VENKATESAN G
Financial Analyst | Investment Banking Operations
Chennai
Summary
Seeking a challenging role in an ever-growing organization to utilize skills and contribute best. Known for organizational abilities and reliability, excelling at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Always willing to take on additional responsibilities to achieve team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Associate -Financial Analyst | Middle Office
BNY
Chennnai
7 2023 - Current
- Assisted in Trade capture of Option and Swap (OTC) trades and handled accounting only and Custody accounts to ensure trades are accurately booked and verified in booking system, ensuring data integrity and completeness.
- Subject Matter Expert in options processing and acted as a point of contact for clients and brokers to resolve trade-related queries and issue.
- Coordinated with settlement teams to ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades.
- Handled FX Options trades of critical clients and ensured timely booking of trades.
- Identified and re-engineered key trade processing workflows, achieved reduction in processing time.
- Developed and implemented automated workflows for trade capture, reducing manual entry time by 30% and minimizing errors.
- Performed daily reconciliation of trades between front office systems and trade processing platform to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Mentored junior analysts on technical aspects of options processing.
- Option Products - Equity Options, FX Options ( Plain Vanilla, knock in, Knock out, One touch option)
- SWAP Product - IRS, TRS, Inflation Swap, Credit default swap.
- Internal tools for Automation - Autoproc, Xceptor, UIPath, Alteryx , Excel
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Worked closely with clients to establish specifications and system designs.
- Contributed to successful project completion with effective time management and prioritization skills, meeting tight deadlines consistently.
- Communicated complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders during project discussions and progress updates.
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products
- Enhanced user experience through development of intuitive and user-friendly interfaces
Education
MBA -
Anna University
Chennai 06.2021 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
St.Joseph's College of Enginnering
Chennai 06.2015 - 06.2019
Skills
Derivative products
Trade processing
Trade Capture
FX Options
Operations
Reconciliation
OTC Derivatives
Microsoft Excel
Problem-solving
Multitasking
Excellent Communication
Time Management Skills
Research Skills
Microsoft outlook
Analytical Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Certification
NISM - Equity Derivatives Certification, Have successfully completed the 'NISM -VIII : EQUITY DERIVATIVES CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION' as required under the SEBI in Securities Market.
Accomplishments
Chanakya - The mastermind (by MMA for Best Manager Award), Qualified among top 40 students out of 2000 students from different business schools and reached the pre-finals of the event.
Unisys Hackathon - Winner, Was awarded the first place in a hackathon conducted by Unisys Bangalore and was awarded a cash prize worth 1 lakh.
Timeline
MBA -
Anna University
06.2021 - 03.2023
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
06.2019 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
St.Joseph's College of Enginnering
06.2015 - 06.2019
Associate -Financial Analyst | Middle Office
BNY
7 2023 - Current