Vishnu Katta
Trade Finance Specialist
Hyderabad
Summary
Seasoned Trade Finance specialist with over 15 years of experience in global process operations across Asia, EMEA, and the Americas. Certified in CDCS (2012) and CTFC (2020) by the London Institute of Banking & Finance, with strong proficiency in UCP 600, URR 725, ISBP, and SWIFT standards. Skilled in document scrutiny, LC issuance (including GCC countries), and advising/confirming for USA-based clients. Demonstrated ability to implement effective procedures, maintain financial discipline, and lead teams. Known for excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with active involvement in training programs for CDCS aspirants and new team members.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2010
2010
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SM/AVP
Axis Bank Limited
01.2021 - Current
- Compliance officer and handling document scrutiny of exports, imports and overseas clients of the bank
- Handling of branch queries and guide them to understand the process of scrutiny and payment at each level
- Working on repetitive errors and areas of risk prone clients and timely escalation to respective units
- Mentoring team members to promote productivity with zero errors
- Communicate KPIs outlined in annual plan to inform employees of expectations and deliverables
SME/ Trade Service Representative -4
Wells Fargo
01.2016 - 12.2020
- Handling of document scrutiny for the regions like Tokyo, Singapore, London and different markets of USA
- Spearheading the entire export/ import documentation scrutiny in which scrutinizing and processing of export/ import documents under Letter of Credit within the TAT under various regions.
- Managing compliance and OFAC checking which relates to boycott language, risk involvement
- Working on repetitive errors and areas of risk prone clients and timely escalation to respective units.
- Key member in managing the migration of the new process and handling special clients
- Key member to guide TM’s in identifying risk prone areas in the underlying transactions and approach respective bodies for their view and authority
- Use to train new employees as well as CDCS aspirants by providing training of UCP600 and other trade related subject
Team Developer
BACI (BA Continuum India Pvt Ltd)
02.2014 - 12.2015
- Spearheading the entire export/ import documentation scrutiny in which scrutinizing and processing of export/ import documents under Letter of Credit within the TAT for various countries.
- Managing compliance and OFAC checking.
- Conducting Error analysis, review of refusals received from the issuing bank
- Providing clarifications and inputs to the bank so as to how customer can present the error free documents and helps to go process smoothly
- Key member in managing the migration of the new process and handling special clients
- Key member to provide quality analysis checks at OFAC input levels, checking for boycott and anti- boycott language and liaise with respective teams for approvals and explanation.
Business Process Lead
TCS (TATA Consultancy Services Ltd)
05.2013 - 02.2014
- Managing the Import LC issuance for the client Citibank N.A. within the agreed TAT for various regions I.E., UAE and Kuwait
- Managing compliance and OFAC checking of the customers and its related parties.
- Communication with the bank for clarification about clients
- Swift and telex messages to corresponding banks and advising banks regarding any clarifications about the concerns raised by customer
Trade Analyst
Deutsche Bank (DBOI Global Services Pvt. Ltd)
08.2010 - 04.2013
- Spearheading the entire export/ import documentation scrutiny in which scrutinizing and processing of export/ import documents under Letter of Credit within the TAT for various countries.
- Managing compliance and OFAC checking.
- Acting as internal trainer by coordinating with the Training & QA departments to build and deliver an effective training program as per schedule / standards of the organization.
- Communicating new technical updates / domain specific information to the team members.
- Allocating documents to the team members as well as providing process training on ‘error analysis’ to the existing members in order to improve the overall productivity and accuracy of the team.
- Overseeing all the compliance activities pertaining to the process and business are followed with diligence as well as ensuring timely delivery with a turnaround time of 100%.
Education
MPIB - Trade Finance
Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade
Skills
Well versed with MS Office and Internet Applications
Internal communications
Crisis management
Operations management
Partnership development
Accomplishments
- Accredited with Star Award, K- Performer for maintaining accuracy and TAT
- Consistently maintaining highest productivity with nil error for 2 years
- Achieved DA highest limit within short period of time in all organizations
- Awarded CHAMPION FOR THE QUARTER three times
- Awarded SPOT AWARD of the month
- Successfully achieved highest productivity in the team up to 150%
Areas Of Exposure
Spearheading daily operations such as implementation of new standard operational procedures & new reporting lines, Forecasting workload and scheduling staff to meet anticipated workload, Identifying and implementing strategies for building team effectiveness, Leading process improvement initiatives through system changes, Monitoring overall functioning of processes and identifying improvement areas, Sending reports to top management and maintaining agreed SLA
Trainings Attended
- Successfully attended trainings conducted by ICC drafting member Soh Chee Seng
- Attended several soft skill trainings – Banking essentials, train the trainer, Effective Communication Skills, Managing Tough Customers, and Negotiation Skills
- Participated in executive training program on Analytics of Mergers & Acquisitions at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Attended trainings conducted by BNP Paribas – ICC committee in Hyderabad
Timeline
SM/AVP
Axis Bank Limited
01.2021 - Current
SME/ Trade Service Representative -4
Wells Fargo
01.2016 - 12.2020
Team Developer
BACI (BA Continuum India Pvt Ltd)
02.2014 - 12.2015
Business Process Lead
TCS (TATA Consultancy Services Ltd)
05.2013 - 02.2014
Trade Analyst
Deutsche Bank (DBOI Global Services Pvt. Ltd)
08.2010 - 04.2013
MPIB - Trade Finance
Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade
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