Rishab Chopda

Business Analyst | Structured Finance & Loan IQ

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

PostgreSQLProject Management (PMO)

Languages

EnglishFrenchHindiMarathi

About me

Intro

Structured Finance specialist with 5+ years in project finance, Loan IQ systems, and business analysis across top-tier banks like Societe Generale and BNP Paribas. CFA Level 2 passed with expertise in financial modeling, syndicated lending, and regulatory compliance. Ready to optimize your financing operations and deliver data-driven investment solutions.

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Work experience

Project Finance Analyst

HYDRONEO

Jan 2025 - Jul 2025

7 months

Prepared and updated financial models to support project financing and investment decisions Created fundraising documentation for equity, debt, and public subsidies Conducted financial environment analysis to assess feasibility and structure of project financing Identified funding opportunities from public, private, and international sources Designed and prepared investor presentation slides (PowerPoint)

Business Analyst Loan IQ Structured Finance

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB

Sep 2023 - Dec 2024

1 year 4 months

Paris, France

Supported project coordination with Business Analysts and IT teams for anomaly resolution Assisted Business Analysts during user acceptance testing (UAT) phases Collected and analyzed business requirements related to complex financing and trade finance products Followed up on implementation of system enhancements and coordinated with IT teams Provided business user support during UAT testing Managed operational follow-up for Private Insurance on syndicated, bilateral, and agent credit deals in Loan IQ Reported KPIs related to anomalies in Loan IQ and prepared resolution reports Participated in Business Analyst workshops to troubleshoot and resolve Loan IQ issues Supported setup of new Private Insurance deals in Loan IQ Participated in the migration of legacy deals from IBOR to alternative benchmarks (SONIA, SOFR, ESTER, etc.) Processed amendments in Loan IQ for impacted deals

IT Project Manager, Outsourcing & Vendor Management - CIO Office

BNP Paribas CIB

Sep 2022 - Aug 2023

1 year

Paris, France

Coordinated and conducted risk assessments on critical third-party providers in compliance with EBA regulatory requirements and BNP Paribas Group TPRM policy Monitored remediation plans for identified risks in collaboration with internal stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Security) to ensure timely resolution Prepared PowerPoint presentations for financial and risk analysis for the CIO Office Contributed to market and competitive intelligence on software vendors: acquisitions, strategy analysis, and identification of new market players Managed vendor data in ORM360 and Excel tracking files Prepared compliance reports for EBA regulatory requirements Drafted executive summaries of vendor contracts to support negotiations Contributed to vendor scorecards: key figures, functional coverage, and key players

Market Research Analyst - AWM

PwC Luxembourg

Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

7 months

Luxembourg

Structure and write comprehensive and impactful reports, proposals and articles Select the appropriate structuring and writing techniques for the research reports to provide insights to the underlying business issues Interview industry experts and key opinion leaders within the industry for specific research projects Review and scrutinising collected and analysed data as to appropriateness for writing the specific research reports Work closely with the research team to ensure the assembling and high quality of reports Prepare presentations for internal and external use Read, review and disseminate any significant articles, published research and data

Intern

Acumen M&A Advisors LLP

Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

4 months

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Assisted on a margin analysis assignment in which the client wanted a split of revenue and margins from the various services offered by the client Involved in initial due diligence, creation of the PowerPoint deck, etc. Utilized PowerPoint to create pitch books for current transactions and potential clients

Intern

iTrade Financial Services

Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

1 year

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Exposed to dealing, trading, financial advisory and mutual fund sales Analyzed and recommended specific investment opportunities in Indian stock markets to traders Assisted in advising clients with investments in mutual funds and helping clients with financial planning Completed numerous projects with end-goal of producing a framework for reoccurring standardized reports

Intern

CA Pravin B Bhandari & Co.

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

3 months

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Worked on end-to-end tax Compliance and Advisory assignment along with impact analysis Prepared Individual Income Tax returns and assisted in tax planning to clients Ensured GST and TDS compliance, prepared and filed returns Worked on audit assignments


Education

SKEMA Business School

Master’s in Management

2021 - 2022

2 years

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Master of Commerce

2019 - 2020

1 year 7 months

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

2015 - 2018

3 years 1 month

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

CA IPCC Group 1

2013 - 2015

2 years 1 month

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