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Vikas Kukreja

Vikas Kukreja

Summary

With more than 15 years of robust experience in Banking & Financial Services, I bring a wealth of expertise to the table. My journey has been marked by a proven track record in agile project management, supported by my PSPO I certification from scrum.org. Alongside, I am well versed with transformation and team management. Having collaborated closely worked with finance & operations BAU teams, I excel in bridging the gap between business and technology seamlessly

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director - Product Manager

UBS
Hyderabad
08.2022 - Current
  • Developed and implemented an automated Nostro Account Monitoring System, enabling real-time tracking and funding of liquidity positions.
  • Designed and built a web page within the Intraday Liquidity Management (ILM) tool to facilitate the reimbursement of intraday credit.
  • Mapped workflows and designed robust automation solutions using Visio, catering to business needs such as automating the reserving of funds to ensure smooth settlements of critical transactions.
  • Led cross-functional teams comprising business, technology, and operations to drive platform modernization, scalability, and innovation within liquidity management.
  • Worked on the full project lifecycle, from requirement gathering, workflow design, configuration, UAT testing, and validation.
  • Worked on the full project lifecycle, from requirement gathering, workflow design, configuration, UAT testing, and validation.
  • Participated in Scrum ceremonies and orchestrated the breakdown of business requirements into JIRA Epics, stories, and tasks, ensuring management of the product backlog.

Business Analyst

Wipro
Pune
02.2021 - 06.2022
  • During My role as a lead BA, I oversaw the resolution of data quality issues within the finance architecture, ensuring seamless and accurate data flow to downstream systems.
  • Root cause analysis was a key focus, backed by comprehensive data analysis utilizing SQL queries.
  • I also maintained accounting rules, adjusting them as necessary to accommodate changes, along with team management responsibilities.

Associate II - Manager

NatWest (Formerly RBS Group)
Gurugram
05.2012 - 01.2021
  • During my tenure in Cash Funding from October 2016 to January 2021, I directed a team of 5 individuals responsible for funding operations across overnight, G11, and emerging market currencies.
  • I conducted daily payment releases via various platforms such as SWIFT and Calypso, while also overseeing the booking of funding trades to allocate costs to traders' P&L accounts.
  • From May 2012 to October 2016, I served in Product Control with a focus on Source System Reconciliation.
  • In this capacity, I conducted daily reconciliations of P&L and Balance Sheet trades between the front office trading system and the General Ledger, incorporating Mark to Market (MTM) adjustments using daily prices from front office systems.

Finance Executive - Business Analyst

HSBC
Gurugram
11.2010 - 05.2012
  • In this role, I oversaw finance systems management, providing crucial business analysis on the effects of changes in RPS.
  • Additionally, I conducted control account reconciliation and closely monitored change request management activities pertaining to retail system modifications.
  • Furthermore, I played a key role in user acceptance testing for projects involving system changes, ensuring smooth transitions and optimal functionality post-implementation.

Senior Process Associate - Reinsurance

Genpact
Gurugram
03.2006 - 04.2008
  • This Role included overseeing the accurate calculation and booking of ceded losses and premiums within the legacy system, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and timely settlement of reinsurance accounts.

Education

MBA -

ICFAI Business School
Hyderabad
04-2010

B.Com. (Hons.) -

Delhi University
Delhi
07-2005

Skills

  • Product management
  • Business analysis
  • Power Bl
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Visio
  • XML
  • Agile - Scrum
  • Postman API testing

Certification

  • PSPO I (Professional Scrum Product Owner), Scrum.org
  • Extract, Transform and Load data in Power BI, Microsoft
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11/Nov/1984
  • Marital status: married
  • Full address: B1609, Hillcrest by Pacifica Ph-1, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500032, India
  • Nationality: Indian

Timeline

Associate Director - Product Manager

UBS
08.2022 - Current

Business Analyst

Wipro
02.2021 - 06.2022

Associate II - Manager

NatWest (Formerly RBS Group)
05.2012 - 01.2021

Finance Executive - Business Analyst

HSBC
11.2010 - 05.2012

Senior Process Associate - Reinsurance

Genpact
03.2006 - 04.2008

MBA -

ICFAI Business School

B.Com. (Hons.) -

Delhi University

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