Naeem Amour

Strategic business professional with experience in financial services, operational analysis, and cross‑functional execution. Skilled at identifying performance gaps and generating data‑driven insights that strengthen decision‑making and performance.

Middle Office Prime Analyst (Contract) at Cantor Fitzgerald (2025-11 – Present)

Serve as the primary analytical point of contact for hedge fund and institutional clients, managing trade, margin, and account inquiries with focus on risk analysis and operational accuracy.

• Serve as the primary analytical point of contact for 20+ hedge fund and institutional clients, resolving 100+ daily trade, margin, and account inquiries — synthesizing complex data to drive rapid, accurate decisions that reduced issue-resolution times by 25%.
• Monitor and analyze client exposures across $500M+ in margin balances, validating risk calculations and identifying discrepancies that reduced margin-related errors by 30% — demonstrating the quantitative rigor required for strategy-level financial analysis.
• Process and validate 3,000+ equity and fixed-income trades weekly, applying structured problem-solving to trade capture, broker mapping, and connectivity issues to achieve 99.5% booking accuracy and significantly reduce downstream operational breaks.
• Manage daily settlements exceeding $50M in trade and cash activity, producing detailed reporting packages that improve transparency and accelerate decision-making for senior stakeholders.
• Execute daily middle‑office controls across trade breaks, margin calls, and settlement exceptions, reducing operational errors by 20% and strengthening the firm's risk‑management framework.

Operations Analyst – Rotational Program (Treasury, Risk & Compliance) at BNY Mellon (2024-02 – 2025-10)

Completed rotational program across Treasury, Risk, and Compliance divisions, developing cross-functional expertise in capital management, risk exposure, and regulatory compliance.

• Reconciled $15M+ in institutional transactions across Treasury, Risk, and Compliance rotations — developing cross-functional fluency in how large financial institutions manage capital, exposure, and regulatory risk simultaneously.
• Analyzed portfolio liquidity buffers, credit exposures, and key risk indicators across portfolios exceeding $1T in institutional AUM, producing insights that improved visibility for senior leadership and informed portfolio reporting decisions.
• Monitored key risk indicators and escalated potential exposure concerns, demonstrating the judgment and stakeholder communication skills essential for driving cross-functional initiatives at the senior management level.
• Strengthened compliance oversight during onboarding by reviewing KYC/AML documentation and escalating discrepancies, supporting adherence to regulatory requirements and minimizing operational risk.

Wealth Management Intern at JP Morgan Chase (2023-05 – 2024-01)

Supported wealth management team through competitive benchmarking, client onboarding, and market analysis across equities, fixed income, and derivatives.

• Performed competitive benchmarking and macroeconomic research to support client strategy briefs and internal presentations on high-value portfolio positioning — directly analogous to the industry landscape research and trend analysis central to corporate strategy work.
• Facilitated onboarding of high-net-worth clients by gathering KYC/AML, Tax, and Regulatory documentation across equities, fixed income, and derivatives portfolios, developing an early understanding of the regulatory environment shaping financial services strategy.
• Conducted market analysis of equities, fixed income, and macro trends to identify investment opportunities aligned with compliance guidelines building the financial fluency required to support data-driven strategic decisions.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management – Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University (2024-05)