The document is a resume for C.J.Amarnath Nimal, who has over 11 years of experience in banking and finance roles focused on cash management, payments operations, and correspondent banking. He is currently an Assistant Manager at Shell Business Operations in Chennai, India, where he manages cash forecasting and payments processing for various regions in Asia. Prior to this, he worked at Scope International Limited, where he formatted payment instructions and analyzed straight-through processing rates for client banks. He is seeking managerial positions utilizing his expertise in areas like resource allocation, workflow planning, and team management.

1. C.J.Amarnath Nimal
Dr. No.1 Plot No.10 U.V.Swaminathan Street Kalaivanar Road Chitlappakkam Chennai – 600064
(M) - 9841514402 Email: cjamarnath@yahoo.com
A Bankingand FinanceProfessional with domain expertise in Correspondent Banking, Finance and Client
Services. Seeking challenging Managerial positions in client services / operations domain in progressive
Institutions.
Areas of Expertise Include:
Transition Management ~ Team & Stakeholder management
Resource Allocation ~ Workflow Planning ~ Training & Education
CAREER PROFILE AT A GLANCE
 Have spent over 11 yearsworkingfor multinational companies in the areas of cash management including
payment and Investigation operations & nostro reconciliations.
 Well versed in knowledgeof SWIFT payments formatting, correspondent banking payment & Investigations
& service standards and cash management module in SAP.
 Adept at handling payments processing and have won a number of awards for consistentlydemonstrating
speed and accuracy.
 A natural leader who is able to influence without the indiscreet use of authority and one who perceives
challenges as opportunities and is adaptable to most situations..
 Have good presentation, communication and analytical skills.
ASSIGNMENTS, TRAINING & SEMINARS
 Co-ordinated and participated in the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for payment system re-platforming.
 Participatedina seminarconductedbyProduct Management teams in the areas of correspondent banking
products and services.
 Hosted a number of seminars and presentations on international payments & Investigations within the
organization.
 Participated in a number of training programmes on personal business skills.
 Hosted video conference and presented process along with TreasurySingapore and London.
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
SHELL BUSINESS OPERATION, CHENNAI
SinceDec 2009– AssistantManager,Cash ManagementOperations
KeyAreasof Responsibilities
 Primaryfocal point for managing dayto daycash for the business partner.
 Liaison of East region like India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia & Philippines stake holders.
 Validate inputson various receiptsandpayments to determinetheoptimaldailycashposition to be forecast.
 Liaison with banks in resolution of queries related to payments and receipts.
 Preparationof monthlycashflow statementfor review withthe businesscontrollersandTreasuryManagers.
 Provide periodic updates in the form of MIS to the senior management on cash forecasting and variance
analysis.
 Approving FX deals input by team members, including negotiation with banks for competitive conversion
rates.
 Responsible for ensuring all payments for business partners are approved and processed on a dailybasis.
 Responsible in recruiting staff when required.
 Continuous review and implemented efficiencies to ensure sustainability.
 Directly responsible for management of a team of 3 including yearlyappraisals, coaching & feedback and
management of development plans.
 Versatile in Bank Reconciliation process handling Malaysian entities accounts.
 Handling all Audit related queries and internal Compliance & Controls
 Ensuring all process controls (including Sox controls) are operated effectivelyfor cash management
 Handling Derivatives / Balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
 Ensure all the FX and MM are accounted and approved as per the controls procedure
 Liaising with PWC auditors on month end & yearend audit.

2. Significant Accomplishments
 Implementedsignificant Continuous improvements in area of cash management for downstream business
which leaded subject to projects.
 Migration of 2nd Level Authorization of payments from Manila to Chennai.
 Migration of business processes successfully from various onshore businesses and managed the same
under completelycontrolled environment.
 Primaryfocal for coordinating controls in cash management
 Star Award for handling team without anyissues on 4-5 months till filling up Manager position
 Award for taking initiative for people development skills.
SCOPE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, CHENNAI
SinceJune2003
CareerProgression –SeniorOfficer
KeyAreasof Responsibilities
 Formatting payment instructions received from client banks in SWIFT acceptable standards, thro
interception method and manual inputs.
 Responsible to bring up the payment system following SOD (Start of the Day) procedures including trouble
shooting with the help of technical team.
 Analysis of straight thru rates for client banks and providing training on improving the same, leveraging
expertise SWIFT payments formatting.
 Analysis and processing of payment (comeback) charges from network and client banks.
 Monitor intraday cash management payment queues to comply with various payment cutoff timings,
including preliminaryreview of OFAC queues.
 Liaising with client banks and relationship managers in queryresolution.
 Liaisonwithtreasury andreconciliationsdepartmentin application of debits and credits to nostro and vostro
accounts..
 Participated and conducted seminars and workshops for Relationship managers, Customer Services
Officersandofficialsfrom client banks on SWIFT formatting and correspondent banking payment products
and services
Significant Accomplishments
 Conducted client training and suggest improvements to increase payment straight thro rates.
 Received a number of qualityawards for maintaining high levels of accuracyconsistently.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Education:M .A. Corp.Sec.Ship,MadrasUniversityin 2001
B .A. Corp.Sec.Ship,MadrasUniversity1999
Post GraduateDiplomainHumanresourceManagement
(Loyola CollegePondicherryUniversity - 2002)
Languages:English,Malayalam andTamil
Dateof Birth:17Feb1979
Technical Skills:Wellversed with Internet andMS office applications.
Holding a valid passport