KEVIN DALTON
Epsom
Summary
A highly skilled and experienced Middle Office Operations Specialist, with a comprehensive background in Trade Support and Business Analysis in various financial service environments working across a wide range of asset classes. Qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner as well as a Certified Blockchain Professional I'm a confident, analytical, committed team player with outstanding attention to detail.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst
DELOITTE
09.2021 - Current
- Guided Tier1 Investment Bank client through LIBOR Transition, managing IBOR-to-RFR trade transitions
- Worked with multiple business and function areas to scope, plan, implement and drive delivery of key LIBOR Transition projects
- Managed UAT testing for new RFR product launches
- Identified risks in projects and managed these to ensure they are handled and mitigated
- Responsible for developing the runbook for Central Clearing House transition events
- Monitoring of trade flow and resolution of trade discrepancies for CCP transitions
- Reconciliation Cleansing – identified false breaks and worked with IT to implement solutions for cleaner rec
Flow Rates Derivatives Middle Office Associate
NOMURA
10.2018 - 09.2021
- Performed multiple compression cycles including TriOptima, LCH, CME, ICE, Quantile & Capitalab
- Managed the full lifecycle of trades and Daily Flash P&L reporting
- Resolved booking issues and cash breaks and monitored and resolved internal trade and intersystem reconciliation breaks
- Produced all relevant reports, business controls and associated commentary including KRI monitoring and analysis
- Worked across departments and regions to coordinate and deliver process and system enhancements
Business Analyst
ANZ BANKING GROUP Ltd
08.2017 - 09.2018
- Appointed to help with the implementation of MiFID II and support the growing Markets business in Europe
- Analysed BRD’s to see how the Middle Office team procedures would be affected, recommending changes to processes and systems
- Responsible for leading the Portfolio Compression workstream, creating a BRD detailing how the process needed to change to accommodate MiFID II
- Took ownership of identifying issues that could arise from various trade booking scenario exceptions and proactively suggested solutions
- Managed MiFID attributes exception queue for non STP trading venues and responsible for uploading user’s personal information to comply with post trade reporting
- Responsible for booking Markitwire test trades to enhance STP flow
- Managed the User Access Management project to centralise ANZ system administration
- Actively involved with GDPR implementation, developing the BRD, creating a training pack for staff and developing Data Retention and SAR procedures
FX and Commodities Trade Support Manager
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
07.2016 - 08.2017
- After successfully developing the Rates team, I was asked by business heads of FX and Commodities to establish support teams for their business
- Inherited the Client Service and eBusiness teams within the Trade Support function, combining the three service areas into one team, consisting of8 team members
- Worked with Systems Governance to establish a single Role Based Template allowing the team to cross train more effectively
- Chaired regular meetings with nine heads of desks to maintain relationships and keep the client service at its optimum level
- Liaised with clients to resolve issues involving Settlements and Confirmation disputes
- Maintained static on Electronic Communication Networks (ECN’s) as well as being responsible for Margin amendments
Rates Senior Trade Support Analyst / Manager
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
06.2012 - 07.2016
- Headhunted by Lloyds to help build a Middle Office Trade Support function initially in Rates and expanded to Credit Derivatives and Futures
- Support Sales Traders for the processing of novation’s, allocations restructuring packages for clients
- Trade Lifecycle management including resolution of trade discrepancies, Swaption Expiries, TRS Fixings, ensuring trade capture and amends are entered to the highest quality validating risk and P&L impact
- Responsible for the Backloading and Late clearing of Rates and Credit products to take advantage of the capital benefits, enable business growth and mitigating credit risk
- Proactively work with traders looking to participate in various trade compression activity, including TriOptima and LCH, to reduce credit risk exposure, making capital and RWA savings and reduce settlement risk
- Maintenance and distribution of a report to senior management detailing Bilateral Delta Exposure across LCH clearable products to determine late clear opportunities
- Act in accordance with the requirements of the bank's Regulators, including Dodd Frank and EMIR regulation
- Coordinate stakeholder interests across Trading, Finance, Credit Risk, IT and Operations, understanding business drivers, risks and impacts on the end to end infrastructure to minimize disruption
Rates Derivatives Trade Support Analyst
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
06.2010 - 06.2012
Cash Equity EMEA Stockbroker
TULLETT PREBON
09.2007 - 02.2010
Structured Products Middle Office Analyst
BEAR STEARNS INTL LTD
05.2007 - 09.2007
OTC Trade Support Analyst
GLOBEOP FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
08.2006 - 05.2007
Data Management Operations Assistant
HSBC INVESTMENT BANK
12.2004 - 08.2006
Education
BA (Hons) - Accounting & Finance
Bournemouth University
01.2004
A Levels - Mathematics, Biology and General Studies
Sutton Grammar
01.2001
GCSE -
Beverley School
01.1999
Skills
- Python & SQL
- Excel, Powerpoint & Word
- Bloomberg & Reuters
- Markitwire, ICE & Summit
- Murex, Power BI & Confluence
- JIRA & SharePoint
- Operational Risk Management
- UAT Testing
- Trade Reconciliation & Settlement
- Trade Lifecycle Management
- Data Visualization & Analysis
- Strategic Planning & Leadership
- Stakeholder Engagement & Vendor Management
- Financial Reporting & Business Analysis
- Operations Project Management
- Process Automation & Change Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Accomplishments
- Received Board-Level Recognition for successfully managing the execution of Lloyds Banking Group's largest FX novation, involving a high-profile client
- Project managed the development of an in-house workflow tool to improve MI data collection and create an audit trail for trade amendment queries
- Developed a NPV risk check tool to actively monitor the team’s amendment activity, assessing its impact to traders P&L.
- Project managed a large scale novation exercise, achieving a Capital Requirement saving (RWA) of £500 million on Lloyds Banking Group’s balance sheet
- Developed a Macro at HSBC for Data Management that pulled prices from external systems into in-house systems, reducing process time from7 hours to3 hours
Certification
- Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner,2022, Peoplecert
- Certified Blockchain Professional,2020, IIB Council
- Investment Administration Qualification (IAQ),2007, BPP
Timeline
Business Analyst
DELOITTE
09.2021 - Current
Flow Rates Derivatives Middle Office Associate
NOMURA
10.2018 - 09.2021
Business Analyst
ANZ BANKING GROUP Ltd
08.2017 - 09.2018
FX and Commodities Trade Support Manager
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
07.2016 - 08.2017
Rates Senior Trade Support Analyst / Manager
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
06.2012 - 07.2016
Rates Derivatives Trade Support Analyst
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
06.2010 - 06.2012
Cash Equity EMEA Stockbroker
TULLETT PREBON
09.2007 - 02.2010
Structured Products Middle Office Analyst
BEAR STEARNS INTL LTD
05.2007 - 09.2007
OTC Trade Support Analyst
GLOBEOP FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD
08.2006 - 05.2007
Data Management Operations Assistant
HSBC INVESTMENT BANK
12.2004 - 08.2006
BA (Hons) - Accounting & Finance
Bournemouth University
A Levels - Mathematics, Biology and General Studies
Sutton Grammar
GCSE -
Beverley School
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