Manoj BABU

Role: Coordinating and executing fund life cycle events across multiple clients handled by BNP Paribas.

• Fund launch event – Analyzing prospectus, client requirements, and setting up the new fund/client into all the required FA applications.
• Merger Event – Fund to Fund Merger event, both internal and external – analyzing thoroughly the NAV reports (internal and external) of the absorbed fund, and transferring all the assets and liabilities to the absorbing fund.
• Migration In/Out – Providing all the necessary setups for the fund migration out, and enabling the setups in order to achieve the fund migration in.
• Fund Liquidation – Analyzing the NAV packs, budget of the fund, and preparing for the liquidation of the fund into the system, while assisting the FA, expense team, validation team, and other counterparts in order to achieve the fund liquidation from the business implementation perspective.
• Project Management – Handling business migration from different locations, as per the location specificity (Luxembourg, Paris, Ireland, Singapore, Belgium, and Italy). Attending the client calls for the fund onboarding process and merger in process, understanding the client requirements, and taking action accordingly.

Role: Daily Calculation of Net Asset Value, & Reconciliation Officer.

• Reconciliation and daily calculation of NAV for the funds associated with BNY Mellon. Ensure all inquiries are resolved in a timely manner.
• Handling New Project Migration – Direct Migration from a Third Party without the Interference of the Onshore Team.
• Organizing the process requirements, improvements, and escalation calls to better understand the expectations of the clients.
• Migrated two clients into offshore for the NAV team and Recon Team, preparing various reports as per the client as well as company requirements, and extensive knowledge in Bloomberg Terminals.
• Formation of a new team, creation, and setting up of the new UAT templates for the project to ensure a smooth transition.

Role: Fund Accountant.

• End-to-end NAV calculation, starting from transaction booking, reconciliation of fund (cash, stock, & TA), post-pricing activities, performance fees booking, and delivering NAV to validation.
• Prepared weekly and monthly financial reports for senior management.
• Transaction processing in the system (subscription, redemption, equities, bonds, MBS, derivative products).
• Implementing new ideas such as micro controls and automation processes using UAT in order to ease the day-to-day tasks, as well as reducing the risk factors in calculating NAV.
• Handling a small group of the team and providing training wherever required, identifying the knowledge gaps, and rectifying them for the smooth transition of the projects from multiple locations.