Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Credit Manager (Delhi 1)
Axis Bank Limited
01.2012 - Current
Developed comprehensive reporting tools to provide senior management with valuable insights into regional credit performance trends.
Collaborated with sales teams to balance risk and revenue growth, aligning credit policies with business objectives.
Enhanced team productivity, providing ongoing training and guidance to credit analysts and support staff.
Supported company expansion efforts, conducting comprehensive risk assessments for new market entries.
Conducted detailed due diligence on prospective borrowers to maintain high-quality lending portfolio standards.
Proactively identified early warning signs of deteriorating account performance through diligent monitoring of key performance indicators.
Improved regional credit performance by developing and implementing effective credit management strategies.
Area Credit Manager (Mortgages-New Delhi)
Barclays Bank PLC
11.2010 - 12.2011
Credit/Risk appraisal of Customers: Appraising the credit worthiness of the loan applicants as per the Barclays internally laid guidelines & ensuring timely & efficient processing of loan applications
Sanction/Decline decision based on financial analysis, assessment of customer’s profile, target market industry study and also ensuring compliance to Credit Policy/Programs
Liaison with Operations personnel during disbursal process
Responsible for checking the mortgage papers submitted by clients and assessing that all the documents required as per the requirements of the Banks internal guidelines are received
Handling a mortgage credit team 14 credit officers for ensuring smooth functioning of day-to-day activities and also co-ordinating with the various outside agencies including Field Investigation Agency, Risk Containment Unit, etc
Liaison with the FI, legal , technical, Document verification and fraud control agencies to ensure regulatory compliance
Conducting training session for the team members for updating them with the latest policy / process changes, new products introduced by bank, competition products, and enhancing their product knowledge on a regular basis and thereby building volumes in line with the business plan of the organisation
Account monitoring: Regular tracking of delinquencies in co-ordination with the collections department
Regular feedback on policy issues and issues specific to market
Adherence to various TAT Procedures.
Area Collection Manager (Credit Cards Punjab and Uttar Pradesh)
Barclays Bank PLC
12.2008 - 11.2010
Heading bucket wise collection of credit cards (flows and recoveries) for Non Metro North
Collector background checks
Ensure proper training is provided to the supervisor and agency managers so that proper agency functioning could be done for the portfolio
Check Allocation strategy approved for the city for regular & Bucket wise cases
Agency wise weekly target setting and monitoring of DRR on regular basis
Training all Collection Staff with Barclays & RBI Code of conduct for better functioning
Ensuring DRA training completion by all designated FE’s of agencies
Effective Vendor Management by ensuring agencies adhere to the collection processes laid down by the Bank, cheques and cash receipts from customers is deposited in time, collection staff is well behaved in the field and agencies are paid for the billed amount in time
Improve conversion & skip tracing rate of non contactable & skip accounts through field visits, application form retrieval etc
Stat card/liner return control, receipt to be acknowledged by the agency & data destruction by AM
Ensure low rate of COC and highest collections per collector is achieved by agency at all times
Review the not attempted accounts for each agency with the AM along with High POS cases
Conduct weekly Agency performance reviews Assessing AM training needs and ensure team members acquire the best of collection practices Reporting of default cases to legal cell for litigation
Also ensure CIBIL dunners are marked to hard core defaulter.
State Head Credit (PIL Chandigarh and Punjab)
Barclays Bank PLC
01.2006 - 06.2008
Managed end to end appraisal activity of high ticket size personal loan Handled all proposals above local approval CAD for personal loans in above mentioned locations
Tracking all processes & applications processed and provide Credit MIS to respective units viz
Applications processed, rejection analysis
Helped in conducting PAR for approved/declined files
Regular interaction with Collections & Sales staff on portfolio quality & evaluating the negative areas as well as performance of negative profiles
Provided support to Collections on non starter cases by interacting with customer & DSA’s
Post approval review/Hind sighting review
To Lend proactive support to collections & provide them value added information to them laisioning with the channel & VR agency Established Turn around Time benchmarks & Service level agreements between all units involved in application processing life cycle
Ensured clear understanding and acceptance of the processes by the team members and the CPA
Also ensured strict adherence to the process guidelines and Credit Policies by the unit to achieve satisfactory audit rating
Planned and monitored productivity of the Credit Managers and the CPA and ensured achievement of desired productivity levels
Conducted various trainings for sales agencies thereby facilitating the sourcing of a healthy portfolio
Continuously monitored the performance of the verification agencies through results review, performance reports and provide regular feedback to ensure adherence to quality standards and turn around times
Regular trainings to the Verification and the Fraud prevention teams to ensure adherence to TAT and quality of reports.
Area Credit Manager (Open Market Personal loans Chandigarh, Haryana and few spoke locations for Punjab)
Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited
06.2002 - 05.2004
Headed entire appraisal activity of high ticket size personal loan under assessment based, income based and surrogate schemes
Handled all proposals above local approval CAD for personal loans for above mentioned locations
Screening of personal loan applications in consonance to bank’s policy norms and quality specifications Supervising documentation and other formalities in respect of loans sanctioned and disbursed
Collating product feedback from branches / customers and providing the same to sales team for maintaining high customer satisfaction matrices and value additions in the product
Handling appointments of credit resources and vendors
Assessing training needs of dip testers at credit and sales shop and scheduling effective training programmes to maximise efficiency in operations
Stream ling process for smooth functioning of TAT and disbursals
Post disbursal, loan follow up for control over delinquency and non-starters
Vendor management and training of CPV agencies.
Assistant Manager (Credit)
Lord Krishna Bank Limited
Handling entire credit portfolio of the branch, which included Credit appraisal and review of financial statement for the purpose of fund based & non-fund based credit facilities for new customers
Renewal / Enhancement of credit facilities extended to existing customers
Built, strengthened and managed relationships with key customers
Suggesting the clients the right financial solutions to leverage their financial costs
Monitoring of credit accounts
Supervise documentation and legal formalities in respect of loans sanctioned and disbursed
Exposure to general banking operations Savings, Current Account, Term Deposits – Operations
Reports related to Credit and branch activities
Marketing of liability products to present and prospective customers.
Assistant Branch Manager (Chandigarh)
Maharishi Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
Managing a range of financial activities comprising of credit appraisals and monitoring of Housing Loans for new as well as existing customers, Management of Bank Statement and reconciliation
Business development for marketing of housing loans and term deposit for individuals and corporates
Responsible for regional collections and reporting of over dues accounts to management groups
Liasioning with legal agencies for loan documentation as well as for regularising overdue accounts
Performed general administrative duties.
Education
MBA - Finance
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, India
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Commerce -
Punjabi University
Patiala
04.2001 -
Skills
Proficiency in MS-Office, Windows and Internet Application
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Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/24/79
Marital Status: Married
Accomplishments
Supervising team of 40 plus staff members responsible for managing more than 26000 live Mortgage accounts having of POS more than Rs 14000Cr plus for the region.
Won best centralized process handling award for Noida CPC (2018-19) with Axis Bank.
A special category award name as "Dronacharya Award" was received for honing skill of fellow subordinates and colleagues for HV underwriting process bank.
Instrumental for setting up one independent LAP cell in the country.
Timeline
Regional Credit Manager (Delhi 1)
Axis Bank Limited
01.2012 - Current
Area Credit Manager (Mortgages-New Delhi)
Barclays Bank PLC
11.2010 - 12.2011
Area Collection Manager (Credit Cards Punjab and Uttar Pradesh)
Barclays Bank PLC
12.2008 - 11.2010
State Head Credit (PIL Chandigarh and Punjab)
Barclays Bank PLC
01.2006 - 06.2008
Area Credit Manager (Open Market Personal loans Chandigarh, Haryana and few spoke locations for Punjab)
Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited
06.2002 - 05.2004
MBA - Finance
Guru Nanak Dev University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Commerce -
Punjabi University
04.2001 -
Assistant Manager (Credit)
Lord Krishna Bank Limited
Assistant Branch Manager (Chandigarh)
Maharishi Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.