1. ANIL SETH TMS
Toronto, ON 416-277-7427
LinkedIn/AnilSeth Anil.Seth@rbccm.com
Business/PMO/Technical Analyst
Apply strong statistical and analytical skills | Improve an organization’s productivity and efficiency
PROFILE
14 years experience in the banking industry including 8 years as a Business Systems Analyst and 10 years as a
PMO Analyst specialist. Accomplished several significant challenges including aiding in the updating regional
transit work month rates based on in-depth P&L analysis. Areas of expertise include:
• Analytical and problem solving
• MS Access, Excel and VBA programming
• Planning and organization
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Works well within a team or individually
• Time Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business: SDLC, PMF (EITS, MIS, EPM, etc), PMO, Portfolio Management, Business Analysis,
Requirements Gathering, Business Intelligence, Project Portfolio Management, Finance,
Strategy, Business Strategy, Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Process
Improvement, Relationship Management
Programming
:
Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) - MS Access/ Excel, Visual Basic
Official Oracle Curriculum (OOC) - Oracle, Oracle Developer, SQL *PLUS, PL/SQL
Object Oriented C++, PowerBuilder
Applications: MS Office 2010, MS Project, Visio Professional, P3 Project Planner
RECENT WORK HISTORY
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA – TORONTO ON 2003-PRESENT
Business Systems Analyst (2008-Present)
Follow monthly governance procedures (i.e. oversee funding approval requests/ tracking sheet updates as per the head of Global Head CM
Operations request). Enhance client service levels by providing project portfolio burn run rates and stats, along with regional project
summaries.
• Drive Operational Efficiency/ Cost Reduction: Identify and execute on opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce
costs across the Capital Markets platform. Ensure savings are documented in a manner suitable for consumption by
Operations management and also for highlighting wins to business partners. Adopt a Lean mindset. Look for ways to
identify and eliminate waste within Operational processes and project execution.
• Enhance Client Service Levels: By way of regular check-ins with Operations managers, ensure department resources
are meeting / exceeding expectations with regard to work quality and the manner in which it is performed. Where
required, identify and execute on opportunities to improve quality of work product, cost transparency and status
reporting.
• Improve on internal processes related to project governance through the implementation of an early warning system
which flags projects where forecast/ spend approach approved project funding.
Organize monthly project approval committee meetings for which agendas and minutes are documented and distributed. Enable regional
managers to easily view detailed data in a clear and concise manner by producing reports comparing monthly P&L data with regional
transit recoveries. As a result, under recoveries were corrected/ explained or regional work month rates were modified in order to balance
out variances between P&L and recovery data.
1Supports operational risk management leadership within the Global Asset Management (GAM) busi ness includi ng providing expertise, adviceand counsel to senior management, enhancing thei r ability to anticipate and manage operational ri sks effectively.Executes Operational Risk programs in GAM includi ng event data collection, key risk indicators, scenario analysis, and risk and control identification and assessment. Completes operational ri sk reviews and provi des expert feedback on the operational risk impact ofmajor change initiatives, process improvements and transformational projects. Analyzescontrol envi ronment ofGA influence skills Strong problem solving, analytical (i ncludi ng qualitative analysis), research, and quanti tative skills Knowledge ofGAM products, processes and organization Good PCskills (e.g. Microsoft Office) Head, Operational Risk Management (GAM ) Senior management teams within GAM Group Risk Management Centres ofGovernance Internal Audi t Compliance WM Operational Risk TeamsLegal
2. TMS
Anil Seth | 416-277-7427 | Anil.Seth@rbccm.com
Ensure all projects are correctly funded and approved by providing support to ensure all projects are opened and updated correctly in each
of the systems for annual planning deadlines. Provide an on-going analysis of progress against plan. Liaise with finance analyst and
portfolio management to ensure consistency in forecasting/budgeting. Maintain an up to date tracking of approved budgets and
communicates on a regular basis to Management Team ensuring proposed projects are reviewed for baseline start dates as well as
funding gaps identified and resolved. Maintain an up to date tracking of approved budgets and communicates on a regular basis to
Management Team ensuring proposed projects are reviewed for baseline start dates as well as funding gaps identified and resolved.
Proactively works with Executive, Management Team and PMs to resolve projects with funding gaps. Assist PM’s with any project
management framework tools/ documents and ensure project management system updates are completed in EPM, EITS, MIS, and PWA
for monthly deadlines. Review and identify exceptions on Monthly Financial Reporting following up with transit owners for any
discrepancies.
PMO Analyst/Specialist – Contract 2003-2006
Monitor forecast and actual costing, project phase stages, timelines and analyze progress against plan. To enable accurate tracking of this
information project costing templates were created for project managers to update and return on a monthly basis.
• Manage $20MM book of Canadian Brokerage Wealth Management (CBWM) projects which are vital to the
organization in providing added value to the business
• Received comprehensive Project Management Framework (PMF) and Enterprise Initiative Tracking System (EITS)
training. Complete monthly financial and non-financial updates of all CP&B Dominion Security Initiatives on EITS and
notify IT Planning Managers and EITS representatives of any IT discrepancies reported on MIS and EITS
• Organize and participate in monthly meetings with project management heads to review project status updates for the
current fiscal year and planning for the next fiscal year
• Improved the productivity of CBWM by simplify existing processes. Organized on-going meetings with supervisor to
formulate a plan to update and append MS Excel project costing template information to Access database tables. An
MS Access import form was created that imported spreadsheet data into database tables using meticulous VBA
coding. Clear and concise MS Access, Adobe Acrobat, and Excel Reports were created for the managers on an on-
going basis.
Access Database Developer/ VBA Programmer - Contract
IBM/ Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – Toronto, ON 2004
(Project performed and completed on behalf of IBM)
• Improve tracking of Consolidated Network Mapping information for all known CIBC networks
• Created an MS Access application that allowed the user to select the required Excel file through an open dialogue box
that opened once a command button was pressed on the Access form. Through very meticulous VBA coding the
spreadsheets were checked to verify each entry was in the correct format and error handling was executed in order to
determine the validity of the information
• An Access error report was created to display any incorrect data entries into the Excel file. This report could then be
sent back to the manager notifying him of the problems to be resolved and resubmitted
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Primavera Project Planner 3.0 Certificate 2002
SAR Associates, Richmond Hill, ON
Business Computer Applications Certificate for Object Oriented C++ Programming 2000
DeVry Institute of Technology, Toronto, ON
Post - Graduate Diploma in Applied Information Technology (AIT) 1998
ITI-Information Technology Institute, Toronto, ON
Honours Bachelor of Science Degree - Ecology and Environmental Biology 1996
University of Toronto
2PURPOSE Provide quality analytical support to the Capi tal Markets Principal Finance portfoliosby performing daily mark-to-market valuation, P&Lreconciliation and generati ng risk / position reports on an accurate and timely basis Act as the main liaison with Front Office,Middle Office,Information Technology, Trading Processing, Financial Control and other operati ng uni ts to facilitate tradi ng activi ties PRIMARYRESPONSIBILITIES Daily P&Lproduction, month- end reporting and reconciliation Act as the primary point person for all Front Officequeries and issues and effectively moni tor, track, and complete tasks in ati mely fashion Perform daily valuation and analyzeMTMmovements by measuring the impact ofnew deals, amendments, cancellations aswell aschanges in yield curves, volatilities, convexity bias, rate reset and time decaywhere applicable Pro-actively monitor all operational, valuation and risk management issues pertai ning to the tradi ng portfoliosassigned Prepare posi tion reports to facilitate ri sk moni tori ng and to substantiate P&Lresul ts Inform senior management ofany irregulari ties that may present potential exposure to the firm Provide P&LAnalysis –commentary for
large movements in P&Lfor management reporti ng Comm unication ofDaily, MTDand YTDresul ts to the Desk Head, compare P&LEstimate vs. Actual resul ts –explain variances and obtain sign-offEnsure that daily sign- offisobtained by the Front Officein atimely fashion Prepare all monthl y accounting entries to the G/Land conduc t reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied backto the system s ofrecord Provide support to Statutory and Regulatory Reporti ng and Head Officeasit relates to the busi ness –filling out relevant templates and provi ding adequate backup Work closely wi th all members ofthe Product Control team, providi ng gui dance and cross traini ng when required Identify opportuni ties to improve valuation and risk reports and pro-actively streamline processes to improve produc tivi ty Perform daily PNLand BalanceSheet reconciliations to ensure figures are properly tied back to the system s of records Maintain asolid knowledge base ofhow various products are handled by the Front Officesystem s Perform testi ng ofnew system update releases Provide information to satisfy audit requests from both internal and external auditors Develop an understandi ng
ofRBC operations and the functions ofvarious busi ness uni ts across the firm AUTHORITIES, IMPACT,RISK Within bank policy and procedures, the position has the authority to take those actions, includi ng making journal entries, necessary to the effective conduct ofthi s mandate. Theposi tion has no signi ng authority in respect ofexpenses or disbursements. KEYRELATIONSHIPS Front Office,Middle Office,Operations, Risk Management Trading, Information Technology, Financial Control JOBSPECIFICATIONS Minimum two years ofCapital Markets experienceExcellent Excel Skills Very good understanding ofderivatives produc ts
Strong analytical,problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills Able to work effectively and reliably under pressure Advanced understanding ofprocedures and operational controls asthey relate to tradi ng systems and workflows Strong ability to work independently wi th minimal gui dance from manager Requi red: University Degree Preferred: Canadian Securi ties Course Derivative Fundamental Course CFA Candi dates or Charter holders