BAIJU KUDUVAN

Leading a team span of over 275 people (includes 55 supervisors, 8 Assistant Managers & 5 Managers), conducting risk analysis for assessing credibility of clients before approving the agreement/contracts.

• Handling Anti Money Laundering Operations of France, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore & Netherland EY Service Lines
• Managing day-to-day operational risk management activities such as risk, control assessments, incident capture and analysis
• Administering numerous engagements encompassing scoping and risk assessment, process documentation, walkthrough and testing
• Supporting management on deficiencies assessment; training personnel on the methodology
• Assessing potential internal legal risks and suggesting ways to manage those risks
• Ensuring strict confidentially of all client information and data in possession or knowledge by virtue of engagement
• Protecting the firm against litigation and regulatory sanctions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Supporting Engagement Team in identifying professional & ethical conflict of interest and taking immediate remedial steps to resolve the conflicts
• Developing, communicating, and ensuring adherence to department risk policies, procedures and best practices
• Strengthening relationships with global business partners and risk control functions
• Leading, mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations

• Performed in-depth research and investigations and recommended strategies to resolve problems and prevent further concerns.
• Identified key risks and mitigating factors of potential investments such as asset types and values, legal and ownership structures and industry segments.
• Performed duties in accordance with all applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

Led 117 agents and 12 supervisors & 4 Assistant Managers; analyzed financial statements of publicly listed companies and mapped lines and columns of financial statement to the appropriate US-GAAP taxonomy elements

• Conducting Detailed Foot Note analysis and tagged each concept found within the notes with appropriate US-GAAP taxonomy element; prepared XBRL for the financial statements and note disclosures
• Creating customized tags for line items found within financial statements and notes that do not have proper US-GAAP tags in the current taxonomies
• Coordinating with the Quality Team in identifying process gaps, planning end to end fixes and executing action plan to meet six sigma qualities & standards
• Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.

• Managing dividend disbursement and all plan processing activities and administration with a team of 34 members
• Supervising Bank Reconciliation & Input Control Team for check settlement
• Performing DDA set-up for new clients with confirmation from NBU Team
• Terminating clients as per Disposition memo received from NBU Team
• Evaluating technologies to assess potential opportunities for reducing costs and/or improving service levels

• Enhanced operational efficiency and reduced labor expenses by developing and optimizing standard practices.
• Monitored daily and weekly key performance indicators to maintain on-track status.
• Created and implemented strategies for improving operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Performed root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve central issues.
• Supported top-level decision-making and strategy planning, forging productive relationships with top leaders and serving as key advocate for various personnel issues.

• Verification and accepting of customer requests and processing of the same/forwarded to the respective units
• Coordination & Interaction with Other Remitter's for Effective Settlements
• Monitoring & Reporting Of Movements in Fund Position, Monitoring CMS & TREASSURY Settlement
• Reconciliation & nullifying RTGS related office accounts at end of day
• Critical interactions involved with Reserve Bank of India & other banks
• Trouble shooter in case of problems at RBI server or internal system issues for accurate & Effective workflow of operations
• Handling of Finacle Customer Request Maintenance (FCRM) & ensure that no case goes beyond turnaround time (TAT)

• Maintained journal entries to track and analyze credit and debit transactions.
• Met weekly with department managers to discuss financial information according to current needs.
• Created and verified invoices.
• Processed payments to vendors and assisted with other accounts payable and receivables tasks.
• Resolved various escalated billing charges.