Experience

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  Bnp paribas securities services

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2021

   Credited for executing the risk framework across business functions through periodical risk assessments, investigating the adequacy and effectiveness of controls, highlighting gaps in the process/procedure/control, and recommending improved risk-mitigating controls to fix the gaps identified. Reviewed and presented the risk reporting of control results and Key Monitoring Points (KMP) to senior management and to the onsite counterparts. Devising & effectuating risk policies & managing wide risks and implementing effective mechanisms to mitigate the same. Ensuring that appropriate risk management limits, control mechanisms and mitigation strategies are in place. Identifying the operational risk which may rise from business / operations / product or activity and ensuring to reduce those operational risk vendors; providing effective management of corporate risk through simulation, trend analysis from internal and external data, analysis and projections. Scheduling & conducting internal Audits as per compliance requirements, reviewing processes to identify controls and control objectives and conducting periodic control testing in coordination with external auditors and reporting to senior management. Spearheading process initiatives entailing understanding business requirements and preparing functional specifications; examining, evaluating, reporting & recommending improvements on adequacy & effectiveness of management's processes. Building a high-performance team resulting in a world-class customer experience by providing vision & direction to achieve individual and team performance goals. Leading teams through attrition control, career development and various retention techniques; following HR best practices, which help in keeping attrition under control. Organizing and conducting Permanent Control Meetings and preparing and presenting the inputs for the Internal control committee (ICC) meetings. Show less  Assessed the risks and controls (RCSA) for all the existing and new processes in financial securities services, by following the RCSA methodology diligently without any significant quality issues reported by the global Risk standards. Defined & implemented action plan for open risks identified in RCSA; ensured closure of open risks as per agreed timelines with Business Committee Members. Validated SLA & SOPs related to the processes to identify any breaches, performed the root cause analysis of operational incidents, and identified key risk indicators in the processes. Coordinated for the ISAE and external audits as per the agreed audit plan defined by the auditors. Executed the Generic Control plans (GCP) & monitored the same across operations and functions. Developed the MIS reports on a specified frequency to the BU Heads and Stakeholders for daily reporting of financially impacted incidents; incidents & preventive measures. Conducted RCA of operational incidents and validated the preventive actions of the incidents to check if the root causes were addressed Defined & regularly updated the control plan to the outcome of the risk assessment, regulations, and other risk events (HI, Control Results, External Events & Audit Missions).NAV Calculation  Managed staff performance (make compensation decisions, ensure staff career development, coach and motivate staff)  Supported the management during the crucial days of business (BCP) Planned & executed all the business migration by designing the KPI for smooth migration of new funds; prepared the Monthly MIS report Directed:o Allocation of the work within the team for equipping everyone with all the processes within the teamo Compliance adherence to the policy of the organizationo Resource requirements for the funds in coordination with the Managero Motivation & reward for team members o Tracking of the attritions and updating the backfilled on-time Show less Chorus to Multifonds Migration (C2M) Headed the smooth project migration by coordinating with the SPOC on the project; planned all the phases of the migration Drafted the project’s Service Level Agreements for the new business between the locations Decided the lots size of the 1800 funds with the spoke for the migrations  Troubleshoot and investigated as per the requirement of the team on various financial instruments and the process Researching & resolving differences between various accounting systems; analyzing and assisting in the preparation of the fund's net asset value Coordinating and planning with relevant teams to understand and a fix of application issues while migrating the funds to Multifonds Coordinating with the client and senior stake holders to explain the difference of the application and changes in the reporting format. Distributing fund data to internal & external parties, ensuring accurate fund records through reconciling & reporting Troubleshoot and investigated as per the requirement of the team on various financial instruments and the process Show less  Recognized & resolved all client issues/concerns within the agreed timelines Established a high level of communication network within all the departments of the business group Maintained the documentation for the risk mitigation and control Managed escalations of the team and provided correct feedback to the analysts for improving their performance  Turned around & stabilized business operations through continuous training, equal spread of portfolio, process enhancement & job rotation  Identified exceptions & problems affecting accounting records/prices, communicated same to management and assisted in the resolution  Delivered high-quality service to customers by accurate, timely completion of all assigned tasks (which may be parts of larger processes) and requests for information  Arranged the work and investigated the due diligence on all the discrepancies Gathered the data from all the applications and delivered valuable inputs to Senior Management for decision-making Show less  Reviewed and managed deliverables of NAVs & Financial Reporting with the highest accuracy & timeliness Coordinated with other units - Shareholder Services, Trustee, Corporate Actions, Control, Financial Reporting, and Fund Managers; seek to learn quickly and continually improve the service offered  Collected, entered, and extracted data and undertook analysis as directed; assisted in the timely preparation of client reports e.g. taxation, equalization, performance fees, funds under custody/admin. Directed the overall activities related to exit planning as well as system & application access rights for team members Headed the smooth project migration by coordinating with the SPOC on the project; planned all the phases of the migration Show less Net Asset Valuation Team Gained an understanding of NAV calculation & related functions with various parties including Custody, TA, Pricing, Corporate Actions Evaluated the Processing & Review across all funds & instruments types and accomplished quality SLA of 98% & above while processing NAVs Administered all reconciliation breaks in TA, Cash & Stock were validated and justified for each calculated NAV Ensured SAS 70 checks implementation and adhered to 100% compliance for all NAV packs; managed the completeness of NAV packs including accurate report generation, timely delivery of reports, and scanning Show less MFFA Support Team Worked across multiple fund set-up structures like Master Feeder, Segmented Funds & Class Fund (multi-currency)  Established end-to-end New fund set-ups from UAT to production and delivered production support for smooth NAV release Updated the interface links (swifts, cash reconciliation, security reconciliation, and link for TA application) Developed new Bloomberg Index benchmarks & and set tolerance for the funds Assisted in the NAV release for Mutual Funds across the globe Coordinated with Lux Hub Support Team, BI, and IT for implementing new business Show less

  • Manager - Operational Risk and Permanent Control

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Assistant Manager Lead - Fund Accounting (NAV Calculation) & Operational Risk and Permanent Control

    Mar 2010 - Feb 2020

  • Assistant Manager - Chorus to Multifonds (C2M)

    Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Team Lead - NAV Calculations

    Mar 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Senior Associate - NAV Calculation

    Jul 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Associate Level 1 - MFFA Support and NAV Calculations

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Associate - MFFA Support

    Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
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  Reed in partnership

  Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  Quality and assurance executives
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  Citi

  Feb 2023 - now

  Assistant vice president