Prashant Gala Email & Phone Number

Nyc, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune

BFSI Consultant | Domain Consulting | Financial SME | New-tech Enthusiast |1.Operating as financial subject matter expert (SME) that acts as a bridge between financial institutions & internal technical departments within the org. 2.Bridging financial expertise & cutting-edge technology to drive transformative solutions in the IT landscape. #FinancialDomain #TechInnovation #FinancialIT"3.Evaluating business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement & developing & implementing solutions. Effectively communicate insights & plans to cross-functional team members & mgmt.4.Proud to have conceptualized and brought to life 4 game-changing proofs of concept for leading financial services firms, pushing the boundaries of innovation in the industry. #FinancialInnovation #ProofOfConcept #Fintech"5.Conduct brain storming sessions and presentations to share ideas and findings. Ensuring the team is up-to-date on the latest developments within BFSI sector. 6.Serving as thought leader for technical business processes, developing systems prototypes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels7.Catalyzing financial progress by translating intricate domain insights into cutting-edge IT solutions. #FinanceSolutions #ITInnovation #DomainExpertise8.Determine and develop user requirements for systems in production, to ensure maximum usability.9.Architecting financial landscapes with a tech-savvy twist. Proud to be at the forefront of change in the IT realm. #FinancialArchitect #ITInnovator #ChangeMaker"10.Develop meaningful and lasting relationships with partners for optimized systems integration, and respond to questions and concerns from managers and executives with supporting research and recommendations.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tracking real time indexes | ESG | Thematic indexes | UAT | BCP | Corporate actions | Regression testing | Testing new methodologies | Team handling | 1. Headed Index operations involving generation & distribution of Eq Indices including 12000 + Real Time Indexes & 200,000+ End of day indices. #EquityIndexes2. Collecting &evaluating data points used in ESG & Thematic indexes. Instrumental in launching MSCI thematic exposure standard product. Contributed towards revenue generation & product diversification initiative for MSCI. #DataMgmt3. Spearheaded the planning &implementation of several process transitions including infrastructure setup, process mapping, documentation, , communication etc. leading to cost savings. #ProcessOptimization4. Translated the business requirements into technical specifications thereby, acting as a link between business & technology teams. #ProjectManagement5. Responsible for Data Management function for Index & Analytics Products across equity/equity linked asset classes for content including Segment data & economic data. #Analytics6. Built & managed a Global Business Continuity framework for Index, Analytics & ESG operations ensuring zero downtime for operations under all unforeseen circumstances. #BusinessContinuity7. Responsible for reviewing & developing processes to ensure compliance from a regulatory perspective & assisting in ongoing audits from the regulator. #RegulatoryCompliance8. Travelled to multiple locations for enhancing client engagement & to set up new teams. #ClientEngagement9. Multiple projects on new data acquisition, data cleansing/enrichment, data certification & back testing to ensure feasibility of consumption to new risk models & indices. #DataProjects10. Maintaining real time index process that are benchmarks for derivative based trading instruments. Calc error translates to real world losses. #RealTimeData

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Equity settlements | Fixed income settlements | Pre & Post settlements activities | Team management | Stakeholder management | Transitions1. As part of settlements management team, managed a team of 12 members for UK (crest setts) & 13 for Euroclear setts. Responsible for meeting KPI’s, KRA's & SLA’s. Worked on EQ & fixed income products. Settlement of bond & repo trades in Euroclear and Clear stream. #Euroclear, #Security Settlements2. Migrated process from UK to Chennai. Recruited, trained, conducted PKT & managed the team until Go-live. Ensured smooth transition & handover to local TL/AM in Chennai. #ProcessMigration, #ChangeManagement3. Performed Pre settlements activities like: Cash flow confirmation with counter parties, affirmation of cash flows in system, cash flow processing, SSI update / correction / upload, etc. #PreSettlements, #CashFlowManagement4. Performed Post settlements activities, like: Fails Management, Breaks resolution, Reconciliation of breaks with fails, etc. #PostSettlements, #FailsManagement, #Reconciliation5. Worked on SWIFT messages. #SWIFT6. Co-ordinated & communicated effectively with global counterparties & trade support groups to confirm cash flows/resolve discrepancies.#TradeSupport7. Reconciliation of internal operating accounts on TLM system. #Reconciliation8. Monitoring ISO 9001:2008 quality management standards compliance. Aware of Process documentation and record retention. #QualityManagement, #Compliance9. Involved in complete reconciling and reporting the cash flow transactions. Identifying and tracking the discrepancies between system and record books. #FinancialReporting10. Ensuring escalations for BUY-Ins are handled on priority. Involved coordinating with stock lending and borrowing team to arrange for shortfall of securities. #StockLending, #RiskManagement

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Corporate actions | Transfer agency | Forex trade booking | Reconciliation | 1. Responsible for corporate actions process. Involved capturing corporate actions, validating, client communication, issuer communication, accounting. Mandatory, Voluntary and Mandatory with options. #IssuerCommunication, #CorporateActions2. Front Office/Back Office reconciliations. #FrontOffice, #OperationsManagement3. Managed FX booking and income repatriation requests. Involved monitoring dividend payout and converting it to client's home currency. Tax withhold, tax rebate, tax recovery were additional activities. #FXBooking, #IncomeRepatriation4. Review & update cash dividend, special cash dividend, stock split, stock dividend, spin-off etc. events in the database & making sure delivered within the timeline. #CorporateActions5. Transfer agency profile involved monitoring clients request related to portfolio churn, Reference data amendment, processing mutual fund related documentations. #TransferAgency, #ReferenceData

Cisi Level 3 Certificate In Investment Operations (Ioc/Iaq), Finance And Financial Management Services

IAQ/IOC certified. 1. Introduction to Securities and Investments 2. UK financial regulation 3. Global Securities operations

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management, Financial Planning, Treasury and FX, Money & Capital Markets, Derivatives, Corporate Finance.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

Studied accounts