Riyaz Millwala has over 17 years of experience in finance, treasury, and hedge fund administration. He has worked for major corporations like Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro, and GlobeOp Financial Services in roles like Assistant Vice President, Manager, and Consultant. Currently, he works as a freelance trainer, conducting workshops on topics like foreign exchange, derivatives, and financial analysis.

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Riyaz Millwala
Professional Summary
I have 17 years experience in the finance industry in treasury front office and in managing
the back office operations for various hedge fund administrators such as Spectrum Fund
Administrators & GlobeOp Financial Services which is among the top ten fund
administrators in the world. I have also worked in the IT field as a domain consultant
leveraging my knowledge of the different processes used in hedge fund back office
namely pricing & valuation, trade entry, documentation, reconciliation, trade support and
collateral management for financial derivatives. Currently I am working as a freelance
trainer for Treasury products. Recently I have conducted training workshops on varied
topics such as FX forwards, Futures & Options, Collateral management and Financial
Research & Report Writing. My clients include investment banks, IT firms and stock
exchanges.
Corporates worked for: Deutsche Bank, Satyam Computers, ABN Amro Central
Enterprise Services, Spectrum Global Fund Administrators Pvt. Ltd., GlobeOp Financial
Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Pricewaterhouse Coopers India (P) Ltd., Enercon (India) Ltd.,
Indo Count Industries Ltd., APAR Industries Ltd. and Sigma Credit & Capital Services
(P) Ltd.
Domain expertise: I have expertise in the following domains –
 Hedge Funds administration
 Fixed Income
 Treasury
 Currency Markets
 Commodity Markets
 Valuation & Pricing of Derivatives
 Collateral Management
 ISDA documentation
 Capital Markets
 Reconciliation
Roles: I have worked for the above corporate clients in following roles –
 Manager (Managing teams of sizes ranging from 10 to 70 people)
 Senior Business Analyst
 ISDA documentation supervisor
 Treasury Back office supervisor
 Currency/Commodity Trader and Analyst
 Technical writing (Preparing user documentation for the software modules,
reviewing use cases, test cases for proper interpretation/language/grammar)

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Product Knowledge: My domain expertise covers the following products –
 Interest rate swaps & swaptions
 Forward rate agreements
 Credit default swaps
 Equity swaps
 Currency swaps
 Forward contracts
 Futures & exotic options
I am familiar with the back office operations of hedge fund administrators as well as the
trading desks of corporate treasuries. A major part of my career has been spent in
monitoring/analyzing the currency and commodity markets and hedging the corporate’s
requirements. I am expert in using MS Office applications.
Education
Degree University Year of Passing
MBA
(Finance)
University of Central Oklahoma (05/1991)
B.E. (Chemical
Engg.)
Bangalore University (02/1987)
Experience
Organization Designation Duration
Deutsche Bank Assistant Vice President (07/2009) – (02/2011)
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Consultant (06/2007) – (06/2009)
ABN Amro Central Enterprise
Services.
Assistant Vice President (09/2006) – (05/2007)
Spectrum Global Fund
Administrators Pvt. Ltd.
Manager (Fund Operations) (12/2005) – (08/2006)
GlobeOp Financial Services
(India) Pvt. Ltd.
Manager (OTC Dept.) (11/2003) – (11/2005)
Pricewaterhouse Coopers India (P)
Ltd.
Assistant Manager (04/2003) – (11/2003)
Enercon (India) Ltd. Forex Executive (01/2002) – (03/2003)
Indo Count Industries Ltd. Manager (Forex) (12/2000) – (12/2001)
APAR Industries Ltd. Deputy Manager (Treasury) (03/1996) – (11/2000)
Sigma Credit & Capital Services
(P) Ltd.
Assistant Manager (Forex
Advisory Division)
(10/1995) – (02/1996)

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Trainings Attended
Sl# Title Location Organized by Duration
1 Post Graduate Diploma
in Foreign Exchange &
Risk Management
Mumbai World Trade Center 6 months
2 Derivatives & Risk
Management
Mumbai A. V. Rajwade & Co. 2 days
3 SAS, Excel Plus &
Advanced Analytics
Bangalore Analytics Training Institute 3 months
4 Certificate Program in
Advanced Financial
Modeling in Excel and
VBA Programming
Mumbai Indian Institute of Quantitative
Finance
6 weeks
5 Certificate Program in
Derivatives Valuation
and Risk Analytics
Mumbai Indian Institute of Quantitative
Finance
6 weeks
6 Certificate Program in
VBA Programming for
Finance
Mumbai Indian Institute of Quantitative
Finance
6 weeks
Projects Profile
Project Names : Thunderhead for Settlements, Credit Derivatives
and Pre-Confirmations.
Client IB IT Operations
Role Functional Specialist
Organization Deutsche Bank. Bangalore
Duration (07/2009) – (02/2011)
Project Description
I joined Deutsche Bank as AVP for the Derivatives Documentation Dept which was part
of Investment Banking IT Operations. My role was of a Functional Specialist for
Thunderhead application. Here I was managing the vendor’s business analyst team which
was involved in designing and developing a documentation automation system using
Thunderhead application.
My tasks included:
 Assisting the docs team in developing documentation templates using
Thunderhead application.
 Interaction with the vendors team on a regular basis to ensure the functional
requirements are met.

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 Reviewing the functional requirement documentation for completeness and
accuracy.
 Reviewing the test strategy and test cases to validate the different test scenarios.
Projects Profile
Project Name : Citibank GWM – FAPB project
Client Citibank
Role Consultant (Sr. Business Analyst, Requirements Manager)
Organization Satyam Computer Services Limited, India
Duration (07/2008) – (07/2009)
Project Description
This project involved providing Financial Advisors, Private Bankers and support staff of
Citibank with a “World Leading” Advisory/Private Banking platform.
Contribution
My contribution to this project was in the role of a domain expert where I contributed my
knowledge gained while working for various corporates. I was responsible for the
following activities:
 Gaining an understanding of the existing software application used by the
financial advisors.
 Preparing a Gap analysis document listing the gaps between the existing
application screens and the wire frame diagrams of the proposed application.
 Preparing a future state functional requirements document for the different
modules in the proposed Webgen software application based on existing NextGen
application.
Projects Profile
Project Name : Sealife
Client Fiserv Inc., A major technology provider to financial institutions
Role Consultant (Sr. Business Analyst, Requirements Manager)
Organization Satyam Computer Services Limited, India
Duration (01/2008) – (06/2008)
Project Description
This project involved providing application development and maintenance services to the
client for their products range. The client’s products / services are used by major financial
institutions for their day to day operations.

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Contribution
My contribution to this project was in the role of a domain expert where I contributed my
knowledge gained while working for various corporates. I was responsible for the
following activities:
 Preparing the power point presentations used by senior management while
showcasing Satyam’s abilities to the client.
 Preparing the training material which would be used by the technical team in
gaining an understanding of the client’s products and services.
 Making a study of and recommending suitability of the client’s products and
services for different banks and credit unions based on their requirements.
Projects Profile
Project Name : Citco
Client CITCO
Role Consultant (Sr. Business Analyst, Requirements Manager)
Organization Satyam Computer Services Limited, India
Duration (06/2007) – (12/2007)
Project Description
This project involved developing the back office system for administering the services
offered towards Hedge Funds.
Contribution
My contribution to this project was in the role of a domain expert where I contributed my
knowledge gained while working for various hedge fund administrators to bridge the
knowledge gap of Satyam associates. I was supervising the team of business analysts in
the following areas:
 Interaction with the client on a regular basis to understand their business
requirements.
 Participating in client workshops where queries with the client were addressed.
 Assisting the team in developing different prototype versions of the software
modules.
 Preparing and updating the Use Cases based on the client requests.
 Integration and regression testing of the software modules. Prioritizing the defects
in order of criticality and working with the developers to fix them
 Task allocation among the business analysts
 Preparing the user documentation for the different software modules such as
o Corporate Actions
o Trading
o Funds

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o Contacts
o Calendar
o Investor’s & Accounts
o Security
o Fees
o Lookups
o Allocator
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Global Market Operations
Role Asst. Vice President
Organization ABN Amro Central Enterprise Services (ACES). Mumbai
Duration (09/2006) – (05/2007)
Project Description
I joined ACES as AVP for the Derivatives Documentation Dept which was part of Global
Market Operations. Here I was in charge of a 50 member team handling derivatives
documentation as per ISDA guidelines.
My tasks included:
 Migrating documentation tasks from the London office for IRS and Credit
Derivatives
 Hosting and participating in daily/weekly conference calls with London
counterparts.
 Troubleshooting issues escalated to me by the team
 Monitoring daily SLAs
 Quality control
 Recruiting and training candidates
 Regular evaluation of the team members
 MIS reporting
 Managing a team of 50 members involved in
o Verbal affirmation of trades
o Chasing for the confirmations from the counterparties
o Drafting the confirmations
o Matching the confirmations
o Resolving DTCC breaks.

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Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client OTC (derivatives) documentation/reconciliation department
Role Manager
Organization Spectrum Global Fund Administrators Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
Duration (12/2005) – (08/2006)
Project Description
I joined Spectrum as a Manager for their OTC department. Here I was in charge of a 10
member team handling derivatives documentation as per ISDA guidelines and
reconciliation of OTC trades.
My tasks included:
 Migrating documentation and reconciliation tasks from the Chicago office for
OTC trades
 Monitoring daily SLAs
 Quality control
 Recruiting and training candidates.
 Managing a team of 10 members involved in chasing, matching and reconciling
ISDA confirmations
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client OTC (derivatives) department
Role Manager
Organization GlobeOp Financial Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (11/2003) – (11/2005)
Project Description
I joined GlobeOp as a Manager for their OTC department. Here I initiated the setting up
of the OTC department and was in charge of a 70 member team handling the back office
work for over a 100 hedge funds..
My tasks included:
 Migrating tasks from the London and NewYork offices for OTC trades
 Monitoring daily SLAs
 Quality control
 Recruiting and training candidates.
 Managing a team of 50 members involved in
o ISDA documentation
o Pricing
o Reconciliation
o Collateral management

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o Trade support
 Motivating the team and evaluating their performance
 MIS reporting
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Financial Risk Management Division
Role Assistant Manager
Organization PricewaterhouseCoopers (P) Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (04/2003) – (11/2003)
Project Description
I joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Assistant Manager for their Financial Risk
Management Division. Here I was responsible to assist and advise clients on how to
manage their financial risks which included – Currency, Commodity and Interest rate
risks.
My tasks included:
 Identify prospective clients
 Initiate contact and make presentations
 Preparation of proposals
 Assist clients in initiating, devising and implementing strategies to hedge their
currency, commodity and interest rate exposures.
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Finance Department
Role Forex Executive
Organization Enercon (India) Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (01/2002) – (03/2003)
Project Description
I joined Enercon as a Forex executive in their finance department. Here I was responsible
for hedging their forex and interest rate exposures.
My tasks included:
 Identify the forex and interest rate exposures
 Study and analyse the currency markets
 Set up the benchmark rates to measure the risk
 Initiate hedging strategies using combination of the following instruments:
o Forward contracts
o FX Options
o Currency swaps
o FRAs

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o IRS
 MIS reporting
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Finance Department
Role Manager (Forex)
Organization IndoCount Industries Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (12/2000) – (12/2001)
Project Description
I joined IndoCount as a manager in their finance department. Here I was responsible for
hedging their forex and commodity exposures.
My tasks included:
 Identify the forex and commodity exposures
 Study and analyse the currency, crude oil and cotton futures markets
 Set up the benchmark rates to measure the risk
 Initiate hedging strategies using combination of the following instruments:
o Forward contracts
o FX Options
o Currency swaps
o Futures
 MIS reporting
 Negotiation of export documents
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Treasury
Role Deputy Manager
Organization Apar Industries Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (03/1996) – (11/2000)
Project Description
I joined Apar as a deputy manager in their treasury department. Here I was responsible for
hedging their forex and commodity exposures.
My tasks included:
 Identify the forex and commodity exposures
 Study and analyze the currency and aluminum futures markets.
 Set up the benchmark rates to measure the risk
 Initiate hedging strategies using combination of the following instruments:
o Forward contracts

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o FX Options
o Currency swaps
o Futures & options on LME
 MIS reporting
Projects Profile
Project Name :
Client Forex Advisory Division
Role Assistant Manager
Organization Sigma Credit & Capital Services (P) Ltd. Mumbai
Duration (10/1995) – (02/1996)
Project Description
I joined Sigma as an assistant manager in their forex advisory division. Here I was
responsible for advising importers and exporters on how to hedge their currency
exposures.
My tasks included:
 Studying and analyzing the currency markets
 Keeping track of the client’s exposures
 Informing clients of daily currency movements
 Preparing and sending out daily currency outlook reports
 Identifying potential clients
 Initiating visits to the clients and preparing proposals.
Personal Details
Name Riyaz Hatim Millwala
Email Id rmillwala@yahoo.com
Passport No. Available on
request
Valid Upto: 18/10/2018
Type of Visa holding (if any) USA,
B1 business visa
Valid Upto : 15/04/2018.
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Location Mumbai

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Contact Numbers Mobile: 9821112258
Alternate Mobile: 9867334596