Irsad Ansari

About Irsad Ansari

I am a Senior financial analyst at eClerx Services Limited, specializing in Trade Reconciliation for Equity Derivatives and OTC Derivatives across global markets including New York, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. My work ensures operational accuracy, risk mitigation, and P&L transparency by identifying and resolving trade discrepancies in complex financial instruments.I bring strong analytical and product knowledge to reconcile and investigate breaks across Structured Products, Exotic Options, and OTC Derivatives. I work closely with internal stakeholders and external counterparties to resolve booking issues, lifecycle mismatches, and valuation differences.Product Expertise:Structured Products: Auto-callable Notes | Callable Notes | Range Accrual Notes | Decremental Notes | Credit-Linked Notes | Accumulators | Decumulators | Asset Swaps | Conditional Outperformance | Option Portfolio | Other Hybrid Structures.Exotic Options: Asian Options | Barrier Options | Lookback Options | Floating Strike Options | Binary Options | European Options | American Options | Bermudan OptionsOTC Derivatives: Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)| Equity Swaps (EQS)| Total Return Swaps (TRS)| Credit Default Swaps (CDS)| Price Return Swap (PRS). Key Skills:Trade Lifecycle ManagementBreak Resolution & Root Cause AnalysisPV Impact AnalysisCross-Functional CollaborationGlobal Market Operations (US, EMEA, APAC)Attention to Detail & Risk Control Passionate about financial markets and continuously expanding my knowledge of complex derivatives and structured finance.

Experience

1. Senior Financial Analyst

   eClerx

   Feb 2024 — Present · Navi Mumbai, IN

   Audit and review structured products, exotic options, and derivatives, including swap contracts (e.g, interest rate swaps, equity swaps, total return swaps), fixed income securities (e.g, bonds, certificates of deposit), and complex instruments like autocallables, range accruals, snowballs, barrier options, credit-linked notes, and warrants.Perform trade confirmation reviews for equity derivatives, covering both securitized and OTC trades across global financial markets (US, UK, EMEA, APAC).Conduct three-way reconciliation across risk systems, booking platforms, ISDA confirmations, pricing supplements, and term sheets to ensure trade accuracy and compliance.Analyze complex deal structures, investigate trade breaks, and collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g, trade support, front office, legal) to drive timely resolution.Execute root cause analysis of reconciliation discrepancies, escalate unresolved breaks, and maintain accurate audit trails and exception logs on the client’s portal.Ensure compliance with internal control frameworks through detailed audit-focused reviews of structured and exotic product lifecycle events, trade booking, and documentation.Communicate directly with clients and internal teams via calls and emails to resolve trade discrepancies in line with service level expectations.Monitor corporate actions, verify historical equity prices using Bloomberg, and support pricing validation related to premiums, coupons, accruals, and payment schedules.

Education

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Financial Management Services

• Seva Sadans R K Talreja College of Arts Science and Commerce Ulhasnagar Dist Thane 421 003

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance