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Marie Patricia Dholah

Marie Patricia Dholah

Pointe aux Sables

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive experience in the financial sector, specialising in trading, sales, and back office operations. Demonstrated expertise in stockbroking operations, custody business, and client interaction. Proven track record in relationship management, project setup, testing, implementation, and system integration. Adept at vendor communication and maintaining high ethical standards. Skilled in delegating effectively while ensuring customer service excellence and financial reporting accuracy. Experienced in crisis handling, cost-reduction strategies, negotiation tactics, task prioritization, and compliance monitoring. Strong communication skills complemented by product knowledge and public speaking abilities. Meticulous attention to detail ensures successful project outcomes and client satisfaction.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
2020
2020
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Trader/Trader –Front Office

SBM Capital Markets Ltd
Ebene Cyber City
06.2006 - 03.2025
  • Company Overview: SUBSIDIARY FULLY OWNED BY STATE BANK OF MAURITIIUS
  • Build strong working rapport with numerous funds across the financial market and trusted to successfully capture, maintain, and retain critical relationships with wide range of clientele
  • Provide expert analysis of market conditions by gathering key data, analysing trends, creating reports and offering comprehensive evaluations to meet clientele's objectives
  • Execute trades on a number of international exchanges namely the LSE and the NYSE whilst providing a primary sales trading role with a view to assist clients in maximising returns on intra-day trading
  • Execute trades on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius for both, individual and institutional clients with best execution being a primary objective in an extremely news sensitive market
  • Manage both day-to-day and long-term strategic objectives for multiple institutional clients, including communicating research, discussing market news, and examining stock performance
  • Attend Listed Companies Analyst meetings regularly, reinforcing the network of clients and subsequently, provide an analysis of the company's financial situation by compiling information, examining earnings trends, and thus offering more sound investment recommendations to clients
  • Adhered strictly to compliance regulations during all trading activities, preventing legal issues.
  • Monitored market developments, resulting in timely adjustments to trading positions.
  • Researched and gathered data to stay abreast with changing market.
  • Processed and settled operations to provide proper transaction clearings.
  • Facilitated trading for clients to maximise profits.
  • Weighed and presented benefits and risks to provide investors with options.
  • Developed marketing materials to attract new clients.
  • Updated and maintained portfolios to determine changes in investment goals.
  • Observed and studied new IPO companies to inform stakeholders.

Supervisor Back Office Operations

SBM SECURITIES LTD
06.2006 - 03.2025
  • Company Overview: SUBSIDIARY FULLY OWNED BY STATE BANK OF MAURITIIUS
  • Authorized signatory for SBM Securities Ltd- Ensured all documents were within strict audit, compliance and FSC requirements
  • This could only be achieved through understanding of both the front and back office operations of SSL
  • Supervise back office operations for both local and international trading –managing the day to day operations of the back office; ensuring the contract notes are duly sent to clients within the scheduled time period as well as overseeing the daily confirmation of trades to institutional clients and fund managers
  • I have been an integral part of the team since the launch of international trading at SBM Securities and as such have mastered the intricacies and complexities of its daily operations
  • I was the sole authorizer for instructions placed on the custodian platform (Deustche Bank) for the settlement of trades executed with international brokers such as JP Morgan and RBS as well as deal with OTC trades
  • Liaise with counterparties, custodians and clients for the prompt settlement of purchases (RVP), sales (DVP) and transfer (RF/DF) of international securities, bonds and ADR/GDR
  • This entails ensuring the smooth exchange of SWIFT instructions between SSL and the custodians; this is paramount to settling trades within the desired timeframe, avoid penalties and retain clients
  • Oversee corporate actions on instruments within our client portfolios and ensure the payment of coupon and dividend to investors on a timely basis
  • I also subsequently update clients with information on their portfolio and assist them with any queries they may have
  • Provide instant support to the front office team in terms of reconciling trades and balances with a view to maximize the efficiency of the revenue driving team of SSL
  • Set up a tight debtors control monitoring system aiming at minimizing any risk and losses; thus helping SSL to grow tighter controls in parallel with the growth of the brokerage market share
  • Designated Compliance Officer for SSL – The role requires applying stringent controls on the maintenance of KYC documents, and making sure that all the relevant records are in line with the management and financial authorities’ requirements
  • Played a central role in the testing, transition and implementation of a new transaction and trading system which was developed for the firm, to replace legacy infrastructure
  • I was part of the team that travelled to India to work on the requirements on the new trading and operations system so as to achieve the optimal software implementation
  • Thereafter, I managed the daily operations until the system reached a more steady state
  • SUBSIDIARY FULLY OWNED BY STATE BANK OF MAURITIIUS

Accounts Officer – Washright Ltd

ALAMANDA LTD
03.2004 - 06.2006
  • Company Overview: SUBSIDIARY- SUN RESORTS LTD
  • Prepare and input invoices on system after reconciliation with purchase order
  • Attend to suppliers’ requests and issue cheques to them
  • Prepared the monthly accounts of the company, including the cash-flow, capital expenditure and financial statements
  • Processed the payroll for the permanent and casual staff of the company
  • Liaise with the insurance company regarding the refund of medical claims of the company’s employees
  • SUBSIDIARY- SUN RESORTS LTD

Research Assistant

Commission for Education & Training & UNICEF
08.2003 - 10.2003
  • Conducting research and administrative works for a specific project regarding the youths in Rodrigues

Trainee

Barclays Bank PLC
06.2001 - 07.2001

Trainee

Barclays Bank PLC
12.2000 - 01.2001

Trainee

Air Mauritius Ltd
12.1999 - 01.2000

Education

CISI Level 3 Certificate - Wealth and Investment Management

CISI

BSC (Honors) - Management

University of Mauritius, Mauritius
07.1999 - 07.2003

Cambridge Higher School Certificate - undefined

Rodrigues College

Cambridge School Certificate - undefined

Rodrigues College

Skills

  • Financial sector experience
  • Trading
  • Sales
  • Back office operation
  • Stockbroking operations
  • Custody business
  • Client interaction
  • Relationship management
  • Project setup
  • Project testing
  • Project implementation
  • System integration
  • Vendor communication
  • Ethical standards
  • Delegating effectively
  • Customer services excellence
  • Financial reporting
  • Crisis handling
  • Cost-reduction strategies
  • Negotiation tactics
  • Task prioritisation
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Communication skills
  • Product knowledge
  • Public speaking
  • Attention to Detail

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Advanced (C1)

Affiliations

  • Walking, Pastry, Sight seeing, gardening, tv shows

Custom

  • Gardening
  • Nature walk
  • Sightseeing
  • Pastry

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 11/17/79


Timeline

Senior Trader/Trader –Front Office - SBM Capital Markets Ltd
06.2006 - 03.2025
Supervisor Back Office Operations - SBM SECURITIES LTD
06.2006 - 03.2025
Accounts Officer – Washright Ltd - ALAMANDA LTD
03.2004 - 06.2006
Research Assistant - Commission for Education & Training & UNICEF
08.2003 - 10.2003
Trainee - Barclays Bank PLC
06.2001 - 07.2001
Trainee - Barclays Bank PLC
12.2000 - 01.2001
Trainee - Air Mauritius Ltd
12.1999 - 01.2000
University of Mauritius - BSC (Honors), Management
07.1999 - 07.2003
Rodrigues College - Cambridge Higher School Certificate,
Rodrigues College - Cambridge School Certificate,
CISI - CISI Level 3 Certificate, Wealth and Investment Management

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