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Software
Certification
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Karthik Raj R

Karthik Raj R

Institutional Investment Ops Associate Manager
Bengaluru

Summary

Career Vision: Highly motivated and skilled professional with expertise in Investment banking and Institutional Investment Operations. Seeking a challenging role as an Associate Manager in the field of Investment operations, Risk and Controls to contribute to organizational growth and success.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates

Work History

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE MANAGER

Wells Fargo India Solution Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
2023.02 - Current

Responsibilities:

  • Supervising Wire Callback & Safekeeping process with team of 11 individuals
  • Supervise daily operations of Client Services, Safekeeping Services & Callback Process to ensure timely completion and handover of Emails & requests
  • Conducted performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback, and identified areas for improvement for Team Members.
  • Coordinated with Team on process improvement ideas (Efficiency and Risk mitigation projects)
  • Oversaw Daily & Monthly Management reporting
  • Engaged in RCSA and EBCE audit and ensure controls in process are effective.
  • Hire and Onboard New team members
  • Act as for mentor, providing guidance and support to team members in their professional growth.
  • Carried out BCP Failover between Location of WFIP & Stateside.
  • Handling Escalations and Implementing Controls
  • Ensure periodic review of SOP/Procedure documents & Depth Chart for critical activities and promptly address any remediation requirements.
  • Contributed to team success through active participation in strategy discussions and idea generation sessions

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
2019.10 - 2023.02

Responsibilities:

  • Reconcile Stock loan report on Lending & Borrowings of Securities
  • Providing Audit verification documents to clients, Auditors & Advisors on demand
  • Reconcile Stock loan report on Lending & Borrowings of Securities with clients
  • Onboard clients for Pledge desk by completing tri-party agreement.
  • Pledge securities for Financial Institutions, State & Corporate entities on demand.
  • Onboard Client to Vantage (WF Online) & provision access for multiple products - Reporting, Trading, 3rd Party Trading, Yankee Funds, and Derivative OTC & FCM.
  • Liaise with Output management team to ensure if files are transferred to Vendors for Trade confirms & Statement PDF generation
  • Ensure documenting the Minutes of Meetings, Scheduling Trainings & Meetings.
  • Remediating SOP documents in "Open Text" application every 90 days.
  • Working on Client's billing for services availed as part of Wells Fargo Custodian activities

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR

Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
2014.10 - 2019.10

Responsibilities:

  • Joined Transition Process FX Static Data in October 2014
  • On-boarding Institutional Clients for FX products
  • Input Standard Instructions MT103 and MT 202
  • Authorize MT103 & MT202 instructions for the team
  • Verifying New On-Boarding Setups
  • Assigning requests and performing QC for team members
  • Reconciling brokerage statements.
  • Interact with LOB partners on process calls and ensure continuous interaction so as to foster engagement levels between EGS and stateside.
  • Liaising with Front Office & Facilitation team to complete On-boarding request
  • Key team member in building procedures, process, training and approvals documents in collaborating with onshore.
  • Clearing repair queue when trades are outstanding.
  • Maintaining Broadcast SWIFT messages and updating records on time

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Accountancy

RBANM's First Grade College
Bangalore
2011.06 - 2014.05

Pre University College - Commerce

RBANM's Pre University College
Bangalore
2009.06 - 2011.04

SSLC -

Maharshi Agastya Vidyalaya
Bangalore
2008.06 - 2009.04

Skills

    Team Management

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Accomplishments

    Streamlining Confirmation.com Signor check:

    Previously, we had a time-consuming process of verifying the signor's authorization by validating in FileNet Application or check with Sales and receive their confirmation.

    To improve efficiency, I conducted an analysis of how audit verifications were submitted through Confirmation.com. By ensuring compliance and implementing a secure process, I successfully eliminated the step of checking the authorized signor. This change resulted in significant time savings for processing requests and yielded a cost benefit of $5,200.

    Streamlining Pledge Daily Reports:

    The Pledge Team used to generate 16 control reports every day, some of which were duplicates from the FileNet and WBRS applications. Recognizing an opportunity for improvement, I collaborated with the Managers and stateside partners, along with the assistance of the Tech team, to combine and eliminate redundant reports. As a result, we successfully reduced the number of reports to 7, resulting in improved team efficiency and risk mitigation.

Software

Reflection - Broadridge

DTCC Alert

OPICS (FINASTRA)

Confluence Jira

Broadridge Impact

Confirmation.com

Certification

Securities Foundations Program

Timeline

CIB Foundation & Intermediate Course

2023-08

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE MANAGER

Wells Fargo India Solution Pvt Ltd
2023.02 - Current

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt Ltd
2019.10 - 2023.02

Securities Foundations Program

2019-09

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR

Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt. Ltd
2014.10 - 2019.10

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Accountancy

RBANM's First Grade College
2011.06 - 2014.05

Pre University College - Commerce

RBANM's Pre University College
2009.06 - 2011.04

SSLC -

Maharshi Agastya Vidyalaya
2008.06 - 2009.04
Karthik Raj RInstitutional Investment Ops Associate Manager