Gained overall 11+ years of extensive hands-on working experience in trade finance domain with special emphasis on International Trade Finance Operations relating to Letter of Credits, Bank Guarantees, Collections, Reimbursements, Supply Chain Management, Internal quality checks, testing including experience in Risk and Control for Trade Products.

Highly Skilled in Operations (Trade & Payment Products), Process Improvements, Reconciliation, Regulatory & Change Projects, Risk & Regulatory Compliance, across Banking, BFSI & Corporate industry.

Experienced in leading the end-to-end implementation of trade finance products, setting up trade finance for the bank right from product creation till implementing system solutions, designing the product features and setting up of the team and offering trade solutions across 365 branches of the bank.

Participated in high level trade finance operational initiatives, including infrastructure design, process re-engineering, turnaround and re-organization.

Respect and Leverage Human Capital: Motivate, mentor and lead talented professionals. Live the culture and lead by example. Direct cross-functional teams using interactive and motivational leadership.

Expertise: Well-versed in checking LC Documents subject to UCP600 & ISBP745. Proficient with RBI guidelines and other statutory obligations.