Jasjit Bal

Finance professional with experience in trade processing, securities settlement, and middle office activities. Strong analytical and detail-oriented skill sets in managing global trades, resolving issues, and ensuring timely and accurate execution of trades. Looking to bring analytical and efficiency skills to a dynamic financial services industry.

Associate – Trade Processing at Apex Fund Services (2025-01 – Present)

• End-to-end trade lifecycle management for trade capture, matching, and settlement of Securities, FX, and Money Markets products.
• Process large volumes of global transactions on the Calypso platform within tight market and client timelines.
• Work with global clients across locations such as Europe, Singapore, Middle East, US, Canada, and Switzerland.
• Liaise with different teams within the organization, custodial banks, and brokers for resolving trade confirmation issues, settlement breaks, and differences.
• Trade flows are closely monitored to ensure timely settlement of trades, accounting, and adherence to client instructions.
• Ensure timely matching of all trades within market timelines to avoid settlement risks and breaks.
• Accuracy of client positions is ensured by validating transactions and performing any necessary reconciliation.
• Exception handling needs to be efficiently managed while resolving failed trades proactively.
• Client query resolution needs to be done within the stipulated SLA period for high client satisfaction.
• Exception reporting needs to be done according to the internal control policies and client guidelines.
• Process gaps need to be identified, and errors need to be documented for the purpose of process improvement.
• Communication with the stakeholders needs to be efficiently maintained for smooth workflow operations.

Intern at Concord Marketing and Financiers Pvt Ltd (2023-08 – 2023-10)

• Carried out thorough loan appraisal research for Brooke Distributors Pvt Ltd, considering their creditworthiness and financial viability.
• Analyzed the entire procedure of loan appraisal, the criteria for availing a loan, and the entire documentation process.
• Checked the entire procedure of loan processing for any compliances and effective results.

Associate at Northern Trust Corporation (2022-07 – 2022-09)

• Provided fund administration services such as processing of subscriptions, redemptions, switches, and unit transfers.
• Validated client instructions for precise client account set-up and processing of transactions.
• Processed exceptions, discrepancies, and client inquiries with a high level of accuracy.
• Processed trade corrections, cancellations, and reconciliations.
• Ensured adherence to regulatory and control standards in fund reconciliation activities.

MBA in Finance & International Business – Savitribai Phule Pune University (2024-06)

B.COM in International Finance – Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (2022-06)

ACCA (2019-12)