DIPSUNDAR KANJILAL

Reduced cycle time for Auto and Home lending business and automated around 50% of manual processes

• Product team member, steering the program called Forecast Automation (FA) for Chase. Target KPI is reduction of CCAR [ Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review] and Budget forecast cycle time unto 3 weeks across the firm for all Models and Non Models and automate the overlays and non standard processes into firm’s Python based platform including analytics
• This program seeks to replace legacy database with CARI Hadoop database for sourcing the granular level data into best in class Python based calculator to integrate with analytics tool like Xceptor, Tableau with maximum self service functionalities and dashboarding benefits
• This program targets to remove all excel and SAS based user tools to achieve seamless execution of budget and forecast
• Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders
• Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with firm's policies
• Orchestrated smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across line of business (LOB). Developed the initial book of work by studying all models and related user tools
• Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals
• Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure. Developed the Jira governance and led the team to construct FA product with agility principles
• Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects

CCAR Governance and Oversight

• Managed CCAR governance for Home Lending, Auto business as a LOB project manager
• Developed multiple reports and strategies to run reports smoothly
• Participated in CCAR and RA governance since 2019
• Groom new team members with required competencies

Others

• Managed various community of practices in India such as - Knowledge management, Philanthropy, R&R and so on
• Black belt in process automation with Alteryx and Tableau tools

Steered Future Finance program, benefit valued : 30 FTEs cost

• Program automated 2000+ banks accounts in Unilever across 100 + local and international banks via SAP & cloud solution
• Stopped cheque payments to the material vendors and transitioned payment mode to ACH or Swift
• Brought global treasury operations from Unilever Netherlands to Bangalore in 2016. Merit : 21 FTE reduction
• Implemented Forex tool and intercompany solutions across the business and removed manual handoffs used to calculate working capital
• Pilot Sales Force tool implementation in R2R business
• Managed R2R Journal and Reconciliation processing through Trintech tool for organizing in house & unapplied cash
• Led automation to post 60K nonjudgmental journals onto SAP
• Split the Trintech database into four landscapes and connected to SAP landscapes for better user concurrency and zero latency in processing
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety
• Maintained relationships with Tech partners (Accenture, IBM) to deliver all projects and diversify capabilities. Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance
• Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance. Maintained compliance with regulatory parameters in complex projects with overlapping policies
• Accelerated progress by continually reviewing performance, budgets and project timelines
• Made decisions independently and collaboratively on R2R and Treasury operations related challenges.

• Led SAP FI & CIN module implementation in Zobele India Pvt. Ltd for Unisys (Client) / Level 2 SAP support for Volvo IT (Client)
• Led end to end pre sales and brought Thompson & Reuter (Country India Version Implementation) project for Tech Mahindra
• Supervised operational issues in cost objects and resolved issues in AP & FI during month end closing
• Transitioned Business Process & Support process from Hong Kong HSBC in July, 2011. Merit : 15 FTE reductions
• Migrated London Custody team to Kolkata HSBC in 2010. Merit: 19 FTE cost reduction

Saved $28K by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems.

HSBC – Lean Six Sigma (Kaizen)

• Lean Projects completed with a combined annual savings of $ 15,000. This contained automation of Monthly Reports for 15 Jurisdictions, reduction of turnaround time, reduction of processing errors, process up-gradation and saving of FTE.

IBM India – Six Sigma Green Belt

• Green Belt Project completed on “Reduction of Training Days” with savings of $13,629.60 annually. This project aimed at maximum certification of the candidates in Process Training to reduce extra cost of training