Rajesh Upadhyay

About Rajesh Upadhyay

As an Assistant Vice President/ Assistant Manager Trade Mid Office at HSBC, I manage DC Issuance & Amendments, SBLC, Documentary Collection, and DC Payments for the India region. I have over 14 years of experience in trade finance, with a focus on documentary credits, advising, and collections. I have successfully led teams and projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering high-quality services to clients. I hold a Certified Documentary Credit Specialist certification from The London Institute of Banking & Finance and a Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certificate from Management & Strategy Institute. I am passionate about process improvement and continuous learning, and I strive to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Experience

1. Assistant Vice President

   HSBC

   Nov 2023 — Present

   Currently managing DC Issuance & Amendments. SBLC, Documentary Collection and DC Payments for India region:Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system enhancements in trade finance operations, ensuring process accuracy before production release.Supported Business Continuity Planning (BCP) activities including contingency testing and operational readiness during system or process disruptions.Assisting with the management of reconciliation and audit activity and management of escalated matters.Ensure tasks are executed in line with Service Level Agreements and all prevailing regulations.Assisting with the management of relationships with internal and where applicable, any external stakeholders.Propose and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and ensure seamless transaction processing.Ensure that the team is equipped with systems, resources and expertise to support the team objectives.Completing local processing of documentary Trade Finance business (letters of creditand collections) including document checking against UCP 600, ISBP 821 and URC522Checking any communication from clients or other banks for completeness andauthenticity, as well as scanning of the documents, documentation of the scanningand dispatch of the documents to the named counterpart.Ensuring that the process-relevant internal and external guidelines and regulatoryrequirements are being complied within their scope of works, and deals with eachtask within any given deadlines.Working closely with Transaction Banking Sales Specialist and Relationship Managerdealing with corporate clients, whom he supports by providing pertinent information ina team-orientated manner.

Education

• Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business/Trade/Commerce

  2011 — 2013

• B S A, College , Mathura

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters

  2006 — 2009

• National Institute of Information Technology

  GNIIT, Computer Science

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Banking
• Team Management
• Relocation
• Trade Finance
• Management
• Sales
• Active Team Player
• Operations Management
• Mis
• Customer Retention
• Vendor Management
• Commercial Moving
• Business Strategy
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• International Trade
• Goal Oriented
• Time Management
• Benefits Negotiation