Arpitha R
acbani@r.postjobfree.com
> ISTQB Certified Tester
> Certified in Capital Market module held by National Stock Exchange, India
> Experience handling Derivative, Equity products (Rates & Credit deals) on
Paper, SWIFT and DTCC platforms.
> Experience in executing and writing SQL queries.
> Giving KT and mentoring new resources in the team.
> Excellent interpersonal, communication, multi-tasking and time management
skills with the ability to work under pressure.
Achievements
> Managed entire India payments team single handedly from March '08 till
May '08 in HP
> Handled highest volume in the month of Oct with more than 180 trades
consistently in Deutsche Bank and announced Star of the Day.
> Worked with major clients like Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Soci t G n rale,
Morgan Stanley, HSBC, BOA, ABN Amro.
> Completed certification in SQL with 96 %
> Certified in Introduction of Financial Markets sponsored by Deutsche Bank
Group.
> Certified in Interest Rate Swaps sponsored by Deutsche Bank Group.
> Member of Food and Transport Committee, Deutsche Bank.
Technical Skills:
RDBMS: SQL Server, Oracle 9i
Other applications: Advanced Excel, MS OFFICE, SAP - Payment instances,
DTCC, Summit, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PageMaker 6.0, Adobe Photoshop
6.0
EMPLOYMENT PROFILE
Hewlett Packard India Pvt Ltd
2007 - 2008 (Controlling & Managing global payments/services)
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
> Processing approx 100K payment transactions per month valued at $3b.
> Worked with IT Testing team in Hp for new releases
> Payment files monitoring and working with SAP IT, B2B Teams and Bank on
the same
> Liaising with major Banking partners on
> Clearing - USD payments, INR Payments
> Quality Check.
> Investigation and Follow ups on Open item, blocked items.
> Extracting payment confirmation reports and exception lists from
SAP.
> Follow Ups on Rejects - approximately 200 rejects per month.
> Daily funding activities encompassing 75 payment runs per month
> Perform daily checks on Singapore treasury balance and
Forecasting.
DEUTSCHE BANK 2008-2010
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
> Liaising with DB internal desks - Legal/ Middle Office/ Front Office/
Drafting/ Reviewers and Static teams to solve the discrepancies in the
trade.
> Worked with the Deutsche IT Testing team on Gold, TSAR, Swift
applications
> Understanding the requirements and business process to identify test
scenarios.
> Preparation of Functional, Regression test cases.
> Effective co-ordination with the development team, on-site team and
clients.
> Participated in the preparation of Test Reports.
> Active participation & contribution in the weekly status reporting and
meetings
> Affirming and executing the trades above T+1 within the target time.
> Settlement of old and outstanding trades and Reconciliation of
Accounts.
> Effectively escalating the various issues related to counterparties &
DB internal desks to next level adhering to escalation procedures.
> Training colleagues on new process procedures and its effects.
> Preparing various DB Official reports - TA FIR report, Priority report
and Spl characters report.
> MIS check for the count of volumes and Reporting.
R-Tech Fluid Dynamics, UK 2013
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
> Maintaining Cash flows
> Processing internal and external letters / emails
> Completing all administrative tasks accurately
> Responsible for investigating all written disputes and providing a
detailed response
> Providing telephone support to the team
> Shipping Engine parts
> Invoice Entry
> Follow Up on Invoices
Other Experience & Additional Information
2010 and 2011 - Resigned job to join my husband in the UK post marriage. I
had to postpone my plans of moving to UK as my Father was ill and
eventually cancel my trip after my father passed away.
2011 -2012 - Yoga and Healing classes / Caretaker:
> Worked alongside my Mother to re-start Yoga classes in Udupi after my
father passed away
> Conducted Yoga, Zenin Chigong, Reiki healing sessions in Udupi
> 2013 - Joined husband in UK and worked for R-Tech Company in the UK.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
2007: Masters in Communication from Manipal Institute of Communication,
Manipal
University.
2005: Bachelor of Business Management from Madhava Pai Memorial College,
Mangalore University
2002: Higher Secondary School from MPMC College, Mangalore University
2000: Senior secondary School from Manipal Junior College, Manipal
PERSONAL VITAE:
Interests : Freelance writing, Badminton, Carrom, Trekking,
Yoga
Date of Birth : 05th April, 1985
Gender : Female
Nationality : Indian
Present Address : Mahalakshmi Layout, Rajajinagar
Date: 10-11-2013
Signature
Place: Bangalore
Arpitha.R