KIRAN MURAHARI, MBA
Roseville, Sacramento, CA
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EXPERIENCE
LEAD BUSINESS ANALYST
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Dubai – UAE May 2008 – Dec 2017
Projects: Worked in key projects like Core Banking Upgrade (FlexCube – in collaboration with Oracle & Accenture), UAEFTS, Retail Banking Systems automation, Corporate Banking System automation, Cash Management System automation.
Entrusted with the responsibility of taking on multiple projects from various departments like Treasury Back Office, Wealth Management Operations, Trade Finance and Branch Operations.
Coordinating with business owners and IT to migrate the agreed accounts into automated reconciliation system.
Involved in the Write-up of BRD (Author of Business Requirement Documents), review and signed-off by key stake holders.
Work as bridge between Business owners / Systems Development Team, ensure smooth execution and completion of tasks in the projects within timelines as planned.
Participate in round of discussions / Meetings to understand the requirements of Business owners, take a functional understanding.
Tasks as Lead Business Analyst included leading team of UAT testers, provide test scripts, ensure testing is completed, rolled-out in production.
Responsible for preparing and publishing Dashboards and Management Reports.
Tasked with preparing and completing SOPs of the unit.
Training end users with the new system post go-live.
BAU: ATM management - track ATMs through secured systems (NCR) on real-time basis, check for faulty machines, cash shortages and notify cash-vendors for fix and refill with inventory.
Perform reconciliation of all ATM machines and internal accounts to ensure cash is balanced.
Remittances – Approve Foreign currencies remittances through secured systems – SWIFT Alliance, and resolve non-receipt of funds issues
- Received prestigious CEO award for Q1 in 2017
ANALYST / SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THOMAS COOK ALROSTAMANI EXCHANGE, DUBAI, UAE Feb 2006 – Mar 2008
Project involving old Operating Manual books to web portal user access in coordination with HQ and branches across the UAE.
Created detailed project plans with well-defined tasks and milestones which served to communicate project progress
Successfully delivered project by collaborating with various stake holders, vendors across multi-geographies.
BAU activities apart from projects involved daily market research of foreign currencies, keeping track of exchange rates in collaboration treasury department, dispose above the threshold currencies, stock the required inventory.
Approving world-wide remittances in various currencies and book profit.
Certified internal auditor as per ISO 19011:2002 Standard for auditing of Quality Management Systems conforming to ISO 9001:2000.
SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
THOMAS COOK INDIA – FOREX
DIVISION, HYDERABAD, INDIA Jun
2002 – Dec 2005
Overall in charge of branch
operations of Foreign Exchange
House.
Daily operations include selling and
buying of foreign currencies,
Travelers Cheques, Prepaid dollar
cards. Maintained highest number of
sales among all the branches.
SUMMARY
Specialist in handling projects
Certified IT professional
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ATLANTA
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Commerce
Hyderabad, India 2002
COMPETENCIES
BUSINESS
Business Analysis
Expert in converting high volume data
into Dashboards & MIS
Stakeholders Management
Business Process Management
Oracle Core banking Systems
TOOLS
Microsoft Excel for Projects
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Projects 2016
Tableau, R
Visual Studio
HOBBIES
MUSICIAN – WORSHIP DRUMMER