Manager & Treasury Specialist with a verified track record in driving front-office merchant forex desk profitability, pricing high-volume cross-currency transactions, managing multi-currency Nostro reconciliations, and architecting quantitative R-based MIS models.
A rare blend of front-office dealing dynamism, back-office Nostro accounting mastery, and quantitative analytical modeling.
Directly orchestrated merchant forex trading strategies surpassing profit targets of ₹272+ Crores. Expert in pricing spot, forward, swap, and cross-currency merchant covers, maintaining competitive card rates and authoring daily Forex Bulletins.
Command of global treasury platforms (GTP) and Nostro account reconciliation. Extensive background in export bill settlement, clean forward contracts, and swift discrepancy resolution with international correspondent banks.
Armed with an engineering foundation (B.Tech Mechanical) and an XLRI Finance pedigree. Builds automated financial reporting, portfolio attribution, and risk dashboards in R and Advanced Excel to slash reporting turnaround time.
Hard numbers reflecting bottom-line profitability, operational scale, and risk optimization.
Tailored bilateral margin adjustments for marquee commercial and MSME clients, accelerating turnaround times and dramatically increasing foreign exchange volume throughput.
Designed structured dissemination protocols for daily forex rates, market intelligence bulletins, and merchant desk P&L MIS, enhancing transparency across nationwide branches.
Maintained stringent compliance standards under FEDAI and RBI prudential regulations for export bills and currency forward bookings, safeguarding the bank against audit and currency risks.
Comprehensive capabilities honed across trading floors, back-office settlements, and credit operations.
Merchant Forex Dealing, Cash/Tom/Spot and Forward Contracts, Cross-Currency Hedging, Currency Swaps, and Bourse Trading Operations.
Deep familiarity with RBI master directions, FEDAI rules for trade and merchant forex, AML/KYC prudential norms, and statutory reporting frameworks.
End-to-end multi-currency Nostro account reconciliation, SWIFT messaging protocols, fund positioning, and Global Treasury Platform administration.
Using R for statistical time-series analysis, currency volatility forecasting, yield curves, portfolio optimization, and automated MIS reporting pipelines.
Negotiation of treasury spreads, advisory on export-import foreign exchange exposure, cross-border corporate trade solutions, and client onboarding.
Bloomberg Terminal, Finacle Treasury / Core Banking Solution, dealing systems, Advanced MS Excel (Macros, dynamic financial lookup, sensitive pivots).
From rural and semi-urban branch operational roots to managing premier desks at Bank of Baroda's Corporate Treasury in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
Supervising back-office operations, GTP system validation, post-deal settlements, and multi-currency institutional clearing with seamless STP (Straight-Through Processing).
Headed multi-currency Nostro account settlements and mirror ledger reconciliations. Interfaced with global correspondent banks to clear unapplied balances, foreign remittances, and regulatory returns.
Orchestrated front-line banking operations, retail/MSME lending, government business, and internal audits across rural and semi-urban commercial branches, cementing a rock-solid foundation in commercial banking compliance.
An interactive tool demonstrating front-office merchant desk pricing logic: evaluate spread realization, transaction profit, and volume yields.
XLRI Jamshedpur
One of India's premier management institutions. Specializing in corporate finance, financial derivatives, and capital markets.
Engineering Graduate
Strong quantitative, mathematical, and logical problem-solving backbone enabling advanced financial modeling.
Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)
National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)
Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
IIBF Specialized Trade & Foreign Exchange Accreditation
Digital Banking Level 1, MSME Credit, Audit & Risk Certifications
Open to senior treasury leadership, Chief Dealer, Senior FX Merchant Dealer, and Institutional Markets roles across premier commercial banks and financial institutions.
Reach out directly to Prashant Kumar Nanda regarding Treasury, FX Dealing, and Markets leadership roles.