EXPERIENCE
Oracle Financial Services Consulting, Senior Business Analyst
New York, USA
Capital Markets Domain Consulting Unit, Subsidiary of Oracle Corp
Assignments executed include
. Interest Rate Derivatives Analysis for Citigroup Treasury, New York
01/07 - till date
Assignment involves developing solutions for Fixed Income Derivatives
products (Swaps, Swaptions, FRAs, Caps & Floors), FX and Money market
securities. Supported Front Office, Product Control and Operations in
implementing solutions to address critical trade issues. Some of the
projects executed include OTC Derivative pricing & accounting, Mark-to-
market Accounting analysis, Yield curve analysis, FAS133 impact analysis,
Hedging P&L analysis, Misys Summit version upgrade
. Process Study - Structured Products for Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati
08/06 to 11/06
Mid-west based Bank proposed to retrace FX and Fixed Income trading
Processes to improve efficiency and response time. The project included
study of current processes, identify the gaps and Implement changes in the
Structured products business
. Asset Based Finance System for Barclays Bank, Johannesburg, SA
03/06 to 08/06
A Tier 1 Bank proposed to implement Asset Securitization system. Project
involved understanding user requirements for Asset based loan
securitization and designing a requirements specification for a robust
solution
Sella Synergy India Ltd, Business Analyst
Milan, Italy
Subsidiary of Banca Sella s.p.a, Italy
07/04 - 02/06
Responsibilities: Interacting with onsite Italian business managers to
understand business requirements, designing solutions for securities and
wealth management groups and ensuring a smooth transition of operational
processes from manual to automated solution. Projects were based out of
Milan and Biella offices of Banca Sella.
Major Activities: Projects included Stock Trading system, Bond Analytics,
Performance Attribution system and Investment research module. Meeting
Stock traders and Portfolio managers to understand their business issues
and frame business requirement specifications. Working with Offshore
development team to better understand the deliverables and conducting
presentations for senior management. Act as the coordinator for all
projects related to securities trading and portfolio management. Team
building tasks like Interviews, Appraisals and Project feedbacks.
Great Indian Securities Ltd, Analyst
Chennai, India
A Stock brokerage firm (National stock exchange of India) catering to
institutional clients 09/02 to 06/04
Responsibilities: Executing equity trades for clients, Analysis of company
results and developing insights in Investment Research models. Expediting
compliance activities related to Stock exchange functions
Pristine Security Consulting, Security Auditor
Chennai, India
Information Security Consulting Firm
01/01 to 09/02
Responsibilities: Implement BS7799 information security audit projects,
deploy information solutions and design operating procedures. Implementing
BS7799 Standards for Information security and conducting security audits.
Identified deficiencies in Organizational Control structures and suggested
solutions.
EDUCATION
University of Madras
Chennai, India
Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Accounting and Commerce
March, 1998
. Coursework: Financial Accounting, Business Mathematics, Statistics,
Economics
. Academic grade : First Class
. Member of Finance Club, Youth Association. Actively involved in child
relief and social activities
Bharathidasan University
Chennai, India
Masters in Computer Applications
April, 2001
. Coursework: C++, VBA, Data structures, Discrete Maths, Probability &
Statistics, Database Systems
. Academic grade : First Class
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
. Certifications: Advanced Calculus with Applications in Financial
Engineering Certificate from Baruch College(dept of Mathematics),
Capital market certifications from National stock exchange of India,
Business English certificate from Cambridge University, Microsoft
certifications for Database management, BS7799 Lead Auditor certification