Prakash Pandian
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with 13+ years of proven success in financial operations, including cash and portfolio reconciliation, payment investigations, and sanctions compliance. Demonstrated ability to streamline operations, reduce risk, and lead high-impact process improvements while consistently meeting SLAs and client expectations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
TEAM LEADER - (Corporate Title - Senior Associate)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
05.2023 - Current
- Led end-to-end portfolio and cash reconciliation for corporate loan operations.
- Achieved 100% SLA compliance; proactively resolved breaks for timely fund disbursements.
- Coordinated with agent banks, ensuring data accuracy across WSO/Solvas.
- Delivered reconciled reports during month/quarter close with clean break status.
- Led SOP reviews, dashboards, process training, and automation initiatives reducing manual tasks by 60%.
- Partnered with engineering teams on process optimization.
TEAM LEADER - (Corporate Title - Associate II)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Managed payment investigations and nostro reconciliation for multi-currency operations.
- Processed complex SWIFT messages (MT & MX); prepared for ISO 20022 transition.
- Handled client escalations and monthly governance with stakeholders.
- Maintained strong control environment through RCSA and issue resolution.
SENIOR PROCESS ASSOCIATE
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2012 - 08.2021
- Oversaw trust-related fund distributions, cash movements, and debt servicing.
- Ensured compliance and timely fund releases to investors.
- Played key role in global wire automation and ML tagging support.
WORK FLOW LEAD (Sr. Rep Client Processing)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
08.2016 - 04.2021
- KYC specialist managing onboarding, documentation, and account updates.
- Conducted OFAC/sanctions screening and regulatory validations (Dodd Frank, EMIR, MiFID).
- Managed SSI setup and account maintenance across PB, PWM, and institutional clients.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Madras
Chennai01.2012
Skills
- Operational management
- Reconciliation
- Loan Admin Services
- Risk Management
- KYC
- Cash Operations
- Swift Payments
- Payments Investigations
- Sanctions
- People management
- Portfolio reconciliation
- SWIFT messaging
- KPI reporting
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory compliance
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Task delegation
- Overseeing daily activities
- SMART goals
Certification
- Technical Skills: Comprehensive exposure to MS Office, XP and other Internet Applications.
- Diploma of Completion - UiPath Academy Automation Developer Professional Training
Applications
- TLM
- EPH
- CIA
- Nexen
- Treasury Edge
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Timeline
TEAM LEADER - (Corporate Title - Senior Associate)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
05.2023 - Current
TEAM LEADER - (Corporate Title - Associate II)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
04.2021 - 05.2023
WORK FLOW LEAD (Sr. Rep Client Processing)
Bank Of Newyork Mellon
08.2016 - 04.2021
SENIOR PROCESS ASSOCIATE
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2012 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Commerce -
University of Madras