Senior Associate - Regulatory reporting
JP Morgan Chase, Glasgow Nov-2014 to present
- Architected iSeries-based EMIR reporting solutions for accurate, timely trade submissions to DTCC TR. Also, optimized SQL and DB structures, cutting EMIR processing time by ~1 hour.
- Drove quality improvements that secured JPMorgan a Top-2 industry ranking in DTCC's 2017 peer benchmark and achieved #1 ranking among G14 members in June 2017 (0.02% rejection rate vs. next peer 0.03%).
- Developed batch reporting workflows (Intraday/EOD/CCP) ensuring full ESMA and FCA compliance and was a key contributor to EMIR Level-2, Article 9, RTS 3, Brexit, and 2024 EMIR Refit updates.
- Engineered process improvements post Article-9, reducing EMIR F&O breaks by ~90% in 2018 (from 200k to 20k), resolving ~4.9k weekly exceptions across action-type, reference-data, and LEI categories.
- Designed a back-reporting utility and reported 6 million trade lines for the 2014-2018 period within the regulator-mandated timeline.
- Led UAT for major EMIR upgrades, built regression testing tools, and served as technical liaison to Ops, clients, and DTCC for resolving complex reporting discrepancies, pairing breaks, and rejections.
- Developed automated reconciliation tools and validation scripts to ensure data integrity; strengthened control frameworks in partnership with Compliance and Operations.
- Partnered with Compliance and Operations to strengthen control frameworks to identify and mitigate reporting risks.
Technical Business Analyst / Software Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions, India | Aug-2010
to Apr-2014
- Technical Business Analyst for Xerox services, analyzing requirements and preparing functional solution documents.
- Supported operational risk and compliance for healthcare and financial services projects; resolved critical production issues to maintain business continuity.
Software Engineer
Mphasis, India | Apr 2010 to Aug 2010
- Worked on the AS/400 ERP tool, AS/SET for Royal Bank of Scotland
Software Engineer
HSBC Software Ltd, India | Apr-2008 to Apr-2010
- Part of the Flagship 'Multi Country Hub' project and performed program amendments.
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Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies, India | Jul-2006 to Mar-2008
- Performed program amendments for Royal Caribbean Ltd, involved in Data Setup & Testing.
