Kripa Suryanarayanan
Chennai
Summary
Unique blend of visionary leadership offering 15 years of rich & extensive work experience with a Risk Management, Projects and Operations. Presently associated with global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (Uk) as Associate manager in Business Risk Management (BRM). Skilled in managing control sample testing (CST) and key control indicator (KCI) in BRM, ensuring adherence to risk management strategies and best practices. Proven expertise in Projects testing and managing credit administration reporting, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of quality services.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Manager in Finance Risk Governance
Standard Chartered Bank
05.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
- Testing of Controls for Treasury and Liquidity Functions as per Risk Framework
- Coordinating with Stakeholders for Exceptions & Observations
- Completion of control testing in Msystem, ensuring there is no overdue
- Preparing and updating Operating Rhythm to ensure the testing process is documented.
- Providing MI on testing and exceptions to Senior Management
- Preparing pack and Conducting Treasury SRM
- Process Migration from Treasury to Finance Process Universe
- Providing support for Group Internal Audit
- Suggesting improvements and enhancements to existing controls
- Effecting system level changes / additions pertaining to the process in M7.
- Performing UAT for new enhancements in M7
- Proposing and implementing process automations to enhance testing efficiency.
- Cross training - Group Liquidity Reporting Process Testing
- Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
Associate Manager in PVB Business Risk Management
Standard Chartered Bank
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
- Acting as a first line defence by Performing control samples testing (CST) and key control indicator (KCI) for Private Banking.
- Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
Team Leader in PVB Projects
Standard Chartered Bank
11.2018 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
- Oversaw modules including Limits, Loans, Deposits, Payments, and Securities.
- Operated within Agile Methodology.
- Tested Banking Domain applications, including Core Banking, Internet Banking, and private banking applications.
- Prepared test scope and test scenarios during the planning phase.
- Developed Run Plans, executed test cases, conducted defect analysis, and tracked defects to closure.
- Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Smoke testing, and regression testing.
- Demonstrated proficiency in using JIRA for tracking stories/defects and trend analysis.
- Utilized hands-on experience in an incident tracking application.
- Interpreted and decomposed business requirement documents into testing functions, test plans, test cases, test scenarios, test scripts, run plans, test executions, defect tracking closure reports, and support.
- Actively participated in and organized online meetings, communicating clearly via email with project stakeholders and onshore/offshore clients.
- Provided testing status updates to respective stakeholders, discussed issues found in testing, and ensured their resolution.
- Offered sign-off for projects once all testing efforts were complete, presenting to respective stakeholders and clients.
- Managed modules in applications such as T24 R20, Eops, Triple A Plus (TAP), Client Output (COE), One Work Bench (OWB), and other interface applications like Spring Watch and Cupid.
- Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
Senior Analyst PVB Credit Operations
Standard Chartered Bank
06.2010 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
- Monitored daily reports, including overline shortfall, overdraft, and EBBS, assessing client positions and providing detailed investigation reports to risk monitoring and relationship managers.
- Evaluated property valuations for Jersey clients and authorized placement, removal of lien, and hold for Fixed Deposit Accounts.
- Authorized rollovers of fixed deposits and checked customer details in Facility Letter with approved BCA for private banking customers.
- Authorized loan drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, and released online credit payments for Loan Disbursement.
- Authorizing the limit of the client for their Overdraft, Loans, and SBLC & LC Guarantee.
- Preparation of legal documentation (Facility Letter) for private banking customers.
- Coordinated with service delivery partners in wealth operation, trade, and payments to ensure controlled and timely product delivery.
- Global business service (GBS Chennai) wholly owned by Standard Chartered Bank (UK).
- Got appreciated from stakeholders for fulfilling their business needs with accuracy.
- Received Business Champ Awards for migrating the Shortfall Report for Credit Administration.
- Played a key role in testing phase, contributing to the successful launch of the Corporate Action module.
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Banking Operations Best Practices
- Defect Analysis & Tracking
- Risk Management Strategies
- Internal controls
- Project Management
- Project Planning & Execution
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Stakeholder Management
Languages
English
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Associate Manager in Finance Risk Governance
Standard Chartered Bank
05.2024 - Current
Associate Manager in PVB Business Risk Management
Standard Chartered Bank
01.2022 - 04.2024
Team Leader in PVB Projects
Standard Chartered Bank
11.2018 - 01.2022
Senior Analyst PVB Credit Operations
Standard Chartered Bank
06.2010 - 10.2018