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Software
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Sumalatha Gouda

Sumalatha Gouda

Investment Operation Analyst
Bengaluru

Summary

Investment Banking Financial Analyst with 3+ years of experience in operations to exploit potential and sense of obligation for the benefit of the organization as well as personal development where the blend of experience can help in achieving the organization’s goals

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

Investment Operations Analyst

DWS Group
09.2023 - Current
  • Calculate and issue margin calls to Counterparty based on loan exposure and Market volatility.
  • Make sure all T0 and T1 movements are settled on time to avoid CSDR penalties
  • Check Record date and maturity of ISIN and request substitution
  • Checking eligibility criteria and taking risk approval to avoid bear trap.
  • Unblock collateral as per Portfolio Manager request.
  • OFAC reconciliation
  • Reconciling custody and position breaks.
  • Managed complex trade settlements, ensuring timely execution and minimizing errors during process.
  • Increased operational efficiency through regular reviews of internal processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions accordingly

Senior Financial Analyst SLAB Settlements

BNP Paribas CIB
04.2022 - 08.2023
  • Ensuring Bonds and ADR trades settles through manual swift.
  • Pre-matching of trades in European Markets, confirming trade economics and SSI before settlement date.
  • Bolivar Application overview for PBL, NYB & SEC Entity trades.
  • Monitoring of 500+ Instructions in release queue and Validation of SSI from Pre-matching files received from various counterparties (Eg: Blackrock, BBH, Jp morgan etc..) and through global application.
  • Settlements and follow up on fails & Returns: Reach out to the respective counterparty / Agent bank for getting trades settled same day from the unmatched queue.
  • Following up with Counterparty for any mismatch and reaching out to desk/trade support team for any amendment.
  • Following up with agent for holdings and raising it to desk for timely coverage.
  • Working with trade support team for any amendment & cancellation, looping the desk in the email communication wherever it is required to keep them aware of latest happenings on their booked trades.

Financial Analyst- Derivatives

Northern Operating Services
03.2018 - 07.2019
  • Responsibility of checking on ISDA and CSA documents received from multiple clients and working with brokers on daily margining adhering to ISDA and CSA documents.
  • Margining movements well before market cut off to support same-day and T+1 settlement on UMR agreements.
  • Checking on ISIN maturity and substituting them, before maturity date.
  • Collateral balance reconciliations to reduce disputes and to make sure balances are in line.
  • Calculating and settling monthly interest and negative interest in timely manner to meet SLAs and resolving interest breaks with reconciliations in timely manner.
  • BLOOMBERG and setting up new ISINs to pledge as collateral.
  • Performing call-backs with brokers and custodians and EOD checks.
  • Facilitated smooth month-end close processes by efficiently reconciling accounts and addressing discrepancies promptly

Education

MBA - Finance And Marketing

Dayananda Sagar Institutions
Bengaluru
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Bankatlal Rajaram Boob
Raichur
04.2001 -

Skills

    Microsoft Excel

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Accomplishments

    Support and development of operations strategy and UAT testing for the new Application.

    Process improvemnt.

    Root cause analysis.

    Presentations

Software

Aladdin, Bolivar, Hermes, Citi velocity, Swift alliance, Pirum, Colline, Fund Master, Acadia, TLM

Certification

RELIANCE MONEY INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED- Beta+ modules under the learning and employability advancement program (capital market, Derivatives, Trading, sales and marketing, quantitative ability skills.

Timeline

Investment Operations Analyst

DWS Group
09.2023 - Current

Senior Financial Analyst SLAB Settlements

BNP Paribas CIB
04.2022 - 08.2023

Financial Analyst- Derivatives

Northern Operating Services
03.2018 - 07.2019

RELIANCE MONEY INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED- Beta+ modules under the learning and employability advancement program (capital market, Derivatives, Trading, sales and marketing, quantitative ability skills.

03-2016

MBA - Finance And Marketing

Dayananda Sagar Institutions
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Bankatlal Rajaram Boob
04.2001 -
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