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Prasanth Ramachandran

Bnagalore

Summary

Business Analyst with more than 8 yrs. of work experience. Proficiency in handling project and process lead roles including complex operational and strategic initiatives. Successfully transitioned and implemented pilot processes and have experience in process automation and optimization. Strong expertise in stakeholder management including portfolios from US, UK, DE. Expertise in designing and creating management reports and presentations, with proven skills in data analysis and data visualization using bi tools. Extensive experience in Financial Sales ,Advising and Investment Banking Operations.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Consultant

KPMG
  • Supporting Design, Mobilisation and Execution of PMO activities for medium to large programmes, managing most of the dimensions of Project Management Office/ Programme management Office
  • Knowledge of Integration Management, Transition etc
  • Change Management, RAID Management, PMO Set up
  • Supporting multiple workstreams to create a centralized PMO organization
  • Developing and maintaining the programme management plan, integrated master schedule, weekly and monthly reporting and financial management
  • Execution of governance & reporting on programmes across dimensions of – cost, schedule, scope and RAID
  • Managing programme communication, project meetings and outreach to programme teams Identifying, recommending and implementing the appropriate tools, methods and templates that are required within the centralized PMO organization
  • Setup and administration of PMO tools – Clarizen , MSP, Confluence, JIRA & Service Now Complete handle and clarity on the commercial/ financial performance of a project/ programme
  • Support creation, validation and analysis of financial dashboards - plan vs actuals, financial forecast, profitability, work-in-progress, etc
  • Ensuring PMO services are delivered using best in class practices and methodologies – agile, waterfall & Lean project Management
  • Engaging with key stakeholders and client subject matter experts Develop programme briefings
  • Implementing Lessons Learned analysis Ensuring PMO services are delivered using best in class practices and methodologies
  • Contributing to building PMO proposals and RFPs Fully support client projects including administration, organisation of project meetings and plans

Senior Associate

Ernst and Young
Kochi
09.2021 - Current
  • Work with internal stakeholders to understand their data analysis needs on project or portfolio management, risk management and other business needs
  • Establish Key Performance Indicators and various metrics for Revenue and Pipeline associated with Project of various accounts across a global portfolio, encompassing multiple business units, projects and office locations
  • Upgrade existing dashboards and analytics reports based on industry standards on Power BI to reduce the time spent and more interactive
  • Conduct weekly, monthly and annual data mining and analytics from relevant datasets, using Analytical tools like Excel and PowerBI to prepare in-depth recommendations to Partners and Internal stake holders
  • Provide quality assurance to data shared and within the requirement of the stakeholder Conduct trainings, maintain and upgrade training material and FAQ as needed
  • Manage and coordinate system upgrades, reviews and potential integration or migration to a new ERP system
  • Accurately identifying problems, exceptions and ensuring that Region account team has been informed on a timely manner
  • Work proactively and respond to Region account coordinators, BD leaders, Market Operation Leader & GCSP’s(Partners)
  • Conceptualize, design, and develop interactive data visualizations that make complex data more accessible, understandable, and actionable using software such as Power BI and Excel
  • Perform data exploration and analysis of various datasets including portfolio data and programmatic data based on request
  • Provide refresher trainings for sharing updates, knowledge sharing and new hire training to the experienced and new associates
  • Lead and work with other team to find optimal technological and business solutions

Associate

Ernst and Young
Kochi
01.2018 - 08.2021
  • Assist account teams through various business development processes & financial analysis reports like Account Summary Report, Revenue Planning, Sales & Pipeline through various Analytical tools
  • Working closely with Financial service companies ,Banking and wealth asset management companies Partners and directors to provide Revenue Report, Financial planning ,NBD
  • Interpreting Raw data and creating meaningful data for Strategic decision making at partner level
  • Maintain and update global account team databases and contact lists as appropriate
  • Collate relevant client information from publicly available databases and Communicate to team via newsletters and databases
  • Coordination of efforts across multiple support functions within Organization Taking individual responsibilities for all work and ensure the work is reviewed before the output is sent out as per the deadline
  • Taking Lead role in regional level projects which will bring FTE saving and ease manual work
  • Attend and participate in Weekly/Biweekly calls with the Account teams and share progress and status updates of the account
  • Develop and maintain healthy working relationships with the Region team by having an open and honest communication
  • Proactively reaching out to Region team soliciting feedback for the work and taking appropriate action
  • Act as a Knowledge Champion for complex activities and tools and provide the subject matter expertise to the team (e.g
  • Interaction Tool and Sales & Pipeline report, Account lens ,Process improvement and analysis)
  • Ensure SOP’s are created by the team for any new process and is updated on timely basis and is being followed up by the team
  • Conduct and/or participate in Weekly/Biweekly calls with Region teams and ensure quality and timeline is being followed
  • Share best practices across account teams onshore/offshore and proactively look for ongoing process

Analyst

Goldman Sachs
Bengaluru
03.2015 - 01.2018
  • Responsibilities and Collateral Management Responsibilities, To work in reduction of firms risk by identifying and clearing the breaks in a timely manner
  • To timely action request from desk, counterparties to avoid any risk on economies of trade
  • To identify and flag any breaks to desk in a timely manner
  • To work with desk to reduce any breaks to interlinked processes within the division To make sure the start to end functions works in a smooth manner
  • Monitor all account activities and ensure the exposures are flattened everyday by either receiving or paying collateral
  • Process Mark to mark every day to maintain the collateral level Manage different types of collateral Cash, Non Cash and Triparty
  • Identify and resolve all issues
  • Escalate if required to management, to resolve breaks and inform Credit‑Management in case the value of the breaks are high

Relationship Officer

First Gulf Bank
Dubai
03.2014 - 09.2014
  • Prospecting new customers .Answering product related questions from customers Keeping in touch with customers through personal visits, telephone calls and correspondence Creating cross sell and up sell opportunities
  • Identifying, acquiring, developing and maintaining customer relationships and delivering excellent customer service
  • Helping Customer to create desired portfolio
  • Taking on complex customer issues and resolving them
  • Setting up meetings with new clients
  • Ability to explain complex information clearly and simply

Senior Relationship Manager

ICICI Securities
Mumbai
12.2012 - 02.2014
  • Identifying, acquiring, developing and maintaining customer relationships and delivering excellent customer service
  • Helping Customer to create desired portfolio
  • Processing a high volume of daily phone calls and email from customers
  • Maintaining up to date knowledge of competitor activity, products and services
  • Answering product related questions from customers
  • Creating cross sell and up sell opportunities to help the brand capture more market share Taking on complex customer issues and resolving them
  • Ability to explain complex information clearly and simply

Education

CIBOP(Certified Investment Banking Operation Professional -

Post Graduation Diploma - Marketing

Kohinoor Business school Mumbai

Bachelor of science and commerce (B.M.S) - Expertise

Thakur college of science and commerce

Skills

    Microsoft Excel

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Timeline

Senior Associate

Ernst and Young
09.2021 - Current

Associate

Ernst and Young
01.2018 - 08.2021

Analyst

Goldman Sachs
03.2015 - 01.2018

Relationship Officer

First Gulf Bank
03.2014 - 09.2014

Senior Relationship Manager

ICICI Securities
12.2012 - 02.2014

Consultant

KPMG

CIBOP(Certified Investment Banking Operation Professional -

Post Graduation Diploma - Marketing

Kohinoor Business school Mumbai

Bachelor of science and commerce (B.M.S) - Expertise

Thakur college of science and commerce

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