Assistant Manager Resume Example BARCLAYS SHARED SERVICES (I) PVT. LTD

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Career Focus

To progress to a senior management position, thereby getting better results by building a winning team with the collaboration of people with effective team modeling To be able to emerge as a successful leader, and help people grow in a challenging environment to achieve business goals along with individual development

Professional Experience

June 2013

May 2016

BARCLAYS SHARED SERVICES (I) PVT. LTDMumbai, IndiaAssistant Manager

One of the leading multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London with operations in retail,.
wholesale and investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards.
Derivative and FX Operations Lead a team of 8 members to handle the Equity Derivative operations for Barclays Capital Services Key Responsibilities: Manage the pre/post settlement functions and Client Money reporting for Equity Derivative operations for Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Securities Limited Responsible for confirmation and settlement of equity derivative trades feeding down to the settlement system Responsible for matching post settlement entries and investigate / clear post settlement breaks Responsible to report the daily Client Money figures to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for Barclays Capital Securities Limited Responsible to report the Assets At Risk (AAR) figures to the Risk and Control team on a monthly basis Responsible to sign-off on the book balances by reconciling ledger balances between Front Office and Back Office on a monthly basis Act as an escalation point of contact for both internal and external counterparts Accountable for operational control and set control procedures in place Maintain excellent rapport with clients, global business partners, the Front Office, Middle Office, etc.
to ensure smooth business continuity Assist other internal teams on settlement / post-settlement related issues Managed the Interest Rate Derivative and Credit Default Swap operations for corporate and sensitive clients of Barclays Bank PLC operational during APAC hours for a period of 6 months.

May 2007

May 2013

J P MORGAN CHASE (I) PVT. LTDMumbai, India

One of the leading global financial services firm with investment, research, banking, finance, insurance and other businesses.
Derivatives and Currency Operations Team Leader Lead a team of 6 members to handle end-to-end operations for FX and Options settlements for 27 branches across J P Morgan Key Responsibilities: Manage the Interbank FX, FX Option and CLS Settlements desk comprising of 6 members for all the branches of J P Morgan operational during EMEA / NA hours Responsible for performing the UAT testing for new systems / applications Pro-actively initiate various projects relating to STP and cost saves as and when required Act as a key point of contact for the Settlements, Confirmations and CLS area for various global counterparts including the traders, the middle office and other internal teams To ensure funding for all the currencies are updated as per the currency cut-offs and inform the treasury desk / traders through the global positioning system for them to square off the positions on time Accountable for operational control and set control procedures in place Page 2.
SANKARANARAYANAN R Phone: (0) 98339 01692 PROJECT INITIATIVES / ACCOMPLISHMENTS End-to-end operations experience across asset classes includes FX, Options, Interest Rates Derivatives, Credit Default Swaps and Equity Derivatives Successfully migrated the Equity Derivative operations of Barclays from Singapore region in a span of 45 days and ensured smooth go-live Initiated 4.5 days a week for the team, a strategy widely recognized / appreciated by the J.P.
Morgan management and recommended amongst other teams after successful implementation.
It also helped employees enjoy an effective work-life balance Successfully migrated the Options Settlements process of J P Morgan to Mumbai which was earlier handled by Bournemouth team, and ensured a smooth transition within a span of two months Was a part of major testing for DCPP system (J P Morgan owned settlement system) for which I was individually awarded the "global star" by the DCPP projects team Part of several UAT testing using test scripts where the system is closely monitored to check if it functions as expected Saved cost of 200 USD per month by liaising with the Reconciliations desk / CZK Nostro to clear the breaks that was caused due to formatting issues on the CZK payments Have handled all the desks from the pre-settlement to post-settlement stage and act as a strong back-up for any process within the derivative and currency operations as and when required.

PILLARS OF EXPERTISEPROCESS / PRODUCT

Supervise, train and manage the team members on confirmation / settlements processes Thorough knowledge of SWIFT messages, NDF Settlements, FX, Options, IRD, CDS, EDG product types and settlement methods Timely Confirmation / Settlement of trades feeding down to back-end systems as per the currency cut-offs Accurate prediction / reporting of Nostro funding and CLS positions for trades feeding down to the settlement system Accurate reporting of Client Money figures CONTROLS Maintain and amend the control tick sheets in place for all the activities carried out by my teams Suggest need for improvement in the system / process to meet the control gaps Multi-Tasking ability Have handled more than one desk as and when required PEOPLE Share excellent rapport with the internal teams, trading desk and the clients Train the new joiners and the existing team members on various desks / processes SYSTEM End to end knowledge on various settlement systems from pre-settlement stage to post-settlement stage Possess basic knowledge of Reuters, Morgan Direct and other trading systems Page 3 SANKARANARAYANAN R Phone: (0) 98339 01692 OFF-TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS Meeting with Infosys Chief Mentor Mr.
N R Narayana Murthy and mail correspondence with him inviting him for college fest Personal meeting with Tata Group Chairman Mr.
Ratan Tata amongst a crowd of 1500 audience in a book opening ceremony Meeting / Interactions with several media personnel like Mr.
Bharat Dhabolkar, Mr.
Atul Tiwari, Mr.
Ravi Iyer, etc.
Received the 'deserving student' award for the year 2005-06 from the college Received the best NSS volunteer award for the year 2004-05 from the college.

Education

2013

UNITED BUSINESSINSTITUTE, BELGIUMMaster of Business Administration: FinanceFinance

2007

S.I.E.S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICSBachelor of Commerce

Interests

Have always been a top rated employee throughout my career Appreciation received from the Global Head of Currency Operations for J P Morgan for achieving T+1 = 0, which no one had achieved till then Appreciation received from the ED of Currency Operations for J P Morgan for confirming a high value (100 million AED) trade with a Gulf counterparty by coming to office on a Saturday thereby saving a potential cost of approx. 27000 USD Was awarded the "Global Star" by J P Morgan for leading a team of 4 members and successfully completing the UAT testing for an in-house settlement system of J P Morgan Cost save of approx. 7.8 million USD since August 2009 to date Received Extra Miler awards twice and Ace awards thrice

Skills

go-live, approach, Attention to detail, back-up, balance, banking, basic, book, CLS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, Credit, Client, clients, decision analysis, DECISION MAKING, Derivatives, Equity, FCA, finance, Financial, Front Office, insurance, investment banking, Team Leader, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ledger, Mentor, mail, Money, Office, mortgage lending, Multi-Tasking, personnel, PLC, positioning, processes, Quick, rapport, reconciling, reporting, research, retail, Reuters, Securities, Settlements, scripts, strategy, Strategic, Swaps, SWIFT, team player, Phone, trading systems, treasury, wealth management

Additional Information

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Recognized by Barclays senior management within a span of 6 months from joining to migrate the Equity Derivative operations single handedly from Singapore Received GVRP award for "best service" under the "Global Values Recognition Program" for bringing down the FX monthly frees and fails numbers in line with trading desk's expectations Have always been a top rated employee throughout my career Appreciation received from the Global Head of Currency Operations for J P Morgan for achieving T+1 = 0, which no one had achieved till then Appreciation received from the ED of Currency Operations for J P Morgan for confirming a high value (100 million AED) trade with a Gulf counterparty by coming to office on a Saturday thereby saving a potential cost of approx. 27000 USD Was awarded the "Global Star" by J P Morgan for leading a team of 4 members and successfully completing the UAT testing for an in-house settlement system of J P Morgan Cost save of approx. 7.8 million USD since August 2009 to date Received Extra Miler awards twice and Ace awards thrice
INTERESTS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Very keen in Public Relations, interested in dealing with Corporate Affairs, used to bring major finance for college fests, etc. Volunteered in the Thirumala Thirupathi Balaji's Srinivasa Kalyanam, organized by the S.I.E.S foundation, a mega event which attracted a crowd of 2.5 lakh devotees per day Volunteered in most of the workshops, career fests, cultural programs, etc. organized by the college Led the NSS unit of the college from 2004-06

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

BARCLAYS SHARED SERVICES (I) PVT. LTD
J P MORGAN CHASE (I) PVT. LTD
PILLARS OF EXPERTISE

School Attended

UNITED BUSINESS
S.I.E.S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS

Job Titles Held:

Assistant Manager
PROCESS / PRODUCT

Degrees

Master of Business Administration : Finance
Bachelor of Commerce

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