Sachin Karanjalkar
Pune
Summary
Capital market professional with over 7 years of experience in trade settlements, reconciliation, and financial operations across global markets. Skilled in tools like SQL and power BI and financial technologies like BlackRock Aladdin, Bloomberg, CTM with strong expertise on equities, bonds, and derivatives.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Senior Process Executive- Data
Cognizant Technologies Ltd
06.2022 - Current
- Executed timely and accurate settlement of daily trades across equities, bonds, commercial papers, and reverse repos in domestic and international markets, contributing to high STP rates and minimal exceptions.
- Matched and affirmed trades using Omgeo CTM, Bloomberg, BBH, BNY Mellon portals, email, and paper confirmations, ensuring swift settlement and compliance within T+1/T+2 market standards.
- Proactively investigated and resolved failed trade settlements, collaborating with brokers, custodians, front offices, and counterparts, and posted solutions and reconciled settlement breaks.
- Performed daily cash and position reconciliations between BlackRock Aladdin and custodian banks for internally and externally managed portfolios, maintaining high reconciliation accuracy.
- Mentored and trained new hires on trade lifecycle workflows, reconciliation standards, and best practices.
- Led trade settlements and position reconciliations across multiple asset classes, ensuring accurate desk position management, and timely exception resolution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to capture trade data, amend contractual terms, and support cashbook preparation for global trades and commodities.
- Implemented SSIS package configuration for multiple brokers using a centralized configuration master.
- Wrote and optimized queries for account setup discrepancies, and visualize operational data, enhance reporting efficiency, and support data-driven process improvements.
Senior Analyst- Reconciliation
State Street HCL Technologies
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Reconciled complex income streams—including dividends, corporate actions, and derivatives—ensuring alignment between custody and accounting records via the MCH reconciliation platform.
- Performed root-cause analysis on high-volume transactional breaks, resolving exceptions across multiple asset classes and accounts.
- Developed and optimized queries for account setup discrepancies, aged breaks, and operational escalation.
- Produced and signed off on monthly reconciliation reports for asset classes, and facilitated the timely closure of outstanding breaks.
Advisor/Trader
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Managed & client service framework with a structured database of 300+ clients and over 34 Cr of portfolios optimizing investment strategies.
- Executed trades on investment strategies across equity, derivatives and commodities.
- Advised HNIs and retail clients on investments in commodities futures and metals including gas.
- Prepared visual reports to convey portfolio performance and maintained client relationships.
- Provided in-house application support for trading systems.
Advisor/Trader
Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt Ltd
12.2018 - 11.2020
- Managed portfolios of over 12+ HNI clients and over 52 Cr of portfolios.
- Executive trades on behalf of all HNI clients in equities, especially in NCDEX Agri commodities.
- Advised portfolios based on client's financial need and risk appetite and client needs.
- Updated portfolios based on quarterly market outlooks and dividend distribution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - B.Sc Computer Science
SB College Aurangabad
10.2019
Skills
Capital Markets Settlements reconciliation Excel SQL Power BI Aladdin Bloomberg Trade lifecycle management Microsoft office suites Capital Market operations Team management Trade processing
Certification
NISM: Equity Derivatives Series VIII
Timeline
Senior Process Executive- Data
Cognizant Technologies Ltd
06.2022 - Current
Senior Analyst- Reconciliation
State Street HCL Technologies
08.2021 - 05.2022
Advisor/Trader
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
12.2020 - 08.2021
Advisor/Trader
Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt Ltd
12.2018 - 11.2020
Bachelor's Degree - B.Sc Computer Science
SB College Aurangabad