Ranjeesh Ramachandran

I am an experienced Investment Banking Operations Analyst with over three years of experience in high-pressure environments. I am well-versed in banking operations, leveraged finance, capital markets, transaction life cycle, and reconciliation. Even in the most stressful work conditions, I have worked individually and as part of a team. I have excellent analytical abilities as well as a high attention to detail. My relevant experience includes processing and approving derivative trade bookings and settlements based on funding memos, reconciling position breaks, and ensuring that transactions are carried out accurately and in accordance with internal policies and regulations. I have collaborated closely with the front office, middle office, and counter parties to address any questions surrounding their facilities. I am skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word& Power Point), Reconciliation, Customer Service, Financial Analysis, Bloomberg, and Trade Life Cycle. I holds an MBA from the University of West of Scotland, where I conducted a project on "The challenges and the changes in investment banking and its influence on the national economy."

Investment Bank Loan Specialist (Jul 2021 – Jan 2022)
State Street HCL Private Limited – Chennai, India
 Processing and approving Derivative trade bookings and settlements based on funding memos.
 Processing and approving interest and paydowns requested in agent bank notices to maintain syndicated loan
positions through Wall Street Office.
 Reconciling position breaks between WSO and internal accounting platforms along with variances between
internal and investment manager/client positions.
 Making sure that all the money has been received for every settled trade in nostro account and USD account.
 Ensure that transactions are carried out accurately and in accordance with internal policies and regulations.
 Collaborating closely with the front office, middle office, and counter parties to address any questions
surrounding their facilities.

Investment Banking Operations Analyst (May 2018 – May 2021)
Wipro Limited (Citi Bank) – Chennai, India
 Dealt with bilateral, non-agent, and agent portfolios.
 Processing and approving day-to-day loan/trade transactions which includes drawing dawn of funds, trade
booking or settlements, renewal of loan/trade, pay down, inputting general ledger entries, generating invoices
and other transactions upon request from client.
 Reconciling USD and FX cash breaks using TLM and CBM tools and booking adjustments or receivables to
clear breaks within required period.
 Handling various inquiries in Funds Transfer Network related to same-day wires and previous-day wire
investigations.
 Ensure transactions or processes are executed correctly and are compliant with internal policies and controls.
 Service loans and trades by providing reports and other notices to client as well as lenders.
 Working closely with Front Office, Middle Office, BCMA, and Investor relations for any inquiries borrower
or lender might have regarding their facilities.
 Resolving issues in Treasury records, Past dues and Risk related documents.
 Managed to offer outstanding services to client and rebuild reputation from the borrower who was less than
satisfied.

Assistant Acquisition Manager, Aug 2016 – Aug 2017
Kotak Mahindra Bank – Cochin, India
 Acquisition of savings and current accounts, life and general insurance, mutual funds, and credit cards.
 Maintaining good relationship with existing customers for service and cross sell other banking products.
 Maintaining detailed record of sales activities and compared trends to identify undeserved areas and
opportunities for improvement.
 Profiling clients by conducting in depth review of client's financial requirements,
 Analyzing information & recommending portfolios.
 Monitoring competitors through multi-channel research strategies to best capitalize on market gaps or
anticipate changes in customer interests.
 Assisted clients in making beneficial and strategic decisions regarding investments, low-cash financing and
sourcing overseas partners.

MBA (Jan 2022 – Jan 2023)
University of West of Scotland – Glasgow, United Kingdom