Vijayasankar S
Chennai
Summary
A product owner, banking software implementation consultant, principal business analyst experienced in both waterfall and agile methods. Expert in Core banking, retail, transaction banking, regulatory compliance, AML, KYC banking product development business analysis.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
5
5
Languages
Work History
AVP - Lead Consultant
Intellect Design Arena Ltd
Chennai
11.2022 - Current
- Successful onsite implementation in Madagascar (Africa) for a large regulatory bank to go live, conducted user training, completed UAT support for core-banking/ regulatory /compliance product
- As an AVP, Lead consultant had extensive interaction with client in user training, UAT support, data migration support, interfacing / integrating support, business requirement gathering, BRD writing, FSD writing, feature demo / PWT product walkthrough and until user guide hand over of the developed features.
- Worked closely with customer and identified their scope of transactions based on that suggested appropriate functional changes
- Communicated business concepts and expected functional behavior to developers and other stakeholders
Senior Business Analyst
Temenos FCM
08.2018 - 11.2022
- Successful onsite support in Spain for a global Spanish bank to go live for AML / KYC – FCM product for a digital only bank
- Extensive interaction with client in business requirement gathering, BRD writing, FSD writing, feature demo and until user guide hand over developed features.
- Supported leadership team with reporting, analysis, and business presentations to inform divisional strategies.
- Working as a senior business analyst in “FCM –Temenos” an “AML compliance” software, by “Temenos India pvt ltd” – Global leader in core banking solutions
- I contribute and am responsible for the following areas, Business requirement analysis – client discussions BRD – Business requirement document discussion / and / or writing FSD – Functional specifications document writing FSD sign off by client, FSD walkthrough to architects, developers and testers
- User guide writing and user guide hand over to clients, trainers and knowledge management team
- Product documentation including bug fix documentation and all release notes
- Product and feature demo to clients, developers, testers, and knowledge team
- Suggesting and contributing to Strategic initiatives / internal developments to improve product.
AML Project Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2013 - 08.2018
- Contributed to and managed a team of AML statistical data analysts to do data analysis on AML alerts on Transaction Screening and reducing the number of false positive hits on the Fircosoft AML platform. Reducing the transaction blocking percentage and reducing the false positive hits
- Mentored Financial Crime Compliance – Transaction Monitoring Unit
- Trained 60 newly recruited French language experts to understand banking, AML and Transaction Monitoring and done cross skilling to them to the level of performing Transaction monitoring in French language
- QA meetings and best practices awareness sessions
- Achieved BAU level productivity targets in 4 months.
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
- As an Assistant manager for US AML transactions monitoring team handling a team of 40 analysts Screening of clients’ names against Accuity, data bases, internal and public domain searches
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2013 - 08.2018
- Contributed to and managed a team of AML statistical data analysts to do data analysis on AML alerts on Transaction Screening and reducing the number of false positive hits on the Fircosoft AML platform
- Reducing the transaction blocking percentage and reducing the false positive hits.
Branch Manager
ICICI Securities LTD
09.2012 - 02.2013
- Handling and approving branch’s De-Mat Ac opening, service, operations, and business through 6 Relationship Managers
- Customer requests related to De-mat accounts opening and audit of branch processes Responsible for resolving telephonic, e-mail queries and complaints from the clients
- Onboarding, activating various features of the investment accounts for new clients.
Deputy Manager
HDFC BANK
10.2010 - 09.2012
- Performing all transactions in the retail banking operations including but not limited to, CTR, LTR filing, Form 60 filing, Pan Card transactions details report and regulatory related filings, reporting from the branches to the regulator/ corporate office
- Fund transfers at branch (NEFT, RTGS, DD, Banker’s Cheque, Cheque transfers, Cheque clearing) Foreign currency demand drafts, Cheque and prepaid Forex cards
- Issuances of INR prepaid cards, Gift cards and Food cards
- Making cash credits, cash payments, cash vault transfers Foreign currency cash exchanges, wire transfers as per legal limits
- Travelers’ Cheque issuance/ cancellation/ collection
- To prepare and submit cash activity report as per regulatory norms
- Monitoring and reporting of suspicious transactions Ensuring that the branch operates as per compliance, regulatory guidelines
- KYC documentation for all transactions and ac opening forms.as per guidelines
- Manual salary transfers and salary transfer uploads
- Recovery of charges from customers’ accounts
- Opening / Closure of Fixed deposits and Recurring deposits.
Customer Service Officer
ICICI Bank
08.2006 - 10.2010
- Performing all transactions in the retail banking operations including but not limited to, CTR, LTR filing, Form 60 filing, Pan Card transactions details report and regulatory related filings, reporting from the branches to the regulator/ corporate office
- Fund transfers at branch (NEFT, RTGS, DD, Banker’s Cheque, Cheque transfers, Cheque clearing) Foreign currency demand drafts, Cheque and prepaid Forex cards
- Issuances of INR prepaid cards, Gift cards and Food cards
- Making cash credits, cash payments, cash vault transfers Foreign currency cash exchanges, wire transfers as per legal limits
- Travelers’ Cheque issuance/ cancellation/ collection
- To prepare and submit cash activity report as per regulatory norms
- Monitoring and reporting of suspicious transactions Ensuring that the branch operates as per compliance, regulatory guidelines
- KYC documentation for all transactions and ac opening forms.as per guidelines
- Manual salary transfers and salary transfer uploads
- Recovery of charges from customers’ accounts
- Opening / Closure of Fixed deposits and Recurring deposits.
Marketing Executive
TVS Tires
02.2005 - 08.2006
- Dealer and Distributor network management, Market expansion, market research, marketing, campaigning activities, customer services.
Education
CAMS Certified -
Association of certified Anti Money laundering Specialists
IIBF Certification in AML & KYC - undefined
Indian Institute of banking and finance
AMFI certified - undefined
Unknown
NCDO certifications from NSDL for De-mat operations - undefined
Unknown
B.sc - Physics - undefined
Vivekananda Gurukulam College, Madurai Kamaraj university
Hindi certification in Hindi literature - undefined
Dhakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar sabha, Trichy
Skills
Well experienced in jira - epic, story, tasks - {CR, feature development and bug} management & documentation through agile nimble process Good knowledge in jira ceremonies and related workflows
Core Banking Product manager
Support in preparing RFP responses and RFP mapping for Canada, Seychelles, Papua new Guinea, Mozambique and Madagascar banking clients on Regulatory-compliance Core banking productHandling Global banking clients for AML software from the regions - Europe, Latin America, ME & NA, Asia, and AustraliaIn AML transaction monitoring operations, Reported 2 Terrorist financing money laundering cases and 4 drug crime related money laundering cases and other crime related money laundering cases that resulted in SAR filing in UK and USA regions, and avoided huge penaltiesAML project migration, transition & training for 120 AML analysts to do detail Level 2 Transaction monitoring to file SAR for a global US bankIn AML operations, Found and escalated multiple money laundering fraud related cases while working in banksPrevious Roles
- Temenos India Pvt Ltd, Senior Business analyst - FCM - AML software, Chennai, 08/2018, 11/2022
- Tata Consultancy Services, AML project assistant manager, Unknown, 03/2013, 08/2018
- ICICI Securities LTD, Branch Manager, Chennai, 09/2012, 02/2013
- HDFC BANK, Deputy Manager - Retail banking, Chennai, 10/2010, 09/2012
- ICICI Bank, Customer Service officer - Retail Branch Banking, Unknown, 08/2006, 10/2010
- TVS Tires, Marketing executive, Bangalore & Bellary, 02/2005, 08/2006
Current Role
Intellect design arena Ltd, AVP - Product implementation / migration consultant - SME, Chennai
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/11/83
- Gender: Male
Accomplishments
- Successfully completed end to end implementation of new features in the T24 AML module.
Certification
MFTA - Master of Financial Technical Analysis
Timeline
AVP - Lead Consultant
Intellect Design Arena Ltd
11.2022 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
Temenos FCM
08.2018 - 11.2022
AML Project Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2013 - 08.2018
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2013 - 08.2018
Branch Manager
ICICI Securities LTD
09.2012 - 02.2013
Deputy Manager
HDFC BANK
10.2010 - 09.2012
Customer Service Officer
ICICI Bank
08.2006 - 10.2010
Marketing Executive
TVS Tires
02.2005 - 08.2006
Assistant Manager
Tata Consultancy Services
CAMS Certified -
Association of certified Anti Money laundering Specialists
IIBF Certification in AML & KYC - undefined
Indian Institute of banking and finance
AMFI certified - undefined
Unknown
NCDO certifications from NSDL for De-mat operations - undefined
Unknown
B.sc - Physics - undefined
Vivekananda Gurukulam College, Madurai Kamaraj university
Hindi certification in Hindi literature - undefined
Dhakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar sabha, Trichy