Bloomberg
DHEERAJ TALREJA
Investment Banking Professional
Bengaluru
Summary
Over 12+ years of experience in front to back Investment Banking Operation, Client services and Business Management.
Recognized for leveraging strong knowledge in Global Prime Finance for securities and OTC derivatives with proven record of mapping entire gamut of trade life cycle, risk management, people management and development to faster growth and progress.
Extensive functional and application processing knowledge of investment banking process/domains like Business/Operational Change and Digital transformation, Process Re-Engineering, Robotics and Test Automation, Cash Payments, Reporting and Collaboration Platforms.
Highly organized, details-oriented, skilled in managing transitions, clients orals and transforming functions to develop solution and solve operational and technical problems.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Vice-President
BNP Paribas/Deutsche Bank
09.2020 - Current
- Responsibility
- Process Under Supervision:
- Middle office support for Trading Desk
- Keeping a close eye on failing trades
- Chasing FX settlements team for timely settlement of FX
- Fixing of any controls break to avoid risk impact
- Capturing Fixed Income & Equities trades in relevant FO system
- To capture FX ensuring correct risk to be reflected in trader’s books
- Liaising with settlements team for any high value trade failing to ensure timely settlement
- To manage traders’ expectations while ensuring the risk management in correct accounts of traders
- Ensuring all the corporate action events are booked accurately and in timely manner into the client’s account
- People management for daily BAU and absence management to run smooth business
- Span of control: 14 FTEs
Assistant Manager
Bank of America
02.2018 - 09.2020
- Fixed Income Settlements
- JPM (‘JP Morgan Chase’) - FX Pre and Post Settlement, Wealth Management
- Ganpati Ispat – Accounts department
- Lath & Associate (CA firm) – Articleship at Accounting Supervision, Handled ZAR, HUF and PLN Markets
- Pre-matching of unmatched trades, involves calls and mail to make it matched before VD-1 (Most High value trades and the REPO trades)
- Brexit:
- Engaged with global stakeholders for helping to set up new entity post Brexit migration
- Collaborated with IT to upgrade system to match post Brexit requirement
- Mentored and trained team members on post Brexit requirements
- Was point of contact for all post Brexit queries related to settlement for the new entity set-up
- Worked with RDS team to ensure smooth setting up of static data for new entity
Team Leader
JPM Chase
05.2016 - 01.2018
- Internal Stakeholder Management
- Managing service operations for rendering and achieving quality services; Query resolution within agreed SLA
- Determining training needs of analyst and facilitating need-based training programs to enhance their operational efficiency leading to increased productivity
- Monitoring KPI for the team and flagging any change to senior management
- Handling process risk & control requirements working with internal risk team
- Monitoring queue, which contains outstanding Trades & Confirmations, reconcile them on T+1 basis in order to resolve the discrepancies at the earliest and ensure all the trades are matched with client’s confirmations and visa-versa
- Ensure that all the FX trades are settled well before respective currency cut off time without any issues.
Process Supervisor
Barclays Bank
08.2013 - 05.2016
- For Wealth transfers and handling transfer of securities for HNI & UHNI clients
- Wealth transfers: Responsible for transfer / liquidation and management of client Portfolio’s.
Analyst
Deutsche
02.2012 - 11.2012
- Handled USD money transfer for Banks/FI Clients/Deutsche Bankers Trust globally
- Handled Incoming payment processing alone from India and ensuring queues are zeroed before cut-off
- Handled payments as per OFAC guidelines
- Good understanding of fund transfer process and SWIFT MTs (103/202/200 etc)
- Ensuring quality / quantity of processing is maintained as per the SLA.
Ganpati Ispat
04.2010 - 04.2011
- Involved in scrutinizing of accounts at Ganpati Ispat
- Filed Income Tax Returns (‘ITR’) and Excise returns.
Lath & Associates
01.2008 - 03.2010
- Worked on audits assignments on various entities
- Filled ITRs of various entities/ persons viz
- Companies, firms, HUF, Individuals etc
- Assisted in assessment proceedings.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
A.P.S University
Skills
Operations Leadership
Trade Life Cycle
Client Service & Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Strategic Planning and Project Management
Transition and Mobilization
Additional Information
- Awards & Achievements:
- Awarded with Gold award by India Head at Bank of America.
- Represented JP Morgan Chase in Inter-company Cricket Tournament.
- Successfully Conducted Health and Wellness Program at Bengaluru Centre.
- Represented Barclays in Cricket Tournament.
- Represented A.P.S. UNIVERSITY in cricket and District level.
- Won Chess Competition at District Level (Satna).
Software
Euclid
Timeline
Assistant Vice-President
BNP Paribas/Deutsche Bank
09.2020 - Current
Assistant Manager
Bank of America
02.2018 - 09.2020
Team Leader
JPM Chase
05.2016 - 01.2018
Process Supervisor
Barclays Bank
08.2013 - 05.2016
Analyst
Deutsche
02.2012 - 11.2012
Ganpati Ispat
04.2010 - 04.2011
Lath & Associates
01.2008 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Commerce -
A.P.S University