Kunal Pratap Joshi
Mumbai
Summary
Results-driven Capital Markets Operations professional with 11+ years of experience across Post Trade Settlements, Middle Office Operations, Trade Support, and Reconciliations. Proven expertise in managing complex trade lifecycles across Fixed Income, Equity, and Repo products, ensuring timely settlements, risk mitigation, and client satisfaction. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, resolving trade breaks, enhancing STP rates, and implementing process improvements aligned with global standards.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Manager – Middle Office: Repo, Borrow/Pledge & Billing
eClerx Services Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
01.2022 - Current
- Lead Middle Office trade support for Repo and Pledge/Borrow trades; ensuring accurate deal capture, affirmation, and trade matching.
- Collaborated with Front Office, Product Control, Technology, and Global Ops to maintain end-to-end trade integrity.
- Spearheaded break resolution for Front-to-Back discrepancies, reducing trade fails by >30% through proactive root-cause analysis.
- Ensured timely corporate action bookings and reconciliations in alignment with trading positions.
- Maintained and enhanced STP workflows to ensure seamless trade settlement flow to Back Office.
- Participated in UAT and system enhancements improving processing time and reducing manual intervention.
- Coordinated monthly billing and MIS reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions for audits and inspections.
Subject Matter Expert – Fixed Income Settlements (EMEA)
Accenture Services Ltd
Mumbai
08.2015 - 01.2022
- Oversaw end-to-end settlements for Fixed Income products (Corporate, Government Bonds) across EMEA, Middle East, CREST, and German markets.
- Managed prematching, trade settlement, fail management, and stock/cash reconciliations for Euroclear and other custodians.
- Reduced settlement exceptions by 25% by driving process improvements and enhancing counterparty communication.
- Handled trader and desk escalations, providing real-time resolution to prevent downstream impact.
- Conducted daily control checks and reconciliation reports, identifying breaks in currency, quantity, or security mapping.
- Mentored junior analysts and managed team escalations, improving overall SLA adherence.
Analyst – Fixed Income Reconciliation & Settlements
eClerx Services Ltd
Mumbai
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Executed trade confirmation and settlement processes for Corporate, Municipal, and Agency Bonds.
- Acted as the primary contact between Front and Back Office for unmatched trades, enabling timely resolution.
- Performed Bloomberg-based coupon/interest calculations, ensuring accuracy in cash flows and coupon payments.
- Managed broker/dealer reconciliations and resolved suspense account breaks.
- Trained new team members on Euroclear, Clearstream, and Bloomberg platforms, enhancing process consistency.
- Delivered daily MIS and dashboard reporting to senior management and clients.
Education
MBA - Finance
Dr. D.Y. Patil Department of Business Management
01.2013
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Mumbai
01.2011
Skills
- Post Trade Operations
- Trade Capture
- Confirmation
- Settlements
- Fixed Income
- Equity Trade Lifecycle
- Client Relationship Management
- Risk Control
- Break Resolution
- Euroclear
- Clearstream
- CREST Settlements
- Trade Reconciliation
- Corporate Actions Handling
- Process Standardization
- SOP Development
- Cross-Border Settlements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Audit Compliance
- MIS Reporting
- KPI Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Bloomberg
- SWIFT
- Calypso
- Murex
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- VBA
- MS Access
- Reconciliation Tools
- Intellimatch
- TLM
Accomplishments
- Certificate of Appreciation, eClerx, 2014-01-01, For delivering error-free operations and client delight
- Star Performer of the Year, Accenture, 2018-01-01
- Value Award Q4 2020, 2020-10-01, Recognized for proactive issue resolution and strong team collaboration
- Reduced trade breaks, Reduced trade breaks across regions by over 30% through process enhancements and cross-team coordination
- Led STP efficiency project, Led STP efficiency project that reduced manual bookings by 40% in Repo trades
Languages
English
Hindi
Marathi
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1989-07-03
- Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Process Manager – Middle Office: Repo, Borrow/Pledge & Billing
eClerx Services Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - Current
Subject Matter Expert – Fixed Income Settlements (EMEA)
Accenture Services Ltd
08.2015 - 01.2022
Analyst – Fixed Income Reconciliation & Settlements
eClerx Services Ltd
01.2014 - 08.2015
MBA - Finance
Dr. D.Y. Patil Department of Business Management
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Mumbai
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