Ashutosh Y.

Experience

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Derivatives Analyst

  - Flow analysis of Foreign Exchange derivatives trades of the Goldman Sachs Securities Division.- Mapped out and analysed the risk controls and actions taken by various individuals post the booking of FX derivatives trades, until the respective payoffs are settled with counter-parties. - Conducted graphical analysis of the risk actions and provided mitigation points to improve the overall risk management of the process and maintain alignment with the Goldman Sachs policies and further, adherence to the global securities and capital market regulations and rules. Show less

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  Goldman Sachs

  May 2014 - Sept 2017

  Fixed Income Management Analyst servicing the Goldman Sachs Asset Management of the Investment Management Division, responsible for providing asset and wealth management solutions to various clients globally, across various strategies and asset classes.- Managed the delivery of high quality RFPs and DDQs for clients and prospects.* In liaison with fixed income portfolio managers, sales, traders, risk and product managers, delivered the Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment philosophy, process and policies and its related details for clients to assess the management of their wealth. * Conducted and analysed the performance attribution, growth and returns trends in specific fixed income strategies, delivering the latest picture of the GSAM strategy based on client IPS and trends in the global markets, ensuring compliance with GIPS. * Participated in weekly global calls and town-halls to stay on track with the movements in the international capital markets, the asset management industry and their future outlook.* Studied and followed the alpha progress, weekly, of various fixed income strategies and discussed the basis of the various portfolio manager decisions taken through cross-questioning and by observing dynamic market environments and their clear impact on the portfolios' risk budgeting, positioning. Communicated the technical updates to clients through RFPs and DDQs. * Analyzed portfolio positioning reports, risk budgets, regulatory impacts, liquidity policies, management fees and other details with portfolio managers, product managers and sales teams to ensure clients' suitability based on their risk-return characteristics, before delivering the same to GSAM sales to pitch to the client. Show less - Served the Goldman Sachs Securities division that makes markets and aids clients in Fixed Income, Equity, Currency and Commodities and their related Derivatives. - FX Derivatives-* Partnered with Securities traders and sales, analyzed economic details of FX derivatives trades (Ex: fixing date, fixing rate, rate source, direction) to ensure accuracy based on the traders' projections of the market. * Regulatory Risk Management executed to highlight inaccurate FX trades, aimed at preventing breach of international and regional market regulations governing the Securities division of Goldman Sachs. * Market Risk - ensured correction of economic inaccuracies to ensure the market position of the trades reflected the corresponding market views, enabling precise hedging positions of the division. * Worked with trade risk controllers, checking the end of day outstanding positions to report unambiguous positions in risk books. - Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives* Derived detailed cash flow calculations of the derivatives trades based on the interest rates, analysis of the underlying credit security or inflation and other consumer indices traded upon by the division. Provided necessary explanations to the clients on the technical calculations of the trade payoffs. * Partnered with clients to clarify doubts about the economic trade details (interest rates, credit downgrades, defaults and other events on the underlying credit security/basket) and ensured immediate correction by Goldman Sachs should there arise a need for one. * Product Training, Market Sessions - Facilitated necessary derivatives, securities and capital markets training for the new joiners of the department. Conducted sessions deriving context to market scenarios and the relative derivatives positions and trades taken up by the Securities Division. Show less

  • Fixed Income (Investment/Asset Management) Analyst

    Mar 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Derivatives Management Analyst

    May 2014 - Mar 2016
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  Multicorp Global Consulting

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

  Financial Advisor & Business Writer

  Corporate Financial Advisory for a startup Management and HR Consultancy firm in Dubai, UAE.Apart from the responsibilities of writing business contracts and client letters,- Analyzed incomes vs expenses trends, identified potentials for savings and efficiencies and drafted the management plan for the foreseeable future.- Through calculations on the variable and fixed costs, I advised the company on the minimum operational income required to keep the business moving, so that the HR professionals could tap the market aggressively.- Based on the market report from the HR team, stating the projected expenses on marketing, I counselled the director on how much external funding may be required over and above the company's operational profit/loss, to increase scale of operations. Provided a financial map for any new plans introduced by the director, such as expanding into consulting for blue collar jobs, based on the income and expense projection from the HR team.- Budgeting: Drafted a budget along with explanations to the director for approval. This included points on if the company's affordability to recruit into the operations team and which compensation structure (fixed and/or commission) would be friendly to the business financials in the long run.- Advised the director on handling investor money based on needs of the company: expensing it for operations vs investing on other sources of income. The operational expenses were also budgeted so that non-ownership-investor (debt investor) principal is not lost should the operations lose money.- Assisted the director on quoting the correct expected returns to be awarded to the investors and directed her on where to utilize the money to earn marginal gains.- Utilized basic behavioral finance observations and gave counsel to the company regarding awarding of ownership share vs debt to interested prospective investors. Show less

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  Morgan International

  Apr 2018 - Feb 2022

  CFA Instructor
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  Kids First Group

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  Financial Analyst
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  Films by Nomad

  Dec 2019 - May 2022

  Finance Manager and Analyst
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  PwC Academy Middle East

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2023