KRISHNA M. GHANTA
465 Meadow road | Princeton, NJ 08540, USA | 2 Minorca Grove, Milton Keynes, MK5 7FU, UK
Phone: (201) 230-8125 | E-mail here
Accomplished and highly-motivated professional seeking a Program Manager position within a dynamic and progressive capital
markets, banking, or investment banking setting to utilize extensive expertise and positively contribute to company’s further success
PROFILE
Enthusiastic and goal-oriented senior-level Business Functions Specialist with 19 years of fruitful financial solutions architecture and
project management experience in banking environment, encompassing Finance and Risk Analytics, DFA, Liquidity Reporting,
GAAP/IFRS IAS Reporting, as well as Internal and External Auditing procedures. Extensive knowledge and expertise in
implementing Basel (I-III) regulations for various exposure types and calculation methods. Proven success in program management,
strategic change management, and budget development and administration. Outstanding leadership, managerial, and organizational
skills with profound ability to direct, mentor, and motivate teams. Excellent verbal and written communications, as well as
collaboration skills with wide range of audience.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT : Recommended and administered effective financial solutions while implementing high-end,
enterprise-wide strategies established by senior management. Provided solutions around corporate performance management system,
IFRS Reporting system, and Global consolidation system while implementing Merger and Acquisition for the largest financial
institution. Developed and implemented a solution for Basel II for world’s largest Bank’s Capital Markets division. Spearheaded
redesign ad implementation of Financial System, Risk and Finance Data Warehouse, and BASEL II system for the largest European
Cooperative Investment Bank, providing centralized and integrated systems and cutting tens of millions in costs. Architected,
designed, and developed products called FINQUEST (Financial Services Hub) and RQUEST (Centralized Data Repository).
Integrated ERM and Basel II modules in Capital Markets 360 designing functionality, data model, process flows, risk analytics,
simulation models, and loss events calculations.
PROJECT M ANAGEMENT: Handled project management, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction through proper delivery within set budget
and schedule. Directed the team in providing and architecting solutions and procedures, ensuring the achievement of corporate goals
and objectives. Fulfilled the major role in FOCUS Finance Transformation Program consolidating data from all sources at atomic
level with the use of Financial Systems, Risk and Finance Data Warehouse. Managed 16-million dollar budget for a single project
without compromising functionality, performance, and quality.
FINANCIAL CONSULTING : Directed all activities in regard to Business Controls in assigned areas, managing process automation, cost
controls, budgeting, etc. Initiated and architected integrated financial system and financial data warehouse to replace nine different
warehouses worldwide for various types of financial reporting. Defined objectives, business case and benefits of integrated finance
programs and risks, automating finance processes, handling cost controls, implementing budgeting and other financial activities.
Developed and implemented new modules in PeopleSoft Financial applications for various organizations. Developed functions to
calculate Real Time Risk, Value, and Pricing on positions and portfolios. Consulted and collaborated with internal and external audit
personnel, top management and key finance department personnel to review controlling procedures and implement necessary resulting
audit recommendations.
CORE SKILLS
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Business and Finance Transformation
Financial Management
Corporate Performance Management
Project and Change Management
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COMPETENCIES
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Process Re-engineering and automation
Consolidations, P&L Reconciliation
Credit Risk, Market Risk, Basel II and III
FTP, ALM, and Liquidity Risk
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES
Calypso | ACBS | ARTS | Devon | RediPlus | RBCAccel | PeopleSoft Financial | PeopleSoft EPM | SAP FI/CO | Essbase | Cognos |
Genesis | Finance Data Warehouse | Trade Data Warehouse | Netezza | Sybase | Rveleus | Oracle Financials | Abinitio | Informatica |
Hyperion HFM | Ascential DataStage | Business Objects | SQL | FRS Global FIRE Regpro | Control M | Autosys
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
STANDARDS AND FORMATS
ISO | FIX | FpML | XML | XBRL | BPEL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
2011 - Present
Rabobank | location here
Responsible for developing and providing solution such as Liquidity Reports, Liquidity Calculations, Liquidity Management, ICAAP,
CCAR, Dodd-Frank Act Reporting Requirements, Bank of England Reports, FSA/IRR reports as per CRD2 and Basel III. Study
impact analysis, identify gaps and recommend attributes required for DFA in addition to current regulatory system at each Product
Processor System level. Define DFA in business terms and convert each section into business rules. Implement DFA control for
Commercial Lending Process, Origination, and develop Data Capture Management, Capital, Liquidity, and Regulatory modules.
Design solutions for liquidity reporting, internal, external, and operational cash flow projections, collateral management,
reconciliations, BIRR, and BASEL III. Define controlling requirements and develop alert mechanisms for Fair Credit Reporting,
Investment Advisory Reporting, and risk-based Capital Requirements. Review business requirements and counterpart risk calculations
across major sites in London, Honking, New York, and Asia. Carry out gap analysis (in terms of data, processes, systems) and
complete product mappings (deposits, loans, bonds, repos, collaterals, swaps, GMRA/GMLSA/CSA, counterparty, instrument
statistics, current accounts, ETD/OTC). Develop rule-based bespoke cash flow system within Rabobank as substitute to vendor
product, and develop E2E architecture within Warehouse. Initiate and recommend changes for Regpro Product Solutions particularly
in terms of liquidity solutions, and implement them. Implement data analysis, audit capability, exception, and error reporting, as well
as adjustment processing, and design new processes to capture static data and MI for regulatory reports. Act as subject matter expert
for analysis of liquidity policy statements, FSA rules, and reporting requirements.
ARCHITECT / PROJECT M ANAGER
2009 - 2011
Citigroup | location here
Implement Basel III counter-party credit risk recommendations for Citicorp’s U.S. Consolidated and Global Capital Markets.
Responsible for capitalization of the risk of Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) losses. Formulate business requirements and develop
conceptual data model for liquidity risk management of financial institutions. Increase Asset Value Correlation (AVC) for financial
institutions, capital charge for trades, and revise the Shortcut Method for estimating Effective EPE. Check Business Requirement
Documents for compliance with Basel III, produce Functional Requirement Documents and ensure their review and approval by
business users. Design Regulatory Reporting System to replace existing system to better address global regulatory requirements.
Design reconciliation functionality and engine to provide automatic reconciliations, differences, alerts, and configurable reconciliation
rules to reconcile Allocable Cost, Allocated Results, Billing amounts, and Settlements amounts. Architect intercompany allocations
and settlements (CASSI) initiative, as well as billing and settlement system. Design a Management Adjustment Module for FMA
transactions in Citigroup BIC standards.
PROJECT M ANAGER / SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
2008 - 2009
HSBC | location here
Provide solutions to deliver Enterprise Data Management system as part of finance transformation program (Reconciliation, Risk,
Basel II/RWA, Accounting, and Regulatory Engines; Risk Analytics; Enterprise Risk Management; Basel II Solution). Act as
Business Architect for Intra Company cost allocations and settlements. Design centralized and single repository for Enterprise Data
Management for Capital Markets with Trading, Risk, Finance, and Compliance functions. Integrate trading platform and real-time
analytics for portfolios of different asset classes. Architect a solution to cover 360 degree management of front, middle, and back
office applications (real-time trade analytics and risk management, risk analysis, accounting engine, and Basel II solution). Design
data model for credit, market, and operational risk, data exposure, VaR calculations, loss event data and OCC reporting.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
SENIOR CONSULTANT | Nationwide Insurance | location here
SENIOR CONSULTANT / PROGRAM M ANAGER | Rabobank | location here
PART-TIME ACRCHITECT | Citigroup | location here
PROCESS SPECIALIST / SENIOR CONSULTANT | Citigroup | location here
SENIOR CONSULTANT / PRODUCT STRATEGIST | PeopleSoft | location here
CONSULTANT , SENIOR CONSULTANT | Covansys (formerly CBSI)
2005 - 2007
2004 – 2005, 2006 (Advisor)
2005-2006
2002 - 2004
1996 - 2002
1992 - 1996
EDUCATION
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NLP
Central University, IIT Kanpur | location here
B.S. IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
SSGMCE, Amravati University | location here
CERTIFICATIONS
Risk Management GARP/PRMIA | GAAP/IAS/IFRS | Finance Management | Financial Services Products | Inventory and Supply
Chain Management
References Available upon Request