MAHIR ANWAR

R-209 3rd Floor, Gali No 09, Ramesh Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-92
Phone: +91 9540112599, Email: mahir0105@gmail.com
DOB: 21st May 1990

 A Dynamic professional with experience in Investment Banking and Anti Money Laundering/KYC Operations,
client onboarding & maintenance.
 Associated with IHS Markit as Sr Operation Analysis Analyst.
 Worked with BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd as Team Member.
 Proven skills in managing work in sync with the corporate set parameters for achieving business and individual
goals.
 Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with proven abilities in customer relationship management &
Quality Management.
 Demonstrated abilities in cementing healthy relationship with the clients and rendering effective service.
 Possess good amount of knowledge of capital markets.
 Possess good amount of knowledge of various search engines like Bloomberg, MINT, US Secretary of States, UK
Companies House, Cayman Islands legal entity search, Luxembourg legal entity search etc.
 Well versed in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements and providing solutions.
 Exposure in handling client queries, providing them feasible solutions & building healthy relationships thereby
achieving high customer satisfaction
 Possess skills in organizing, interpreting & communicating market information / data to facilitate decision making
process

PROFESSIONAL GLIMPSE

Sr Operation Analysis Analyst

IHS Markit Financial
July 2016- Present

Roles and Responsibilities

MEI (Markit Entity Identifiers)

 Perform corporate action on entity level with the help of proper documents & validate them before making any
changes.
 Process name change, merger of entities on entities level by validating the proper source of documents.
 Reaching out to client for any query handling.
 Creating and mapping MEIs for the clients (Investment Banks, Financial Institutions, and Fund Managers etc.)
so as to provide global coverage to the entities in the loan market.
 Set up new clients on MCPM portal & MEI identifier site, providing relevant access as per type of client
(BS/SS) & resetting account passwords. Handle client requests.
 Support ClearPar to set up new funds by validating the funds & admin details & provide them the MEIs in order
to onboard the funds on ClearPar platform.
 Conduct follow ups for client outreach based off SLAs as necessary.
 Verification of client document like IMA, CMA, Trust Agreement, Prospectus, Certificate of Registration, Tax
Form Document etc.
 Performing functions of verification of different entities with Govt./Third Party sources like Regulator/Govt.
websites FINRA, SEC, US SOS, EDGAR, etc. before on-boarding client on MEI scrubber.
Markit Counterparty Manager (MCPM)

 Responsible for providing financial information to clients by adequate Research from various sources.
 Responsible for client on-boarding – Actively managing client accounts and having frequent calls with account
managers to ensure that financial information is correct and up to-date.
 Researching on entities primarily on SEC, US registry sites for ensuring their legal names and jurisdictions.
 Facilitate the on-boarding of bank, financial institutions, Fund managers etc. to our platform MCPM (Markit
Counterparty Manager) from sales.
 Uploading, Managing Funds and Documents for the clients.
 Understand client mapping requirements for data, questionnaire purposes and facilitate entering that information
into the system.
 Compliance with Dodd Franks protocols, ISDA Amends and Canadian Representations Letters
 Responsible for uploading PIMCO tax forms documents by validating & permissioned to the multiple sell side
companies.
 Responsible for uploading AUM values file to the MCPM platform so that the counterparties can view the AUM
history of the relevant funds.
 Responsible for entity migration process if any corporate action happens on entity level (moving of documents,
entity relationship, AUM information etc.)

Know your Third Party (KY3P)

 Part of centralized data hub, vendors can engage in standardized due diligence questionnaires and exchange
relevant information to their customers.
 Help third Parties to delivering due diligence information to their financial clients by standardizing and
centralizing documentation in a single, easy-to-use platform.
 Helping to manage the third-party Risk via different types of DDQ questionnaire (i.e. KY3P, AITEC-AIMA etc)

Additional responsibilities:

 To perform QC of the newly set up entities (MEIs), corporate action performed on entity level.
 Publishing daily Stats of KY3P Vendor list.
 Preparing QC report of MEI at EOD on daily basis.
 Publishing weekly highlights & process updates to managers.
 Reaching out to development for enhancement ideas or to fix bug.
 Responsible for training and development of new hires
 Updating process manual (SOPs) of the process.
 Implement new ideas & changes to make the process more smother & to reduce time efforts.
 Run SQL queries to fetch the data from backend of any changes or as per client request.

Team Member (RDS- GMO/MO)

Bank of America (BACI)
October 2014 to July 2016

Corporate Actions

 Performing different Corporate Actions (Name Change, Dissolution, Merger/Acquisition) – EMEA/ AMRS on
Bank of America database level
 Ensure document requirement for Corporate Actions like Name Change Certificate, Merger Certificate,
Dissolution are met using third party sources like Bloomberg, Banker’s Almanac, Mint etc.
 Removing dependency of Acronym/Mnemonics, Agreements, Deals and others with proper approvals from
LOB, Credit Officers and PMA.
 Performing Enhanced Due Diligence check adherence to Anti Money laundering and Compliance procedure in
BOA application before performing any Name Change on EMEA entities.
 Responsible for training and development of new hires for CA
 Fortnightly call with LOB to discuss issues and challenges faced in the process

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

 Responsible for on-boarding activities for AMRS clients for all lines of business within the firm.
  Performing functions of verification of different entities with Govt./Third Party sources like Regulator/Govt.
websites FINRA, SEC, US SOS, EDGAR, etc. before on-boarding client on BOA platform
 Finding and updating hierarchy on counterparty repository as standalone, immediate parent or global ultimate
parent through extensive research using third party sources MINT, Bloomberg, Reuter’s websites.
 Research and verify Investment Advisors registered with the SEC before On-boarding them on BOA platform.
 Validation of Tax Forms like W-8 and W-9 for FATCA Regulation.
 Verification of client document like IMA, CMA, Trust Agreement, Prospectus, Certificate of Registration, Tax
Form Document etc.
 Communicate effectively with the business units regarding KYC documentation required for On-boarding the
client.
 Preparing daily EOD reports, monthly dashboards.
 Regular weekly call and feed back to LOB about the process and associate learning.
 Training of new and existing associates on all process activities.
 To ensure updating of SOP for all the updates and exceptions
 To perform 4 EYE checks on request processed for the day.
 To monitor overall functioning of the process, identifying area of improvement with adequate measures to
maximize client satisfaction level.

Skills

 Have an excellent client service ethos and be able to communicate effectively with priority clients and sales
prospects.
 Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
 Experience in customer service and financial data operations
 Detail-oriented and a thorough problem-solver
 Effective, likeable, and customer focused
 Organized and diligent
 Highly analytical
 Excellent client service ethos and be able to communicate effectively with priority clients and sales
prospects.
 Ability to provide effective training of the KY3P system to clients
 Quickly gain the respect of peers, clients and staff
 Comfortable working in team environments and interacting with clients at all levels of business.
 Good knowledge of SQL database, Golden 6 database (S&P) & D&B database.

Achievements

 Received Pat on back Award for outstanding performance in Q2 & Q3.

 Received ABC award for outstanding learner & transit the MEI process before time.
 Received most promising talent award for learning the full MCPM process.
 Received High Five awards for outstanding performer on BoA.
 Received most promising talent award
 Awarded by Pat on the Back award to learn the new things efficiently.
 Recognized by Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award towards proactive contributions (e.g. volunteering for the
special project, staying back to assist team)

Certification

Certification in Investment Banking Operations from D&B (learning partners for Bank of America).
Certification in Financial Market Business Acumen from Silver Brook (learning partners for Bank of America).
Certification in Tally, ERP 9 from NIIT

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) 2012
Shri Ram College of Commerce
University of Delhi, New Delhi