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Seattle, Washington

Washington,Usa

Kolkata Area, India

• Led a team of 14 members. Ensured trade processing, reconciliations, security setup were done correctly to the accounting platform in a timely manner with high quality.• Facilitated NAV calculation for daily, weekly and monthly funds.• Ensured smooth transition from legacy platform to Multifonds.• Supervision of team, providing leadership, technical support in analyzing and resolving issues, and scheduling and monitoring workloads to ensure prioritization and equal allocation of work.• Worked towards meeting department objectives with a highly enthusiastic and motivated team. Focused that they develop relevant skills ,maximize their contribution to the business & grow as individuals.• Ensured robust review system and training system were in place.• Responsible for generating MIS and CQI data for the process and highlighting potential problems• Implemented controls to minimize operational risk and ensured compliance policy are adhered to.• Responsible for analysis of team performance and review. • Participated in recruitment and selection of team members.

Kolkata Area, India

• Led a team of 5 members.• Coordinated with counterparts to ensure timely and accurate resolution of queries.• Managed workflow, adhering to agreed turnaround times. Assessed exceptions and deviations from the standard processes and took appropriate action to ensure correct and timely processing of instructions.• Led the migration of trade related activities from Hong Kong to Kolkata Fund Services for accounting platform Multifonds.• Ensured all controls and checks were in place for the team as a whole to be Audit compliant. Also increased awareness within the team.• Coached team in process knowledge by conducting refresher sessions and regular discussions.• Ensured that the team is engaged, aware and bonded with each other and HSBC.

Kolkata Area, India

• Reconciled stock and derivative products based on details received from Fund managers and brokers.• Responsible for review of Reconciliation reports and deliverables.• Processed security transactions.• Migrated stock reconciliations and trade processing from Edinburgh to Kolkata Fund Services for accounting platform ICON.• Gained thorough understanding of SWIFTS and its operation.• Co-ordinated with A&P, Income, Cash, Custody and other teams to ensure aged items are chased and resolved so that NAV is rolled out in time and accurately.• Actively involved in updating training notes and procedures.• Acquired knowledge of complex procedures and complying requirements of cash, stock, trade independently. Funds migrated involved complex derivative products such as CDS, IRS, Futures, options and their accounting in accounting platform.Gained insight of financial instruments and trade life cycle

Master'S Degree, Finance, Gpa: 4.0

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

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

Education record

Activities and Societies: Was house captian and sports captainWas house captain.