V V N Pratap

Member of the Capital Market Consulting group, focused on understanding client requirements to develop tailored service offerings. Responsibilities include:

• Supporting delivery teams as a domain expert in the preparation and submission of RFPs and RFQs for Treasury and Capital Markets initiatives.
• Developing business cases and implementation roadmaps to drive client transformation programs.
• Monitoring emerging trends, regulatory changes, and innovations in capital markets to advise clients on strategic opportunities and new business models.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to identify and shape new revenue-generating services aligned with market evolution and client needs.

Senior Business Analyst – Swiss Re (FIS Payment Hub, Bottomline Swift Service Bureau)

• Acted as SME for CBPR+ (ISO 20022) migration across trading and payment systems.
• Led SWIFT BCM project to implement backup infrastructure ensuring business continuity and connectivity.
• Coordinated FileAct service migration from real-time to store-and-forward mode with SWIFT, banks, and vendor.
• Provided L3 support for FIS Payment Hub – managing enhancements, operational issues, and process changes (e.g., Virtual Accounts, ISO 20022).
• Configured payment systems for global payroll process migration across Switzerland, Germany (DTAZV), US (NACHA), France, Netherlands, and Hong Kong.
• Spearheaded FIS Trax configurations including workflows, routing rules, mandates, and custom validations (CEVs, Rule Sequences).
• Led SWIFT Service Bureau migration (Bottomline GT Exchange) – from business requirements to user training, testing, and post go-live support.
• Supervised integration, UAT, and penny testing; analysed production incidents using Kibana logs to ensure smooth BAU operations.
• Engaged with global banks to onboard and establish payment connections (FileAct/FIN).
• Reviewed and implemented yearly SWIFT standards by coordinating with business stakeholders

Business Analyst – Process Automation & Trading Systems (Broadridge Gloss, Murex)

• Collaborated with stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, define value propositions, and scope solutions for yearly testing in Broadridge Gloss and Murex.
• Analyzed end-to-end trading processes to uncover inefficiencies and propose automation improvements.
• Worked closely with operations and solutions teams to understand Murex front-office and back-office workflows including deal capture, BO checks (OSP), accounting validation, payment netting, and settlement.
• Guided testing team in validating trade capture, simulations, OSP checks, trade queries, and accounting entries.
• Coordinated system walkthroughs, defined test strategies/plans, and drove UAT automation during Murex and Broadridge upgrades/migrations.
• Developed test data, performed defect analysis, and liaised with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Led two teams in successfully rolling out an automation framework for Broadridge Gloss and Murex environments.
• Maintained effective stakeholder communication through daily/weekly status reporting and participation in regular update calls.

Business Analyst – Treasury & Capital Markets (Kondor Suite Implementation)
Clients: Banque Saudi Fransi (Riyadh), Bank Negara Indonesia (Jakarta), Maybank (Kuala Lumpur)

• Led end-to-end implementation, migration, and support of the Kondor Trade Processing System across FX, Equities, Fixed Income, IRS, Loans & Deposits, Interest Rate Futures, and Credit Derivatives.
• Configured front-office workflows and reference data including market data, yield curves, and limit management for standardized trading operations.
• Supervised workflow optimization for asset classes such as FX, money markets, equities, IRS/CIRS, commercial papers, and CDS.
• Conducted data analysis using SQL – developed, modified, and executed queries for data validation and reporting.
• Directed unit testing, UAT, and regulatory deliverables; managed end-to-end Go-Live support including migration, parallel runs, and post-implementation transition.
• Configured SWIFT messages (e.g., MT101, MT103, MT202, MT210, MT300, MT320, MT36X, MT54X, MT940, MT950) for trade confirmations and payments across asset classes.
• Designed and implemented accounting rules for FX, MM, Derivatives, and FI products, including trade-date/value-date accounting, revaluation, and position accounting.

Business Consultant – Model Bank

• Worked with T24 Model Bank across multiple modules, including Securities, Wealth Management, Forex, Money Market, and Swaps
• Designed and implemented role-based homepages for Private Banking Operations (Front office, HNI Clients, Compliance)
• Streamlined and optimized client onboarding workflows for Private Clients within the Model Bank, significantly enhancing the client experience.