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Sujith C

Bengaluru

Summary

Reliable and detail-oriented professional with over 13 years of experience in the investment banking industry, including extensive team management and leadership. Proven track record in handling complex onshore and offshore migrations, driving key risk indicators (KRI), key performance indicators (KPI) reporting, and fostering team motivation to achieve high performance. Adept at managing diverse teams, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering consistent results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Team leader

Thought Focus
Bangalore
12.2023 - Current
  • Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring high-quality service and fostering long-term relationships.
  • Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring that tasks are executed efficiently and effectively. This includes managing both individual and team performance, motivating employees, and ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals.
  • Conducting individual meetings with team members to provide feedback, address personal development goals, resolve specific concerns, and provide support.
  • Recruiting suitable candidates based on project requirements and team skill sets. This includes participating in interviews, assessing candidates’ capabilities, and selecting individuals who can contribute effectively to the team.
  • Performed loan syndication reconciliation and Closure by cross-referencing transaction details, interest payments, principal balances, and amortization schedules across multiple lenders, ensuring accurate cash flow tracking, compliance with loan covenants, and effective management of debt instruments.
  • Coordinated with agent banks for timely settlement, addressed discrepancies in syndicate loan documentation and provided detailed investor reporting while ensuring accurate accruals and adjustments.
  • Executed and settled financial transactions in accordance with LSTA and LMA market standards.
  • Handled funded and unfunded financial contracts, Maintained accurate and up-to-date records of Primary and Secondary market deals.
  • Conducted trade confirmation reviews for CLO and to ensure compliance and accuracy.
  • Prepared and dispatched Final Deal Packets to trustees within specified timelines.
  • Utilized Markit’s loan data platform to Continuously evaluate and improved reconciliation processes, identifying opportunities for automation and streamlining using advanced features of Markit, WSO, and ClearPar, Skyroad, Everest and VPM.
  • Assisted in implementing best practices to reduce reconciliation cycle times and improve overall efficiency.
  • Reconcile loan terms, confirm loan positions, and track loan pricing and performance.
  • Ensured accurate and timely entry of syndicated loan data into internal systems, reconciling daily transactions including rollovers, paydowns, commitment Increase/Decrease, interest accruals, cash movements, and fee payments, while monitoring to prevent delays or errors in financial reporting.
  • Worked closely with Client to facilitate the settlement of Bid Wanted in Competition (BWIC) trades, ensuring all trades were settled accurately and on time, prior to the official trade settlement date.
  • Focused primarily on the reconciliation of Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans (DDTL), Revolver, ensuring accurate tracking of loan disbursements, repayments, interest accruals, and fees across all parties involved.

Senior Associate 2

Apex Fund services
Bangalore
03.2022 - 12.2023
  • Performed cash and position reconciliations between custodian records and fund manager systems to ensure data accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
  • Ensures financial records accurately align with external sources (Trustees, Custodians, Agents), reflecting true cash balances and asset holdings.
  • Continuously monitor liquidity across CLOs and funds, address shortfalls, and pursue timely trade execution aligned with cash flow needs and strategic objectives to close the bond and bank loan trades.
  • Validated and ensured the accuracy of Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations, performing thorough checks to guarantee compliance with financial regulations.
  • Delivered NAV results to end users in a timely and accurate manner, providing clear and actionable reports to stakeholders.
  • Investigated and resolved breaks in equity and fixed income positions, coordinating with internal teams and custodians for timely resolution.
  • Supported month-end and quarter-end close processes by validating equity and bond positions and reconciling discrepancies across platforms.

Implementation Analyst 3

Clearwater Analytics
Noida
08.2021 - 04.2022
  • Scope requirements and configure solutions using proprietary software tools to meet the accounting, compliance and monitoring performance measurement and risk analysis need of clients.
  • Handle complex time sensitive requests from accounting, treasury and IT senior executives and other decision makers at world renowned companies.
  • Strategize with development teams to improve client onboarding experience, shorten delivery time frames and develop repeatable scalable processes.
  • Manage assigned projects and coordinate necessary resources.
  • Managed client onboarding and changing request processes, ensuring due diligence and successful go-live dates for new reconciliation setups or client additions.

Team leader

State Street HCL services
Coimbatore
09.2015 - 08.2021
  • Managed a team of 40 professionals providing Fund Administrative services to State Street clients.
  • Oversaw portfolio reconciliations between clients, brokers, and investment managers (IM), ensuring adherence to intraday deadlines and high-quality deliverables.
  • Involved in the understanding and delivery of the project details to the associates in the initial stages of the project, as being a senior member in the group.
  • Executed and settled financial transactions in accordance with LSTA and LMA market standards.
  • Handled funded and unfunded financial contracts, Maintained accurate and up-to-date records of Primary and Secondary market deals.
  • Conducted trade confirmation reviews for CLO and to ensure compliance and accuracy.
  • Prepared and dispatched Final Deal Packets to trustees within specified timelines.
  • Created and maintained Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for LMA portfolios.
  • Managed daily cash and position reconciliation for syndicated loans, ensuring alignment of loan records between the lender, trustee, and agent bank.
  • Utilized platforms such as WSO and Markit for daily reconciliation processes, ensuring accurate and timely accounting records.
  • Delivered one-on-one coaching, conducted annual appraisals, and provided performance feedback to drive individual and team growth.
  • Managed client onboarding and changing request processes, ensuring due diligence and successful go-live dates for new reconciliation setups or client additions.
  • Reconciliation includes reconciling of various products like FI, Equity, Syndicated loans, Derivatives, MBS etc.
  • Well-versed in using Markit, WSO, and TLM and Loan IQ for effective loan syndication, reconciliation, and portfolio management.
  • Resolving issues on transition account, coordination with transition team and client to resolve issues to handover the account for BAU to the respective reconciliations team.
  • Posting high value transactions cashflows/FX upon research on the market support (custodian website, client application).

Processing Associate 2

Pershing
Chennai
04.2015 - 09.2015
  • Performed pre-pay date checks to ensure accurate base record updates for dividend payments.
  • On the pay date, ensured clients received the correct interest in their accounts.
  • Resolved rate discrepancies and delays in income allocation promptly.
  • Managed post-pay date discrepancies, ensuring accurate dividend payments and timely resolution of pending allocations.
  • Leveraged various manual sources (FTS, Bloomberg, information circulars, exchange bulletins) and online platforms (e.g., company websites, NYSE, NASDAQ) to validate corporate actions and ensure accurate dividend payments.
  • Identified and managed various payment modes for dividend disbursement, including single posting, BACS, CHAPS, Cheque, and CDS payments.
  • Led quality improvement initiatives to enhance performance and operational standards across functions, conducting team discussions to address and resolve quality and performance issues.

Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
06.2012 - 04.2015
  • Managed operational risk control as part of the First Line of Defense (FLOD), ensuring robust risk management processes and mitigating unauthorized activities in inactive client accounts.
  • Developed and implemented a systematic process for monitoring and deactivating dormant client accounts.
  • Regularly monitored accounts to identify fraudulent activity, unusual trades, transfers, and future trades.
  • Processed inactive account balances by transferring them to nominal accounts via ledger entries, maintaining accurate financial records.
  • Conducted periodic reviews of dormant accounts to ensure compliance with internal controls, regulatory requirements, and audit standards.
  • Collaborated with compliance, audit, and front-office teams to escalate and resolve exceptions identified in dormant account monitoring.
  • Enhanced operational risk controls by streamlining dormant account surveillance processes, reducing false positives, and strengthening oversight.
  • Prepared management reports and dashboards highlighting dormant account trends, risk exposures, and control effectiveness.
  • Automated dormant account monitoring and closure processes, resulting in elimination of 2 FTE workload and improved timeliness of inactive account closure.

Education

Bachelor of Business Management -

CMS college of science and commerce
Coimbatore
01.2012

Higher secondary education -

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Malappuram
01.2009

SSLC -

Kendriya Vidyalaya
Malappuram
01.2007

Skills

  • Loan syndication
  • Financial reconciliation
  • Compliance management
  • Client relationship management
  • Team leadership
  • Team building
  • Employee evaluation
  • Process improvement
  • Goal setting
  • Project coordination
  • Operational efficiency

Accomplishments

  • TCS Recognition Program: Twice awarded for consistently exceeding targets and contributing to team success.
  • Morgan Stanley: Recognized as a top performer for outstanding contributions and delivering high-quality results.
  • SSHCL: Honoured for Four consecutive years of exceptional performance.
  • Greenbelt Certification: Certified in Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
  • Apex Performance Recognition: Consistently recognized for excellence in performance.

Timeline

Senior Team leader

Thought Focus
12.2023 - Current

Senior Associate 2

Apex Fund services
03.2022 - 12.2023

Implementation Analyst 3

Clearwater Analytics
08.2021 - 04.2022

Team leader

State Street HCL services
09.2015 - 08.2021

Processing Associate 2

Pershing
04.2015 - 09.2015

Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
06.2012 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Business Management -

CMS college of science and commerce

Higher secondary education -

Kendriya Vidyalaya

SSLC -

Kendriya Vidyalaya

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