Girish S Alur

• Heading Syndicated Loan operations team in India with team size of 280 staff spread across Bengaluru and Jaipur, supporting more than 20 countries and more than 15 businesses across CB & IB
• Leading cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
• Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization.
• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
• Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.

• Head of Derivative Settlements – Products supported are IRS, CDS, Equities & FX Options
• Responsible for Pre & Post settlements of Derivative products, monthly CDS Rolls, FOBO, Inter-system & Nostro reconciliations
• Adhering & ensuring no CASS regulatory breach on client money
• Proactively identify process control gaps and plan remediation by collaborating with risk & control team
• Responsible for optimal resource utilization, cost and reviewing & ensuring robust controls across process
• Engage with Technology & Transformation teams to automate and simplify manual work

• Loan Operations – Since Feb 2019 to Jul 2020
• Head of Syndicated Loans Asia Pacific with teams Bengaluru & Jaipur locations, responsible for execution of legally binding Facility Offer Letters and smooth disbursement of funds, rollover, interest rate reset and settlement of Corporate loans for clients across Agency & Non- Agency plus bilateral Loans
• Optimal utilization of seats across locations, resource allocation and ensure robust controls to minimize risk
• Weekly & Monthly KPI reviews across processes with local and global stakeholders
• Proactively engage with Technology & transformation teams to automate & simplify manual work

Derivative Operations - Mar 2017 till Jan 2019

• Preparation and execution of Trade Confirmation as per regulatory timelines adhering to EMIR/CFTC & MIFID guidelines
• Products supported are IRS, CDS, Equity Derivatives and FX Option products covering UK, EU, Germany & US regions
• Demonstrated excellence in planning, directing & facilitating highest levels of management
• Work with regulatory teams & align the operations to meet the requirements

• Functions led : Trade Confirmations, Client Service and , Confirmation Execution & Thunderhead template building
• Led implementation of EMIR & CFTC regulatory guidelines for executing trade confirmations
• Partnered with Middle office, Front office, Legal & Credit and clients on day-to-day basis to review and resolve operational issues
• Ensured strict vigilance on-day-today operations to built robust operations controls in partnership with risk team
• Focused on Cross Training, SME capability & Succession planning

• OTC Derivative Trade confirmation, supported IRS, CDS, Equity derivatives and FX Option products

• Loan Operations, covered Disbursement of new loans, roll overs, repayments, regulatory reports and risk participation analysis

• Core reconciliation process, involved in daily nostro reconciliation and allocation of breaks to appropriate source code

• Worked at head office in manufacturing finance, aspects covered are preparing Balance Sheet, P&L account, maintenance of Travel & Living bills, cost analysis and Bank/Vendor account reconciliation