Mahaysan Chandrasegaran
Singapore
Summary
Skilled Murex Consultant with a comprehensive background in financial systems management, proficient in VBA, SQL, Unix, and Python. Adept at providing Level 2 support and frequently handling Level 3 tasks to ensure seamless and efficient operations. Strong communicator, effectively collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams. Committed to driving positive change and delivering innovative solutions in the financial sector.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Murex Consultant
Mizuho Securities (First Derivatives)
04.2023 - Current
- Provide day-to-day Level 2 support for Murex, resolving issues within SLA to ensure uninterrupted business operation. Occasionally handle Level 3 tasks, involving deeper technical troubleshooting and interface management for complex issues
- Manage integration and post-trade workflows, focusing on MxML exchange workflows, contract workflows, and Data Dictionary management. Configure and debug exchange workflows to address trade and instrument STP issues, ensuring successful STP processing or implementing corrections as needed. Debug contract workflows, such as resolving missing MT320 issues by checking the nodes using execution and debugging tool.
- Oversee workflow mapping, including RTBS, and manage access rights (STP Rights/OSP validation rights) via supervisor sessions
- Export trades from the production to the development environment for testing, and ensure uninterrupted operations through effective management of middleware systems and EOD processes
- Design and optimize Datamart reports for P&L and market data reconciliation, enhancing performance by streamlining table structures, improving SQL codes, applying filters within dynamic tables, and reducing report execution times for faster and more efficient data processing
- Create tailored Datamart reports based on user-specific needs, covering diverse asset classes such as bonds, FX, and IRS, while resolving issues like duplicate data and extraction error. Leverage deep knowledge of Murex architecture to ensure accurate, high-quality reporting aligned with business needs
- Develop multiple alerts using SQL (TOAD), leveraging existing Unix shell scripts to enhance system monitoring and enable early error detection for improved operational efficiency
- Handle BAU tasks such as rolling off curves and resolving complex static data issues related to bonds, FX, and IRS products, enhancing accuracy in trade processing and pricing
- Proficient in using Git Bash, TortoiseGit, Bitbucket, and MxConfig for change implementation, with familiarity in the release cycle and change processes
- Experienced with Jira for raising incidents, service requests, problem tickets, Murex tickets, etc
- Lead weekly meetings with department heads, providing updates and ideas while collaborating with cross-functional teams to prioritize static issues related to bonds and streamline operations
- Create and utilize Python scripts to automate daily extraction tasks, reducing manual work and significantly improving data management efficiency
- Develop SOPs and structure operations for Murex users by gathering data from Bloomberg and other sources, demonstrating initiative and going above and beyond typical support responsibilities to significantly improve accuracy in static data management and contribute to smoother operations
- Familiar with MarkitWire, Golden Source, and ION, with hands-on experience in trade confirmation, reconciliation, and reading XML, contributing to the smooth operation of trading activities
Trade Analyst
DBS
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Managed Deal Validation for Murex, covering interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives for inter-bank and corporate clients
- Conducted pre-settlement confirmations with counterparts and executed fixing procedures to determine interest payments
- Collaborated with local T&M branches and wealth ops for settlement and fixing coordination
- Ensured accurate and timely funding calculations
- Configured interest rate generators and indices
- Conducted reconciliations for general ledgers and trade positions within T&M risk systems
- Oversaw CCP trade reconciliation between Murex and Clearer
Education
Bachelor of Business - Economics and Finance
Royal Institute of Melbourne
12.2021
Professional Diploma - Innovation Management
Lithan Academy
08.2021
Diploma - Manufacturing Engineering
Nanyang Polytechnic
08.2016
Skills
- SQL
- Unix
- Visual Basic for Applications (Excel)
- Python (Basic)
- Murex
- Bloomberg
Timeline
Murex Consultant
Mizuho Securities (First Derivatives)
04.2023 - Current
Trade Analyst
DBS
04.2022 - 04.2023
Professional Diploma - Innovation Management
Lithan Academy
Bachelor of Business - Economics and Finance
Royal Institute of Melbourne
Diploma - Manufacturing Engineering
Nanyang Polytechnic
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