Chamila Jayasinghe
Wealth Management |Treasury Operations | Treasury Middle Office | Digital Banking|Project Management|Operations Excellence|Business Process Automation|
Dubai
Summary
Banking professional with extensive experience of 23+ years in wealth management treasury middle office & back office, digital banking projects, wealth operations, central operations, branch operations and Previous engagements to cover mutual fund operations, fixed income settlements, International equity settlements, Structured products, Corporate actions, Lombard lending, Risk management, remittances, documentary credit operations, Collateral management, digital project management. Extensive Success in implementing automation projects for retail & investment products. Exploring leadership roles in Treasury middle office, Treasury operations, Investment operations, Wealth management, Risk Management & digital banking projects.
Goal-oriented Team Manager dedicated to meeting team performance objectives and achieving set targets. Offering 23+ years of extensive leadership experience in Banking. Committed individual well-versed in providing thorough training, setting team goals and developing innovative strategies. Superb oral and written communication skills paired with excellent time management and leadership abilities.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Team Manager, Investment Services, Treasury Middle Office
Commercial Bank of Dubai P.S.C
Dubai
03.2023 - Current
- Leading the team of Investment Administrators in treasury middle office.
- Manage trade support in coordination with relationship managers, Investment advisors, Traders and treasury back office.
- Trade lifecycle management, from trade capturing till settlement at back office operations, confirmation generation and client reporting.
- Manage Security set-up and daily pricing update process.
- Act as project lead for Middle office related projects.
- Act as focal point external fund managers, custodians, spreadhead compliance functions and periodic external audits and reviews.
- Manage performance reporting and reconciliation, adhoc, monthly, yearly basis and oversee the reconciliations performed at back office operations.
- Work closely with the department head in budgetary activities, from planning, monitoring, periodic reviews and reporting.
- Monitor daily MTM reports and manage Margin and Liquidation processes in coordination with Market Risk, Investment Product and relationship teams.
- Engage in continuous enhancements of process, systems and reporting modules, active participation in new system implementation projects.
- SPOC for relationship managers, investment advisors, Traders, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Credit and other stakeholders for middle office related activities.
- Registered as SCA-Investment Operations Manager and act as single point of contact for related functions.
- Manage UAECB, SCA and custodian’s KYC reporting related to treasury business.
Senior Manager, Central Operations, Digital Banking
Finance House
Abudhabi
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Digital bank project management.
- Analyze business and stakeholder requirements.
- Mobile banking initiatives.
- Wireframe reviews, Process flow reviews, BRD writing and review, FSD review, User story reviews, SOP writing and review, UAT and vendor management.
- Operations and payment strategies.
- Lending and collateral management.
- Investment banking.
Assistant Vice President, Manager Wealth Operation
Mashreq Bank PSC
Dubai
09.2018 - 04.2022
- Managing retail wealth management operations team.
- Managing leveraged bond, Equity, Mutual fund products, limit monitoring, MTM process, Risk monitoring and reporting.
- Led fixed income operations including processing trade transactions & system set up for new bonds; ensured timely market & client settlements to avoid any financial losses.
- Managing digital banking project and new system implementations.
- Daily breach reporting to Risk Management unit and client Margin call/Liquidation call letter arrangements.
- Managing the price monitoring platform (Trading file vs Bloomberg) reporting any deviation to trading desk for necessary action.
- Pioneered treasury portfolio Lombard lending program with securitization to exposure ratio of 80%; Exceeded MOM fees based income target by 150% during 2021/22.
- Daily monitoring of Bloomberg bond rating and report to stakeholders on any downgrading for further action.
- Monitoring and reporting FX exposures and required covering then and there.
- Manage collateral and Margin funding.
- Maintaining control over treasury suspense accounts, transitory accounts and highlight to respective units for closure and follow-up.
- Managing Funding of Nostro accounts and maintaining proper agreed Balances and Settling deals with counterparty banks.
- Managing and monitoring Central Bank regulatory reporting/ Monthly exception reports/MIS/Finance reporting.
- Mutual Fund management - Manage processing of trades, dealing with fund houses in new fund set-up. Assist front office in new product development.
- Fixed Income bond management – Manage processing of trades and system setup for new bonds. well exposed to Bloomberg functions pertains to bonds.
- Managing proprietary portfolios and regional investment books, Repo and Reverse-Repo transactions.
- Managing Derivative FWD, Swap deals and dealing with related counterparties on exchange calculations and settlements.
- Managing Islamic deals, coordinating with front office in product development and process efficiency.
- Reconciling and monitoring shares traded in nominee holding and making settlements and recovering commissions to the market through corresponding banks.
- Managing foreign equity backed products and validation of NAV's.
- Well exposed to processing and authorizing SWIFT payments.
- Managing Lean activities and maintaining proper standards according to Lean Management process.
- Ensure the coordination of the statutory audit, year in year out, and resolve all possible queries.
- Maintain and manage treasury accounting records, logs.
Assistant Manager, Wealth Operations, Treasury Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
Dubai
03.2014 - 09.2018
- Mutual Fund Subscription, Redemption, Unwinding, Coupon/Dividend for all Asset Management products, IRS products and third Party mutual fund Products. Well exposed to processing and authorizations.
- Fixed Income Bond Subscription, Redemption, Corporate actions. Well exposed to Bloomberg functions including pricing and validation of bond.
- Proprietary portfolios and regional investment books, understanding of Repo and Reverse-Repo transactions.
- Authorization Islamic deals (Murahaba/Wakil/Wakala/Wa'ad).
- Reconciling and monitoring shares traded in nominee holding and making settlements and recovering commissions to the market through corresponding banks.
- Balancing daily market settlements and recovering commissions from customers and reporting to front office and middle office.
- Managing respective management fee process of all asset management products.
- Reconciling and monitoring Trial Commission and Dividends received on Third Party Fund Accounts on a regular basis and calculating the commission and dividends for the respective clients and segments.
- Investigate open items in Suspense A/c – monitoring on regular basis and make sure rectification actions taken on time.
- Well exposed to functions in Mashreq bank systems including Flexcube, T24 Globus and understanding of trade net and Bloomberg functionalities.
- Well exposed to processing and authorizing SWIFT payments.
- Managing and monitoring Central Bank regulatory reporting/ Monthly exception reports/MIS/Finance reporting.
- Managing Lean activities and maintaining proper standards according to Lean Management process.
- Ensure the coordination of the statutory audit, year in year out, and resolve all possible queries.
- Maintain and manage treasury accounting records, logs, spreadsheets, and registers.
Officer Wealth Operations, Treasury Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
Dubai
08.2010 - 03.2014
- Validated existing accounting management and reporting systems to assess quality and conformance, identify problems and implement corrective actions.
- Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities.
- Kept up-to-date and accurate funding accounts for internal departments, key programs and special projects.
- Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports, including balance sheets and income statements.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Performed duties in accordance with all applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Maintain and manage treasury accounting records, logs, spreadsheets, and registers.
Senior Processor, Central Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
Dubai
04.2008 - 08.2010
- Handling Jobs related to Cheque Clearing Department (ICCS) Inward and Outward Clearing.
- Played an Active Role in Implementing of ICCS Clearing system.
- Handling functions related to remittances unit.
- Handling functions related to payments and investigation unit.
Executive Assistant
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd
Colombo
02.2005 - 04.2008
- Teller functions, Inward and Outward cheque clearing, Accounts opening, Front Office customer service.
- Preparation of facility papers, LC's, Guarantees (Corporate & Retail customers), Handling all past due accounts with recovery procedure, Handling customer queries and customer service.
Trainee Banking Assistant
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd
Colombo
02.2002 - 01.2005
- All teller functions related to cash counters and cheque clearing.
- Accounts opening (Local & Foreign currency).
- Front Office, customer service.
- Areas related to Local & Foreign remittances & Exchange.
- Preparation of facility papers (Corporate & Retail customers).
- Handling all past due accounts with recovery procedure.
Education
MBA - Banking and Financial Support Services
University of Wolverhampton
08.2011 - 08.2014
Level 7 Diploma - Strategic Management and Leadership
Edexel and Pearson UK
02.2010 - 06.2012
Diploma of Digital Accelerator 2.0 - undefined
PwC Academy Middle East
11.2023 - 04.2024
GCE Advanced Level - Commerce
Ministry of Education
01.1996 - 12.1998
GCE Ordinary Level - General
Ministry of Education
01.1996 - 12.1996
Skills
- Treasury Management
- Wealth Management
- Operations management
- Project Management
- Digital banking
- Process automation
- Strategic Initiatives
- Strategic Plan Implementation
- Department Policies & Procedure Implementation
- Recruitment
Certification
CISI Certification, Currently Pursuing
Accomplishments
- Gold Star Award winner, Mashreq Bank – 2018 – Successful testing and implementation of core-banking project (Flexcube)
- Certificate of Appreciation – Mashreq Bank – Multiple awards
- Employee of the month - Multiple awards throughout the tenor with all previous employers.
Interests
Reading
Travelling
Cricket
Swimming
Mentoring
Personal Information
Visa Status: UAE Golden Visa for self and family, valid till 2034
Timeline
Diploma of Digital Accelerator 2.0 - undefined
PwC Academy Middle East
11.2023 - 04.2024
Team Manager, Investment Services, Treasury Middle Office
Commercial Bank of Dubai P.S.C
03.2023 - Current
Senior Manager, Central Operations, Digital Banking
Finance House
04.2022 - 12.2022
Assistant Vice President, Manager Wealth Operation
Mashreq Bank PSC
09.2018 - 04.2022
Assistant Manager, Wealth Operations, Treasury Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
03.2014 - 09.2018
MBA - Banking and Financial Support Services
University of Wolverhampton
08.2011 - 08.2014
Officer Wealth Operations, Treasury Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
08.2010 - 03.2014
Level 7 Diploma - Strategic Management and Leadership
Edexel and Pearson UK
02.2010 - 06.2012
Senior Processor, Central Operations
Mashreq Bank PSC
04.2008 - 08.2010
Executive Assistant
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd
02.2005 - 04.2008
Trainee Banking Assistant
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd
02.2002 - 01.2005
GCE Advanced Level - Commerce
Ministry of Education
01.1996 - 12.1998
GCE Ordinary Level - General
Ministry of Education
01.1996 - 12.1996
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