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Mahendra Singh

Mysore

Summary

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.
  • Making daily, weekly and monthly reports for AR.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering -

Army Institute of Technology
Pune
07.2015

Skills

  • Loan Syndication
  • WSO
  • IHS Markit/Clearpar
  • PAM
  • Fund Accounting
  • Client Service
  • Debt Bonds, Equities, CLO, Repo, FX, Foreign Bonds
  • Reconciliation

Languages

English
Hindi

Timeline

Senior Team Lead

Thoughtfocus Information Technology Pvt Ltd
03.2024 - Current

Assistant Manager

State Street Corporation
03.2018 - 03.2024

Analyst

eClerx Services Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2018

Data Analyst

Searce LLP
10.2015 - 03.2016

Bachelors of Engineering -

Army Institute of Technology
Mahendra Singh