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Aman Kumar

Aman Kumar

Noida

Summary

Dynamic banking professional with over 14 years of expertise in trade finance operations, regulatory compliance, and client service excellence. Adept at managing high-performing teams, streamlining operational processes, and ensuring adherence to internal/regulatory policies. Recognized for innovative problem-solving, effective audit management, and achieving process efficiencies aligned with global best practices. Proven ability to lead trade operations while minimizing risk and enhancing client satisfaction.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Vice President & National Process Head

Axis Bank Limited
Noida
03.2024 - Current
  • Leading a team, managing import payment processing, ensuring error-free and timely transactions.
  • Overseeing regulatory compliance related to FEMA and RBI guidelines while coordinating with internal/external audit teams.
  • Driving operational excellence through digitization initiatives and process improvements.
  • Achieving a clean audit record with zero compliance violations and implementing measures to prevent trade-based money laundering.

Trade and Forex Specialist- Central Office

Axis Bank Limited
Mumbai
04.2022 - 02.2024
  • Collaborated with branches across India to resolve trade-related queries and enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Initiated and executed digitization projects to streamline trade processes, achieving significant TAT reductions.
  • Coordinated with the internal and external audit, compliance team, product team, and also the Reserve Bank of India for various regulatory pendency, their related reporting, or approvals.
  • Handled the issuance of policies and measures to streamline trade and forex-related compliance across the branches.

WB Service Hub Head- Bihar & Jharkhand

Axis Bank Limited
Patna
04.2020 - 03.2022
  • Handled the service of wholesale banking and commercial banking customers across two states.
  • Managed current account opening and other related services in the accounts, including processing of trade transactions, cash management services, etc.
  • Handled capital account transactions, including correspondences with the Reserve Bank of India, for seamless processing of transactions.
  • Represented the bank in front of the regulator and other AD banks, and received accolades for effectively managing the huge pendency across the states under I/EDPMS.

Customer Service Manager

Axis Bank Limted
Gurugram, Faridabad & Patna
11.2015 - 03.2020
  • Worked as a team leader for the team processing trade and forex transactions for corporate and retail customers of the bank.
  • Handled imports, exports, inward remittances, outward remittances, FDI, ODI, ECB, merchant trade transactions and remittances under liberalized remittance scheme for the customers of the B category branch and the linked C category branches.
  • Checked compliance of each transaction for 100% straight-through processing (STP) within the defined end-to-end TAT.
  • Was also responsible for covering FX rates on a CASH/TOM/SPOT/FWC basis, as per the customer requirement, and tracking the same for delivery and regulatory compliance.

Customer Service Manager

ICICI Bank Limited
Gurugram
05.2011 - 10.2015

• Handled trade transactions of corporate clients in Commercial banking division of Gurgaon Mega branch at front desk.

• Handled both current account and capital account transactions.

• Coordinated between branch, backend operations team, corporate clients and relationship team.

Education

Post graduate diploma - Banking & Finance

ICICI Manipal Academy
Bangalore
05.2011

B.Tech - Instrumentation & Control engineering

NM institute of Engineering & Technology
Bhubaneshwar
04.2009

Skills

  • Trade Operations Management & Control
  • Regulatory Compliance & Audit Management
  • Process Innovation & Efficiency Enhancement
  • Client Service Excellence & Stakeholder Coordination
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Import/Export Transactions, Remittances, Bank Guarantees, and LCs
  • Digitization Initiatives & Agile Project Management
  • Excellent Communication
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Trade compliance Testing
  • Trade automation
  • Regulatory correspondence

Certification

  • Certificate in Agile Product Owner 2024 on Udemy.
  • Certificate in Agile Business Analysis on Udemy.
  • Google certificate on Foundations of Project management on Coursera.
  • Certificate course in foreign exchange from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in July 2016.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded with Trade & Retail Forex Operations vigilance Officer in recognition of extraordinary vigilance demonstrated in capturing trade based money Laundering during April 2024 — June 2024.
  • Handled Trade project for digitization of AD bank follow up efforts with regards to regulatory pending items on Trade synthesis platform during Jan-September 2023 at Axis Bank.
  • Guest speaker in the AD bank’s workshop held at RBI Patna and represented Axis bank in the workshop on the topic 'Best practices followed by AD banks for reducing regulatory pendency' in March 2023.
  • Awarded with Anchors Game changer certification, Certification by MD & CEO Mr Amitabh Chaudhry for Q1 FY2022-23.
  • Transaction banking award at Saint Petersburg for exemplary performance in the financial year 2018-19 in transaction banking at Axis Bank Ltd.
  • Awarded as Transaction Banking service Ambassador of Axis Bank Ltd in August 2017, October 2017, March 2018, December 2018 & August 2019.
  • Received zonal level ICICI Customer First award for maximum lead generation in current accounts, while ensuring quality service delivery in March 2014.

Affiliations

  • Self-motivated content creator crafting engaging multimedia content and leveraging social media analytics to drive audience growth.
  • Experienced long-distance runner with a passion for competition and improving athletic performance.
  • Occasional Singer

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Maithili
Proficient (C2)
C2
Oriya
Beginner
A1
Bengali
Beginner (A1)
A1

Timeline

Assistant Vice President & National Process Head

Axis Bank Limited
03.2024 - Current

Trade and Forex Specialist- Central Office

Axis Bank Limited
04.2022 - 02.2024

WB Service Hub Head- Bihar & Jharkhand

Axis Bank Limited
04.2020 - 03.2022

Customer Service Manager

Axis Bank Limted
11.2015 - 03.2020

Customer Service Manager

ICICI Bank Limited
05.2011 - 10.2015
  • Certificate in Agile Product Owner 2024 on Udemy.
  • Certificate in Agile Business Analysis on Udemy.
  • Google certificate on Foundations of Project management on Coursera.
  • Certificate course in foreign exchange from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in July 2016.

Post graduate diploma - Banking & Finance

ICICI Manipal Academy

B.Tech - Instrumentation & Control engineering

NM institute of Engineering & Technology
Aman Kumar