Sathya Sai Kumar Thalluri

SME

Cognizant Technologies private LTD

Hyderabad

10.2022 - Current

Processing bonds, corporate actions, and redemption (partial call, full call, maturity, death put).
Handling client and transfer agent calls daily, and working with payment transaction status.
It focuses on managing the processing of dividend payments, which involves coordinating with issuers, custodians, and other parties to ensure that payments are made correctly and on time.
Handled the processing of mergers and acquisitions, including analyzing the impact on UBS and its clients, communicating with clients about their options, and coordinating with other parties to ensure that transactions were executed smoothly.
Checking ledgers and resolving cash and stock ledger breaks related to incomes and redemption.
Responsible for audit work that is done by the team members.
Preparing EOD reports to make sure no payments are missed, or incorrect payments are released on the payable date, and sending the same to the onshore team.
Finding gaps in functionality and documenting current and proposed workflows.
Handling cash and stock ledgers thoroughly, and clearing breaks in cash and stock GLs, respectively.
Paying interest amounts to bondholders according to coupon rates.
Managed daily share transfers between contra firms, including receiving shares and transferring them outside, ensuring seamless transactions for clients.
Administered margin approvals, processed journal transfers, reconciliations, and handled cash and security transfers for clients, ensuring compliance with UBS Wealth Management standards.
Clearing of recon breaks, like position breaks.
Prepare the error analysis report, and also prepare SOPs for the process whenever required.
Create a new account BIN (Broker Identification Number) for the client and manage share transfers for each account.
Given cross-training to every team member, handling the team query tracker. Actively participate and contribute to team initiatives, and regular team meetings.
Eight provided solutions for multiple stakeholders by understanding the vision of the project through scoping, enterprise analysis, and solution approach, especially in complex financial operations like dividend processing, M&As, spin-offs, and bond redemptions.
8. Assisted the Product Owner in creating and refining the Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog using MoSCoW prioritization in JIRA, ensuring that all user stories were development-ready, with clearly defined business acceptance criteria.
8 facilitated Agile ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews, measuring progress through Sprint and Product Burndown charts.
8 acted as a Subject Matter Expert in corporate actions and payments, identifying and resolving project impediments while improving end-to-end transaction accuracy.
8 authored GAP analysis reports documented current vs. Proposed workflows and supported audit tasks by overseeing daily operations and preparing EOD, weekly, and monthly statements.