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VINOD BASANI

VINOD BASANI

Senior Analyst
Mumbai

Summary

A bright and articulate Finance Graduate with a strong academic track record and a natural aptitude for gaining insights into business and consumer demands. Dedicated and ambitious with an innovative and creative approach to problem solving; consistently recognised for effective communication, strong organisational skills and successfully working in both team and self-directed environments. Manages time effectively and utilises excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with colleagues and clients.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Analyst – Operation – middle office

Linedata Services - Gravitas India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - Current
  • Working as a Senior Analyst in Recon team for Hudsonbay Capital Management LP Client from 1st April 2019 to till the date
  • Performing reconciliation for products like equity, bonds, mortgage-backed securities, futures, options and spot for client.
  • Managing & executing various recs like cash, position, dividend, interest, swap, OTE, OTC. Providing detailed comments, investigating breaks and solving discrepancies.
  • Monitoring data loading for all prime brokers and liaising with the internal team for file loading.
  • Resolving cash, position and OTE breaks as soon as possible, identifying root cause by comparing custodian reports and client internal system and querying to custody if needed.

• Checking & resolving unexplained differences and raising queries with PB to clear differences promptly.

  • Prepare MIS to assist team leads and managers for internal break analysis call.
  • Mapping new PB new accounts, working on setting up new PB and Reconset as per client requirement.
  • Updating logic and testing on UAT platform to ensure client requests are implemented. Liaise between the development team and client to fulfill client's requirement.
  • UAT testing for Iteration week for automation on platform across all clients.
  • Liaising with the Development Team to implement AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Daily work

Senior Associate – Research and resolution (External reconciliation)

STATE STREET SYNTEL SERVICES PVT LTD
04.2013 - 03.2019
  • Working as a Senior associate in research and resolution team with State Street Syntel services private limited for Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) process from 23rd April, 2013 to 28th March 2019


  • Complete Research & Resolution of After-reconciliation discrepancies for Cash and par breaks on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly and preliminary basis between Custodians bank’s’(State street) and Investment Manager’s’ (PIMCO) Fund Valuation and comparing the net assets value for the entire portfolio.
  • Cash-Breaks research is done on a daily basis of all the transactions to know the position of the cash balance at the end of day if any out of balance I.e. Overdraft & escalation of it for taking necessary action to get these Balances in line.
  • Referring Bloomberg for resolving various Par, price, Accruals and Cash discrepancies (interest & pay down).
  • Withholding tax calculation and posting done for emerging market currency and other foreign currency like COP, IDR, MYR, RUB, CNY, CNH etc.
  • Sensitive Posting of cash is done on daily basis for management fee, trustee fee, audit fee custody fee and transfer for investment manager.
  • Cash settlement - Works with various settlement teams, Brokers, custodian Bank and client to resolve the cash breaks on daily basis on various products like Fixed income securities derivatives including OTC collateral products, equity Trades, Foreign exchange products, Bonds and their interest and paydown etc.
  • Reconciling the securities of the clients based on positions on loan and with custodian and making payment to the client.

Education

Executive MBA - finance

Institute of Technology & Management college
09.2019

Bachelor of commerce - undefined

Mumbai University
India
01.2012

High School Certificate - undefined

Aryan Jr. College
Maharashtra State Board, India
02.2009

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

S.I.W.S High School
Maharashtra State Board, India
03.2007

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Advanced knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel (including data analysis, pivot tables, and macros), and MS PowerPoint (for creating presentations and reports)

Interests

Enjoys playing Cricket & chess, Listening to Music, doing yoga, like to be trading in market and socialising with friends in spare time

Accomplishments

  • Rewarded with. “Performance converge Award” for the Quarter-2 & 3 for outstanding
    performance (Apr 2017 - Nov 2017)
    Rewarded with a “Spot award” for handling PIMCO’s biggest fund very accurately without any
    error.
     Rewarded with “Extra Miller award” for handling short term investment Balance comparison
    file between IM and Bank and attending State Street weekly call with client and custodian.
     Reduced the queries of the client by providing timely service to the clients.
     Rewarded with a “Spot award” with the comment as “Vinod Basani has shown exceptional
    growth and ownership in managing the complex accounts. His expanded knowledge and
    proactive engagement with Custodian and Brokers have made him indispensable to the
    team. His ability to take ownership and deliver consistent results reflects his
    commitment to excellence.” (November 2024)

Certification

Cleared certification exam on equity derivative with 64.25% from National institution of securities market (NISM) held by securities exchange board of India (SEBI)

Timeline

Senior Analyst – Operation – middle office

Linedata Services - Gravitas India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - Current

Senior Associate – Research and resolution (External reconciliation)

STATE STREET SYNTEL SERVICES PVT LTD
04.2013 - 03.2019

Bachelor of commerce - undefined

Mumbai University

High School Certificate - undefined

Aryan Jr. College

Secondary School Certificate - undefined

S.I.W.S High School

Executive MBA - finance

Institute of Technology & Management college
VINOD BASANISenior Analyst