Aleksandar Mandic
Frankfurt am Main
Summary
Finance professional with extensive experience in liquidity reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities consistently deliver insights that drive informed decision-making. Proven track record of effectively communicating complex financial concepts to diverse stakeholders, fostering collaboration and understanding across teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Liquidity Reporting Specialist
UBS Europe SE
04.2023 - Current
- Act as the key point of contact for the LCR (Liquidity Cover Ratio), ALMM (Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics) and SSM (Single Supervisory Mechanism) Liquidity Reporting
- Oversee and coordinate the liquidity reporting process, managing a production team based in Poland by setting priorities, delivering tasks and ensuring accurate, complete and timely delivery
- Collaborate with IT to translate business requirements into technical solutions, driving process improvements and automation initiatives
- Impact assessment of regulatory changes on liquidity reporting ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Collaboration with internal stakeholders, such as finance and treasury to provide business explanation of liquidity movements
- Support internal and external audits and regulatory inquiries by providing insight in reporting methodologies
Compliance and Operational Risk Specialist
UBS Europe SE
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Acting as a compliance and operational risk control (C&ORC) subject-matter expert providing specialized compliance advice in the EMEA region on topics such as Regulatory Transaction Reporting (MiFIR, EMIR, SFTR)
- Participating in any relevant regulatory change initiatives and performing impact assessments
- Performing second-line-of-defense activities such as independent risk assessment, key procedural controls and providing forward looking challenge and oversight of key operational or regulatory risks
Financial Markets Consultant, Financial Services
Exxeta AG
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Actively developing business initiatives in transaction reporting (SFTR/EMIR/MiFIR)
- Projects: Commerzbank AG, Business Analyst, Transaction Reporting, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Analysis and design solutions for audit findings regarding
Dodd Frank reporting (DFA)
- Establishing Pairing and Matching Process for SFTR
Reporting
Working Student, Investment Portfolio Compliance Surveillance
Allianz Global Investors
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Analysis, quality controls and process automation in ex-post monitoring of investment guidelines
- Coordination with custodian banks, auditors, and management regarding investment guideline breaches
Internship, Default Management
Eurex Clearing AG, Deutsche Börse Group
08.2017 - 11.2017
- Design and implementation of a Excel tool for analyzing the FX risk of MSCI futures
- Research and analysis of financial data using vendor systems such as Bloomberg and Reuters
Market Risk Associate
Sberbank
02.2015 - 03.2017
- Execution of stress tests in the area of Interest-, and Liquidity Risks
- Reporting of Interest rate and Currency Risks
- Implementation and regular updates of policies and procedures with regards to European and local regulatory requirements
- Coordination with the Global Market and the Asset Liability Management departments in relation to market risk limits and exposures
Internship
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
09.2014 - 10.2014
- During one-month internship, I acquired the general picture of central banking operations in BIH
Education
Master in International Economics and Public Policy - International Economics
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)
09.2019
Bachelor of Economics - undefined
Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka
09.2014
Skills
- Specialist areas: Liquidity Reporting, Liquidity and Funding, Financial Markets and Financial Instruments, Risk Management, Compliance, Transaction Reporting
- Multilingual proficiency: German (C1), English (C2), Serbian (native), Spanish (A2)
- IT Systems: MS Office (advanced skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint), PowerBI, Bloomberg, MicroStrategy (Platform Analytics), Axiom (Reporting and analytics solution), SAP Business Objects (Analytical reporting), Murex (MX3) Front office system for capturing transactions of global markets, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Abacus360 (Reporting Software)
- Artificial Intelligence: Proficient in leveraging AI tools (eg, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to optimize data analysis, process automation and support decision-making,
- Willingness to learn: Demonstrates strong adaptability and openness to acquiring new knowledge, tools, and methods
- Teamwork and collaboration: Experienced in working effectively within cross-functional teams to achieve common goals
Certification
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Coursera)
- Communicating Your Best Self (Coursera)
- Collaborate Effectively for Professional Success (Coursera)
- Extract, Transform and Load Data in Power BI (Coursera)
- AI for Everyone (Coursera)
- Global Financial Markets and Instruments (Coursera)
- CFA Institute Investment Foundations Certificate
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
- Bloomberg Market Concepts Certificate
Hobbies and Interests
Sport (Football, Handball, Skiing, Tennis), Dancing (Latin American dances; salsa and bachata)
Timeline
Liquidity Reporting Specialist
UBS Europe SE
04.2023 - Current
Compliance and Operational Risk Specialist
UBS Europe SE
09.2021 - 04.2023
Financial Markets Consultant, Financial Services
Exxeta AG
06.2020 - 09.2021
Working Student, Investment Portfolio Compliance Surveillance
Allianz Global Investors
04.2019 - 04.2020
Internship, Default Management
Eurex Clearing AG, Deutsche Börse Group
08.2017 - 11.2017
Market Risk Associate
Sberbank
02.2015 - 03.2017
Internship
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
09.2014 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Economics - undefined
Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka
Master in International Economics and Public Policy - International Economics
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)