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Srinidhi Prasad

Srinidhi Prasad

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic Lead Specialist with a proven track record at Empower Personal Wealth and Workplace Solutions, excelling in talent management and fostering teamwork. Adept at strategic transitions and enhancing operational processes, I leverage analytical skills to drive efficiency and deliver exceptional client service. Committed to cultivating strong relationships and achieving team success in a collaborative environment.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Specialist

Empower Personal Wealth
Bangalore
03.2024 - Current

Company Overview: Empower serves all segments of the employer-sponsored retirement plan market – small, mid-size, and large corporate clients, government plans, non-profit entities, and private-label record-keeping clients – and offers individual retirement accounts.

  • Successfully led Transfers, New Business, Cash Hold, and Disbursement teams by providing guidance, support, and motivation to ensure team success.(Current leading IROR and brokerage team)
  • Successfully transitioned transfers and the new business process to India and notified all relevant parties, including team members, the transition manager, and managers from both sites.
  • Proactive strategy outlining the necessary steps for a smooth handover, including knowledge transfer, task delegation, and communication.
  • Conducted regular performance evaluations, and provided feedback to team members.
  • Skilled at fostering a collaborative work environment, promoting teamwork, and building strong relationships with team members and cross-functional teams.
  • Experienced in resolving conflicts and addressing issues within the team, while maintaining a positive and productive work environment.
  • Collaborating with other EPW divisions to take advantage of process enhancements.
  • Perform RCA and place controls to avoid the reoccurrence of impacting errors by using QC tools and techniques.
  • Training and Development - Provided direction and support to the team for building capability and better client servicing.

Lead Specialist

Empower Workplace solutions
Bangalore
08.2017 - 02.2024
  • Onboarding clients to the Empower platform.
  • Taking immediate action on any kind of amendments and client queries via email.
  • Before onboarding clients to the Empower platform, ensure that US regulatory compliance is in place.
  • Taking care of all day-to-day client service requests and acting as a liaison between the client, Operations, and the middle office team.
  • Providing services to U.S.-based third-party administrators in managing day-to-day recordkeeping operations.
  • Manage and develop operational partners' relationships by conducting operational update meetings and day-to-day ops liaison within key work streams.
  • Coordinates with internal operations departments to ensure accurate, complete, and timely processing of transactions.
  • Maintenance of plan data, and problem research, and resolution.
  • Communicating with the middle office team and handling clients' queries.
  • Provided key points to automate the process in a few areas where the system can accommodate.
  • Monthly reporting for the governance call, dashboard update, NIGO and cancellation request to partners, and restricted plan reporting for the team.
  • Part of the transition calls for new changes and updates in turn to train.
  • POC for process automation to highlight, suggest, and eliminate non-value-added steps.
  • NIGO reduction project – made a mandate to update the document form to avoid NIGOs.

Operational Analyst

Deutsche Bank
Bangalore
09.2014 - 08.2017

Company Overview: A market-leading provider of equity, equity-linked products, derivatives, asset management, wealth management, and banking services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients worldwide.

  • Booking trades as requested by traders, and simultaneously releasing instructions to the market.
  • Communicating with multiple brokers to book exchange-related trades.
  • Taking immediate action on any kind of amendments
  • Pre-matching trades with counterparties in an effective manner in order to ensure smooth and timely settlement of trades.
  • Ensuring prompt settlement of high-value trades associated with risk in order to avoid buy-in risk, market fines, and losses.
  • Interaction with various departments, which include counterparties, custodians, middle office, stock loan, and other internal teams to ensure the settlement of trades on value day.
  • Reconciliation of cash and stock positions, and make sure that ledger positions match with those of the agents' statements.
  • Market-leading provider of equity, equity-linked products, derivatives, asset management, wealth management, and banking services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients worldwide.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

VidyaVahini College
Tumkur
01.2014

PU - Accounting And Finance

BHS First Grade College
Bangalore
01.2011

Skills

  • Excellent communication
  • Talent management
  • Analytical and critical thinking
  • MS Office
  • SharePoint
  • Problem solving
  • Training and Development
  • Customer Relations
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Certification, Yellow Belt
  • SPARK Certification: Society of Professional Asset Managers and Record Keepers
  • Lead program certification offered by Empower

Accomplishments

  • Deutsche Bank was awarded a spot for going the extra mile in achieving the organization's goals at the time of Brexit
  • Empower received Quality, VIP, and EMVP awards for achieving the highest accuracy and meeting the organization's goals

Timeline

Lead Specialist

Empower Personal Wealth
03.2024 - Current

Lead Specialist

Empower Workplace solutions
08.2017 - 02.2024

Operational Analyst

Deutsche Bank
09.2014 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

VidyaVahini College

PU - Accounting And Finance

BHS First Grade College
Srinidhi Prasad