Front Office Senior Analyst
Resume:
Monika Sinha *************@*****.***
Summary:
4.8 years of experience in Foreign Exchange (Confirmation, Settlement and Post Settlement).
Detail-oriented problem solver with excellent analytic skills and a track record of optimizing productivity.
Strong organizational and communication skills, and proven leadership qualities.
Well-developed team-building and leadership skills with experience in cross training.
Comprehensive understanding of financial needs at all levels of business including: evaluation, analysis, and financial data communication.
Comfortable working with clients, traders, cash management, middle office, back-office and onshore team.
MBA in Finance with progressive business experience.
Work Experience:
Company: Eclerx Services Ltd (Credit Suisse India services Pvt Ltd, Pune, India)
Designation: Senior Analyst Duration: 24th March 2014 to 30th March 2016
Job Profile: Foreign Exchange – Confirmation, Settlement and Post settlement (Cash and Commodities)
Affirming/Confirming and Settlements of trade - Affirming and confirming FX, NDF and Precious Metal trades processing with EMEA Inter-Bank Counter Parties.
Querying FO/MO, Cash management team and Counterparty for resolving mismatch/discrepancy.
Investigating on trades with T+1 age and escalating them.
Confirming gross deal and netting figures with Counter Parties (Email/Phone) and settling them within cut-off time.
Trade processing and trade settlement related information; I have interacted with clients, counterparties, traders, and middle office (MO) on regular basis.
Manage and reduce risk associated with settlement failure.
Updating and maintaining process manuals (SOPs)
Creating new resource in team and conducting cross training within team.
Setting up SSI’s and confirms by raising Customer Master Request (CMS) for different counterparties as and when counterparties change their SSI’s.
Investigate post settlement breaks and provide findings and/or resolutions to investigation teams.
Previous Work Experience:
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions (UBS India Services Pvt Ltd, Pune, India)
Designation: Senior Process Executive Duration: 04th July 2011 to 20th March 2014
Job Profile: Foreign Exchange –Settlement (Cash and Commodities)
Migrated FX Settlement process from Hyderabad to Pune.
Processing the trades on timely basis and will make sure that settlements are happening before currency cut-off to all the clients.
Coordinate and liaise with Front Office, Middle Office, and credit control department to ensure Smooth and efficient flow of transaction processing.
Contacting the broker or trader and making the necessary amendments in case of mismatches and incorrect trade details and helping the client for smooth settlement transaction.
To ensure that valid and accurate settlement instructions are processed in relation to FX settlements to custodians and third parties.
Interacting with Data Management and static team to update the SSI’s of client and ensuring that settlement are happening as per the client request.
Prepared SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) and got it signed from Hyderabad during the migration of process to Pune.
Working with technology team to improve STP initiatives from the team.
Good Knowledge in Continuous linked settlements (CLS Settlement)
Responsible to ensure escalations are done to Global Management team while processing transactions for HOB (Halt of Business) clients.
Helping investigations for fixing of Nostro Breaks.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Degree: MBA (Master of business administration)
Duration: 2008-2010 May
College: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Ext. Centre Jaipur) India
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