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9+ Years Institutional Treasury & Commercial Banking Expertise

Maximizing Forex Yield, Structuring Swaps & Anchoring Institutional Treasury Operations

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.

Bank of Baroda (MM2 Scale) MBA (Finance), XLRI Jamshedpur Certified Treasury Professional & CAIIB Mumbai (BKC Corporate Office)
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TREASURY METRICS DESK // FY 2024-25 VERIFIED
MERCHANT FOREX PROFIT (FY 24-25)
₹272.89 Cr
+5.03% vs ₹259.83 Cr (FY 23-24)
SANCTIONED MARGIN PROPOSALS
94 Deals
Optimized turnaround time & client turnover
OPERATIONAL TENURE
9+ Years
Banking tenure since June 2016 (Scale MM2)
GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
100%
Adherence to RBI & FEDAI regulatory guidelines
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Bridging Capital Markets Acumen With Risk Rigor

A rare blend of front-office dealing dynamism, back-office Nostro accounting mastery, and quantitative analytical modeling.

Front-Office Merchant Forex Mastery

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.

  • Multi-currency pricing & tailored client margin negotiation
  • High-volume cross-currency & derivative swap penetration
  • Corporate merchant relationship management

Back-Office & Nostro Settlement Architecture

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.

  • Multi-currency Nostro balance optimization & audit reconciliation
  • Erroneous deal troubleshooting & back-office process fixes
  • Zero-penalty regulatory compliance for export/import transactions

Quantitative Modeling & Automation

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.

  • R-based portfolio optimization & risk modeling
  • Automated daily MIS generation & P&L attribution
  • Real-time spread sensitivity & margin analytics
QUANTIFIED IMPACT

Treasury Performance & Deal Sheet

Hard numbers reflecting bottom-line profitability, operational scale, and risk optimization.

Merchant Forex Profit Trajectory

Bank of Baroda Corporate Office — Treasury Merchant Desk
Reported Performance (₹ in Crores)
01

94 Strategic Margin Proposals Sanctioned

Tailored bilateral margin adjustments for marquee commercial and MSME clients, accelerating turnaround times and dramatically increasing foreign exchange volume throughput.

Margin Negotiation FX Turnover Reduced TAT
02

Forex Bulletin & Card Rate Automation

Designed structured dissemination protocols for daily forex rates, market intelligence bulletins, and merchant desk P&L MIS, enhancing transparency across nationwide branches.

Market Intelligence Card Rates Branch Operations
03

Regulatory Compliance & Export Bill Scrutiny

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.

FEDAI Guidelines RBI Compliance Risk Management
TECHNICAL MATRIX

Institutional Banking & Treasury Competencies

Comprehensive capabilities honed across trading floors, back-office settlements, and credit operations.

Treasury & FX Operations

Merchant Forex Dealing, Cash/Tom/Spot and Forward Contracts, Cross-Currency Hedging, Currency Swaps, and Bourse Trading Operations.

MasteryAdvanced Dealer

Regulatory & FEDAI Compliance

Deep familiarity with RBI master directions, FEDAI rules for trade and merchant forex, AML/KYC prudential norms, and statutory reporting frameworks.

Regulatory AdherenceExemplary

Nostro Settlements & GTP

End-to-end multi-currency Nostro account reconciliation, SWIFT messaging protocols, fund positioning, and Global Treasury Platform administration.

Reconciliation SpeedHigh Precision

R Financial Modeling & MIS

Using R for statistical time-series analysis, currency volatility forecasting, yield curves, portfolio optimization, and automated MIS reporting pipelines.

Analytical StackProficient

Corporate Relationship Management

Negotiation of treasury spreads, advisory on export-import foreign exchange exposure, cross-border corporate trade solutions, and client onboarding.

Client SatisfactionConsistent

Systems & Market Platforms

Bloomberg Terminal, Finacle Treasury / Core Banking Solution, dealing systems, Advanced MS Excel (Macros, dynamic financial lookup, sensitive pivots).

Platform DexterityExpert
CAREER TRAJECTORY

9+ Years of Progressive Banking Leadership

From rural and semi-urban branch operational roots to managing premier desks at Bank of Baroda's Corporate Treasury in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).

Scale MM2 (Manager) Apr 2025 – Present

Treasury Back Office – GTP (Global Treasury Platform)

Bank of Baroda • Special Treasury Department, BKC Mumbai

Supervising back-office operations, GTP system validation, post-deal settlements, and multi-currency institutional clearing with seamless STP (Straight-Through Processing).

Scale MM2 / JM1 Mar 2022 – Apr 2025

Specialist – Treasury Front Office Merchant FX Desk

Bank of Baroda • Corporate Center, BKC Mumbai

  • Surpassed Desk Profit Targets: Generated ₹272.89 Crore profit in FY 2024-25 (outperforming FY 2023-24's ₹259.83 Cr), driving cross-currency swaps and forward cover sales.
  • Sanctioned 94 Margin Proposals: Structuring customized spreads for high-value corporate clients, reducing TAT and swelling aggregate turnover.
  • Daily Forex Intelligence: Authored daily Forex Bulletin, calculated official card rates, and disseminated P&L MIS to senior management.
  • Audit & FEDAI Adherence: Maintained zero-defect compliance for export bills and forward contracts under RBI guidelines.
  • Knowledge Transfer: Conducted branch training sessions to remediate erroneous forex deal bookings and streamline trade operations.
Scale JM1 Jan 2021 – Mar 2022

Treasury Back Office & Nostro Account Reconciliation

Bank of Baroda • Corporate Center, Mumbai

Headed multi-currency Nostro account settlements and mirror ledger reconciliations. Interfaced with global correspondent banks to clear unapplied balances, foreign remittances, and regulatory returns.

Officer (Scale JM1) Jul 2016 – Jan 2021

Branch Banking Operations & Credit Administration

Bank of Baroda • Sambalpur Zone, Odisha (Bargarh, Kantabanji, Kachharu)

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.

INTERACTIVE FINANCIAL BENCH

Merchant FX Margin & Spread Calculator

An interactive tool demonstrating front-office merchant desk pricing logic: evaluate spread realization, transaction profit, and volume yields.

e.g. $1,000,000 corporate flow
8.0 Paise
Bespoke sanctioned margin
Realized Desk Profitability
Merchant Quoted Rate 83.8400
Gross Spread Captured ₹80,000
Transaction Turnover ₹8.39 Cr
Annualized Yield on 50 Cycles ₹40.00 Lakhs
*Demonstration model reflecting real-world margin sanctioning workflows utilized on Bank of Baroda's Merchant FX desk.
ACADEMIC FOUNDATION

Education

Pursuing

MBA (Finance)

XLRI Jamshedpur

One of India's premier management institutions. Specializing in corporate finance, financial derivatives, and capital markets.

2014

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Graduate

Strong quantitative, mathematical, and logical problem-solving backbone enabling advanced financial modeling.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS

Certifications & Diplomas

2020
CAIIB

Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance

2022
Certified Treasury Professional

Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)

2022
Bourse Training

National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM)

2017
JAIIB

Junior Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance

2020
FOREX Certification

IIBF Specialized Trade & Foreign Exchange Accreditation

2019-24
Risk, Credit & MSME

Digital Banking Level 1, MSME Credit, Audit & Risk Certifications

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Attracting Opportunities In Treasury & Forex Leadership

Open to senior treasury leadership, Chief Dealer, Senior FX Merchant Dealer, and Institutional Markets roles across premier commercial banks and financial institutions.

Official Email prashantnanda93@yahoo.com
Direct Mobile +91 8789523007
Location / Current Base Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Bandra Kurla Complex (Workplace) / Kandivali West
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