Hari Prasad Seethiraju
Hyderabad
Summary
Qualified senior professional with over 18 years of experience in managing back-end operations for banking & Financial services in diverse roles across the organizational hierarchy. Experienced in establishing team goals, evaluating performance and reporting on results. Well-organized and dedicated leader with good multitasking and supervision skills. Results-driven Operations Team Lead offering top-level skills in customer service, conflict management and safety oversight. Excellent decision-making talents with self-motivated and hardworking nature. Goal-oriented Operations Team Lead with exceptional customer relations, conflict resolution and safety management skills. Sound judgment and self-directed mindset to handle routine and complex challenges with minimal oversight.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Team Leader - ESG & Reference Data Operations
Bank of America, BACI
08.2020 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day ESG operations, monitor team performance and report on metrics
- Identify the requirements of training and ensure maximum population is cross trained on the various domains of work
- Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture, set clear team goals, delegate tasks, and set deadlines.
Ops Asst. Manager - Nostro Investigations & Reconciliations
Bank of America, BACI
10.2017 - 08.2020
- Manage and analyze various data sets, gather, and manage business requirements, design business solutions, and see said solutions to implementation
- Will liaise and collaborate with various business reference data teams such as, Evaluations, Index, multiple Product and Project Management as well as Technology to improve the quality, completeness, timeliness, and breadth of various data sets.
- Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
- Conducted employee performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback for growth and development.
- Implemented staff training programs, enhancing product knowledge and improving customer service skills.
- Oversaw daily cash reconciliations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and minimizing discrepancies.
- Promoted teamwork within the workplace by encouraging collaboration among staff members on various projects tasks.
Ops Asst. Manager - Nostro Investigations & Recon
Bank Of America, BACI
04.2015 - 09.2017
- Maintain updated knowledge of query types such as Return of funds, Unable to Apply, Amendment, BCNR, Recall, OFAC, FATF, Back-Valuation, Fraud, and all other query types
- Conduct investigations utilizing knowledge of WIRE/SEPA/BACS/FASTER Payments; validation of all payment instructions generated by team members of during investigations management.
- Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
Team Member-Team Developer: Investigations Ops. (Cash Ops.)
Bank of America, BACI
02.2007 - 04.2015
- Manage authorization and quality control related to approvals and authorization of all payments, manual payments, stop payments
- Validate payment instructions generated by team members and staff during course of investigation processing
- Approve payments between NOSTROs to minimize remittance of external payments to clients
- Resolve with other departments like CSR, MO, Traders, Funding Team, Internal Auditors, and IT Team etc.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features.
- Developed comprehensive documentation to facilitate seamless handoff to other team members.
Senior Finance Research Analyst
Mapple Infotech Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 01.2007
- Worked with the Higher management and media interaction for coverage of quarterly and annual results.
- Strengthened internal controls, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
- Identified new revenue opportunities through diligent market research, competitor benchmarking, and trend analysis exercises.
- Mentored junior analysts in financial modeling, data analytics techniques, enabling them to contribute more effectively to team objectives.
- Collaborated closely with other departments to develop realistic forecasts based on market trends which helped formulate effective strategies.
- Presented complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders in an easily understandable format, encouraging informed decision-making across the organization.
Education
MBA - Marketing and Finance
Andhra University
Vishakapatnam04.2005
Bachelor of Science - Computers & Statistics
Nagarjuna University, S M G D C
Guntur03.2003
Skills
- Operations Management
- Business Process Reengineering
- Quality Assurance
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Data Analytics
- SLA Compliance
- Client Relationship Management
- Training & Development
- Team Leadership
- ESG
- Regulatory Requirements
- Efficiency Optimization
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of Straive portfolio
- Supervised team of 43 staff members.
Certification
- Global Foreign Exchange, Bank of America, Mar 2012
- Risk Management Offered, Stradigm, Sep 2018
- Certified Financial Planner, Financial Standards Board of India, Pursuing
- Risk and Compliance offered by Bank of America and Stradigm, Oct 2018
Affiliations
Junior Chamber International (JCI); A Worldwide Federation of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs, April 2015
Hobbies And Interests
Listening to music, practice yoga, playing chess, cooking, and traveling.
Passport Details
P9292333 valid till 2027
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/29/1982
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Operations Team Leader - ESG & Reference Data Operations
Bank of America, BACI
08.2020 - Current
Ops Asst. Manager - Nostro Investigations & Reconciliations
Bank of America, BACI
10.2017 - 08.2020
Ops Asst. Manager - Nostro Investigations & Recon
Bank Of America, BACI
04.2015 - 09.2017
Team Member-Team Developer: Investigations Ops. (Cash Ops.)
Bank of America, BACI
02.2007 - 04.2015
Senior Finance Research Analyst
Mapple Infotech Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 01.2007
MBA - Marketing and Finance
Andhra University
Bachelor of Science - Computers & Statistics
Nagarjuna University, S M G D C
- Global Foreign Exchange, Bank of America, Mar 2012
- Risk Management Offered, Stradigm, Sep 2018
- Certified Financial Planner, Financial Standards Board of India, Pursuing
- Risk and Compliance offered by Bank of America and Stradigm, Oct 2018
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