Sandeep Kumar Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

In this role, I spearhead a significant project to enhance our Expense models. I develop comprehensive proposals to introduce 'horizontal' models for each Expense line, a strategy that benefited both Capital Planning and Business Planning in diverse lines of business. Ensuring the models' ongoing accuracy, I maintain a vigilant focus on validation, strictly adhering to their originally intended use. I conduct quantitative validation through thorough backtests, continually comparing the latest model predictions with the actual outcomes, contributing to more robust and informed decision-making processes.My accomplishments within this role are the following:• Drove transformative efforts by devising an exhaustive repository of effective strategies and liaising with leadership for their development to empower enterprises to implement tailored actions and solutions.• Pioneered in-depth collaborative sessions with LoB leadership, comprehensively reviewing existing methodologies, forecasting approaches (base & stress), implementation strategies, and data prerequisites. Generated innovative unified methodologies aligned with organizational goals.

New York, New York, United States

In my role, I've had the privilege of working closely with internal stakeholders, delving deep into their business requirements and operational challenges. It's been an exhilarating journey, conducting comprehensive assessments of end-to-end business processes. This collaborative effort led to the development of a diverse set of effective opportunity levers that ignited our path to business enhancement. Moreover, I embarked on a mission to understand the intricacies of the business, collaborating closely with internal teams to grasp their unique needs and challenges. Through meticulous assessments of RMBS processes, I unearthed opportunities for local model tuning and the transition from external to internal models. Guiding the implementation of these optimized solutions has been immensely rewarding, contributing significantly to the elevation of business operations and risk management within the RMBS domain.Below listed are some of my achievements within this role:• Oversaw and guided five interdisciplinary teams encompassing Front Office, Quant, Risk, and Technology, providing expert consultation for strategic planning and seamless execution of RMBS subprojects. Leaned on subject matter expertise and organizational acumen for effective support.• Orchestrated and moderated various meetings and management committees, distilling complex issues and data into crucial insights tailored for specific audiences, ultimately influencing decision-making processes.

New York, New York, United States

• Advising a large financial institution client on the credit relief lookback remediation project, with a focus on consumer loan servicing, while gaining exposure to forensic analysis for adherence to federal and state consumer protection laws & regulations • Supporting the development process flows depicting pain points in the business process while conducting detailed analyses to draw conclusions, and develop pertinent and insightful recommendations• Leveraging Salesforce technology and operational excellence to support key risk and compliance functions, enforcing efficiency in the client project• Effectively delivering solutions, derived from knowledge and experience from our practice and research to update our procedures on an ongoing basis in response to new and constant changes and challenges being observed

New York, New York, United States

• Providing insight to front-office investment banking clients regarding CMBS transaction analytics, collateral pool data and legal offering documents, represented clients include, but are not limited to: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS and Credit Suisse• Comparing and validating commercial real estate loan documentation with data tapes for accuracy, utilizing internally developed models within Excel, reducing risk posed to potential investors due to miscalculation• Utilizing the pricing tool Intex when assisting the team in pricing of CMBS by analyzing third party and comparable pricing with subject bond in order to conclude if the price falls within estimated market range • Demonstrating thorough abilities and a proven record of success in financial issues, capital markets and product life cycle knowledge, further enhanced by working on various client engagements related to complex CRE issuing and investing• Successfully leading the Consumer Finance Group’s research initiative on multiple automobile companies and their COVID-19 customer relief and sales incentive packages in order to present and understand their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic• Researching and analyzing financial market trends for private/public student loans and CMBS, creating detailed research reports for senior management to understand past/current market trends and how the market is affected and adapting to COVID-19• Consulting distressed clients in bankruptcy, through the accounting advisory practice, on restructuring protocols for their quarterly reports and preparing them for eventual emergence

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

• Utilizing third party vendor tools such as Capital IQ and Bureau Van Dijk and annual reports such as the 10-K to research and identify ultimate parent companies based on the criteria of Single Counter-party Credit Limit (SCCL) regulations• Identifying top 75 SMBC counterparties along with all their subsidiaries to correctly identify the exposure SMBC has to each while periodically reviewing and maintaining the corporate structure and updating it if required• Supporting other senior staff to properly assess the corporate structure by communicating with account officers and relationship managers regarding counterparties and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)• Actively analyzing, developing and presenting new improvements for procedures already put in place to team members that will allow for more efficient workflow

New York, New York, United States

• Working with the nation’s largest Investment firms, providing them accurate and up-to-date information on multiple types of Securitized Products to help them make the most well informed decision for trading and investment purposes• Reviewing numerous Asset-backed Securities (ABS), Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security (CMBS), Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO), Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) at a time, properly assessing the structure of a bond to extract the critical information needed by our clients • Strategizing along with other senior analysts to develop framework for current and future projects which are to be worked on by our out of country support teams• Retaining and developing better and stronger client relations by evaluating existing business processes and recommend improvements in order to reduce discrepancies and weaknesses in the information provided to our clients• Assisting Market Analysts in the pricing of Argentinian securities and in the calculation and maintenance of the Badlar index • Use quantitative skills to calculate interest rates through interpolation and payment distribution amounts using indexes for both national and international securities

Melville, New York

• Evaluated company financial statements, business operations and credit reports to properly assess and advise senior management through a detailed business case the risk of adding a merchant’s business to our portfolio• Assisted in articulating EVO’s Chargeback Reduction Strategy relative to a new Visa early warning notification program in order to reduce the monetary and reputational risk to the firm• Applied business insight and professional judgment, efficiently rendering complex financial information in palatable forms for underwriting and further analysis• Performed monthly audits on all business partners ensuring EVO’s terms and conditions for merchant processing are followed • Maintained attention to accuracy and detail in processing information, further enhancing my follow-through skills and ability to resolve current and recurring issues in a timely manner

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA), Relay For Life, Sikh Student Association.

Certification, Fundamentals Of Quantitative Modeling

Self-paced four-week online course teaching the essential skills required to build Linear, Probabilistic, and Regression models

Intensive 4-Week Classroom Based Financial Modeling And Valuation Training Program

• Performed company valuations utilizing comparable company, precedent transaction, and discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis • Built.