Sunil Kumar Chowdhary
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Chief Manager
PERSONAL SUMMARY
A capable, loyal, results orientated Chief Manager with diverse
banking experience of leading high performance teams and of
successfully increasing efficiency and productivity whilst
reducing costs and inefficiencies. Ability to keep a level head
at all times, nurture and grow a business, evaluate
opportunities and risks and also deliver innovative new products
and solutions to challenges. Possessing excellent client facing
and configuration skills and highly successful in helping define
company direction, achieving goals and optimising business.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
. Excellent hands on management & communications skills.
. Able to communicate and present confidently, clearly and
expressively.
. Accustomed to working with senior management.
. Able to think laterally to create options and solutions.
. Skilled negotiator, with proven experience in a commercial
environment.
. Possessing personality, energy & charisma to inspire, lead
and develop staff.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Allahabad Bank
CHIEF MANAGER August 2009- Present
. Head Centralised Retail Banking Boutique, Ludhiana
. Zonal Departmental Head: Planning and Development, Marketing,
Premises and Support Services, Govt. Business and Legal.
. Head Cash Management Services, Head Office, Kolkata
Approval of various Housing Projects, processing and managing
Mortgage loans under Housing, Car, Education and Personal Loan
retail products portfolio of over 100 crores. Marketing various
housing projects and mobilising quality borrowers through
rigorous checking of KYC and source of incomes. Compliance of
all norms as per laid down guidelines.
Providing leadership and management to the business and fully
responsible for the day- to-day running of various departments.
Liaison with 70 Branches for weekly achievement of key
parameters for a sustained growth of over 20%. Directing various
business departments to ensure the smooth running of the Bank.
Establishing Financial Inclusion objectives through opening of
Ultra Small Branches in notified areas under District Credit
Plan. Selling various products like POS, 3 in I Demat accounts,
Fee collection, Utility Bills, Insurance, Mutual Funds and
Corporate collections. Resolving contractual and commercial
issues and disputes. Implemented Vat Collection module and
engaged with various customers of online payment gateway
solutions in technical partnership with BillDesk. Responsible
for achieving all performance related targets. Undertakingstaff
performance reviews.
Focused on developing cash management products that deliver
efficiencies, playing a leading role in the mobilisation,
development and implementation of operational processes.Manage a
team of segment product sales staff. Identified cash management
needs of customers in responsible segment and propose innovative
solutions to meet their needs. Worked closely with product
managers and relationship managers to ensure winning of new
customers and deals. Worked closely with implementation managers
to ensure deals won are implemented as soon as possible.
Achieved breakeven and over 50% increased income growth under
cash management services through Direct Debit Mandate, Corporate
and Fee Collection modules. Added clients like West Bengal Joint
Entrance Board, CPMT, UPGMEE, Gorakhpur University, Netaji
Subhas School of Open Learning and various schools and
institutions.
Training and leading a large team marketing officers, providing
discipline and performance feedback. Involved in the recruitment
and mentoring of new staff. Ensuring that best practice is
followed in safety, legality and quality of service. Developing
and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous
improvement.
SENIOR MANAGER Oct 2004 - Aug 2009
. Head of Northern Cash Management Operations, New Delhi.
. Head of Zonal Core Banking Solution Implementation Team, New
Delhi.
. Group Head, Industrial Finance Branch, New Delhi.
. Branch Head in TimarPur, and Green Park Extension Branches.
As Head of Northern Cash Management Operations at New Delhi,
migrated to new CMS application provided by Nucleus Soft.
Developed positive direct relationships with key business
contacts. Scheduling workload to meet priorities and targets.
Using automated computer systems to monitor stock control.
Designed workflows to operate the new application smoothly.
Tracking and closing gaps identified in various modules and
products. System integration with CBS process and accounting
settlement. Responsible for the achievement of Cash Management
sales goals, with focus on corporate banking segment.
Channel customer needs and market information to product
managers to contribute to the continuous improvement of product
competitiveness. Focusing of transaction volumes, number of new
relationships. Reconciliation of various GL heads.
Assessing needs of clients and accordingly charting out viable
finance portfolio after considering financial, legal and
technical aspects. Performing the functions of assessing
creditworthiness of clients and taking adequate steps to ensure
receipt of payments and recovery of debts. Handling high value
defaulters / insolvent clients. Supervising delinquency & credit
loss.
Handling Credit appraisal of various clients based on risk
assessment. Organizing / participating in Lenders and Consortium
Meeting. Mobilizing of credit proposal, innovation and
customizing of products as per market trends and client
requirements. Finalizing of Credit targets of the Branch and
formulating of strategy to achieve targets.
Managing credit operations, preparation and appraisal of credit
proposal, documentation and disbursement of funds and monitoring
of advances.
Was assigned the strategic position of heading the Zonal Core
Banking Implementation Team. Involved in analyzing complex data
and documentation. Ensuring integrity of critical data before
migration and going live on the next working day. Successfully
completed the assignment through organised and planning ahead
for hardware, networking, data capture and checking.
MANAGER July 1994 - Oct 2004
. Branch Head QCS Cash Management Services, New Delhi.
. Deputy Lead District Manager, Jalaun Uttar Pradesh.
. Branch Head, Urban Branch in Jhansi and Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
Successfully developed and started Cash Management Services
through in house software in New Delhi for corresponding Banking
relationship with Public / Private and MNC Banks. Productively
handled upcountry collections for StanChart / ANZ Grndlys / Bank
of America / IngVysya / Corpn Bank / Centurion BOP / HDFC /
Deutsche Bank and ICICI Bank.
Formulating operating budgets to ensure optimum utilization of
available resources towards the accomplishment of overall
corporate goals. Outlining and implementing District Plans in
coordination with Lead Bank & District Level Coordination
Committees. Holding and participating in DLCC and BLCC meetings
at District & Block level. Implementing of Govt. sponsored
schemes such as PMRY, NRY, and IRDP etc.
Handling comprehensive Branch operations and growth in Current
Account, Savings Account, and Term Deposits, Cash, & Staff
Administration. Following the process / procedure of the bank &
ensuring compliance to rules and regulations of the Bank
including latest circulars & notifications.Directing, managing
and controlling operations with key focus on achieving business
growth and bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal
utilization of available resources.
PROBATIONARY OFFICER June 1982 - July 1994
Various Branches in the state of Madhya Pradesh under Rural,
Semi Urban and Urban categories.
Monitoring business' portfolio performance, conducting
profitability analysis, rendering sustained advisory services
for securing high ROI & increasing retention levels.
Analyzing risk appetite of an individual for providing them apt
solutions, ensuring that solutions provided match the risk
profile. Performing credit operations to ascertain the loan
amounts to be suitably granted to these applicants. Scrutinizing
applications made for Personal Loans & conducting detailed
investigations of the applicants to ensure that all required
credit parameters are met.
Handling cross-selling of the banking products to existing
customers to enhance product portfolio.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
JAIIB
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in 2007.
CAIIB
Indian Institute of Banking & Finance in 2007.
B.Com (Hons)
Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi in 1980.
REFERENCES - Available on request.
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