Sandeep Uppuleti

[email protected] • 9866116651 • Hyderabad

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

To pursue a Career in a Dynamic Organization with a stimulating environment by holding a responsible position that would enhance my skills and knowledge to work in a competitive environment with the best of my performance and would be an asset to the Organization.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Agile Scrum Master

12/2021 - Present

Tata Consultancy Services. (TCS) , Hyderabad, Telangana

• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks

• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments

• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects. Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management

• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety

• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives

• Provided detailed operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines

• Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback

• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays

• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers

• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed

• Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations

• Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives

• Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement

• Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives

• Managed Product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases

• Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment

• Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity

• Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges

• Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore

• Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track

• Removed obstacles by finding right personnel to advance tasks and projects

• Evangelized agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new tools and techniques

• Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams

• Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle

• Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects

• Wrote, updated and maintained project documentation

• Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload

Work Flow Management

12/2020 - 11/2021

Tata Consultancy Services. (TCS) , Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat

• Worked on VA, FHA and Conventional Purchase and refinance loans

• Post indexing, verified documents and updated into LOS accordingly

• Verified Purchase agreement, 1003(Final & Initial), AUS, Borrower Identification documents, credit report, Income, Assets, Appraisal, Property insurance (HOI) and Tax, Flood Certificate, Flood Insurance, Closing Disclosure, Title documents and etc.

• Verified borrower pay stubs, W2’s, VOE, and WVOE for calculation of Base, Bonus, OT, commission, Other and rental income for Wage Earner (Salaried-Emp)

• Verified borrower 1040 tax returns, Business Bank Statements, & P&L accounts for Self-Employed and Pension, Social Security, VA Benefit, Child Support for Other income borrowers

• Calculated on bases of weekly, bi weekly, semimonthly and Annual

• Verified AUS (DU & LP) document like, Recommendation, Property details, Borrower information, Loan details etc.

Accounts Payable Level 3

06/2018 - 12/2020

Cognizant Technology Solutions. (CTS) , Hitch City, Hyderabad

• Handled daily A/P processes; supervised A/P clerks; managed vendor/supplier relations; and oversaw the timely, accurate processing of invoices, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions

• Maintained adherence to corporate policies; addressed escalated issues from employees and vendors regarding accounts payable; and ensured accurate and compliant A/P files and records in accordance with company policies and government regulations

• Processed payment types including ACH, check and wire payments

• Assessed and closed A/P sub-ledger on a monthly/yearly basis, validated content and resolved various issues while closing the Books

• Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits through sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation

• Instituted thorough cross-checking of pack-lists, receivers and invoices that halted a previous history of thousands of dollars in overpayments to suppliers

• Participated in weekly and daily calls with onshore teams for updates and challenges; documented minutes and shared with management

• Maintained accuracy in calculating figures such as discounts, interest and commissions

• Updated SOP quarterly and reviewed with clients for signing onshore

• Trained new joiners and prepared complete training plans

• Handled escalation client calls along with Manager and prepared summaries for team discussions

• Processed various types of invoice processing including PO and Non-PO based, Approval Based and Unapproved Invoices and Vendor Setup

• Led team huddles in absence of Team leader and maintained leave tracker

• Served as backup and was well versed with Sub-processes

Associate L1 (Loan Setup, Audit & Verification)

05/2016 - 06/2018

Cognizant Technology Solutions. (CTS) , Hyderabad

• Worked on Government Loans (FHA & VA loans) and Conventional loans of all types of transactions

• Performed pre-purchase auditing of loans received from different lenders

• Reviewed all relevant documents of the borrower to qualify for the loan

• Conducted comparisons as per client requirements

• Identified documents in closing package, collateral package and processed accordingly, accurately noting in Client application

• Worked on POA files, broker files and processed as per client requirements

• Identified CREDIT documents including Credit Report, Credit Supplements & Mortgage Statements

• Worked on TRID Guidelines and Special features loans like CL1 loans

• Participated in Resolution team to clear and send files to next level by clearing all conditions added by downstream processes

• Verified Application Information with different reports

EDUCATION

B.com

01/2014

VIVEKANANDA Degree College affiliated to OSMANIA UNIVERSITY

Intermediate (M.E.C)

01/2011

S.R.K Junior College, Board of Intermediate Education-Andhra Pradesh

SSC

01/2009

CHAITANYA School, Board of Secondary Education- Andhra Pradesh