Parul Sharma
CS Associate
Gurugram,HR
Summary
Financial markets professional with 5+ years of experience in reference data management, client servicing, and investment operations. Strong expertise in instrument and security master data, data validation, reconciliations, and regulatory-driven reporting across equities, bonds, derivatives, FX, and funds. Proven ability to support global clients, resolve data and reporting issues, and ensure accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance throughout the trade and reporting lifecycle.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
CS Associate
Clearwater Analytics
02.2024 - 12.2025
- Reconciled cash, positions, and transactions across hedge funds, private equity, ABS/MBS, bonds, and derivative portfolios, ensuring data integrity.
- Investigated and resolved discrepancies in pricing, income, corporate actions, paydowns, and accrued interest, achieving 99.9% accuracy through robust pre-validation checks.
- Supported capital activities including capital calls, redemptions, distributions, and expense allocations for alternative investment funds.
- Performed valuation controls, management and performance fee calculations, overrides, and vendor invoice reviews, strengthening month-end and NAV close processes.
- Collaborated with fund accounting, operations, and audit teams to support NAV validation, portfolio reporting, and regulatory documentation.
- Lead client onboarding, fund policy setup, and ongoing relationship management, enabling seamless fund accounting and reporting operations.
Business Analyst
Magic FinServ
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Performed strategic data mapping to support regulatory disclosures, sourcing Total Voting Rights (TVR) and Outstanding Share Capital (SO) data from exchanges, regulators, and third-party providers across UK, France, Germany, Belgium, and Nordic markets.
- Evaluated complex holdings against regulatory thresholds, accounting for corporate actions, jurisdictional variations, and multiple data sources, and validated issuer data using Investor Relations sites.
- Managed the Security Master file on a daily basis, maintaining accurate instrument data and incorporating future-dated corporate action announcements to ensure data currency.
- Analyzed and applied corporate action impacts (treasury, deferred, preference shares, EBT placements, etc.) on SO and TVR calculations.
- Utilized market data platforms including Bloomberg, Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters), FactSet, Euronext, Exchange websites, and DataStream for accurate market and issuer data analysis.
- Collaborated with Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS – a Confluence company) within the Form Construction team to enhance US and Italian regulatory filings through improved data mapping, automation, and validation logic.
Investment Baking Associate
Coforge Technology
03.2019 - 04.2021
- Performed mutual and hedge fund reconciliations between custodian records and internal systems to ensure accurate fund positions and transactions.
- Managed mandatory and voluntary corporate actions, consistently meeting SLAs for timely and accurate client notifications.
- Conducted cash and stock reconciliations across equities and CFDs, resolving discrepancies to maintain data integrity and reduce financial risk.
- Executed and documented trades across bonds, equity and index options, and commodity futures, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- Monitored and integrated trade recommendations and newsletters into internal systems to support informed trading decisions.
- Updated and enhanced Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in line with industry and regulatory changes.
- Lead instrument creation for equities, bonds, mutual funds, and American & European options, ensuring seamless system integration.
Education
MBA - Finance
MIET (Meerut Institute of Technology)
Meerut 04.2001 -
BBA - Business Administration
CCS (Chaudhry Charan Singh University )
Meerut, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Salesforce CRM & Workflow Management
Timeline
CS Associate
Clearwater Analytics
02.2024 - 12.2025
Business Analyst
Magic FinServ
11.2021 - 11.2023
Investment Baking Associate
Coforge Technology
03.2019 - 04.2021
MBA - Finance
MIET (Meerut Institute of Technology)
04.2001 -
BBA - Business Administration
CCS (Chaudhry Charan Singh University )
04.2001 -