Shivani Aggarwal
Finance Professional | Specializing In Risk, P&L, And Efficiency
Singapore
Summary
Results-driven finance leader with extensive experience in P&L management, risk oversight, and process optimization within the commodity sector. Expert in managing the end-to-end lifecycle of complex transactions, enhancing operational efficiency, mitigating risk, and driving process improvements across diverse financial structures. Proven track record in leading cross-functional projects and optimizing workflows to support revenue-generating activities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
VP Deal Management, Structured Trade Finance
Macquarie Bank
08.2022 - Current
- Oversaw the lifecycle of $8B+ in structured transactions annually, ensuring seamless execution from trade initiation to settlement across BBLC, LCPO, RBLC, and Funding trades while optimizing risk controls and operational efficiency
- Led the transition of repeat trades into DMT, standardizing processes, improving execution speed, and enabling structuring/distribution teams to focus on revenue-generating activities
- Managed P&L reporting and risk oversight across oil, coal, metals, ags, and bulks, ensuring accuracy in daily flash reports, addressing senior leadership queries, executing FX and rates hedging, and conducting supervisory checks to detect anomalies
- Drove operational efficiency for new deals, optimizing execution processes, streamlining stakeholder readiness, and overseeing book and asset setup, margining, and risk mitigation
- Developed and managed junior talent, mentoring interns/analysts and assuming direct oversight of a team member, enhancing execution capabilities and team performance
- Enhanced risk and reporting infrastructure, automating daily and weekly reports in collaboration with tech teams, saving 100+ hours annually and improving decision-making speed
- Coordinated internal audit for the SCS team, addressing operational risk gaps by developing and implementing process notes, closing audit issues, and strengthening governance
- Singapore Country lead for the Asian Women’s Network, organized high-impact career & networking events, expanding engagement and participation
- Leadership Advisory Council member, representing non-director staff to senior leadership and speaking on a panel at the CGM ED’s conference with 100+ senior leaders
- Designed & Delivered an Onboarding Training Module addressing a key training gap identified by non-director staff, particularly benefiting new hires
Risk Manager
Noble Group
01.2019 - 07.2022
- Identified and analyzed major exposures across Coal, LNG, Metals, Freight, and Ores using VaR and stress testing, delivering strategic risk insights to senior leadership, including weekly briefings with the CEO and board
- Partnered with commercial teams to structure and de-risk complex transactions, ensuring alignment with corporate risk appetite while enabling business growth
- Led valuation processes, including independent price verification, premium/discount assessments, and new transaction observability, improving pricing accuracy
- Redesigned risk reporting infrastructure, reducing production time by 30% per week, accelerating decision-making
- Spearheaded the development of an in-house historical VaR model, eliminating reliance on third-party systems and delivering $100K in annual cost savings
Risk and Structuring Business Partner, Specialist
BHP Billiton
09.2016 - 01.2019
- Delivered structured trade finance solutions exceeding $500M, enabling TMUs to expand and establish new business
- Led risk strategy for hedging mandates, recognized in Bright Spots for training 50+ finance professionals on derivatives
- Revamped daily and monthly position and PnL reporting, incorporating value-added analysis to enhance decision-making
Middle Officer- Dry Bulk Commodities
Gunvor
06.2014 - 09.2016
- Designed & maintained a robust control framework, enhancing accuracy & reducing discrepancies in positions and PnL
- Conducted thorough risk assessments for new investments & initiatives (port stock, specialty ore), mitigating potential risks
- Proactively managed exposures & limits with CRO and traders, preventing limit breaches even in volatile markets
- Trained and mentored analysts on valuation, options, and risk concepts, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and strengthening team capabilities
Market Risk Analyst, Metals Business
Cargill
04.2012 - 05.2014
- Monitored and reported daily trading positions/limits, publishing derived price curves that enabled timely decision-making and minimized risk exposure
- Collaborated with trading leads to optimize position sizing, leading to improved trading efficiency and securing extended risk limits without disrupting market activities
- Revamped risk analysis techniques by incorporating intra-month volatility, VAR, and weekly discussions with the SnD team, and introduced performance metrics like market survey improving risk forecasting and strategic decision-making
- Led a team of 5 to develop a trade capture, valuation, and PnL reporting tool, streamlining reporting processes and ensuring a seamless transition of PnL reporting while training the accounting team on MTM valuation
Treasury Analyst, Rotation Program
Cargill
12.2010 - 03.2012
- Executed FX trades (NDFs, swaps) and supported funding needs, generating profits through strategic deposit decisions
- Assisted the regional treasurer in Cargill’s first $1B Syndication in Asia, contributing to roadshows and negotiations
Analyst, Economics Research- Global Demographics
Credit Suisse
09.2007 - 09.2009
- Developed investment strategies for clients across 30 countries, built an internal demographic research database, and led economic weight calculations for the Credit Suisse Commodity Basket index
Education
Master of Science - Finance And Economics
London School of Economics
London 07.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Honours
SRCC, Delhi University
Delhi, India 07.2002 - 07.2005
Skills
Risk Management
Timeline
VP Deal Management, Structured Trade Finance
Macquarie Bank
08.2022 - Current
Risk Manager
Noble Group
01.2019 - 07.2022
Risk and Structuring Business Partner, Specialist
BHP Billiton
09.2016 - 01.2019
Middle Officer- Dry Bulk Commodities
Gunvor
06.2014 - 09.2016
Market Risk Analyst, Metals Business
Cargill
04.2012 - 05.2014
Treasury Analyst, Rotation Program
Cargill
12.2010 - 03.2012
Analyst, Economics Research- Global Demographics
Credit Suisse
09.2007 - 09.2009
Master of Science - Finance And Economics
London School of Economics
07.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Honours
SRCC, Delhi University
07.2002 - 07.2005
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