Ashok Seshadri Email & Phone Number

Chennai, TN, IN

India

• Associate Vice President, Liquidity Management & Reporting - Intraday Liquidity & Usage, Stress Testing, Swift Payments
• Provided functional leadership on complex, high-impact projects such as a multi-year Intraday Liquidity transformation program, saving the company around $5 million, and implemented a solution worth approximately $3.
• Supervised and led a business analytics team of 20 members, responsible for delivering liquidity metrics across 17+ countries. This involved rigorous work allocation, budget planning, performance evaluation, and.
• Leveraged evaluative judgment based on data analysis in complicated situations to assess and implement 10+ trade-offs of approximately $3 million, contributing to the formulation of standards and strategies in.
• Resolved multifaceted issues that extended beyond my area, leading to the finalization of the Target Operating Model (TOM) through efficient collaboration with over 20 stakeholders.
• Fostered a collaborative team environment that helped to meet stringent organizational objectives on time, and effectively negotiated with both internal and external parties to drive compliance and performance.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Directed the design and implementation of a Business Process Review, leading to the successful completion of more than 10 alignment assignments for North America Payments.
• Led detailed analytical assessments to enhance business optimization projects, bolstering revenue by 3.2%.
• Devised a standardized reporting template, resulting in efficient data collection & a 35% reduction in turnaround time.
• Collaborated with the development team and reduced development costs by 25% by creating a plan to merge related products into one, more streamlined product
• Assessed 50+ defects raised during testing & provided functional solutions during UAT and created System amendment requests for core changes to be made to the system
• Analyzed client product/process requirements for Latin Banks, resulting in the establishment of corporate lending opportunities.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Spearheaded and mentored a 10-member team, increasing efficiency in document administration and payment management under Trade Finance products.
• Orchestrated the operations of a 5-member team focused on North American payments, optimizing process flow, and enhancing transactional speed.
• Vigilantly monitored various types of SWIFT messages (MT1XX, MT2XX, MT7XX, and MT9XX), improving the accuracy of letters of credit, settlements, and acceptances.
• Leveraged deep understanding of trade finance products, such as LCs and Reimbursements, and their related Swift messages, to streamline transaction processes and enhance product comprehension among team members.
• Applied comprehensive knowledge of Trade Finance products, successfully deciphering, and managing complex Swift messages related to LCs and Reimbursements.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Bachelor Of Computer Science, Computer Science, 1St Class