Yash Gandhi

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in quantitative financial services and risk management.
Led multiple projects in derivative valuations and IBOR transition.
Strong background in finance with MBA and engineering degrees.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with expertise in quantitative analysis and risk management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Model DevelopmentRisk ModelsValuation ModelingFinancial InstrumentsMarketing

Other Skills

AccountingBusiness ConsultingBusiness Process ManagementCCCARConsultingCorporate FinanceDerivativesEngineeringEquity DerivativesExecutive ManagementFinancial AnalysisIBOR TransitionInvestmentsLeadership

About

Yash is a Manager at Ernst & Young (EY). In his tenure at EY so far, he has worked on a variety of projects which includes providing advisory services to banks, capital markets and asset management clients in US, Europe & Middle East in various Quantitative Financial services.His experience ranges from topics related Model Development, Value at Risk, Model Documentation, Model Testing, Model Vetting and Derivative Valuations.He holds a Bachelors in Electronics Engineering and a MBA in Finance from IFMR-GSB, a premier institute for Finance in India.Academic Disciplines include:Quantitative Analysis and Statistics, Derivatives and Risk Management, Financial Time Series Analysis, Behavioral Finance, Corporate Finance, Advanced Financial Modelling, Fixed Income Securities, Alternative Investments, Business Process Management, and International Business Management.

Experience

Ernst & young

5 roles

Manager

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Model DevelopmentCCAR

Assistant Manager

Oct 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

Risk ModelsMarket RiskPython (Programming Language)

Senior Consultant

Promoted

Feb 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

Risk ModelsDerivativesFinancial InstrumentsMarket RiskValuation ModelingPython (Programming Language)+2

Advanced Analyst

Oct 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Few Key Engagements:
Provided qualitative and quantitative support to multiple financial institutions and asset management companies in their IBOR transition program
Performed independent derivative valuations as well as difference resolution of vanilla and structured products under various asset classes such as FX, Interest Rate, Equity, Credit and Commodities for multiple clients based out of EMEIA
Experience in using range of valuation tools such as FINCAD, Bloomberg, SuperDerivatives, @risk and a number of internally developed EY valuation models

Financial InstrumentsMarket Risk

Summer Intern

Apr 2019 – May 2019 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Developed a model for valuation of Constant Maturity Swap Spread Options and benchmarked it against Bloomberg, SuperDerivatives and Numerix
Developed a model for valuation of Constant Maturity Swap Cap and Floor
Received a Pre-Placement Offer from the firm

Training & placement cell, faculty of tech & engg., the maharaja sayajirao university of baroda

Training & Placement Co-ordinator

Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Conducted On-campus Recruitment process for 2013 - 2017 batch
Managed the Recruitment database for the year and prepared reports based on past recruitment, Scope of improvement for the University presentations

Deepak phenolics limited

Internship

May 2016 – Jun 2016 · 1 mo · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

• Researched and made a prototype of 'Automatic Loading Arm Facility' for the new plant at Dahej, Gujarat. Designed a terminal automation system for the automatic tanker loading system. All the programming was done through PLC.

Footprints - think beyond

2 roles

Core Team Lead

Jun 2015 – Feb 2016 · 8 mos · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Strategized the event flow based on the participant inferences and scheduled the execution timeline for one year also involving the Operating procedures for on day event execution
Tracked the budget allocation and forecasting with the finance core team. Analyzed the expenses over the previous three years in terms of logistics and optimized the scheduling of 58 events to save the overall expenditure by 13%
Elevated the event revenue by introducing new technical events further increasing the participation too. This two-way approach enabled to increase of the Winners Prize money by 7%.
Led the Core team in terms of event Sponsorship, Propagation, Digital Marketing, Logistics and Sound, Workshops, Guest Lectures, and Scheduling for the successful execution of 53 events over 3 days. Designated these departments to the Core team based on their Skill sets and preferences
Redefined the Sponsorship propaganda with the help of core Sponsorship team to substantially increase the sponsorship amount by 23% garnering the highest sponsorship till date

Marketing

Organizing Team

Oct 2013 – May 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Assisted the Core Committee in bringing sponsorship at various levels
Visited different universities of India to market the event directly to students to get maximum participation and footfall for the technical events, guest sessions, and entertainment shows.
Conceptualized and organized the annual technical fest of M S University, Baroda with a team of 26 organizers and 72 volunteers
Liaised with University officials, Senate members, and student parties to ensure smooth operations of the event
Played a pivotal role in introducing various innovations in the form of events, exhibitions, and shows
Took additional responsibility as the Media Head to formulate the media strategy and maintain positive media relations

Marketing