Krishnakumar K is a result-oriented professional with 8 years of experience in investment banking and capital markets. He has experience in corporate KYC/AML processes, international cash operations, forex trading and settlements, and transaction monitoring. Currently he works as a team leader at TCS performing corporate due diligence and monitoring clients for suspicious financial activities. Previously he held roles at BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, and HCL Technologies performing forex operations, reconciliations, and confirmations to ensure timely settlement of trades.
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1. KRISHNAKUMAR K
Phone: + 91 9840793688
Email: krishnarmd@gmail.com
To be a smart and pragmatic professional,looking for challenging assignment in this current market. Willing and eager to
take up challenging jobs that provides opportunity for growth in terms of experience & Knowledge.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
As result oriented professional with 8 years of experience in an Investment Banking and capital market securities
services.
1.9 years in Corporate KYC/AML CDD and EDD Transaction monitoring surveillance.
1.6 years’ of experience in International cash and Forex operations in treasury payments and settlements like OTC
Derivatives and Fixed Income Settlements.
3.6 years’ experience in the areas of Forex trades booking, Trade confirmation, chasing and settlements in foreign
exchange Market risk monitor.
0.10 years’ experience in the areas of Forex trade confirmation and validating the trade conversation of clients with
the help of Reuter’s application.
Excellent an analytical, trouble shooting, inter-personal and presentation skills with proven ability in driving
numerous innovative ideas across the career.
Knowledge in working with TLM (Transaction life cycle management), REUTERS, FOX, PB LINK, PLASMA, OPAL
and JIRA all other operating system.
Knowledge in working with NARKOM or DETICA and ACCUITY for transaction monitoring surveillance
Handled various functional and UAT testing during the onsite Process migrations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TATA CONSULTANCEY SERVICES TEAM LEADER
Chennai Aug’ 2014 to Till date
About TCS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a global leader in IT services, digital and business solutions that partners with its
clients to simplify, strengthen and transform their businesses. We ensure the highest levels of certainty and satisfaction
through a deep-set commitment to our clients, comprehensive industry expertise and a global network of innovation and
delivery canters.
Client: Standard Charted Bank (Scope International, India)
Roles and Responsibilities:
Performing Corporate KYC - Customer Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence for Corporate clients.
Have to identify key issues and suspicious activities which relate to money laundering or terrorism financing during the
course of the CDD or EDD and investigate/escalate themappropriately.
Perform research on corporate clients of listed, regulated, private companies, trusts, partnerships, Special purpose vehicles,
Funds.
Conducting enhanced due diligence on customers/counterparties from high risk jurisdictions to identify potential legal,
regulatory or reputational risk.
To conduct checks and due diligence on the corporate clients primarily looking out for adverse news/information that may be
detrimental to the reputation of the bank – in particular, any evidence of financial criminal activities.
Conduct Client Screening and research on clients, beneficial owners, directors, authorizes signatories and majority
shareholders of the clients using the tool (Accuity).
2. KRISHNAKUMAR K
To identify and report high risk individual or corporate financial accounts where there is a possibility of existing / potential
money laundering activities.
Identification is based upon the alerts received against individuals/groups with criminal records and/orany direct/indirect
political background.
Quality Check and analysis and provide feedback to the alert reviewer.
To track performance of individuals and provide feedback for the same.
Provide quality service to internal & external customers related to performance products and information.
Escalate high risk negative information in accordance with bank policies.
BNP PARIBAS SUNDRAM GLOBAL SECURTIES SERVICES Senior Associate
Chennai Oct’ 2011 to Mar’2013
About BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas has had a presence in India for over 150 years havingestablished its first branch in Kolkata, in 1860.
BNP Paribas offers sophisticated solutions in its threecore businesses — Corporateand Investment Banking, Investment
Solutions and Retail Banking — many of them in association with stronglocal partners.By placingthe customer firmly at
the heart of its operations, “the bank for a changing world” has positioned itself as a responsiblecompany at the service
of its customers.
Transition Handled:
Successfully migration of twoprocesses from BNP Paribas Sydney toBNP Paribas Sundaram Global Securities
Services Chennai hub.
Successfully handled the implementation of the Spinnaker migration project.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Ensure that all the instruction received from client , investment managers and other departments areauctioned
within therespectivecurrency cut-off.
As a member of FX team I will be monitoring both FX and middle office queue in DMS throughout the day .
Validate all the Client instruction received via DMS and BIRDare authenticated messages.
Booking of FX trades in Fox on behalf of investment managers and ensure that they have flow into back office
system for settlements on time.
Forex order cancellation/amendment request received from investment managers or client which is booked
already in Fox.
Involved in authorizing/verifyingthemanual payments processed to counterparty through systems like corporate
online payments,interbankfunds (MT103, MT202, MT210, and MT299).
Daily Cash Funding sweeps request received from Fund Accounting team to move the AUD funds between
Westpac (custodian) and BNPP Sydney. (Cash SWITCH IN and Cash SWITCH OUT has been done in before AUD
currency cut off).
Reporting on outstanding reconciliation break , open investigation and pending cases carry out the
necessary investigation and assigning the break for resolution to the operation team.
To reconcile the credit and debit entries are reflected on various account.
Responsible to investigate and action all the pending outstanding items related to master custody Portfolios.
To review the outstanding reconciliation items more than two days and investigate and comments has been
update in TLM.
PrioritizeCritical clients Reconciliation items and proactively escalate any financial impacts without delay.
To take responsibility ofeliminatingaged, outstandingitems and clearing exceptions on a daily basis.
Responsible for understanding client requirements and cascadingthe same to the development team.
Clarifying functional concepts to the technical team during various stages of the project.
In addition to the above, responsible to perform four eye checks for the above tasks in my supervisor role.
Preparing and updating the Standard operation procedures.
Deutsche Bank Operations India Ltd. Analyst (SME)
Bangalore May’2008 to Oct’ 2011
About Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank established its first branch in India in 1980.Deutsche Bank is a fully integrated financial services provider
to Indian corporate,institutional and individual clients in the world of Securities, Asset & Wealth Management and
Global Transaction Banking.
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Roles and Responsibilities:
Global Financial Foreign Exchange Operations and Inter Bank Settlements:
To process Foreign Exchange trades and ensuring no discrepancy.
To chase with trader/middle office and client to sort out the discrepancy in the trade.
Meeting various Currency cut-off and ensuring timely settlement of trades
Act as a bridge between middle office/trader and client to sort out the discrepancy in the trade and timely settlement
Looking into foreign exchange Market Risk Monitor to avoid settlement risk.
Looking into foreign exchange confirmations & settlements
Dealing with Swaps, Spot, Forwards, and NDF
Taking necessary actions to settle the trades on settlement date.
Responding to the queries raised by the back office with regards to the discrepancy in the trade bookings
Investigating the discrepancies & root cause analysis to avoid position risk for traders.
Working on Settlement instructions of clients for making interbank payments before cut -off time.
Checking currency cut-off to settle the trades before cut-off time.
Reporting the breaks and their ages to the onshore team and global MIS team.
Preparing and sending Daily and Month reports & maintaining control sheets.
Inter Bank Settlements:
Making the manual payment to financial institution and Non-financial institution.
Investigating failed payments, recalling funds paid to client in error, amendment of wrong payments, checking
receipts and payments of funds.
Timely identification of the trade and liaising with traders to ensure trades are settled on time
Ensure that the trades are matched mutually and funds are paid before currency cut -off, Investigate and resolve
instruction conflicts and trade discrepancies.
Ensuring that all control standards are met to facilitate a smooth audit process.
HCL Technologies Ltd (Out Sourcing Division of Deutsche Bank) Process Associate
Capital Market Securities Services, Chennai Aug’2007 to May’2008
About HCL
HCL has been one of the fastest growing technology companies not only in India but in the world. As a $4.8 billion global
company, HCL Technologies brings IT and engineering services expertise under one roof to solve complex business
problems for its clients. HCL’s Trade Processing and Back-Office solutions integrate technology with operations across
the trade processing life cycle, providing consultation, trade platform rationalization, consolidation and modernization,
and business assurance solutions with test automation.
Role and Responsibilities:
FX Confirmation & Reuters Matching:
Dealing with foreign exchange transaction based on market risk to monitor Cash and Commodities of FX dealings.
Confirmation of currencies and precious metals
Discrepancies tracking and ensure matching rule (Email / Fax) and confirmation.
Querying discrepancies to Middle Office and Front Office, ensuring trades are matched and settled.
Checking of incoming confirmation and checking against trades.
Action the unmatched trades and confirmations and deleting the duplicate confirmations.
Informing mismatches to Middle office and ensuring the breaks to be cleared.
Chasing clients for missing confirmations via swift.
Escalating to the regional heads with in London and New York for outstanding trades.
Preparing and maintaining of daily MIS and EOD control reports
Ensure daily deadlines are met and ensure accuracy of the processes and data.
ACADEMICS
2007 M.B.A (Master of Business Administration) from Tagore Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu with 70%
2005 B.COM from Sri Chandra Sekharedra Saraswathi Vishwa Maha Vidyalaya, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu with 69%
2002 12th from Syed Ammal Higher Secondary school, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu with 66%
2000 10th from D.D.V.High School, Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu with 69%
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Professional Achievements:
Successfully migrated the process in Sydney and stabilized the team short period
Received Star award and Spot award for the excellent performer of the month.
Received appreciation mail from clients, dealers, and my onshore team.
Cross trained for fresher’s from Jaipur resiliency unit.
Trained people in various sub-processes.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office
Tally 7.2
SAP (FICO)
Type writing English (Lower)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 29th March, 1984
Passport No: K9958789
Material status: Married
Current Address: Raj Residency, No 6/30,Flat No G1, Sourashtra Nagar, 8th Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, Pin Code: 600 094.
Permanent Address: No 9,Semmangundu Street, Near Bazaar police station back side, Ramanathapuram,
Tamil Nadu, Pin Code: 623501.
Languages Known: English, Tamil, and Kannada
I hereby declare that the above given information are true.
Date:
Place: Chennai (KRISHNAKUMAR K)