Kenil Masku
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-oriented professional with strong analytical thinking and decision-making skills. Successfully reduced operational costs and enhanced workflow efficiency by implementing effective process optimization strategies. Committed to mentoring and developing junior staff for sustained organizational growth.
Dynamic Associate Director with expertise in project management and strategic leadership. Proven track record in streamlining processes, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director
UBS Securities
Hyderabad, India
09.2021 - Current
- Generate and release settlement payments (MT103/202) through the payment platforms.
- Monitor incoming/outgoing cash flows to ensure settlement obligations are met on value date.
- Coordinate with Reconciliation teams to investigate and resolve cash breaks.
- Interact with external counterparties, custodians, and settlement banks regarding trade or payment inquiries.
- Identify, escalate, and mitigate settlement risk, operational risk, and market cut off risk.
- Monitoring daily International settlement activities, including receipt/delivery instructions, foreign exchange (FX) processing, and trade reporting.
- Investigating and resolving complex discrepancies in trade, cash flows, or documentation, acting as the escalation point for the team
- Liaising with brokers, custodians, and internal departments (e.g., front office, compliance) to ensure efficient trade clearing
- Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders to align business objectives.
- Streamlined processes within department, improving workflow and reducing turnaround times.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Coordinated risk management strategies, identifying potential issues before they escalated.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging staff to share innovative ideas and providing resources for professional development.
- Reduced operational costs by identifying inefficiencies and implementing cost-saving measures in various departments.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
Team Lead
Wipro Limited - Gate 1
Hyderabad, India
09.2011 - 09.2020
- Ensure accurate and timely settlement of FX (spot, forward, swap, NDF, options) and MM transactions. Perform trade validation.
- Resolve trade breaks and unmatched confirmations promptly. Input, pre-match and settle all receipt and delivery instructions with counterparty including brokers, custodian banks and internal transfer.
- Transaction monitoring, FX processing and trade reporting to client
- Liaise operationally on day to day basis with the various stakeholders
- Delivery of the highest possible level of service in line with the service level agreement and other value added services
- Assist clients on services issues related to enduring issues .
- Working together with various business line within the bank, both locally and regionally.
- Reflecting strict adherence to our Global Standard / Compliance policy in managing daily business activity.
- Led project teams to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering skill development and performance improvement.
- Implemented process optimization initiatives, reducing turnaround times significantly.
- Coordinated cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic business objectives.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
Aurora School of Computer Science And Research
07-2011
Skills
- Project management
- Strategic leadership
- Analytical thinking
- Coaching and mentoring
- Decision-making
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Technical implementation
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Timeline
Associate Director
UBS Securities
09.2021 - Current
Team Lead
Wipro Limited - Gate 1
09.2011 - 09.2020
Master of Science - Finance
Aurora School of Computer Science And Research