C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Sugata Chakraborty.
Professor's Palli [2nd Lane]
Email: ***********@*****.***
Birati, Near Mini Bus Stand
**********@*****.***
M.B.Road, Kolkata - 700051
Contact no: +91-983******* (M)
West Bengal
PROFILE OVERVIEW:
- Perceptive and forward-thinking fund administrator equipped with
extensive knowledge of the financial service industry and experience in the
administration of multiple fund account types, both hedge funds & fund of
funds.
- Knowledgeable in various kinds of securities with hands-on experience in
processing hedge funds and fund of funds. Experienced in designing and
developing spread sheets and macros which were adapted by several different
groups with in the process.
- Have worked in on shore location [Dublin] for a period of 11 months as a
STA working in end to end valuation model.
-Have experience to interact with clients and received excellent feedback
from clients and business partners.
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Position requiring innovative, challenging employment that will utilize my
education and skills and offer advancement opportunities. I possess a
passion for accuracy, neatness, and attention to detail.
CAREER HISTORY:
HSBC Securities Services, 20th Aug, 2007-Date
HSBC Securities Services (HSS) forms part of Global Transaction Banking,
within HSBC's corporate, Investment Banking & Markets (CIBM) division. HSS
is an industry-wide recognized provider of leading products and services in
alternative and institutional fund administration.
Fund Administrator- Accounting & Valuations (A&V)
Responsibilities include but not limited to
. Preparation of monthly/weekly/daily Net Asset Valuations;
. Full & thorough understanding of NAV valuation from capital
transactions, Balance sheet & Income Statement composition, Fee
Calculations, OTC & Prime Broker reconciliations;
. Production of daily operational deliverables in line with client
service level agreements;
. Prepare daily trades, positions & cash reconciliation.
. Fluent in the calculation of management fee, admin fee, custody fee.
. Financial control of activity in fund covering corporate actions,
income & expenses, fees, capital transfers;
. Participate in new fund launches & new migrations from other offices.
. Review of reconciliations of brokerage and custodian accounts to
underlying records.
. Confirming all price movements which breach previously set tolerances
to an external source such as Reuters or Bloomberg.
. Checking that all Corporate Actions, including dividends, have been
processed correctly by confirming to both the Prime Broker and an
external source, such as Bloomberg.
. Book all currency contracts (spots and forwards) based on information
received on the trade file from the Prime Broker.
. Booking all capital transactions (subscriptions, redemptions,
subs/reds in Advance, sales loads) to the relevant accounting system
based on the reports received from Investor Services.
. Processing of all fees (accruals and payments) onto the relevant
accounting system, whether fixed or percentage based.
. Send completed reports to the fund manager for approval.
. Significant business partner interaction on a daily basis, dealing
primarily with the operations at the client across all fund related
issues;
. Liaise with applicable Fund Administration contact to communicate
information and resolve issues on a timely basis.
. Adherence to standard operating procedures and maintenance of
Operating Model.
. Adherence to the delivery timeline/PLA accounts under supervision.
. Ensures that all procedures are developed, documented and consistently
communicated and applied.
. Proactively identifies problems, then analyses, resolves or escalates;
seeks direction on more complex issues from onshore subject matter
experts and Managers.
. Track processing errors. Analyze report and control trends.
. As required liaise with applicable brokers/underlying clients to
communicate information and resolve issues on a timely manner.
. Developing back-ups and undertaking cross training to ensure complete
knowledge sharing.
. Work closely on audit issues and help the unit to achieve satisfactory
rating.
. Planning and ensuring the holiday cover for the team and informing all
the people concerned at least one week in advance in absence of my
Line Manager.
. Lead and organize work to ensure that the processes are in place with
very minimal errors.
. Voluntarily assist peers in case of surge in volumes, absenteeism and
any operational query resolution.
. Maintains leave planning for the team in absence of my Line Manager.
. Attend Business Partner calls on a weekly basis to discuss any
outstanding issues or changes in process management.
. Maintenance of HSBC internal control standards, including the timely
implementation of internal and external audit points, together with
any issues raised by external regulators.
. Implementation of Group Compliance Policy as is applicable to this
role
. Awareness of the Operational Risk scenario associated with this role
and to ensure that all actions performed take into account the
likelihood of operational risk occurring.
Achievements:
Worked as a STA [Short Term Assignee] in Dublin for a period of 11 months
[July 2012 to May 2013].Worked in end to end valuation process. Have
directly interacted with clients and attended client operational calls.
Received excellent feedback from client & business partners. This was my
2nd business trip to Dublin. Prior to that I went in 2009 for a period of
2 months for the purpose of migrations and sharing best practices between
two locations.
Appraisal Rating:
2013 Year end: 2
2012 Year end: 2
2011 Year end: 1
2010 Year end: 1
2009 Year end: 1
Trainings to COE - Colombo:
In the first quarter of 2012 (from 26th of January to 03rd of March) I was
assigned to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka with the purpose of cross
trainings of several funds & sharing best practices between two locations.
Reuters India Pvt Limitd, 6th Mar, 2006-17th Aug, 2007
Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and
technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions,
businesses and individuals. Reuters' strength is its unique ability to
offer customers around the world a combination of content, technology and
connectivity. Its premier position is founded on a reputation for speed,
accuracy, integrity and impartiality as well as continuous technological
innovation.
Market Analyst:
Department: Transactions & Corporate
Actions (CORAX)
Responsibilities include but not limited to
. Snapping and analyzing of Dividend, Shares outstanding, Earnings and
capital changes information for the US and Canadian markets.
. Adjusting the Company's Historical data relating to Dividends paid,
Shares outstanding, Earnings, Pricing and Graph pertaining to the
recent Capital change (Stock split, Consolidation, Rights Issue,
Complex capital change, Stock Dividend & Spin off) information
announced.
. Handling customer (Internal as well as External) queries with regards
to the CORAX (Corporate Actions) information with the help of Siebel.
Including out of hours queries.
. Ensuring that high quality of data is being maintained through regular
Quality Checks on the production.
. Pulling out customer specific reports by the end of day, which would
update the product with relevant information.
. Regular cleansing the CORAX (Corporate Actions) information in the
database so as to maintain quality & consistency in the data being
provided.
. Taking care of quality matrices send by quality team on accuracy and
timeliness.
. Use 10-K & 10-Q fillings for updating the entire corporate actions
event as soon as they are reported.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Professional
CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) from ICFAI University, Hyderabad, 2006.
Ongoing:
Accredated Financial Analyst (AFA) from AAFM, 2014
Academic
Graduated in B.Com (H) from Calcutta University in 2000.
Higher secondary Examination from Birati High School, Calcutta, 1997.
Secondary Examination from Birati High School, Calcutta, 1995.
COMPUTER SKILL:
. Word-Processors : Microsoft Word
. Presentation : Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
Excel.
. Operating Systems : Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / XP
. Platform : Advent Geneva [V 8.5.0], TLM [2.7],
Cognos, & Siebel.
GOALS:
My long term goals include becoming a part of senior management so I can
obtain a better working knowledge in the fund services domain, which would
allow me contribute to my client base since I would have that extra insight
into the company they are seeking to invest in. Also this is the foundation
block to advancing my career to top level manager.
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY:
In today's competitive world, the best way to ensure success is
to delight the customer. Today's customers and tomorrow's - want
responsiveness, low cost and high quality. It's no longer enough for
employees to simply embrace change: continuous improvement must
become a way of doing business, where people actively seek
improvements and where systems and processes support and drive initiative.
Trust is the key. The work environment must be such that people work with
out fear, within a culture that encourages pride in both personal and
organizational accomplishments.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
? Name: Sugata Chakraborty. ? Father's Name: Subir Chakraborty. ?
Gender: Male. ? Nationality: Indian
? Marital Status: Single. ? Date of Birth: 08 January, 1979.
? Hobbies: Making new Friends, Traveling, Reading, music.
? Passport Number: F5679810. ? Languages Known: English,
Hindi and Bengali
DECLARATION:
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my
knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-
mentioned particulars.
Place: Kolkata
(Sugata Chakraborty)
(Further information will be provided upon request)