Akash Singh

Associate Partner

15 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 14+ years in Investment Banking Operations
  • Expert in risk assessment and stakeholder management
  • Proven track record in process optimization
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Fintech with a focus on Investment Banking Operations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Loan SyndicationRisk ManagementProcess AutomationTeam ManagementLoan ServicingCorporate ActionsProcess ImprovementGlobal Loan OperationsLoan ProcessingSyndicate OperationsClaims Processing

Other Skills

Audit PreparednessBloombergCapital MarketsClaims HandlingClaims SetupClient Data ManagementConfidentiality AgreementsCredit AnalysisCustomer RelationsCustomer ServiceDebt Capital MarketsDerivativesEquity Capital MarketsEscalation HandlingFinancial Analysis

About

Results-driven Investment Banking Operations leader with 14+ years of expertise in financial and insurance operations including fixed income securities, loan syndication, loan servicing, trade support & settlement, reconciliation, capital market, insurance, claims processing and accounting. Proven track record of spearheading transformational projects, driving process optimization, and ensuring operational excellence. Expert in risk assessment, stakeholder management, and strategic leadership.

Experience

Jpmorgan chase & co.

Assistant Vice President

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Supervising a 20+ members team, overseeing loan syndication and servicing portfolios for the America's region, ensuring 99.9% SLA adherence and 100% compliance with internal procedures, polices, guidelines and controls.
  • Spearheaded process automation initiatives, reducing manual intervention by 11% and enhancing turnaround time.
  • Optimized drawdown, rollovers, repayments, rate fixings, and external payments across syndicated loans, ensuring seamless operations and timely resolution of open key exceptions.
  • Enhanced reporting accuracy by participating in real-time dashboards creation for senior management, reducing reporting errors by 8%.
  • Strengthening risk management frameworks and mitigating potential operational risks. Identified & mentored high-potential employees HIPO's), improving team efficiency and leadership pipeline.
  • Implemented a comprehensive knowledge management model, including SOP maintenance, change management, and targeted training programs.
Loan SyndicationLoan ServicingProcess AutomationRisk ManagementTeam Management

Mizuho

Assistant Vice President

Jan 2022Dec 2022 · 11 mos

  • Managed Loan Servicing Syndication & Bi-lateral) team and associated portfolios for Americas region covered under the scope of Mizuho Global Services.
  • Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely administration and servicing of the Bank’s syndicated and bi-lateral loan portfolios, ensured daily activity complies with state and federal laws, regulations and Bank lending policies and procedures.
  • Ensured department activities run smoothly and provides a high level of customer relations and services also staff are fully knowledgeable and skilled in all areas of servicing syndicated and bi-lateral loan facilities.
  • Performed periodic data integrity checks, achieved zero escalations by implementing proactive risk controls and efficient query resolution processes.
Loan ServicingRisk ControlsCustomer Relations

Barclays

Manager

Dec 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Managed end to end Loan Syndication Agency Assignments and Lender Relation Loan Operations US Servicing) functions for Barclays Agented deals Participated in regularly scheduled and ad hoc calls to address KRI/workflow issues as deemed appropriate by the Barclays Onshore team.
  • Ensured Standard Operating Procedures STOP, Training Materials and Blueprints are maintained and updated with changes/control changes and annually reviewed in line with control requirements.
  • Preparedness for Audits (from External departments, Controls etc.) using in-depth subject knowledge, regularly maintaining process hygiene and driving audits completion.
Loan SyndicationSOP MaintenanceAudit Preparedness

Bank of america

2 roles

Assistant Manager

Apr 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Process: Confidentiality Agreements & Corporate Actions (EMEA & US Region)
  • Create & maintain online sharing databases with loan asset information.
  • Regular review of internal & external client access to our workspaces.
  • Responsible for ensuring transactions are completed within a timely manner or before deadlines.
  • Log all confidentiality agreement requests on register & maintain related correspondence on shared drives.
  • Preparation of volumes reports & statistics for the trading desks & loan operations management.
  • To ensure all control points in place are being followed by the team with the stipulated timelines.
  • Monitoring of cash & system advices to ensure that all entries are reconciled annotated & escalated on daily/weekly basis in line with guidelines set by Operations Risk & Control.
  • Process Improvements and Projects:
  • Developed a zero-cost tool with the help of BOFA Business Automation Solutions team to simplify the financials review exercise, reducing operational risk and contributing to 18% efficiency Risk Reduction.
  • Demonstrated an ideal approach of coordinating intra department and worked closely with Loans PNL controllers in streamlining daily loans fees reporting process Increased Efficiency. Standardized the US Loan servicing function in BOFA.
  • Implemented the real-time transaction correction process in partnership with Credit Service Representative. Timely correction helped in reducing the error count in an internal control report which increased the overall quality of the process Defect Reduction.
Confidentiality AgreementsCorporate ActionsProcess Improvements

Team Leader - Syndicate - Global Loan Operations

Jan 2017Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Process: Global Loan Operations – GMO&MO (Global Market Operations & Middle Office)
  • Monitoring the daily incoming trades and assign/ensure these have been processed within the TAT time agreed.
  • Check the Same day settlement issues and releasing of swifts.
  • Ensure that all confirmations and documentations is in place while trade settlement.
  • Responsible to verify and authorize transactions, reconcile transactions processed on daily basis and ensure all settlements within applicable cut-offs.
  • Ensuring flows to the payment system are successfully fed, matched & payments remitted within the agreed cut off times.
  • Collate cash movements & reports data to funding team ensuring strict currency deadlines are met.
  • Mails management as a checker and to ensure the mail is responded by team or an interim response given with a commitment of target deadline.
  • Quality and control in the management of breaks/discrepancies which includes problem solving skills, identify root cause of issue, updating each case with accurate executive summary as per set procedure.
  • Ensure timely, accurate, and complete communications between the Desk / Sales Person / Traders & other operations team situated in various locations for trade support & errorless settlements.
  • Organize meetings to address complex issues and to reduce the outstanding trades within the defined targets. Additionally, take turns to drive team meeting.
  • Providing supervisory assistance to the team members, monitoring performance on an ongoing basis and ensuring continuous development of the team.
Global Loan OperationsTrade SettlementQuality Control

Better mortgage

Capital Markets - Loan Processor

Oct 2016Jan 2017 · 3 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Monitor the locked pipeline - mandatory and best efforts. Ensure accurate commitments/locks, report on and reconcile all lock details.
  • Lock and validate the accuracy of locks, manage margins, monitor the cancellation/expiration of locks and manage all applicable reports.
  • To check Credit Report, Desktop Underwriting Analysis Report, Risk, Eligibility, Red Flags & Derogatory items associated with lock request.
  • To review rate lock request and complete buy side and sell side lock and pricing information.
  • Accurately and efficiently entering loan information required for locking, relocking, modifying and extending mortgage commitments, as well as, verifying pricing on all lock requests and confirmations, committing loans with Investors.
  • To review and confirm all lock requests within posted time frame and maintaining the accuracy of lock data within the system.
  • Responsible for various fee calculations, Charge/Credit, Profitability from loan, Required Revenue, Gain on sale and to verify loan-level pricing adjustments. (LLPA's)
  • Facilitate lock extensions, cancellations, as well as program and term changes as directed by the LOs, Underwriting, and in accordance with pricing policies.
  • Responsible for producing internal reports to assist management in pricing loans and managing loans in the pipeline.
Loan ProcessingCredit AnalysisReporting

Deutsche bank

Analyst - Syndicate Operations - US Capital Markets

Jul 2013Jul 2016 · 3 yrs · Greater Jaipur Area

  • Handled settlement of Syndicate deals covering Debt Capital Markets (DCM), High Yield Capital Market (HYCM) and Equity Capital Market (ECM).
  • Responsible for updating priced deal on trade date, reconciliation of deals with prospectus & syndicate agreement, collecting expenses, Trading Gain/Loss, Carve Out’s from the Underwriters on lead deals, sending expenses and short covers on non-lead deals.
  • Responsible for syndicate accounting and the final settlement of deals within 90 days following the syndicate settlement date, as well as various fee collections.
  • To provide each member of selling syndicate an itemized statement of syndicate expenses that shall include the following categories of expenses legal fees, advertising, travel & entertainment, closing expenses, loss on oversales, telephone, Postage & communications, co-manager expenses, data processing & book-building charges.
  • To generate deal code, client code & final settlement letter with expense calculation summary for all lead transactions.
  • Wiring funds to clients through payment system. (FED Wires)
  • Monitor open payables, receivables, deal expenses and to capture IPOs/Tickers from Bloomberg.
  • Responsible for notifying Underwriters/Co-managers of any anticipated delay in closing the lead deals beyond the closing date in the offering document or any subsequent delays in the closing date.
  • Ensure timely, accurate, and complete communications between the Desk / Sales Person / Traders & other operations team situated in various locations for deal support & errorless settlements.
  • Regularly update management through timely preparation of Daily, Weekly, Monthly MIS reports on the aged exceptions also sharing the comments with the controls team on calls.
  • Focus on timely review and updating the KOP’s to ensure performance of tasks based on agreement besides ensuring high quality service through identification of process improvement ideas and implementation of changes.
Syndicate OperationsSettlementReconciliation

Genpact

Process Associate ACE USA

Sep 2010Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

  • Worked as a Process Associate with ACE USA. Handled claims setup, registering payments, stop payments, void and reallocation of payment, recoveries and deletion of payment.
  • Dealing with Brokers/Underwriters and Reinsurers for reinsurance agreements and billing and collection settlement.
  • Quality check for the documents (QC) and client data management.
  • Handled Escalations, client queries, complaints and billing questions.
Claims SetupClient Data ManagementEscalation HandlingClaims Processing

Education

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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