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Certification
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Soft Skills
IT Skills
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RATNADEEP KAR

Lodha Amara, Wing 34, Flat 2703, Kolshet Road, Thane

Summary

Achievement-Driven Professional with more than 23 years of experience in Corporate and Retail Banking and Branch Banking. Experience of 9 years in regulatory compliance. Adept at Compliance and Risk related requirements of Wholesale Banking. Currently working with the NBFC subsidiary of the Bank with responsibilities of both Retail and Wholesale business compliance. Understanding of regulatory framework and pertinent regulations impacting corporate customers. Led measures to ensure smooth functioning of operations in the branch and facilitated branch audits. Managed risk-based monitoring for unusual activity including detection, investigation, suspicious reporting to law enforcement agencies. Approved new clients through due diligence procedures including the review of KYC documentation, public record research and AML procedures. Proactive and creative professional with a demonstrated record of achievement in conceiving & implementing ideas that improve operational efficiency and reduce risks.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Vice President, Compliance

Axis Finance Ltd.
12.2024 - Current
  • Leading the KYC AML team responsible for timely completion of half-yearly KYC risk categorization review, closure of screening and transaction alerts and filing of CTR and STR
  • Conducting the annual Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Assessment
  • Updation of KYC AML policies and SOP and issuance of advisories
  • Implementation of Compliance Monitring Tool as an automation platform for tracking compliances with regulatory norms
  • Vetting of credit proposals related to Wholesale Business
  • Addressing regulatory requirements raised by RBI through Daksh platform, preparation of ACB agenda notes, preparation of Subsidiary Governance dashboaed and preparation and submission of quarterly Compliance Certificate.

Vice President, Compliance and Risk – Wholesale Banking

Axis Bank Ltd.
08.2016 - 11.2024
  • Executing the compliance & risk related activities, remediation of operational risk issues & control gaps
  • Implementation of new regulatory guidelines/ changes in existing guidelines.
  • Ensuring the identification and mitigation of risks through regular self-assessment of compliance (CRA), operational risks (RCSA), and controls.
  • Meeting all requirements of various audits such as RBI audit, internal audit & statutory audit and providing action plan for the process/ control gaps highlighted in the audit reports.
  • Assessment of credit appraisal notes from the regulatory compliance perspective
  • Formulating Management Action Plan on RBI observations (RAR reports) in Risk Based Supervision audit.
  • Regular monitoring of various operational parameters to ensure compliance with requirements of Risk Based Supervision.
  • Facilitating operational risk and compliance testing, and addressing observations of internal audit and compliance testing findings through discussion with various stakeholders.
  • Mitigation of Compliance Risk through root cause analysis of audit and compliance testing failures, changes in the credit policy, issuance of circulars wherever required and documenting new processes or changes in existing processes
  • Tracking key risk and key compliance indicators on a monthly basis
  • Ensuring compliance with the various policies and operating manuals
  • Identification of scope for automation of manual processes and end-to end tracking of the automation process including preparation of BRD, testing of UAT and deployment in live server
  • Implementation of Compliance Monitoring Tool to track periodic and ad-hoc actionable arising out of regulatory guidelines
  • Currently with Axis Finance Ltd. (subsidiary of Axis Bank) since Dec'24
  • Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.

Branch Sales and Strategy Head, Retail Forex

Axis Bank Ltd.
05.2015 - 07.2016
  • Attained assigned targets with regards to branch sales of forex products such as foreign currency prepaid cards and overseas remittances
  • Built strategies for enhancement of Business through focus areas, team management, creating enablers for business and tie-up with external agencies such as FFMCs and non-stockiest agents
  • Facilitated various branch contests about forex business and fostering competition between branches.
  • Mentored team of employees, overseeing hiring & training

Branch Head

Axis Bank Ltd.
10.2011 - 04.2015
  • Was responsible for the overall business targets in both liability products such as savings bank and current accounts and third-party products such as Mutual Funds, Life & General Insurance
  • The budget for both deposit and fee income for third party products, were consistently achieved during the 2 years at the branch
  • Achieved total demand & term deposit of Rs. 12 crore for the branch during the tenure which was Second Highest amongst the peer branches in the Bank in the region

Assistant Vice President-Business Banking

Axis Bank Ltd.
07.2007 - 09.2011
  • Led acquisitions and development of institutional business in the Financial Institution Group segment for the entire East India region through identification of business prospects
  • Improved the CMS relationships in the Large Corporate segment as the Area Manager for Kolkata
  • Selling payment and collection solution products to clients such as DD drawing arrangement, outstation cheque collections through CMS, remote DDs, bulk stationary printing, customized cheque solutions, single window payment solutions
  • Developed more than 150 new relationships in FIG Group, East during this period

Branch Sales Head

Axis Bank Ltd.
08.2005 - 07.2007
  • Mentored sales team comprising of 5 Sales Officers and achieving business targets of the branch including deposits, mutual funds, insurance, and other third-party products by driving business through the sales channel
  • Sales achievement led to branch being among the top five branches Pan India in terms of Current Account deposits

Officer - Merchant Banking, Eastern Region

Axis Bank Ltd.
03.2002 - 07.2005
  • Managed loan syndication, debt restructuring & trusteeship assignments
  • Conducted due diligence, appointment of legal advisors and asset valuers, plant visits & inspection and preparation of data rooms for disinvestments assignments for Government owned companies such as Burn Standard Company Ltd., Braithwaite & Company Ltd., Hirakud Industrial Works

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy & Economics

South City College
04-1997

Skills

Regulatory Compliance and Audit

Certification

Advance Diploma in Network Computing from National Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata.

Accomplishments

  • Successfully implemented all provisions of various regulatory guidelines within stipulated timelines for the entire Wholesale Banking segment of the Bank.
  • Have handled RBI onsite audit as the lead Compliance official for Wholesale Banking for 3 consecutive years leading to a satisfactory audit rating by RBI.
  • Received Certificate of Commendation from Deputy Managing Director and Group Executive- Corporate Banking for valuable contribution in Compliance and Risk.
  • Have been successful in automation of various manual processes within the bank to ensure better controls and compliance with regulatory guidelines.
  • Successfully lead a comprehensive exercise on remediation of unutilized limits leading to a positive impact on provisioning and LCR requirements.

Soft Skills

  • Communicator
  • Collaborator
  • Language and drafting skills
  • Team Leader
  • Change Agent
  • Analytical
  • Logical

IT Skills

MS Office & Internet Applications

Interests

Travelling

Timeline

Vice President, Compliance

Axis Finance Ltd.
12.2024 - Current

Vice President, Compliance and Risk – Wholesale Banking

Axis Bank Ltd.
08.2016 - 11.2024

Branch Sales and Strategy Head, Retail Forex

Axis Bank Ltd.
05.2015 - 07.2016

Branch Head

Axis Bank Ltd.
10.2011 - 04.2015

Assistant Vice President-Business Banking

Axis Bank Ltd.
07.2007 - 09.2011

Branch Sales Head

Axis Bank Ltd.
08.2005 - 07.2007

Officer - Merchant Banking, Eastern Region

Axis Bank Ltd.
03.2002 - 07.2005

Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy & Economics

South City College
RATNADEEP KAR