Guru Prashanth V
Bangalore,karnataka
Summary
Looking towards a career in a team offering growth and new opportunities where I can utilize my skill and knowledge to the best of my ability and contribute to the successful functioning of the team.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager
BNP Paribas Solutions PVT Ltd
BANGALORE
01.2025 - Current
- Manager" specializing in handling APAC FX & Settlements, Swift payments and International Payments with a strong focus on risk management, project execution, and day-to-day business-as-usual (BAU) operations. Demonstrated expertise in managing end-to-end processing and approval of diverse FX payments, ensuring seamless trade bookings, and driving operational excellence. Skilled in handling high-volume, complex transactions with a meticulous approach to compliance, accuracy, and timeliness. Adept at developing and implementing strategies to mitigate risks while maintaining efficiency and alignment with organizational goals. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and streamline processes to achieve enhanced productivity and service delivery in a dynamic, high-pressure environment. Well-versed in overseeing the settlement of FX trades across multiple platforms, managing discrepancies, and resolving operational challenges. Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and best practices in financial markets, with an emphasis on delivering robust risk controls. Experienced in executing projects involving system upgrades, process automation, and workflow optimization, ensuring minimal disruption to BAU activities. Known for fostering collaboration across departments, providing leadership in crisis situations, and maintaining client satisfaction through exceptional service standards. Proficient in monitoring trade lifecycle activities, reconciling accounts, and addressing escalations effectively. Hands-on experience with tools and platforms used in FX trading and settlement processes. Committed to continuous learning and staying updated with market trends and technologies to enhance operational capabilities. An innovative and result-oriented professional dedicated to driving business success by integrating strategic thinking with a focus on quality and operational integrity.
Team Leader
Northern Operating Service Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
10.2013 - 01.2025
- CPS – Client Payment Support | International Wire Desk | Swift Payments | International Payments | Journal Entry | Dodd Frank and Non-Dodd Frank payments | MTS – Swift Format | Internal Account Transfer | Receipts | Austro Clearing Account | GPP – Global Payment Platform | RCSA, Risk and controls
- International payments, Clean Cash Movement, Dodd Frank regulation, Non-Dodd Frank Payments (USD & FX)
- Journal Entry postings for Nostro/Global accounts
- Experience with International Payment Processing Operations
- Good understanding and Knowledge on OFAC sanction screening and GES (Global Economic sanctions)
- Authenticating Dodd Frank regulation rules for all the Dodd Frank wires
- Handling internal queries related to payment details or providing any additional details in order to release/reinitiate the wire
- Strong Experience in processing SWIFT payments manually in MTS Applications (MT103/MT202)
- Good Knowledge on SWIFT messages, Investigation, OFAC, sanction screening
- IWD – Represents processing all the international wires based on the instructions receive from Client/RM, using the internal NT applications
- Currently into a Team Leader role and managing a team of 28 partners in the Team as it splits into 3 different process
- As a Lead I look for the individual partners performances on monthly bases by evaluating the Productivity and Quality also give concrete feedbacks and providing the suggestions on Areas of improvements
- Conducted many team meetings regards to the Quality analysis, Been part of application enhancement on the live Production, Evaluating over all Team performance into a statistics method to understand the volumes flows on very quarterly bases
- Worked upon on Admin tasks to ensure those tasks are completed in a timely manner
- RCSA, Risk Assessment and Analysis, Compliance and Regulatory Knowledge
- Worked upon many Client impacted errors to under the cause of errors and present the solution/placing controls to avoid such error's
- Monitor and report on risk management performance
- Responsible for understanding the impact of business change on the control environment and working with the Business Change Managers to ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate emerging risks
- Responsible for reviewing the coverage of control frameworks across the business and propose plans to address the gaps
- Provide general Risk & Control specific trainings to control operators
- Implement best practices process and controls across locations to achieve high quality output
- Assisting and Quality teams by providing the necessary data like (Productivity Report, Error analysis, Areas of improvement and setting up the controls/Checklist for the errors occurs
- Mitigation of operational and reputational risk by escalating issues in a timely and efficient manner
- Ensuring all the payments are instructed/processed and released from the system in a appropriate manner within SLA
- Good understanding on SD, DPAD, Fund Transfer policy, Asset Transfer policy, CASS and AML
- Upright considerate on SWIFT messages MT103& MT202 payments and fields, Capital markets and GPP Payment Production
- Facilitating new hire training planning and providing Reference documents of each activity in the team
- Handling internal queries pertains to the payments and provide necessary facts by researching with the help of applications tools
- Participating all the process related meetings to ensure the appropriate details are collocated on timely manner and provide to the management
- Collating all different types of wire instructions with the ERM case numbers to avoid illegible wire directions are been addressed during (All Partners meeting) includes RM and AM
- Recording Internal corrections on monthly basis and providing feedback to the appropriate team partners
- Created a backup document for Dodd frank manual processing in different application called (RPI UAT) during the primary applications isn't responding/Issues and it was discussed with the team it was documented the same
- Participated in testing application while we have an enhancement to the applications and reporting to the management once's its successful to go live
- Good understanding on BCP/CBF process and documentation
- Participated in Knowledge sharing sessions – Walk through the team process overview and explaining each activity within and across the process within peers
- Actively participating in UAT/Training of systems and applications enhancement/ changes as and when is nominated
- Accountable for conducting monthly team meeting to discuss the process updates, regulatory changes & requirement of different foreign markets, address any concerns/issues and team's overall efficiency/productivity
- Train the trainer certificate holder
- Being certified trainer in the team my responsibility is to provide end to end process training for all the new partners and cross training the other team partners to create sufficient backups
- Received spot award for demonstrated commitment to serve the clients by excellence in execution and in recognition of 100% quality
- Received one more spot award for diligently approving with 100% quality and simultaneously assisting partners whenever needed, even when its close to the deadline
- Received a reward and recognition for fastest fingers in providing highest productivity with the team (32% of total team volume).
- Analyst and Senior Analyst Roles
Client Payment support Represents to process all kind of transactions based on the instructions receive from Client/RM, using the internal NT applications.
Experienced in processing different kinds of transactions like: Transfers, check issues, Receipts, Payments, International Foreign Cables and Banking wire outs (Swift Payments), Fund Master Journal Entries, Reversal and Repost.
Handled Bad Letter Queries like reaching out to the AM/RM via Chat/Call when the instructions are not legible, needs confirmation on the Beneficiary data elements and verifying the details for getting confirmation on the data which is required to process the wire.
I was looked upon as an SME in the process in the absence of the TC in the team by handling Workflow, Escalations and queries and ensuring all the SLA’s and Transactions are completed well before the cut offs for the same day.
Performed as a bad letter partner analysis on the frequency of illegible letters received to identify the duplicate rework received on a monthly basis.
This analysis outcome was shared with the management team for further review to discuss with front office partners.
I shouldered additional tasks by monitoring the queues, assigning the rush requests to the partners, assist the TL with EOD reports, coaching partners and clearing doubts on the floor alongside approving transactions.
Interacting with Account manager/Relationship manager whenever there is a discrepancy and getting appreciation via email for understanding the client’s criticality and getting the payments out for the same day.
Education
BBM -
St Claret College
BANGALORE 04.2010 - 01.2013
2nd PUC -
St. Kabir Pu College
BANGALORE 06.2008 - 01.2010
10th Standard -
St. Antony's Boys School
BANGALORE 01.1995 - 01.2008
Skills
Team leadership
Attention to detail
Adaptability
Organizational skills
Team building
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving abilities
Innovation management
Resource allocation
Policy and procedure development
Risk management
Coaching and mentoring
Expectation setting
Key performance indicators
Product management
Performance evaluations
Business planning
Goal setting
Verbal and written communication
Project planning
Documentation and reporting
Time management
Performance management
Decision-making
Strategic planning
Operations management
Team leadership
Accomplishments
- Received spot award for demonstrated commitment to serve the clients by excellence in execution and in recognition of 100% quality.
- Received another spot award for diligently approving with 100% quality and assisting partners whenever needed.
- Received a reward and recognition for fastest fingers in providing highest productivity with the team (32% of total team volume).
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-furnished details are authentic and true to the best of my knowledge. If I am given an opportunity to serve in your organization, I will do the best and go beyond the best.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/23/92
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
Train the Trainer
Timeline
Manager
BNP Paribas Solutions PVT Ltd
01.2025 - Current
Team Leader
Northern Operating Service Pvt Ltd
10.2013 - 01.2025
BBM -
St Claret College
04.2010 - 01.2013
2nd PUC -
St. Kabir Pu College
06.2008 - 01.2010
10th Standard -
St. Antony's Boys School
01.1995 - 01.2008
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