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Karthikeyan Ramaswamy

Chennai,TN

Summary

Karthikeya Ramaswamy is a Senior SME- Assistant Vice President with 35 years of total experience in various companies in the IT consulting space specialized in BFSI domain. Subject Matter Expert, with rich functional knowledge in banking domain focusing on Core banking, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking (Internet banking, Customer Onboarding, Payments, Collections and Receivables, Liquidity, Virtual Account Management) and Mobile Banking. Karthikeyan has mastered the skills in requirements gathering, Product / solution management and Client engagement on a Techno Functional role.


Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior SME & Solutions Architect

Intellect Design Arena Ltd
08.1999 - Current
  • Karthikeyan with over 35 years of experience, is Part of Intellect Design Arena Ltd currently based out of India, providing Solution consulting and Product fitment assignments related to Wholesale banking and Cash management domains for banks across multiple regions
  • Have wide implementation experience related to projects involving Wholesale banking, Core banking and Cash management for banks in Middle east, Europe, Asia, North America.
  • Currently anchoring POC, responding to RFP/Proposals, conducting Product walkthrough sessions and providing consulting solutions for banks
  • Managing a team of SMEs, mentoring them to handle Pre sales assignments and conduct product walkthru and requirement workshops

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.1997 - 07.1999
  • Karthikeyan worked with Cognizant Technology solutions and was involved with business analysis for Ford Motors, UK for Invoice Management System; and ERP product management in India
  • Led discussions with functional heads on gathering requirements related to Receivables Management
  • Responsible for understanding the requirements and preparation of Functional Specification document
  • Managed team to analyze Defects and support User Acceptance testing phase for the Projects
  • Performed gap analysis between existing systems and processes against desired state, identifying areas for improvement or enhancement and solutioning
  • Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on solution ideas.

Business Analyst

Citibank Japan
11.1996 - 10.1997
  • Karthikeyan worked at Citibank Japan and he was responsible for multiple assignments related to Asset and Liability Management systems development for the Citirust entity at Japan
  • Designed and developed Trade Date based Account system for Citibank Global Asset Management division
  • Implemented and supported User Acceptance testing of TDA system; including preparation of Test cases, analyzing defects and solutioning for change requests
  • Actively participated in team meetings to share knowledge, exchange ideas, address challenges, and collaborate on potential solutions.

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
11.1989 - 10.1996
  • Karthikeyan worked in Tata Consultancy Services and he was responsible for gathering and analyzing requirements for a leading Investment bank in India, as part of new systems development.
  • Analyzed and designed Hospital Management Product
  • Analyzed, designed and developed Core banking solution as part of systems reengineering exercise for Royal bank of Scotland at Edinburgh, UK

Education

Chartered Accountant - Accounting, Finance, Taxation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi, India
11-1989

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Commerce

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Prashanthinilaym, AP
05-1985

Skills

  • Critical Thinking Abilities
  • Professional Mentorship
  • In-Depth Knowledge of Subject
  • Customer-Centric Approach
  • Creative solutions

Position

Senior SME Business Analyst

Accomplishments

Academic and professional accomplishments include topper in Bachelor of Commerce degree, Top 10 rank holder at National level in Chartered Accountant Professional examinations.

Department

SME COE – iGTB

Years With Company

24

Years In Industry

34

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanthinilayam, AP, India
  • Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi, India

Brief Profile

Karthikeya Ramaswamy is a Senior SME- Assistant Vice President with 33 years of total experience in various companies in the IT consulting space specialized in BFSI domain. Subject Matter Expert, with rich functional knowledge in banking domain focusing on Core banking, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking (Internet banking, Customer Onboarding, Payments, Collections and Receivables, Virtual Account Management) and Mobile Banking. Karthikeyan is specialized in requirements gathering, Product / solution management and Client engagement on a Techno Functional role.

Related Experience

  • Intellect Design Arena Ltd, India, Part of Intellect Design Arena Ltd, 08/01/99, Present, Carrying out product walkthrough and solutioning related to Cash management platform for APAC Related accounts., Various implementation experience related to Core banking and Cash management in Middle east Market (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar), Europe (Belgium, UK) and Asia (Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan)., Managing Product walkthrough sessions, Run Requirements workshop, solution design., Manage a team of Business Analyst and enhance their product, customer and requirements management capability.
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions, Business Analyst, 11/01/97, 07/31/99, Involved with business analysis for Ford Motors, UK and ERP implementation for India., Responsible for Invoice Management System enhancement for Ford motors., Discussion with functional heads on gathering requirements related to Receivables., Understand the requirements and preparation of Functional Specification document., Managing the Defect and User Acceptance testing phase for the Projects and change requests.
  • Citibank Japan, Japan, Business Analyst, 11/01/96, 10/31/97, Responsible for Asset and Liability Management system development for the Citirust business segment., Design and develop Trade Date based Account system for Citibank Global Asset Management division., Implementation and User Acceptance testing; including preparation of Test cases and run end to end testing.
  • Tata Consultancy Services, Tamil Nadu, India, Business Analyst, 11/01/89, 10/31/96, Gathering and analyzing requirements for developing investment management software for a bank., Analysis and design of Hospital Management Product., Analysis and development work involving restructuring and conversion of Core banking solution from Assembly platform to Cobol platform for Royal bank of Scotland at Edinburgh, UK.

Timeline

Senior SME & Solutions Architect

Intellect Design Arena Ltd
08.1999 - Current

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.1997 - 07.1999

Business Analyst

Citibank Japan
11.1996 - 10.1997

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
11.1989 - 10.1996

Chartered Accountant - Accounting, Finance, Taxation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Commerce

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Karthikeyan Ramaswamy