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Visakh Dharmapalan

Mumbai

Summary

A dynamic and results-driven professional with a proven track record of excellence in Fund Reporting, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), and Project Management leadership. Over a decade of experience with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, showcasing proficiency in strategic initiatives, process optimization, and team management. Recognized for strategic contributions, automation achievements, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
08.2014 - Current

· Managing Multi-asset and Eaton Vance Client reporting team.

· Product owner for two agile squads.

·Portfolio/client reporting to internal and external stakeholders -production, oversight, problem solving.

· Complete understanding of product profiles.

· Periodic risk and exception reporting to senior management.

· Liaising with global counterparts and service providers to ensure accuracy of books.

· Review books and records – Total ownership.

· Involvement in projects related to the job function

· Performance review of team, hiring.

Associate.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
08.2012 - 07.2014

Independently mange day-to-day activity (Fixed income trade processing, cash management, portfolio valuation and pricing).

Performing detailed due diligence on reports received from various service providers.

Manage internal, external and regulatory reporting and ensure timely submission.

• Expense management

• Operational support on portfolio manager’s request. • Involvement in projects related to job function • Perform related duties as assigned.

• Work closely with functional team locally and in international offices and involved liaison and interaction with various service providers who support business.

Associate

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
10.2008 - 07.2012
  • To prepare half yearly and yearly financial statement of all funds held by hedge fund.
  • Prepare balance sheet, Statement of partner’s capital, statement of operations, cash flows and schedule of investments.
  • Prepare notes to accounts and get it audited.
  • To help team with other daily activities, like hedge review, Swing review, Nav checks.

Senior Associate

Syntel Sourcing PVT. LTD
05.2007 - 10.2008
  • To prepare the position/market value reconciliations (there may be separate position reconciliations prepared for different product types)
  • To check the pricing of the portfolio of securities held by the fund
  • To run the reports and reconciliations as required by the daily checklist
  • Fill out the daily checklist and ensure all items are completed.
  • To send out all reporting to the client after review
  • To follow up on and help resolve any reconciling items found during the reconciliation process.
  • Review all mail correspondence to ensure hat all information is included and any queries are dealt with.

Relationship Manager

IL&FS Invest mart Ltd.
11.2006 - 05.2007
  • Mandatory Profiling of client (Know your client) -Understand their needs, risk and return criteria
  • Post profiling offer suitable equity advisory services
  • Build portfolio – Devise investment and trading strategies
  • Recommendation of investment and trading ideas
  • Monitoring of portfolio and reviewing their trading position daily
  • Update client on all news related to their investment and trading positions

Relationship Manager

IndiaInfoline Ltd
02.2006 - 10.2006
  • Business development and customer relationship management.
  • Handling entire portfolio of client.
  • Equity trading Desk Dealer (ODIN)

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Rizvi Academy of Management
Mumbai
04.2006

Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Commerce

Chetana’s Hazarimal Somani College
University Of Mumbai
03.2003

Skills

  • Process Improvement
  • Process Transition Automation
  • Project and Stakeholder Management (Agile Specialist & Product owner)
  • Attention to Details
  • Due Diligence
  • Team leader

Accomplishments

  • Won the Star Award for Solvency II regulatory report automation. Which helped the firm to avoid a cost of ~140,000GBP.
  • Saved 3 FTE worth of work with Automation.
  • Steered all the operations pertaining to process transition from Mumbai to Bangalore; received recognition for it. Travelled to Bangalore for three months.
  • Steered all the operations pertaining to process transition from London to Mumbai.
  • Travelled to London for a period of 3 weeks in relation for the transition.
  • Key member of the team handling change of custodian and fund accountant from JP Morgan to Citibank for domestic mutual fund business in Jun 2013.
  • Received various awards like CEO Special Award and Operational Excellence Award in Dec 2014.
  • Part of the team, which won the Asia Best Team Award in 2014 and 2016
  • Won Best non-officer leader award in 2020.

Timeline

Vice President

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
08.2014 - Current

Associate.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
08.2012 - 07.2014

Associate

Morgan Stanley Investment Management PVT. LTD
10.2008 - 07.2012

Senior Associate

Syntel Sourcing PVT. LTD
05.2007 - 10.2008

Relationship Manager

IL&FS Invest mart Ltd.
11.2006 - 05.2007

Relationship Manager

IndiaInfoline Ltd
02.2006 - 10.2006

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Rizvi Academy of Management

Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Commerce

Chetana’s Hazarimal Somani College
Visakh Dharmapalan