Treasury & investment technology

Treasury technology, delivered.

Independent consultant for corporates, banks and asset managers. I select, implement and connect the systems that run your cash, trading and portfolios, bridging business and IT. I also lead process improvements and system audits that embed best practice, drawing on experience from the client side, the vendor side, and as a Big Four consultant. My clients span Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

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FIS QuantumFIS IntegritySWIFTFIXMiFID IIEMIR
AfricaMiddle EastSingaporeAmsterdam
25+years in financial markets
Front to backtrading, risk, settlement, reporting
Globalclients in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia
NL · ENworking languages

Expertise

The whole treasury chain, front to back

Most implementations fail in the gaps between departments and systems, not within them. Having worked across the full front-to-back chain, I know exactly where handovers break, and how to design around it.

1

Front office

  • FX and money market dealing
  • Derivatives and exchange traded products
  • Dealing room software
2

Risk & control

  • Risk exposure and limits
  • Positions and valuation
  • Workflow and approvals
3

Back office

  • Confirmation and settlement
  • Cash and liquidity management
  • Collateral, securities lending and borrowing
4

Reporting

  • Accounting and investment reporting
  • Regulatory reporting (EMIR, MiFID II)
  • Analytics and management information
Connectivity SWIFTFIXREST APIsExchange & bank interfaces Every stage connected, tested and documented

Services

How I can help

From choosing the right system to the day it goes live and the weeks after. Engage me for one step or for the full journey.

01

Treasury Technology

Implementation, configuration and integration of treasury and investment systems. I connect them to banks, markets and the rest of your landscape.

  • FIS Quantum
  • FIS Integrity
  • SWIFT
  • APIs
02

Process Improvement

Less manual work, fewer breaks, shorter closing cycles. I map how work really flows and redesign it so it holds up under audit.

  • Workflow
  • Automation
  • Controls
03

Business Analysis

Requirements the business recognises and developers can build. Workshops, functional design and test scenarios, written to be understood by both sides.

  • Requirements
  • Functional design
  • Testing
04

Project Management

Calm, structured delivery of complex go-lives: planning, stakeholders, test management, cutover and change management.

  • Planning
  • Test management
  • Change (BiSL)
05

RFI / RFP

A vendor selection you can defend. Requirements catalogue, market scan, scoring model, demos and a clear recommendation for your board.

  • Market scan
  • Scoring
  • Recommendation
06

Treasury Management

Hands-on depth in cash and liquidity, FX and money market, collateral and exposure, backed by 25 years of dealing and operations experience.

  • Cash
  • FX & MM
  • Collateral

Approach

Start with the process, not the software

A simple four-step way of working that keeps projects on course and leaves your team in control.

Understand

Interviews and current-state mapping. What works, what hurts and what the business actually needs.

Design

Requirements, target process and solution design that business and IT both sign off.

Deliver

Configure, integrate and test. Structured test management and a well-rehearsed cutover.

Embed

Documentation, training and hypercare, so your team can run the system without me.

Workspace with laptop, notebook and coffee
Marvin GallasFounder, Gallas Consulting BV

About

From the exchange floor to treasury systems

I started as a market maker on the trading floor in Amsterdam and have been building the bridge between business and IT ever since. My work has taken me to clients across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

The start

Market Maker, European Options Exchange

Traded on the floor in Amsterdam and saw open outcry give way to screen trading, always acting as the business voice towards IT.

Banking

Wholesale Broker, clearing & custodian bank

Executed orders across all asset classes for a clearing and custodian bank.

2009

Business Information Management

Business Analyst, Business Consultant and Project Manager across the treasury chain, from front to back.

2017

Senior Treasury Consultant, FIS

Implemented Quantum at large corporates across Europe with the Professional Services team of the Ambit Quantum division of FIS Global (formerly Sungard).

2021

Senior Manager, Deloitte

Subject matter expert for the Deloitte Centre of Excellence in Treasury Technology.

Today

Gallas Consulting BV

Independent consultant for treasury and investment systems, including FIS Integrity implementations and API integrations.

Markets & trading

  • Equities & options
  • Futures
  • FX & money market
  • Derivatives
  • Securities lending
  • Proprietary trading

Treasury & risk

  • Cash management
  • Collateral
  • Risk exposure
  • Back office workflow
  • Reporting
  • Analytics

Systems & standards

  • FIS Quantum
  • FIS Integrity
  • Ambit
  • SWIFT
  • FIX
  • MiFID II
  • EMIR
  • Exchange connectivity

Delivery

  • Project management
  • Test management
  • Change management
  • BiSL

Contact

Let's talk about your project

Selecting a system, planning a go-live or stuck in the middle of one? Tell me where you are and I will reply personally.

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