Sajan S John

• Conducted research to identify new market opportunities.
• Provided direction and guidance to junior associates on complex tasks.
• Analyzed data and created reports for senior management.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and regulations.
• Established relationships with key stakeholders across the organization.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams in completing projects on time and within budget.
• Managed team resources, including assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring deadlines were met.
• Interpreted business requirements into technical specifications for system development initiatives.
• Led meetings with clients to discuss project objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitored performance metrics to assess effectiveness of operational processes.
• Prepared presentations for internal review boards on proposed projects.
• Reviewed customer feedback surveys to identify areas of improvement.
• Identified cost savings opportunities through process optimization.
• Created monthly forecasts based on historical data analysis.
• Mentored junior personnel to influence strategy and research objectives.

· Successfully migrated the process from USA to Bangalore.

· Successfully Migrated all accounts and trained the entire team on the new tool to do the reconciliation as per schedule and process went live before the deadline.

· Being a pilot batch, process work flow, exception management structure and sop preparation was setup for the new process road blocks with system limitation was discussed with IT and appropriate check and tools were setup to mitigate and risks.

· Responsible for publishing cash balances of each accounts to the portfolio manager.

· Handling ad-hoc request from different teams and client, counterparty and management.

· Handling incoming queries & Escalations effectively from team and resolving.

· Responsible for coordinating with team member for volume allocation on daily basis to match the SLA.

· Performed daily reconciliation between downstream booking system and upstream system and clearing Recon Breaks

· Responsible for reviewing trade and cash bookings in system which is processed by team.

· Responsible for the preparing daily reports and updating status to management.

· Trained new members on products and process flow. Prepared Standard operating procedure for across all activities in the team in order to make new joiner to understand process and perform well.

· Improved the quality of MIS being presented, designed much more user friendly and intuitive reports for senior management.

· Responsible for transaction of whole process from old tool SSR to TLM (3.2).

· Responsible for training the entries team of 30 people on TLM and the setup of all accounts on TLM.

· Coordinating between IT and TLM team to create new match rules to reduce the maximum number of breaks.

· Responsible for new account setup in TLM and Aladdin with help of application support team.

· Responsible for clearing all post trade statement and cash reconciliation discrepancy.

· Responsible for reporting 7+ days cash settlement breaks in weekly conference call with Higher Management.

· Responsible for clearing missing balances in the accounts to get the account in line.

· Understanding the economic values of each trade, analyze the discrepancy on the cash and prioritize the cash settlement on currency cut off basis.

· Handling incoming queries & Escalations effectively from team and resolving all trades crossing more than 7 plus days.

· Been an SME for Frankfurt and New York entity cash and position settlements & also trained new joiners for the process.

· Preparing MIS reports on monthly basis & also preparing BSS (Balance Sheet Substantiate) on monthly basis for New York Regulatory Accounts to High Management.

• Reviewed and reconciled bank statements to ensure accuracy of financial records.
• Analyzed discrepancies between bank statements and general ledger entries, identifying potential issues.
• Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations for multiple accounts.
• Researched and resolved complex reconciliation issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborated with internal departments to resolve discrepancies quickly and accurately.
• Performed month-end close activities related to the reconciliation process.
• Identified opportunities for process improvement within the reconciliation function.
• Documented procedures for the reconciliation process, ensuring accuracy and consistency across business units.
• Conducted regular reviews of reconciliations to identify any irregularities or errors that need correcting.
• Provided support during external audits, responding promptly to auditor inquiries regarding reconciliations.
• Developed new procedures and controls related to the reconciliation process.
• Monitored daily cash activity, researching variances when necessary.