Juan Carlos Comellas

Operations Associate

Mexico City, Mexico15 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Implemented Murex upgrade enhancing user operations.
  • Led multiple successful financial projects.
  • Expert in risk management and financial instruments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong risk management and project management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Risk ManagementProject Management

Other Skills

MurexRisk AnalysisDerivativesFinancial InstrumentsBack OfficeMiddle OfficeAccount ManagementSoftware ConsultingFinancial ServicesPayment SystemsTreasuryFinancial ReportingInternational TradeFinancial AnalysisSWIFT payments

About

13 years of experience in Banking and financial services, in international treasury, front to back office processes; FX and derivatives instruments, reporting to the Central Bank of Mexico. IT consultant, support and advisor of specialized financial end to end platforms; managing different phases in large and small projects. I had personnel under my responsibility. I have a Bachelors’ degree in International Trade by Anahuac University, PG Diploma in Financial Derivatives by Anahuac University.

Experience

Simcorp

Lead Support Consultant

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Calypso technology

Business Analyst

Oct 2021Jul 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Lumina americas

IT Consultant

Mar 2021Oct 2021 · 7 mos · Mexico City, Mexico

Grupo financiero banorte

Subdirector de tecnologías de la información

Feb 2019Jan 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • IT representative for GBM Traded and Credit Risk area; managing the project pipeline and expert on risk subjects, carry out analysis affecting Murex system; identifying opportunity areas, being the main contact in technology in risk matters, guiding developers and testers to deliver suited solutions.
  • Achievements:
  • Implementation of the upgraded Murex version from V33 to V41 which brought leverage to the users while operating
  • Implementation of XVA, CVA project
  • Transition to the new price provider obtaining full stability on prices and feeds
  • Implementation of CDS instruments to cover risky products
  • Implementation of the core engine to calculate new SOFR and non Libor curves
  • Implementation of exotic derivatives that brought 3 billion MXN of capitalization to the bank
MurexRisk AnalysisProject ManagementDerivativesFinancial InstrumentsRisk Management

Hsbc

Project Lead Business Analyst

Aug 2013Feb 2019 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Mexico

  • Act as a subject Matter expert in financial products for the Project Management Office in Global Banking and Markets; responsible for managing initial phases of large and small projects, carry out analysis on multiple issues across multiple applications incident, problem, recovery management and identifying risks, working closely with users, developers and testers to deliver well designed and documented solutions platform; required to participate in system recoveries following major system or software related failures.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved communication between IT and business areas, by designing communication plans and relationship building
  • Helped to implement Agile philosophy in Mexico, implement RTC tool for the Project Management Office, solved long outstanding issues.
  • Managed difficult projects with successful results
  • Assigned for a short Term assignment in New York, to leverage Mexico knowledge in Summit system
  • Awarded as a top performer within the Project Management Office

Financial software systems

Client account manager

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr

  • Responsible for client relationship management and support of highly customized financial software products (SPECTRUM).Understanding the clients business and how the software can service their business needs through system support and relationship building, expanding the clients’ usage of the system. I can effectively communicate with all levels of management, both internal and external. Provide system solutions to our clients through analysis and coordination with other company units. The position involved traveling to client sites

Inbursa

Jefe de control internacional

Jun 2009Jun 2011 · 2 yrs

  • Foreign exchange and Derivatives market supervision and control within Global Banking and Markets, performing cash flow position management; correct settlement of trades; SWIFT payments and confirmations conciliation; investigation, analysis and solution of administrative cases (originated from the international payments), and Mexico Central Bank ACLME report generation and support.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved the process of confirmation with other Banks by 70%
  • Made more efficient the process to solve administrative cases and led to coordinate new improvements to the department

Education

Universidad Anáhuac

Diplomado en derivados financieros — International Finance

Jan 2011Jan 2012

Universidad Anáhuac

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) — International Business

Jan 2004Jan 2008

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