
  • Key Project: Developed Macro to automate client netting procedure. Helped avoid manual error caused by missing/incorrect deals.
  • Liaising with front office and market risk to finalize month-end PnL.
  • Ensure satisfactory resolution of FO inquiries.
  • Systems with client and account data.
  • Trained junior associates in proper procedures, team policies.
  • Monitor process from trade validation to settlement.
  • Liaise with client support and trades for documents and instructions.
  • Monitor reconciliation reports for timely trade settlement.
  • Handle BAU queries and assist FO with trade details and settlement status.
  • Liaise with referential team for SSI setup.
  • Perform daily EOD checks and controls.
  • Developed training programs for new hires.

Education

MBA - Finance and Banking

NMIMS
Mumbai
01-2024

B.Com - Accounting and Finance

Anna Leela College of Commerce and Economics
Mumbai, MH
01-2014

Skills

  • Overview of Financial Markets
  • Bonds
  • Debentures
  • Fixed Income Products
  • Derivatives
  • Future
  • Options
  • Swaps
  • Trade Life Cycle Process
  • Exchange Products
  • OTC Products
  • Process improvement
  • Client relationship management
  • Risk
  • Regulations
  • Team collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Issue resolution
  • Best practices development
  • Time-management
  • Decision making
  • Active listening
  • Team Leadership
  • Confident communicator
  • Strategic planning
  • Empathetic understanding

Certification

CIBOP (Certified Investment Banking Operations Professionals), 2016-07-01

Interests

  • Travelling and experiencing diverse cultures
  • Fitness and maintaining a disciplined lifestyle
  • Cooking and exploring different cuisines
  • Organizing and maintaining structured, efficient workflows

Timeline

Client Regulatory Associate – Periodic Reporting

BlackRock
02.2024 - Current

Senior Associate

BNP Paribas ISPL
12.2022 - 12.2023

Senior Associate

BNP Paribas ISPL
01.2020 - 12.2022

Associate Level 1

BNP Paribas ISPL
11.2016 - 12.2019

MBA - Finance and Banking

NMIMS

B.Com - Accounting and Finance

Anna Leela College of Commerce and Economics
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