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Senthil Kumar Palanivelu

@senthilkumarpalanive

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Assistant Manager in Investment Banking operations specializing in reconciliations.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role in investment operations or reconciliation where I can manage teams, improve processes, ensure controls, and deliver timely, accurate reconciliations for global clients.

I am an Assistant Manager with over 12 years of experience in the investment banking domain, progressing from Senior Research Analyst to leadership roles in reconciliation and securities lending. I manage teams of 20+ FTEs, drive daily cash and position reconciliations across global markets, and present KPI reports and status dashboards to senior management.

I have hands-on experience with Bloomberg Terminal, Geneva, IntelliMatch, EquiLend, DTC, Crest, Euroclear and payments via FedWire/SEPA/CHAPS/TARGET2, and I have managed income operations, corporate action tracking and bond static data projects. I focus on timely issue resolution, process controls, training and improving team performance to meet client deliverables.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Assistant Manager - Reconciliation

State Street HCL Services (India) Private Limited

Sep 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Managed a team of 20+ FTEs performing daily cash, position and hedge fund reconciliations across global markets, improved KPI adherence and presented performance dashboards to senior management.

Reconciliations Team Leadership Bloomberg Terminal Cash Management KPIs Escalation Management

Associate Manager - Income Operations

State Street HCL Services (India) Private Limited

Dec 2020 - Sep 2021 (9 months)

Led a 20+ FTE team in securities lending income operations, handled coupon accruals and corporate action research using Bloomberg, and maintained KPI and error tracking for timely client reporting.

Securities Lending Bloomberg Terminal Coupon Accruals KPI Tracking Team Coordination

Investment Accounting Ops Analyst

Accenture Solutions Private Limited

Nov 2015 - Sep 2020 (4 years 10 months)

Processed global income/coupon and redemption payments, executed high-value SWIFT and market-specific payments, and performed daily custody/accounting reconciliations using Intelli-Match to resolve discrepancies.

EquiLend Investment Accounting FedWire SEPA CHAPS TARGET2 Euroclear Reconciliations

Senior Research Analyst

FactEntry Data Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

May 2011 - Nov 2015 (4 years 6 months)

Conducted online financial research for fixed income and corporate actions, maintained bond static data for FIDO and supported the CATS corporate action tracking service to inform investor decisions.

Corporate Actions Data Mining Database Management