Saritha Rajeev

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A dynamic professional with around 10 years of experience in Trade Finance

Currently associated with Maersk Global Services, Pune as Senior Specialist -Trade Finance Operations

Adept at performing trade finance activities effectively and efficiently

Experience in business development

Excellent communication skills with exceptional relationship management and team building capacity

Ensure high service standards without compromising on regulatory compliance EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT

Since July 2018

Organization : Maersk Trade Finance

Location : Pune

Designation : Senior Specialist - Trade Finance Operations Key responsibilities

Managing daily performance to ensure service delivered as per agreed SLA

Communicate with customers, internal stakeholders to resolve exceptional cases

Onboarding of new customers to system and handholding them

Shipment monitoring with respect to Trade Finance customer

Notify customers of any internal and external process changes

Collect feedback from customers & communicate it to other part of the organization

Execute all customer centric process steps in the most efficient way during a transaction

Ensure all operational controls are executed as per Policy and Procedures

Ensure Policy and Procedures are updated

Highlight risks/incidents impacting business with relevant stakeholders and ensure there is a mitigation plan that is put into place

Testing of new system/changes to existing system and share observations regularly January 2016 – July 2018

Organization : IDBI Bank Ltd

Location : Pune

Designation : Location Head - Trade Finance

Played a pivotal role in setting up the new Trade Finance Location at Chinchwad which became operational in January 2016.

Key responsibilities

Managing both operational and sales activities

Authorizer of all operations pertaining to Import, Export, Bank Guarantee, Letter of credit, Bill Discounting and Collection

Authorizer of SWIFT and SFMS messages

Developing strategies for achieving targets allocated

Allocation of roles and responsibilities for team members and ensuring Job Rotation

Timely submission of various reporting like R Return

Monitoring suspense accounts and Nostro account reconciliation of transactions pertaining to branch

Custodian of stationeries like Stamp, FIRC and BG stationery, Foreign Drafts

Audit compliance

Jun 2009 - Dec 2015

Organization : IDBI Bank Ltd

Location : Kochi, Kerala

Designation : Manager - Trade Finance

Key responsibilities

Handling trade activities like Inward remittances, Inward Remittances, Bank Guarantee, Buyers Credit

Issuing Foreign Drafts

Issuance of Bank Guarantees and Letter of credit

Handling Swift communications for outward messages

Discounting for LC and Collection bills

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certification in Trade Finance from IIBF

Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).

Junior of Indian Institute of Bankers from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF)

NCFM Beginners module conducted by NSE

NCFM Derivatives module conducted by NSE

IRDA certification

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (A-Grade by NAAC & MHRD), Coimbatore, 2007-09. (CGPA: 7.26/10)

B.Sc Mathematics from Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala. University of Calicut, 2004-07. (Aggregate: 98.1%)

H.S.E from Kanikkamatha Convent, Palakkad, Kerala. 2002-04. (Percentage: 92.3%)

S.S.L.C from Kanikkamatha Convent, Palakkad, Kerala, 2002. (Percentage: 95.3 %) ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in Finacle, SWIFT Alliance, SFMS, SAP, Salesforce PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sex : Female

Nationality : Indian

Date of Birth : March 6th, 1986

Permanent Address : “7E Bhadradeepam Apartments”, DPO Road, Palakkad - 678014 Languages : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil

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