Vijaya Chaudhary
@vijayachaudhary
I lead trade operations, risk, audit, and transformation programs across global financial institutions.
What I'm looking for
I've led Internal Audit Operations at Morgan Stanley, executing risk-based audits across collateral management, client money, KYC, AML, settlement instructions, and end-to-end trade flows. I partner with business, risk, compliance, and senior leadership to identify control weaknesses, strengthen governance, and deliver corrective actions.
Previously, I managed trade-review and BCBS 239 risk-system migration programs at CRISIL, including a 25-member UK and India delivery team and automated quality controls using Tableau and Python. My experience also spans FX operations at J.P. Morgan, liquidity operations and portfolio management at Goldman Sachs, and fixed-income market data at Thomson Reuters.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led risk-based audits of Collateral Management and client money processes, assessing front-to-back system flows and controls. Identified control weaknesses and facilitated corrective actions, while performing continuous monitoring and closure verification of regulatory observations.
Project Manager
CRISIL GR&A
Jun 2017 - Sep 2021 (4 years 3 months)
Led a team performing middle office reviews on Structured Products, providing insights into trade validation and full trade lifecycle. Orchestrated transformation of legacy systems for risk system migration, ensuring regulatory alignment and successful delivery on time and within budget.
Managed FX confirmations, settlements, processing, and investigations. Acted as liaison between trading, sales, and risk management groups, and produced management reports with emphasis on key performance indicators.
Associate Team Manager Liquidity Operations
Apr 2013 - Mar 2017 (3 years 11 months)
Migrated critical Trade Management functions from Tokyo to Bangalore, demonstrating deep understanding of end-to-end process and system flows. Established new triparty agent flows for funding requirements, and managed a team of analysts while overseeing daily client money operations.
Associate Quantitative Investment Strategies
May 2010 - Apr 2013 (2 years 11 months)
Managed day-to-day input into quantitative models including pricing, financial statements, broker estimates, and macroeconomic data. Constructed portfolios for rebalancing and participated in equity alpha research to inform portfolio management decisions.
Maintained fixed income pricing data for Reuters terminals, ensuring accuracy. Examined key quality metrics and managed reports to cleanse matured fixed income data, while using SIEBEL to resolve service requests and enhance customer satisfaction.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Sri Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain College Bangalore
Bachelor of Commerce, Finance
Completed Bachelor of Commerce with a focus on Finance.
ICFAI University
Certification, Accounting
Earned a Certified Financial Accounts Foundation certification.
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