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SHALINI L

SHALINI L

Assistant Vice President
Chennai

Summary

Over 11+ years of experience in various fields of Investment & Retail Banking. In-depth knowledge of Capital Markets, Equity & Bonds, Trade Life Cycle, Loan Syndications, Mutual Funds, Reconciliation, Swift Payments, Credit Cards, also Corporate Trainer. Can-do attitude, accustomed to meeting urgent deadlines while managing multiple projects. Core Competence Stakeholder Management Process Documentations Process Improvements People Management Loan Syndication Project Transition SWIFT Messages BCP Test Coordinator Reconciliations Corporate Trainer Control and Governance

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Assistance Vice President

Barclays Private Limited
Chennai
02.2022 - Current

Domain - Control and Governance, Global Market Ops,

  • Coordination and improvements to the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process across the GMO line of business
  • Heading EUDA project across Global Markets Operations
  • Reviewing controls are yearly refreshed and certified by management
  • Deep knowledge of Operational Risk Frameworks within global Investment Bank - specifically Risk & Control concept, design, development, enhancement, implementation, oversight and assurance
  • Identification, mitigation, escalation and reporting of potential/current risks
  • Liaising with Directors and MDs for approvals
  • Adhoc Projects on Audits/ Attestations/ Re-certifications
  • Dashboards, Weekly Risk Packs and Prioritizations Calls
  • Reconciliation Project with IT team and Stakeholder
  • Maintaining MI are up-to date

Assistant Manager

Citi Corp Services
Chennai
04.2020 - 01.2022

Domain - Retail Banking, Credit Card Operations

  • Handling Reconciliation through Pega Reports, Posting of JE, Validation of Card Member Accounting and Collection Accounting Activities
  • Preparing Management Decks and conducting presentation to Management levels
  • Implementation of Skill Matrix, Escalation matrix, Checklist and other control measures in team
  • Settling wires to treasury and liaising with external agencies
  • Silver Award received twice for BCP handling
  • Gold Award received for streamlining Trainings within team by implementing Skill Matrix and Assessments, also for creating Escalation Matrix
  • Score card and Cross trainings monitoring with-in team
  • Developing E-learning content for team
  • Silver Award received for stabilizing process

Associate Manager

State Street HCL Services Pvt Ltd
Chennai
04.2019 - 04.2020

Domain - Learning & Development/Trainings & On-Boarding, Conducting Investment Banking Domain training for fresher’s and soft skill training

  • Content development on BAU trainings (Loan Syndications & Security Lending) for stakeholders
  • Conducting Interviews and streamlining new hiring process
  • Overall, 18 training batches for more than 500+ attendees scheduled
  • One on one’s and joiners’ feedback for department assigned
  • Scheduling assessments, presentations, communication skills development for freshers
  • Align to process for developing training contents
  • Provide training for laterals on required domain
  • Conducting inductions for new joiners
  • Re-trainings provided for freshers
  • Scheduling NCFM/FMBM/CISI exams training
  • Part of Interview panel for college drives and walk-ins
  • Developing E-learning for Foundation Trainings

Team Leader

BNY Mellon, Investor
Chennai
01.2018 - 01.2019

Domain - Investor Global Services – US Transfer Agency

  • Managed 21-member team composed of Operations Executives, Analysts & Process lead handling diverse set of operations
  • Dealing with Redemption, Subscription of Shares, Maintenance of Accounts, New Account Opening, KYC creation, Mutual Funds, Trade Estimation
  • RCA reports, OREs & Escalation handlings
  • Conducting One on One's and team appraisals
  • Dealing with Redemption, Subscription of Shares, Maintenance of Accounts, New Account Openings
  • Dealing in Mutual Funds, KYC creation, Trade Estimations & Adjustments and Transfers
  • Work allocation done for team
  • Developing and Maintaining SOPs and change control log that document change to these SOPs
  • Analyzing quality audit data to identify areas for improving process accuracy
  • Performing the renewal of SOW, SOP & Business Recovery documents and obtaining sign-offs from On-shore & Off-Shore heads
  • Provide Managerial Sign- Offs for requests as key decision maker
  • Analysis done on G/L and OREs reported
  • RCA reports and Escalation handlings
  • Reviewing training for new joiners
  • Conduct team huddles, one on one’s, team appraisals
  • Weekly and Monthly Dash book presentations

Senior Analyst

Wipro Bps
Chennai
08.2013 - 02.2017

in - Loan Syndication & Reconciliation

  • Managed 7-member team comprise of Associate Analyst and Analyst
  • Dealing in Bilateral and Non-Bilateral Portfolios
  • Process- New drawings, Rollovers, Rate Fixing, Repayments and Prepayments
  • Dealing Bilateral & Non- Bilateral Portfolios
  • Full time approver in BAU
  • Allocation of work, daily huddles and planning work for team
  • Will commence weekly calls with clients
  • Reviewing Skill Matrix, Leave tracker, EOD Pending’s and Client reports
  • Coordinate and conduct small group and individual training sessions based on staff and organizational learning needs
  • Recognized for classroom training and coaching 15 associates
  • Administered performance reviews to evaluate each participant’s progress.
  • Responsible for helping associates maintain individual goal quality
  • Managed all areas of attendance, tardiness and overtime
  • Preparing management related reports such as Dashboard, KPI reports etc...
  • Prepared process maps like SOPs, Client based exceptions
  • Reviewing daily exception reports and resolves any outstanding items pertaining to assigned portfolios globally.
  • Ensuring observance to all cut-off times and quality of processing as maintained in SLA’s agreement.
  • Training for new joiners on multiple queues
  • Undertaking new drawings, rollovers, rate fixing, repayments and prepayments in accordance with Loan Documentation ensuring that all limit controls and CP's have been adhered to
  • Handling Classified and Participation Deals
  • Responsibility for preparation of in-house facility documentation, as well as performing coordination, checking and control role through to execution and Condition Precedent (CP) satisfaction stage, ensuring that documentation complies with internal approvals and requirements
  • Sending on time requested wires to Borrowers through preparing manually via database

TRADE SETTLEMENTS & RECONCILIATION:

  • Have been key player in team acting as Agent bank to Borrower and Investor
  • Collecting funds from investors when needed by borrower
  • Reconciling day-to-day transactions of business
  • Key player in processing Participation deals and FX Settlements
  • Sending notices to bank group regarding interest rates, interest amount based on their pro-rata share
  • Resolving trade activities and queries
  • FX transactions processed as per client request
  • Dealing with Trade Desk for FX rates

Officer

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
11.2011 - 08.2013

Domain - Trade Import LC Payments, Handling Incoming Messages (MT799 & MT999)

  • Funding done in MT202 & MT103
  • Appreciation received for handling Nostro Reconciliation for all Metros
  • Dealing with payments and acceptance messages towards customers
  • Single handed all reports such as Due Date, Past Due, Nostro Reconciliation, RPR, Suspense and EOD report
  • Handling incoming messages from overseas in format of Swift (MT799, MT999)
  • Funding done in MT202 and MT103 format

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
07.2009 - 08.2011

Bachelor's Degree - Commerce

, Ernakulam
07.2005 - 04.2008

Diploma - HR Generalist

, Banglore
06.2011 - 07.2011

Diploma - Practical Accounting

Tax Study Center, Ernakulam
06.2008 - 12.2008

Skills

    Stakeholder Management

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Accomplishments

  • Awards received for multiple adhoc projects completion prior to deadlines
  • Gold Award - 2 Automations with Save of 2 FTE’s Citibank
  • 1 Silver Award for streamlining the process
  • Appreciation received for conducting RnR and back-to-back PPT presentations for stakeholders
  • Silver Award twice for BCP Handling
  • Extra Miler Award as Corporate Trainer
  • Appreciation received for conducting domain training for freshers
  • Best TL Award at BNY
  • Award received for BCP handling in BNY
  • Appreciation received for conducting people engagement activities for a whole year
  • Multiple Quarter Awards for Handling Huge Volumes in Wipro
  • Appreciation received for handling FX transactions
  • Best New Joiner Award in SCB
  • 1st Place in Corporate Event
  • Led as Chairman and Conducted Global Seminar

Timeline

Assistance Vice President - Barclays Private Limited
02.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager - Citi Corp Services
04.2020 - 01.2022
Associate Manager - State Street HCL Services Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 04.2020
Team Leader - BNY Mellon, Investor
01.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Analyst - Wipro Bps
08.2013 - 02.2017
Officer - Standard Chartered Bank
11.2011 - 08.2013
- Diploma, HR Generalist
06.2011 - 07.2011
Mahatma Gandhi University - Master of Business Administration,
07.2009 - 08.2011
Tax Study Center - Diploma, Practical Accounting
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Bachelor's Degree, Commerce
07.2005 - 04.2008

Custom

  • Automated funding approval process which led to reduction of the actual turnaround time, the process improvement resulted in improved efficiency and enhanced the customer experience
  • Flexcube enhancement on “Breakage Fee Invoice Cash break enhancement on Imminent expenses

Projects

  

  • RE-ENGINEERING PROJECT: Took an study on teams across in identifying the utilization of cross training and FTE savings. Cross skilling by reducing new hires and utilizing the existing resources.
  • PROCESS TRANSITION PROJECT: Led the execution of a project from ground up for transition of cash management operation to India from a different country by understanding the project plan, recruiting & training staff , conducting knowledge transfer sessions and building a new processes recruiting suitable to then new operational environment . The transition was seamless and carried out within the specified deadliness.
  • EXCEPTION REPORT & CHECKLIST: Prepared exception report for the whole team to review the updates at one glance. Also, as control point to avoid errors checklist was added to the process.
  • THRESHOLD LIMIT & DUPLICATION REQUESTS: Process was dealt on huge values for any omissions or misses to be avoided threshold was kept for approvers as per position, which was four and six eye check implemented.
SHALINI LAssistant Vice President