Anthony Cooray

Experience

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  Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd

  Apr 2003 - Oct 2008

  Junior Executive Assistant
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  DOHA BANK

  Oct 2008 - May 2024

  •Ensured timely settlement of trades (fixed income, repo, interest rate swaps, equity, mutual funds, options) and processed corporate action events.•Validated client investments on trade date by comparing trade blotters with system bookings and reviewing clients' trading agreements to ensure compliance.•Prepared investment regulatory, MIS, and finance reports using SAP Business Objects and Bank Asset Liability Management systems (BALM) in compliance with IFRS 9.•Performed daily activities related to the repo and derivative collateral agreements, payments, reconciliations, and the verification of periodic interest calculations and payments.•Managed derivatives (Interest Rate Swaps), including documentation, periodic cash flow exchanges, and period-end hedge accounting, ensuring that swaps are settled on schedule and avoiding claims or losses.•Prepared Swift formats, including MT2xx, MT3xx, and MT5xx, and ensured Swift messages were delivered by checking ACK/NAK status through SWIFT Alliance Access.•Managed fixed income, interest rate swaps (IRS), and interbranch Investment operations for Doha Bank's overseas branches.•Ensured that fixed income and equity holdings were reconciled for clients and the bank, monitored them on a regular basis, and took corrective actions promptly.•Reconciled Nostro bank accounts and custodian/broker accounts, ensuring that funds were affected with good value and investigating any discrepancies directly with the banks.•Ensured that important agreements such as ISDA, GMRA, CSA, CDEA, and approvals related to investments were in place and safe.•Managed multiple stakeholders (banks, clients, local and international brokers, custodians (ICSD Euroclear and Clearstream), LCH, Treasury front office, finance, market risk, accounts, internal and external audits, etc.).•Supported the implementation of revised control measures in accordance with Investment Policies and regulatory/statutory framework (Basel, EMIR, Margin Reform Regulations) Show less • Prepared daily cash flow reports, analyzed all FX/MM payments and receipts to keep Treasury informed of running balances in Nostro accounts.• Maintained maturity positions of FX/MM trades, global bank account database, monitored and set up SSI.• Prepared Swift formats including MT2xx, MT3xx, MT5xx, MT6XX and ensured Swift messages were delivered by checking ACK/NAK status via SWIFT Alliance Access.• Validated deal economics/settlement, operational cycle of FX, MM, QAR T bills, QAR QMR/Repo, FX Options, NDF, Certificate of Deposits, Cash Notes, Precious Metal Trades, Cross-currency Swaps and Customer FX/Margin trades, including sending SWIFT messages, monitoring settlements with the Nostro accounts and ensuring timely settlement to avoid any claims/losses.• Handled Islamic deals (Murahaba/Wakala/Wa’ad) done with Islamic banks with proper documentation as per the Islamic law regulations.• Handled FX, MM, Interbranch treasury operational activities with Doha bank's overseas branches.• Settled Nostro & Vostro fund transfers done by head office and counterparty banks.• Matched inward/outward deal confirmations for FX/MM deals daily and investigated discrepancies, pending confirmations via emails and Swift messages.• Handled all counterparties claims, Investigated late payments and back valuation charges related queries etc.• Reconciled Nostro bank accounts, ensured funds were affected with good value and investigated any discrepancies directly with the banks.• Reconciled general ledgers, suspense accounts, FX/MM broker commissions and other system balances.• Prepared management reports on Treasury operations activities (Daily/Monthly) and regulatory reports.• Represented Treasury operations during the successful implementation of Reuters Kondor project, Swift Accord and Reuters deal tracker. Show less

  • Investment Analyst

    Aug 2021 - May 2024

  • Investment Settlement Officer

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Treasury Settlements Assistant

    Oct 2008 - Jan 2019
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  Ahlibank Qatar

  Jun 2024 - now

  Assistant Manager - Treasury Operations

  • Supervise the processing of Treasury Back Office deals accurately in OPICS or Equation as required. Ensure that deal confirmations are received, and payments to other banks are made on the value date.• Provide support in managing Treasury Operation transactions /activities and reconciliation processes effectively to ensure proper settlements and weekly Reconciliation to ensure that all deals in OPICS are reflected correctly in Equation.• Validate documents, verify and authorize Treasury Operations’ request once processed by the maker. Highlight discrepancy if found & return the application back to the maker with proper comments, to ensure discrepancies are rectified and re-processed.• Assist in the processing of SWIFT payments relating to Treasury deals, Bonds, standing orders, etc. Show less