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Umapathi Naraganahalli Siddappa

Edinburgh,UNITED KINGDOM

Summary

Dedicated and results-driven professional with a adaptable skill set encompassing data analysis, business analysis, and in-depth knowledge of investment banking practices. Over 16years of experience leveraging analytical expertise to derive actionable insights, drive strategic decision-making, and optimize business processes. Expert at translating complex data into meaningful narratives for stakeholders at all levels.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work history

Data analyst

Tala Consultancy Services
Edinburgh,Bangalore, United Kingdom, India
06.2019 - Current
  • Conducting comprehensive data analyses to identify data sources, transformations, and mappings, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Utilizing IBM FastTrack tool to create detailed data mappings, documenting the flow of data across various systems and processes
  • Working closely with the development team to implement and validate data mappings, ensuring consistency with business needs.
  • Assisting in data modelling - building SQL queries for analysis.
  • Conducting exploratory data analysis on large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and outliers.
  • Developing and maintaining documentation for data mapping standards, ensuring a clear and standardized approach across projects.
  • Maintaining ETL processes, data models, and analysis methodologies for knowledge sharing
  • Assisting in the development and maintenance of databases, ensuring data integrity and security.
  • Expert in SQL for querying and manipulating relational databases.
  • Participating in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Working closely with Product Owners to define user stories and acceptance criteria for data-related features and improvements.


Business analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore, India
02.2014 - 05.2019
  • Participated in the development and implementation of trading systems, risk management platforms, and other financial technology solutions.
  • Monitored project progress and ensure timely delivery of milestones.
  • Used reporting tools MS-Excel & MS Access for data analysis and manipulation of large sets of data for data- driven decision-making
  • Analysed massive and highly complex FATCA entities data sets, performing ad-hoc analysis and data manipulation
  • Mapped existing and target state architecture, data events, and data flow. Assisted in creating and presenting informational reports for management based on SQL data
  • Identified and participated in process re-engineering and redesign to achieve migration of work for better controls compliance efficiency via on boarding platforms.
  • Worked with technology teams to clearly explain requirements, user stories and functionality
  • Understanding of the investment banking - experience in one or more of the following business areas is a major plus: Fixed Income, FX, F&O, Credit Derivatives.
  • Experience in Agile development techniques like Scrum and Test Driven development
  • Developed and maintain detailed documentation, including process maps, workflow diagrams, and system configurations.
  • Understanding and document the end-to-end trade life cycle for various financial products (equities, fixed income, derivatives).

Assistant manager

Deutsche Bank AG
Bangalore, India
05.2011 - 01.2014
  • Ability to work independently and manage requests from multiple groups, define business requirement spec working with users.
  • Taken ownership of ensuring the requirement is supported and built end to end solution.
  • Prepared presentations for Senior Management and comfortable in a client facing role.
  • Analysed the trades for pre and post FX and Derivatives –Clearing and Settlement instructions process.
  • Acted as the primary point of contact for trades and settlements of FX , Forwards, Money Market, Commodities and Collateral Management products.
  • Ensured SWIFT reporting, interbank trade inquiries, forecasting, funding, clearing agent instructions, interbank netting and clearing for all payments.
  • Managed two teams (20 members) and responsible for their daily deliverables.
  • Planning &organizing work on a daily basis for associates and ensuring the clients set the adherence to quality SLA.
  • Supported business users for UAT testing on downstream systems-FXPC, Open link, DBI, KLWC, Omgeo Alert, Summit, Wall Street MM, IDMS, and RMS versions.
  • Analysed employees work history and submitted their performance appraisals.
  • Monitored and controlled operational risk on both a pre and post settlement basis.
  • Assisted on FX Cash and Derivative products to Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office and to external vendors.

Process executive/Team lead

Tata Consultancy Services, Deutsche Bank
02.2007 - 04.2011
  • Managed end-to-end trade processing lifecycle for FX, fixed income, and derivatives transactions.
  • Ensured timely and accurate execution of trades in accordance with established procedures. Confirm trade details with counterparties and resolve discrepancies.
  • Monitor and manage settlement processes, ensuring the timely settlement of trades.
  • Perform daily reconciliations of trade and settlement data to identify and resolve discrepancies.
  • Monitoring and managing risks associated with FX, fixed income, and derivative portfolios.
  • Communicated with clients and counterparts regarding trade confirmations, settlements, and other transaction-related matters.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements related to FX, fixed income, and derivatives transactions.
  • Identified opportunities for process improvement and efficiency in trade and settlement processes.
  • Worked with IT teams to enhance and upgrade systems used in trade processing.
  • Shared knowledge and best practices within the team.
  • Assisted in internal and external audits related to trade and settlement processes
  • Involved in setting up of Accounts and Maintenance (amendments), SSI and Confirmation instruction (Swift, Fax etc.) for FX & Money Market products.
  • Investigated the Swift broadcasts sent by other financial institutions (SSI).

Education

MBA - Finance & Marketing, Commerce

Bangalore University, Kuvempu University

Skills

    TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:

  • Data Analysis Tools: MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Python libraries & VBA-Learning
  • Database Management (SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, MS-Access)
  • Agile/Scrum Methodology
  • ETL-IBM DataStage & FastTrack
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP):

    • Cloud Storage for data storage,

    Big Query for data warehousing and analysis,

    Cloud Data prep for ETL,

    Dataproc, Dataflow & Data fusion for bigdata processing

  • Cloud Data Certifications:

    • Associate Cloud Engineer

    Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer (in progress)

    Jira

Additional Information

  • ACHIVEMENTS , Have been awarded with Star of the Month and Spot Awards for consistence in excellent performance Received a service and Commitment Award. Part of the Resiliency Project in TCS Pune.

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Intermediate
Kannada
Fluent
Telugu
Fluent

Timeline

Data analyst

Tala Consultancy Services
06.2019 - Current

Business analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
02.2014 - 05.2019

Assistant manager

Deutsche Bank AG
05.2011 - 01.2014

Process executive/Team lead

Tata Consultancy Services, Deutsche Bank
02.2007 - 04.2011

MBA - Finance & Marketing, Commerce

Bangalore University, Kuvempu University

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