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Paka Manoj

Paka Manoj

Hyderabad

Summary

Investment Banking Manager with over 13 years of experience in investment banking operations, focusing on audit confirmations, valuation reporting, and process automation. Expertise in AML compliance, SWIFT monitoring, and regulatory adherence. Demonstrated leadership in project management and team training, fostering collaboration across Front Office, Traders, Sales, and Settlements. Recognized for excellence in audit execution and delivery of complex projects.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Manager/Team Leader

Cognizant Technology Solution Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2023 - Current
  • Managing employee performance and training to improve quality of work and motivating 20 Head Count.
  • Leading employee relations through communication, coaching, and development initiatives, boosting satisfaction with performance reviews and feedback.
  • Oversaw the Audit Confirmations and Valuation Reporting Teams to ensure compliance, accurate reporting, and efficient processes.
  • Conducted periodic checks to align processes with procedures and regulatory guidelines.
  • Generated Suspicious Activity Reports weekly to monitor Anti-Money Laundering compliance for high-value transactions, escalating issues to management when necessary.
  • Ensured clients receive automated daily statements and accurate trade pricing while onboarding new clients.
  • Participated in Valuation Steering Committee calls to suggest process improvements.
  • Prioritized process automation to minimize manual intervention and disputes, ensuring smooth transactions and client satisfaction.
  • Collaborated with settlements, front office, traders, and sales teams for timely and accurate trade bookings and payments.

Process Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solution Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2018 - 10.2022
  • Manage Audit Confirmations and Valuation Reporting Teams, ensuring accurate and timely auditor statements while adhering to regulatory guidelines.
  • Verify account balances, review authorized client letters, and conduct periodic process checks for compliance.
  • Generate weekly Suspicious Activity Reports to monitor Anti-Money Laundering compliance and escalate irregularities to top management.
  • Ensure clients receive automated daily statements for trades, onboard new clients, and verify correct pricing.
  • Contribute to Valuation Steering Committee meetings with actionable inputs and implement process improvements.
  • Drive 100% process automation, eliminating manual intervention.
  • Work closely with settlements, Front Office, Traders and Sales on daily basis.
  • Auditor Assistance by providing authorized letters from clients and provide required statements to auditors based on bank transactions.
  • Ensure accuracy of bank account balances as of a specific date and submit details to auditors in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
  • Periodically verify process adherence by collecting samples from respective teams.
  • Generate weekly reports to monitor and ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering regulations for high-value transactions.
  • Discuss any identified suspicious transactions with top management, collect trade details from operations teams, and verify procedural compliance.
  • Collaborating with the team in daily automated statements are sent to clients for trades booked by Traders/Sales/Front Office and training the new hires on the same.
  • Worked on the automation of the incoming payments that will be received in the bank by verifying the swift messages.
  • Reduced manual effort by 20% and ensured that the auto commentary is provided in case if there are any breaks that occurs in day to day transactions.

Senior Analyst

Northern Trust Bank
01.2012 - 04.2018
  • Began career as an Analyst in Collateral Payments and Settlements Team, adhering to Central Bank regulations.
  • Monitored SWIFT messages daily for payments and receipts, ensuring compliance.
  • Managed client expectations and communication regarding collateral products.
  • Acted as a liaison between clients, internal teams, and operations for seamless communication.
  • Guided team members on derivative products and resolved complex client issues professionally.
  • Authorized payments up to $50 million and ensured trade settlements across EuroClear, Crest, and Federal Reserve.
  • Followed up on fund receipt issues with Investment Managers until resolved and escalating unresolved cases.
  • Onboarded new clients, explained procedures, and provided optimal service.
  • Log and share issues with analysts weekly and with top management daily if unresolved for over 5 days.
  • Conducted callbacks to verify the authenticity of instructions from counterparties.
  • Ensured accurate and timely delivery of automated reports to clients.
  • Verified SWIFT acknowledgments for high-value payments through sub-custodian checks.
  • Project: Brexit Transition: Contributed to critical operational adjustments during the Brexit transition.
  • Solo Project: Successfully executed an independent project to streamline processes and deliver impactful results.
  • Payments Automation: Led initiatives to automate payment workflows, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
  • AI-Driven Email Automation: Currently engaged in testing and implementing email automation solutions utilizing AI technologies.

Education

MBA -

Madurai Kamaraj University
05.2010

Skills

  • Trade Settlements (Cash & Securities) – EuroClear, Crest, Fed
  • Trade Reconciliations & Break Resolution
  • SWIFT Payments (MT103, MT202) & Acknowledgement Verification
  • Collateral Management settlement & Corporate Actions Support
  • Nostro/Vostro Account Reconciliation
  • Audit Coordination & Regulatory Compliance
  • AML Monitoring & Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)
  • Process Automation & Workflow Optimization
  • Client Onboarding & Communication

Projects

Brexit Transition, Contributed to critical operational adjustments during the Brexit transition. Solo Project, Successfully executed an independent project to streamline processes and deliver impactful results. Payments Automation, Led initiatives to automate payment workflows, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention. AI-Driven Email Automation, Currently engaged in testing and implementing email automation solutions utilizing AI technologies.

Awards

  • Ace of Rookies, 2012, Recognized for speed learning, resolving complex queries, and delivering results.
  • Client Appreciations, Praised for resolving audit issues enabling clients to sign off their accounts.
  • Team of the Quarter, 2021, Awarded for managing a 30% spike in audit season volume successfully.
  • Employee of the Quarter, Acknowledged for consistent excellence in completing client audit seasons from 2021 onward.
  • Gold Award, Honored for ensuring zero financial loss by working over 20 hours during Business Continuity Plan operations.
  • Silver Award, Awarded for leading a solo project to transition from an old to a new accounting structure.

Languages

  • English
  • Telugu
  • Hindi

Timeline

Team Manager/Team Leader

Cognizant Technology Solution Pvt Ltd
04.2023 - Current

Process Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solution Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 10.2022

Senior Analyst

Northern Trust Bank
01.2012 - 04.2018

MBA -

Madurai Kamaraj University

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