Finance Professional with almost 10 years of experience in Loan Syndication, LMA/LSTA Trade Settlement, Markit/Clearpar, Fund Accounting, Reconciliation, Client Service, and OTC Confirmation/Settlement. Highly ethical with excellent Communication, Analytical, Organization, and Leadership skills
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Team Lead
Thoughtfocus Information Technology Pvt Ltd
03.2024 - Current
Settling Loan trades in WSO, of both LMA and LSTA market, with funding memo from Clearpar. Then reconcile the trades with trustees and work with them for any discrepancies
Taking care of various Loan Administration related activities in WSO like Past Dues, Rollovers, Paydown, PIK, Drawdown, Various Fee, Restructures etc...
Working with agents and trustees for any missing information or updates required at their end
Reconciling various aspects of CLO, SMA, and other funds like Cash, Trade, Position, Market Value etc...
Helping Fund Accounting team in their doubts
Managing a team of 13+ associates of various level and helping them to ensure timely deliverables. Also, reviewing performance of each
Responsible for hiring new associates of every level for current team and helping other teams to do so
Assistant Manager
State Street Corporation
03.2018 - 03.2024
Processing trades (SWIFT or manual) in accounting system (PAM) for various type of assets including Loan Syndication, Fixed Income, Equity etc.. with details received from Inv Managers
Processing Interest, Paydown, PIK, Corporate Actions etc... for various assets, and then reconcile with cash and position
Serving as the primary contact for key relationships within client’s Investment support areas, for over 400 accounts including self managed accounts
Acting as a liaison between client and the operation teams, internal or external
Monitoring State Street Joint Ventures team’s work related to Cash/Trade/Asset Reconciliation and assisting them with their inquiries. Conducting training sessions for JV teams for new/recurring issues, system updates, new expectations etc..
Maintaining Procedures and Controls for State Street Joint Ventures
Working with over 20 Investment Managers and Custodians for Client or Reconciliation related inquiries while keeping the data safe from Inadvertent Data Disclosure
Keeping an eye on any abnormal change in NAV or any unusual activity. And then, closing it with proper explanation to higher management and client if required
Assisting Client Ops, Custody, Accounting and various other teams to get their inquiries resolved
Reporting aged and high value breaks to client with explanation and backups along with other daily/weekly/monthly reports as per client requirement
Worked in a team of 6 members which successfully transferred the process from The USA to India, in given timeframe of three months
Analyst
eClerx Services Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2018
Checking all the FX Confirmations coming from Counterparties (MT300/CLS/LFC/Email), finding out discrepancy (if any) and reaching out to MO, Counterparties, or internal teams for resolution
Settling FX trade for good settlement date with confirmation from CP
Reporting high risk trades/failed items to higher management and reconciling the same
Helping Investigation/Reconciliation team to figure out problem with specific trade, Suspense team to match incoming funds with open missions from our side, and Claims team to validate incoming claim and claim an interest from our side
Working with all the trading counterparts to get the breaks resolved while keeping the data safe from Inadvertent Data Disclosure
Data Analyst
Searce LLP
10.2015 - 03.2016
Responsible for preparing SOPs for new accounts and updating existing accounts.
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