Project Years Experience

Prasanna Padmanabhan

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PROFILE

Highly qualified and successful professional with over 6 years experience in the banking industry. Over 4 years experience in Hi-Tech as a Sr. Business Analyst. Key strengths include:

• In-depth knowledge of the banking industry

• Plenary knowledge of SDLC concepts and software development processes like RUP, AGILE and Waterfall methodologies

• Hands on experience in developing Use Cases and UML based design diagrams

• Proficient with tools like MS Project and Visio and working knowledge of Rational RequisitePro

• Well versed with various testing methodologies (Usability, Integration, Functionality etc.)

• Ability to work with a wide spectrum of people, across boundaries

• Ability to drive and lead projects from start to finish

• Result oriented with strong communication, inter personal and analytical skills

EDUCATION

• Cleared the Certified Public Accountant exam and awaiting CPA membership.

• Chartered Accountancy, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Nov 2002

• Bachelor of Commerce, Mumbai University, June 1999

WORK AUTHORIZATION STATUS

• Permanent Resident (GC Holder)

VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Volunteered as a tax preparer (IRS CERTIFIED) at the Community Tax Center for the year 2008 and 2010. Community Tax Centers, a program of Foundation Communities, provides free income tax preparation services to Austin’s low-income families and individuals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Business Analyst – Banking Product (Kastle Universal Lending)

3I Infotech, Mumbai

August 2004 – April 2008

Clients Handled:

Standard Chartered Bank (India)

Al Rajhi Bank (Malaysia)

Hong Leong Bank Berhad (Malaysia).

Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (Indonesia)

My role as a Senior Business Analyst in the Universal Lending team commences from the inception stage of Product demonstrations to prospective clients, gathering requirements from the client and ends with the successful implementation of the customized product at the Client site. Universal Lending product caters to Retail and Corporate Loan Origination, Management and Collection.

Key responsibilities as a Senior Business Analyst include:

• Liaisoning with client to understand business and functional requirements

• Participating in the Workshop conducted by the Client to follow the business processes and functional requirements of the client

• Providing Functional specifications to the programmer

• Preparation of User manuals and Process mapping documents

• Scenario analysis, testing and debugging functional errors

• Successfully implementing customized product with active involvement in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Phase of the Project.

• Change Request Management (CR) involving analysis of CR, time effort estimation of CR and successful release of the CR.

• Preparation of the Gap Analysis document after estimating Changes to the Base Product

• Estimation of Customization efforts and Preparation of Project schedule

• Preparation of Project status report and regular tracking of the Project status

• Preparation of Request for Proposal (RFP) and providing response to the same submitted by Prospective clients

• Pre Sales activities like demonstration of the existing System features and capabilities to Prospective clients

• Grooming Functional Testers and reviewing the Test script prepared by Client

• Imparting hands on Training on the Usage of the System to the Core members of the Client

Management Trainee – Surveillance Division

Bombay Stock Exchange,

July 2003 – August 2004

Key responsibilities included:

• Investigating into price and volume movements of the scrips at the behest of SEBI and on the basis of internal alert system

• Reviewing the scrips in Groups A, B1, B2 and Z and recommending a shift in the scrip from one group to the other using certain criteria

• Screening news reports containing price sensitive information, in various media including the internet, seeking clarification from companies listed on the Exchange, and broadcasting the same on real-time basis to the investors and market participants

Industrial Trainee – Group Special Asset Management Department

Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai,

July 2001 – August 2002

• Prepared Clients’ periodic performance review report

• Assisted in preparation of company valuation models

• Prepared a module based on a model company’s profile (as a case study for wider use)

• Assisted as a member of the Backup service team for RBI audit

• Involved in routine monitoring of the client’s excess balances

• Prepared monthly MIS reports to HEAD GSAM (India & Nepal) of costs and current position of GSAM clients

Articleship

Borkar and Muzumdar Chartered Accountants, Mumbai

June 1999 – June 2001

Assignments included Statutory Audit, Concurrent Audit and Internal Audit for Clients including Bank of America, Mashreq Bank, H&R Johnson, HSBC Depository Services and Taib Securities India Ltd

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Completed following Certificate Training Programs conducted by Mumbai Stock Exchange Training Institute:

• Basic Programme on Fundamental Analysis

• Debt Markets

• International Programme on Securities Market

• Basic Programme on Derivatives

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