SENIOR ANALYST
MCKINSEY AND COMPANY
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
Department: Global Finance and Accounting Department.
• Responsible for overall Payments Operations across US & LATAM Region offices.
• Expertise in ORACLE for the all the modules such as Accounts Payable, General Ledger.
• Processing of payments via Priority cheque, Cheque, Ach, or Wire, based on the requirements of the Employees and vendors.
• Reconciliation Bank entries with Company books.
• Scrutiny of bank account statements.
• Documentation of invoices received from vendors.
• Coordinating with the bankers and ensure payments were paid on timely manner.
• Coordination with the Reconciliation Unit in solving the outstanding Invoices to vendor.
• Adhere the Various Currency Cut-off Times.
• Reporting of Funding & Foreign exchange deals to treasury.
• Reconciliation of payments processed will be done on the same day.
• Preparing Reject logs and ensuring the same is informed to top management.
• Drafted the Process Manual for Payment Operations and ensuring the same is updated.
• Handling calls with Banker & Local operations teams.
• Planning and allocation of works.
• Supervising and Coordinating subordinates to ensure in smooth accounting.
• Processing of Letters of Credit.
• Handling Self-Correspondence with all Business Clients, Suppliers and Banks.
• Enhanced the credibility of accounting function by generating accurate and timely MIS Reports.
• Performing of Internal Process review within the regular intervals.
• Preparing bank reconciliation.
• Posting check payments, cash receipts and payment reversals into the banking system.
• Checking the Daily cash flow reports.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies.
Department: International Payment Operations - Fund transfer Unit
(Global Corporate and Investment Banking)
• Processing of fund transfer payments on behalf of Citibank post checking mandatory controls.
• Responsible for processing of Manually Initiated Fund Transfers (MIFT), Telex transfers, and EFT Citi-direct transfers for 3 Citibank branches located UAE.
• Processing payments in all currencies and through all clearing systems like UAE FTS Payment System (RTGS), FEDWIRE, CHIPS, CHAPS, TARGET, EBA, SEPA etc.
• Execution of Standard Settlement Instructions whenever requested.
• Coordinating with Securities and Fund services team and processing the payments on high priority.
• Monitoring OFAC queue and authorizing the payments by ensuring the payments were screened as per AML Procedure & US Sanction Policies.
• Handling Inbound calls from Service desk & operations teams.
• Handling of Customer queries, and branch queries via Mails.
• Reconciliation and Proofing of the Financial and operational accounts such as Nostro a/c, AR a/c, Sundry a/c, Suspense a/c, Due to Due account etc.
• Handling the Investigation related inquiries such as Unable to apply, Beneficiary non-receipt of funds, Amendments, Cancellations, and Corresponding bank charges and ensure to act upon
• Monitoring of Exception queue at regular intervals.
• Reporting of foreign exchange deals to treasury.
• Reporting of High value Inflows and Outflows in various currencies at regular intervals.
• Processing of fund sweeps/ Monitoring of customer accounts without overdrawn/ maintaining balance at the end of the day, as per the customer standing instruction.
• Delivering the payment swift messages to the clients as and when requested
• Reconciliation of payments processed will be done on the same day without any exceptions.
• Adhere the Various Currency Cut-off Times.
• Quality Check will be performed on the processed customer instruction.
• Preparations and Circulation of Reports to top level managements and clients.
• Keeping online track of customer requirements and specifications and if any will be updated.
• Preparing daily pending and pending escalation send to the client.
• Preparing Monthly Volumes, Inquire MIS
• Manage the daily Volumes and allocate work to Associates
• Coordination with the team to monitor work flow management and assist in client requirements.
• Training up of Starters with end to end process.
Achievements:
• Handled and stabilized high sensitive IQD Currency Process with nil errors.
• De-Materialized 1500 Standing Instructions of Citibank Dubai Corporate customers.
• Streamlined and Automated Citi-direct Internal transfer which got linked with incorrect product codes.
• Automated Telex Internal transfers
• Authorized trainer for GCIB UAE Incoming and internal process.
• Migrated payment workflow module in Oracle Flexcube application.
Trainings Attended:
• Basics of Banking.
• Information Security.
• Fraud Risk Management.
• Anti-Money Laundering.
• Manually Initiated Funds Transfer.
• Power of Positive Attitude.
Department: MARKETING
• Examined and Certified by IRDA (INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA)
• Agent License No : 757-3697965
Advisor code : 494389
• Marketing of INSURANCE PRODUCTS among the public