Sonal Sinha
Pune
Summary
Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience in Change Management, Fund Accounting, and Capital Markets within Financial Services. Expertise in requirements gathering, UAT/system testing, and process improvement, with a proven record of delivering large-scale projects and BAU efficiencies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst (Supervisor) – Fund Valuations & Capital Market
Citco Shared Services Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - Current
- Gather and document business requirements across trading, equity, fixed income, derivatives, hedge funds, cash transactions, and corporate actions, converting them into BRDs and user stories.
- Defined project scope and implemented changes across Aexeo, Axi, upstream NAV valuation, reporting applications, and downstream data feeds.
- Led test plan design, execution, and UAT, collaborating with Fund Accountants, IT, and Finance Change teams to ensure smooth adoption during go-live.
- Managed system testing, defect resolution, and risk escalation, ensuring timely project delivery with minimal business disruption.
- Partnered with UK/IR clients to customize reports, implement system changes, and resolve BAU issues with high-quality support.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies (daily scrums, sprint planning) to track project progress, identify risks, and drive continuous delivery.
- Key Projects:
- Aexeo-Summa Project (Accounting System Transformation): Authored test cases, user stories, and conducted data analysis to support migration from legacy system.
- Reconciled trading data with legacy system to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
- Conducted UAT and feedback loops with development teams, suggesting enhancements and improvements.
- Tested multiple product setups (equities, bonds, swaps, futures, non-OTC products) and multi-currency environments, reporting issues to Product & IT teams for resolution.
- Delivered multiple BAU initiatives including pricing valuations, daily capital/trade flow automation, NAV reporting optimization, and financial statement enhancements.
Sr. Fund Accountant
Citco Shared Services Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 09.2022
- Managed daily NAV production including reconciliation of capital activities, cash, position, corporate action FX, and P&L monitoring.
- Ensured accurate fee/expense accounting and financial reporting controls.
- Reconcile all cash, position, corporate action activities before finalizing NAV
- Pricing all the securities and check tolerance levels for any major movement.
Business Analyst
Cognizant Technology Services
04.2018 - 05.2020
- Gathered functional requirements and managed change requests on Simcorp & Aladdin.
- Developed BRDs, SOPs, and executed UAT while resolving client issues via JIRA.
- Delivered process improvements across fund accounting and reporting operations.
Sr. Process Associate
Cognizant Technology Services
03.2017 - 04.2018
- Calculated daily NAVs and ensured pre/post NAV checks, reconciliation, and performance analysis.
Senior Financial Analyst
BNY Mellon International Operations Pvt. Ltd.
07.2014 - 03.2017
- Prepared process flows and prototypes for system improvements.
- Reconciled custody vs accounting variances and coordinated with investment managers and auditors.
Education
PGDM - Finance
MIT School of Business
01.2014
BBM - Finance
MS Ramaiah College
01.2011
Skills
- Business Analysis & Change Management
- Fund Accounting & NAV Valuations
- Capital Market Operations (Equity, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Hedge Funds)
- UAT & System Testing Agile & Scrum
- BRDs, User Stories, SOPs
- Tools: Bloomberg, Reuters, JIRA, Aladdin, Simcorp, Aexeo, Axi
Timeline
Business Analyst (Supervisor) – Fund Valuations & Capital Market
Citco Shared Services Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - Current
Sr. Fund Accountant
Citco Shared Services Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 09.2022
Business Analyst
Cognizant Technology Services
04.2018 - 05.2020
Sr. Process Associate
Cognizant Technology Services
03.2017 - 04.2018
Senior Financial Analyst
BNY Mellon International Operations Pvt. Ltd.
07.2014 - 03.2017
BBM - Finance
MS Ramaiah College
PGDM - Finance
MIT School of Business
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