Prathyusha K G
Bengaluru
Summary
A finance professional from a top tier Investment bank, who is driven to hone new skills and to identify areas of improvements to further explore the investment banking world.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fixed Income Trading Operations Director
Morgan Stanley
10.2021 - Current
- Trading assistant for the EMEA Rates desk in London/Frankfurt Live risk management of trader's books for government bonds, Futures and options.
- Supported the traders with market/product life cycle events such as expiries, corporate actions and maturing positions.
- Acted as a liaison point for various teams and liaised with the BU on an ad-hoc basis to identify and resolve issues, delivered Primary dealer regulatory reports.
- Drove multiple projects to increase Electronic trading/platform efficiency and reduce manual trading and enrichment efforts.
- Promoted to Director in 2 years and 9 months.
Consulting Intern
Bubble Network
12.2020 - 05.2021
- Brought in concepts like Statements of procedure to standardize work flow.
- Proposed frameworks like Process mapping to improve cohesion between silos. Checked team dashboards to review effectiveness of channels.
FX Trading Operations Associate
Morgan Stanley
06.2017 - 05.2020
- Middle office FX - supported EMEA, NY and Hong Kong markets.
- Forecasted spot funding requirements for Gulf, Emerging markets and G10 currencies to cover risk before currency cut offs.
- Developed tools for increased efficiencies as a part of lean management innovation.
- Identified and resolved trading breaks during the life cycle of a trade to ensure smooth settlement and to mitigate significant financial impact.
- Promoted twice to Senior Analyst and Associate in 2 years and 11 month
Talent Acquisition Intern
Grant Thornton
05.2016 - 05.2016
- Ran a research project and drafted a report on the organizational culture, study and working of employees at the firm.
- Assisted in the end to end recruitment drive of Audit Analysts for the year 2016
Education
Chartered Financial Analyst - Level 1 Completed -
CFA Institute
01.2019
Bachelors of Commerce (B. Com) - Finance
Christ University
Bengaluru, India2017
Indian School Certificate (ISC Commerce) -
St Joseph's Boys' High School
Bengaluru, India2014
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) -
Sishu Griha Montessori And High School
Bengaluru, India2012
Skills
- Python
- Power BI
- SQL - PostGreSQL and Pgadmin
- Leadership and Innovation
AWARDS
Morgan Stanley:
- Spotlight Award July 2024: Identified a partially electronic trading facility and worked with Technology to reduce Trade Amendment rates from 100% to 3%.
- Spotlight Award June 2022: Stabilized a newly migrated process in a short period and drove a Critical Project.
- Global Ops STAR Award – Q1 2019: One of the 6 winners selected from each region for demonstrating firm values and excellence (selected from a pool of 75+ nominations across the globe) Contribution : Automated manual processes with a time save of 4.5 daily business hours (equivalent to 0.5 employees and 31.5 hours a week).
- Spot Award – February 2018: Live on production within 6 months. Identified duplicate trades to avoid significant financial impact.
- Spot Award – October 2018: Innovation and improvising the process through Boxi reports and macros.
- Global Volunteer Month Lead 2017-2024: Lead for CSR activities for the graduate hire batches of 2017, 2018, 2019. Joined the India Philanthropy Committee.
Christ University:
- Placement Representative: For a Batch of 500 students
- B.Com Key Organizer 2016: Intra-deanery cultural program at Christ University.
- Represented the department 2015-2016 Intra-collegiate management fests in Finance and HR.
St Joseph's: Best All-Rounder 2014:
- Braganza rolling trophy: Awarded Best All-rounder for the Batch of 2014 among 200 students
Certification
- SQL Bootcamp - Udemy
- Equity research and financial modelling - Certified by NSE
- MS Excel - Certified by Microsoft
- Written and Spoken Spanish - Christ University
- Python and Analyst Skills CFA Practical Skill Modules
Interests
- Swimming | Represented and anchored Karnataka state team in the National level aquatics meet - 2010. State level medals in Backstroke and relay - 2010. Won 30+ accolades across club, state level and interclub events. Won the Individual sports champion award.
- Piano | Part-time Piano teacher for 10 years. Completed Grade 8 Trinity College London piano practical exam and grade 5 Theory of music that officially permits teaching in any country. Currently pursuing ATCL – concert level.
- Golf Enthusiast
Timeline
Fixed Income Trading Operations Director
Morgan Stanley
10.2021 - Current
Consulting Intern
Bubble Network
12.2020 - 05.2021
FX Trading Operations Associate
Morgan Stanley
06.2017 - 05.2020
Talent Acquisition Intern
Grant Thornton
05.2016 - 05.2016
Chartered Financial Analyst - Level 1 Completed -
CFA Institute
Bachelors of Commerce (B. Com) - Finance
Christ University
Indian School Certificate (ISC Commerce) -
St Joseph's Boys' High School
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) -
Sishu Griha Montessori And High School