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ASISH SANKAR

Toronto,ON

Summary

An experienced Consulting Technical Manager, A wealth of 12 years in implementing OFSAAI and its solutions in leading banks worldwide. Expertise in OFSAA FSDF, DIH, RR, GLRECON and FCCM solutions. I have a proven track record in enhancing standard OFSAA functionalities to meet business needs. Skills extend to SQL, PL/SQL, Unix, and Erwin Data Modelling. Known to work effectively both independently and in teams, Possess strong analytical and logical reasoning skills, along with the ability to identify and resolve problems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills complement my technical abilities. Quick to adopt new ideas and methods, always ready for new opportunities and eager to take on more responsibilities.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: TD Bank And First West Credit Union
01.2024 - Current

OFSAA Modules : FSDF, DIH , GL RECON, AHCS, BASEL(OSFI)

  • Technical SME, and SPOC for OFSAA technical issues.
  • Leading a team of consultants in implementing OFSAA solutions
  • Managing technical issues and working the clients technical team for resolutions.
  • Conducting regular meetings with clients to understand their requirements and provide updates.
  • Coordinating with the development and support teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: Lloyds Banking Group
07.2023 - 12.2023

OFSAA Modules: DIH and FSDF

  • Advisory role to the client with FSDF (Financial Services Data Foundation), DIH (Data Integration Hub), and AAI.
  • Assist the client in defining their strategic objectives and aligning the capabilities of FSDF, DIH, and AAI with their business goals.
  • Design comprehensive solutions that integrate FSDF, DIH, and AAI to meet the client’s business needs. This includes data modeling, process design, and system configuration.
  • Regularly communicate project status, issues, and risks to all stakeholders, including the client’s senior management.
  • Regularly review the solution’s performance and recommend improvements to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency.

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: Desjardins Group
09.2019 - 06.2023

Applications & Modules : OFSAAI, FSDF, DIH, GL RECON and Upgrade of OFSAAI 803 (Legacy) to 8.1.x (OCI)

  • Technical Lead for the upgrade phase of Desjardins OFSAAI from 8.0.3 to 8.1.x
  • Working closely with the clients technical and functional teams to guide them through a smooth transition from 8.0.3 to 8.1.x version of OFSAAI.
  • Understand and document the impact of the upgrade from 8.0.3 to 8.1.x
  • Provide the client with a clear documentation of the Technical Impact of the Upgrade to the existing customized metadata/objects.
  • Document a retrofit plan for the impacted objects.
  • Support the Bank through multiple upgrade runs in OCI before going live.
  • Provide support to Banks production support team post go-live.
  • Performing advisory assistance for the Bank in the implementation activities.
  • Understand FSDF downstream business requirements. Review the DSL with the downstream business/technical team.
  • Discussions with business architects on possible transformations required for the Desjardins Treasury Project (IATR).
  • Development of T2T’s F2Ts, T2Fs, Post Load Changes (Data Transformation), Datasets, Measures, Hierarchies, Business Processor, Rule, Process, Run, Operations module (Batches) etc.
  • Working on Data Quality rules and groups.
  • Configuring all DIH components – EDSs, EDDs, Connectors. Understanding of DIH physical/logical architecture surrounding OFSAA data model, DIH and ODI.
  • Database performance management for OFSAA metadata and SQL tuning.
  • Coordinated with the development team to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

Principal Consultant

Client: TD Bank & Intesa Sanpaolo
03.2019 - 09.2019

POC on OFSAAI, FSDF, DIH and GL Recon

  • TD bank - POC to demonstrate that FSDF Data Model and OFSAA capabilities satisfying TD's Risk Management and Regulatory Reporting needs using TD's data and business processes to establish OFSAA as the Target State Data Warehouse for Risk, Finance and Treasury.
  • Intesa Sanpaolo - POC to test the use cases that relate to moving the data from the Flexcube’s FCUBS module into FSDF, and verify the data inbound into FSDF from FCUBS.
  • Individual knowledge transfer sessions with the client.
  • Guiding the client through the process of Installing and configuring the OFSAA modules and components.
  • Integration of the FCUBS interface with DIH, and configuring and testing the OOB FCUBS connectors.
  • Implementing the OOB OBIEE reports.
  • Implementing the GL Reconciliation and FSDF solutions.

Senior Consultant

Client: CIBC
07.2017 - 02.2019

OFSAA Modules: OFSAAI, FSDF, USFED Regulatory Reporting, GL Recon and AgileReporter.

  • Understanding the business requirement, and continuous discussions with business to understand any changes or inputs required.
  • Install and configure OFSAAI, USFED Regulatory Reporting.
  • Configuring Data Model to meet the requirements of the client.
  • Requirement Analysis and Fit gap analysis.
  • Analyzed data loaded from different sources and perform data quality checks and participated in system integration testing.
  • AAI Configuration including Data Sources, T2T's, F2T's, Post Load Transformations, Data Quality Rules, Measures, Hierarchy, Dimensions, Datasets, Rules, Process and Run.
  • Configuration of Process Flow in terms of Batches and Performing maintenance, execution, monitoring and scheduling of the End to End Batch Run.
  • Leverage OFSAAI framework to demonstrate the capabilities to modify data, load data into FSDF Results layer, perform computational rules etc.
  • Configuration and testing OOB Report and dashboards in AgileReporter.
  • Tuning the performance and optimizing the FSDF and Regulatory reporting components.
  • Guided the infrastructure team for setting up the development and UAT environment.
  • Conducted handover training sessions for business and technical users.

Senior Consultant

Client : Standard Chartered Bank
09.2016 - 07.2017

OFSAA Modules : OFSAAI and FCCM - AML

  • Installation and configuration of the OFSAA-BDF, AML 8.0.2 suite and KYC
  • End-end implementation of the AML solution, including Ingestion Manager, Behavior detection, Threshold Customization, Mantas scenarios base thresholds setting.
  • Preparation and execution of AML and KYC batches.
  • Development of BDF data maps and scenarios as per client’s requirement.
  • Analyzing defects and providing fixes.
  • Shell scripting to automate the process of executing jobs.
  • Preparing the DIS data map as per the requirement.
  • PL-SQL procedures code development.
  • Code migration across environments.

Senior Consultant

Client: National Australian Bank
09.2014 - 08.2016

OFSAA Modules: OFSAAI, FTP, OFSOR and ODIEE

  • Creation of OFSAA T2T, Business Processes, Hierarchies, Run Rule, and Process.
  • Created batches OFSAA ICC and Run Rule batch.
  • Code Deployment across all environments.
  • Created unit test cases to test the Interfaces and functionalities of developed code.
  • Data Model Design using Erwin.
  • Shell Scripting.
  • PL-SQL procedures code development.
  • Technical Process flow Documentation.
  • UAT support.
  • Production Cutover.
  • Post-Go Live Support.

Associate Consultant

Client: Royal Bank Of Scotland
10.2011 - 08.2014

OFSAA Modules: OFSAAI, FCCM, FSDF, FTP and Basel II

  • Installation and configuration of OFSAAI, FCCM, FTP, ALM, LRM, Basel II.
  • Running of Basel, ALM and KYC batches.
  • Cloning of the Environments.
  • Support to all the client environments.
  • Preparing and Modification of the data model using Erwin 7.3/9.2, and upload of the data model.
  • Production incidents raised by the client provided with appropriate solutions.
  • Knowledge on the entire flow of the Basel solution and understanding how the solution works.
  • For Change requests from the client, detailed study of the impact of the change and making appropriate changes.
  • Querying and understanding of DB queries written in logs to arrive at a solution.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

RVS College of Engineering And Technology, Anna University, Coimbatore
Coimbatore, India
06.2011

Skills

  • Strong knowledge of OFSAA infrastructure and applications
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to lead and manage technical teams
  • OFSAA Infrastructure and modules end-to-end implementation
  • Creation of F2T’s/T2T’s, Datasets, Business Measures, Business Processors, Business Rules, Processes, Runs for FSDF/EPM/ERM/RR solutions as required
  • Interpreting stipulations outlined in Business Requirements Document (BRD) and ensuring adherence through regular team discussions
  • OFSAA specific Performance Tuning and optimization
  • Integration of OFSAA Modules with Third-party applications
  • In-depth understanding of ODI/DIH for OFSAA & Integration of DIH with Flex-cube Interface
  • UNIX scripting to automate components across environments
  • Basic Understanding on OBIEE Reporting Modules
  • Erwin Data Modelling
  • Proficient in Oracle Database 12c, SQL/PLSQL, and performance tuning
  • Strong problem solving, analytical and logical reasoning

Awards Recognitions Trainings

  • 2011 – Completed training and internal certifications on Foundation program in Finance and Banking Fundamentals.
  • 2014 – Awarded the Best Team award for the efficient and precise work undertaken in the RBS R4 Project Implementation.
  • 2020 – Oracle certified cloud associate.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual
Tamil
Professional Working

Certification

  • Oracle Certified Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: TD Bank And First West Credit Union
01.2024 - Current

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: Lloyds Banking Group
07.2023 - 12.2023

Consulting Technical Manager

Client: Desjardins Group
09.2019 - 06.2023

Principal Consultant

Client: TD Bank & Intesa Sanpaolo
03.2019 - 09.2019

Senior Consultant

Client: CIBC
07.2017 - 02.2019

Senior Consultant

Client : Standard Chartered Bank
09.2016 - 07.2017

Senior Consultant

Client: National Australian Bank
09.2014 - 08.2016

Associate Consultant

Client: Royal Bank Of Scotland
10.2011 - 08.2014

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

RVS College of Engineering And Technology, Anna University, Coimbatore
  • Oracle Certified Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
ASISH SANKAR