Shradha Pandey
Perth,United Kingdom
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive 14 years of experience in Investment Banking operations and Energy Markets, delivering measurable results and driving operational excellence across complex trading environments. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, implement strategic initiatives, and ensure compliance with stringent regulatory standards. Adept at balancing risk management, process optimization, and stakeholder engagement to deliver accurate, timely, and transparent financial operations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4033
4033
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Team Leader
SSE Plc- Energy Markets
Perth, Scotland
2023.03 - 2026.01
- Team Leadership & Development: Led a team of five Analysts and Senior Analysts within Exchange Settlements, implementing performance‑enhancement strategies aligned with energy market objectives. Held monthly progress reviews, provided targeted coaching, and ensured team outputs supported wider business goals.
- Exercised end‑to‑end governance of the Exchange Settlements function, overseeing Exchange Traded Derivatives validation across major exchanges (ICE, EEX), ensuring robust margin management, and maintaining rigorous regulatory compliance. Strengthened operational integrity through accurate reconciliation processes and consistently delivered timely, audit‑ready reporting.
- Regulatory & Risk Management: Act as the organisation's EMIR subject matter expert, overseeing all regulatory submissions and maintaining a strong control framework. Partner with clearer's (BNP, UBS) to validate margin statements, resolve discrepancies, and ensure compliance with FCA and ESMA standards. Support ad‑hoc regulatory assessments for new international Energy Market contracts, embedding reporting obligations and risk considerations to enable global expansion.
- Systematic Trading Platform Development: Partner with third‑party provider FORRS to design and implement a systematic trading platform enabling Day‑Ahead and Intraday Power trading on EPEX SPOT. Contribute to functional design, workflow optimization, and readiness planning to support the organization's expansion into automated short‑term power markets.
- Cross-Functional Responsibilities: Managed LEI registration and renewal for multiple business units to enable CPPA and Virtual Battery contract reporting; delivered induction programs for new joiners to ensure seamless integration.
- Risk & Executive Reporting: Contribute to and draft monthly GMERC papers and the Executive Report for the Energy Market MD, providing clear insights on risk exposure, operational performance, and key developments across the Exchange Settlements function.
- Automation & Efficiency: Championed automation initiatives using Microsoft 365 tools to streamline BAU tasks and enhance team productivity. Created a dedicated SharePoint site to transition from network drives, enabling Power Automate workflows for daily tasks and eliminating manual intervention.
Team Leader
JPMorgan Chase & Co — Asset Wealth Management
BANGALORE
2018.07 - 2021.08
- Supervised and led Account Transition team responsible for Securities Settlement for EMEA &US markets while overseeing productivity of 7 employees.
- Training internal staff members and new hires on best practices for complicated processes and reports.
- In charge of keeping an eye on all settlement swift instructions created by my team to make sure they are acknowledged and to prevent any problems or missed transfers.
- Responsible for position and cash reconciliation.
- Responding to all inquiries and escalated requests from stakeholders and ensuring that responses are correct and delivered on schedule.
Senior Team Member
Accenture India Pvt. Ltd
BANGALORE
2016.03 - 2018.07
- Completed transition of ETF settlement process from Paris in a timely manner while coaching, mentoring, and inspiring the team to do the same by setting a good example.
- Managed of Primary ETF trading across markets for Lyxor along with ETF settlement operations in Secondary market for Germany, Euro, France and Spain.
- Managed trade confirmation, pre-matching, stock position, BUY-in risk, trade fails management, treasury, custodian, NOSTRO funding, cash and stock SSI generation, netting, pair-off, and trade operations.
Analyst
Oracle Financial Software Services Ltd.
BANGALORE
2012.02 - 2015.10
- Worked for Blackrock's Aladdin ‘ Green Package Analytics & Support team (GPAS). The risk analytics and return statistics in Green Package Reporting and other GP-related Aladdin products are the responsibility of GPAS. Portfolio and risk managers for clients utilize the report and tools to analysis portfolio positioning and risk management.
- Performing Risk Analysis/ Quality check of risk numbers for Fixed Income Securities (MBS, ABS, Corporate bonds, Government bonds, and justifying their risk movement based on market movements.
Assistant Manager, Cashier
HDFC BANK Ltd
Faridabad, India
2011.02 - 2011.08
- Cash Receipts, Deposits & Payments
- Handling Non-Cash transactions like DD/MC/TC, Fund transfer, RTGS
- Responsible for high quality service, customer relationship management, Queue
- Management & Branch Audit & Compliance.
Team Member
Bank of America
Gurgaon, India
2009.05 - 2011.02
- Retail Home Loan Global Fulfillment relationship team issuing Subordination Agreement for the required customer for refinancing home loans.
- Worked on documents
- Uniform Residential Loan Application (FORM 1003)
- W2 Wages & Tax Statement
- Monthly Pay Stub (Salary slip)
- U.S Individual Tax Return (FORM 1040)
- IRS 4506 T (Request for Transcript of Tax Return Form)
- Purchase Agreement
- Title agreement
Education
Master's - Finance
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United KingdomBachelor of Business Administration - Finance
International College For Girls
JaipurSkills
- Bloomberg
- Aladdin
- MS Office skills - PowerPoint, Excel, Word
- TLM(Reconciliation Tool)
- Proficient in handling Escalation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Target-driven
- Understanding of Trade life cycle
- Emotional Intelligence
- Commitment to learning and Adaptability
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Team-orientated
- Knowledge of securities settlement clearinghouses and depositories
Recognitions
JP Morgan & Chase Star of the Month April 2021, JP Morgan & Chase Budding Star Award Sep 2018, Accenture Business Excellence Award for 2017, Accenture India Operations Encore Core value Champion Award May - August 2017, Accenture Star of Business Award for the Quarter Oct- Dec 2016
Association of social causes
Women on the move- An initiative to fuel female ambition and advance financial equality., LGBT Community- To encourage intersectionality and to ensure LGBT employees, clients, partners, and communities globally are treated fairly., Veterans - This program and initiatives are designed to help military members, veterans, and their families thrive after they leave the military.
Declaration
I hereby declare that all the information stated in this Curriculum Vitae is true to the best of my knowledge and belief till date. Yours Sincerely (Shradha Pandey)
Project Undertaken
SSE
- Delivered a delegated reporting model for Clearers, improving operational efficiency and generating £18.3k in annual cost savings.
- Led the end‑to‑end migration of 20,000 open transactions from the legacy LSEG trade repository to DTCC across UK and EU EMIR jurisdictions, coordinating multi‑party weekend cutovers with SSE, DTCC, and LSEG due to critical IT dependencies.
- Directed the organisation’s transition from ICE SPAN to IRM2 (VaR‑based) margining, conducting impact assessments, delivering training, and ensuring full operational readiness for all exchange‑traded products.
- Managed the regulatory EMIR Refit programme, achieving compliance for the April 2024 EU EMIR and September 2024 UK EMIR go‑lives, including ISO 20022 adoption, expanded data fields, and phased reporting implementation.Completed the FCA‑mandated post‑Refit conversion of 40,000 open FUTURE, CPPA, CFD, and internal swap trades from CSV to XML within the 180‑day deadline. Designed product‑specific XML templates, executed DTCC validation testing, and enhanced EMIR/XML reporting capability. Identified and closed 14,000 matured trades, delivering £42k in annual TR cost savings.
JP Morgan - Automated client securities onboarding, replacing manual entry of 100+ securities per portfolio with a template‑driven upload feature that auto‑populates system fields, significantly reducing onboarding time and operational risk.
- Supported post‑Brexit account information updates for JP Morgan Securities Settlement Accounts, implementing revised EMEA settlement details following the transition from omnibus to segregated structures.
Timeline
Team Leader
SSE Plc- Energy Markets
2023.03 - 2026.01
Team Leader
JPMorgan Chase & Co — Asset Wealth Management
2018.07 - 2021.08
Senior Team Member
Accenture India Pvt. Ltd
2016.03 - 2018.07
Analyst
Oracle Financial Software Services Ltd.
2012.02 - 2015.10
Assistant Manager, Cashier
HDFC BANK Ltd
2011.02 - 2011.08
Team Member
Bank of America
2009.05 - 2011.02
Master's - Finance
University of Strathclyde
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
International College For Girls