Prashansa Keshari
@prashansakeshari1
Business Analyst specializing in BFSI payments and trade finance, driving end-to-end implementations through rigorous requirements documentation.
What I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven Consultant and Business Analyst with 2+ years at Wipro Technologies, delivering end-to-end BFSI implementations for Lloyds Banking Group. I specialize in requirements documentation and translating complex needs into clear functional designs across global payments and trade finance.
In my projects, I elicited, analysed, and documented business requirements through 30+ structured workshops—authoring BRD, FRD, and FSD artifacts and defining user stories with acceptance criteria. I cover 15+ financial instrument types (LCs, SBLCs, BGs, and Documentary Collections), and I’m proud of achieving zero rework at UAT sign-off.
I also lead gap analysis between as-is and to-be processes, converting requirements into functional specifications and process flow diagrams that align Business, Technology, and Testing teams. Using SWIFT MT (MT700/MT101/MT103) and ISO 20022 (PAIN/PACS/CAMT), I validate routing logic and payment scheme rules, resolving production-impacting incidents across three geographies.
On delivery quality, I plan and execute 100+ test cases per release cycle across SIT, UAT, and production defect testing in Jira—reducing post-release defects by ~20% across 5+ Agile sprints. I maintain full requirement traceability and coordinate change management to meet regulatory, IT risk, and control standards, and I’m currently independently leading requirements documentation, payment flow analysis, and SIT/UAT coordination.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Owned requirements documentation, payment flow analysis, SIT/UAT coordination, and data mapping validation for Lloyds Banking Group’s Luxembourg greenfield Finastra TI+ implementation. Led end-to-end gap analysis and built functional configuration from scratch, covering field-level mapping changes and configuration books while applying ISO 20022 payment schemes.
Delivered end-to-end BFSI requirements work for Lloyds Banking Group, authoring BRD/FRD/FSD and user stories with acceptance criteria across 15+ payment/trade instruments, achieving zero rework at UAT sign-off. Led gap analysis, payment/ISO validation (SWIFT MT and ISO 20022), and SIT/UAT testing (100+ test cases per release), reducing post-release defects ~20% and manual validation effort ~25%.
Investment Strategy Intern
Nippon India Mutual Fund
Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 (2 months)
Developed data-backed investment strategy recommendations across 2 financial schemes and presented structured business cases to senior advisors. Contributed to a 30% increase in client market share through rigorous analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder collaboration.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur
Master of Business Administration, Finance
2022 - 2024
Grade: 72.40%
MBA in Finance at IMT Nagpur (72.40%).
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Commerce
2018 - 2021
Grade: 78.80%
B.Com (Hons.) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) (78.80%).
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