Arumuga Siva C

• Managed end-to-end processing of high-value domestic and cross-border payments using SWIFT, ensuring strict compliance with regulatory standards and internal risk controls.
• Executed timely and accurate trade settlements across equities, fixed income, and derivatives, consistently achieving a 98%+ settlement efficiency rate.
• Strong understanding of the complete trade life cycle across asset classes such as equities, fixed income, and FX— from trade initiation to post-settlement reconciliation
• Performed daily cash and position reconciliations, resolving breaks within T+1 across multiple custodians and internal systems, reducing aged breaks by 95%.
• Handled a wide range of corporate action events (dividends, rights issues) ensuring accurate entitlement processing and timely client notifications.
• Supported treasury management functions, including intra-day liquidity tracking, interbank funding, and forecasting across global accounts.
• Maintained and reviewed general ledger entries related to trade activity and cash movements, assisting in month-end closing and audit support.
• Developed and maintained Excel Macros to automate manual reconciliation processes and reporting, reducing processing time by 40%.
• Collaborated with global teams (APAC) to resolve trade discrepancies, respond to client queries, and onboard new business lines efficiently.
• Proactively flagged potential shortfalls and engaged in pre-emptive funding actions, minimizing operational risk and ensuring settlement continuity
• Reduced funding delays by 25% through identification of frequent settlement bottlenecks and proposing process enhancements and preventive checks
• Understanding of Corporate Actions' impact on trade settlements, ensuring timely and accurate processing of entitlements and position adjustments.
• Proficient in handling SWIFT payment messages (MT103, MT202, MT202COV) for domestic and cross-border transactions, ensuring accurate formatting and compliance with banking standards.
• Experienced in processing and validating settlement instructions via SWIFT MT54x series (MT540–MT549) for securities transactions across global markets.
• Acted as the primary point of contact for client invoice-related queries, ensuring timely resolution, clarity, and strong client relationships.
• Prepared, validated, and processed invoices related to trade settlements, brokerage fees, and service charges, ensuring accuracy and compliance with client agreements.
• Ensured accurate identification, segregation, and protection of client funds from firm money across all applicable accounts and processes.

• Conducted detailed technical and analytical review of federal/state corporate, partnership and S corporation tax returns, FAS 109 provisions, and quarterly estimates prepared by associates.
• Computed taxes to be paid in GST and filed returns with minimum errors.
• Filed ROC forms as per the norms of the Companies Act.
• Entered data into accounting system with minimal errors.

Computed taxes owed by applying prescribed rates, laws and regulations