Divya Kuntavalla

Divya Kuntavalla

Apprentice Graduate

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  • About me

    Chartered Sustainable Finance Manager (CSFM™) | Ex-Assistant Manager at Canara Bank | MSc in Sustainable Engineering | Bridging Banking & Sustainability for the Future

  • Education

    • Cochin refineries school

      1997 - 2010
    • University of Strathclyde

      2023 - 2024
      Master of Science - MS Sustainable engineering: Chemical processing

      Activities and Societies: Book club, Debating club, Finance society, Mountaineering club MSc in Sustainable Engineering: Chemical Processing – An intensive program focused on integrating principles of sustainability into chemical engineering processes. Covers innovative techniques in eco-friendly chemical production, waste reduction, and energy efficiency. Equips students with the skills to design, evaluate, and implement sustainable chemical systems, addressing environmental and economic challenges in the industry.

    • National Institute of Technology Calicut

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech Chemical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Technical fest Tathva

  • Experience

    • Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

      Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
      Apprentice Graduate

      Oversaw maintenance and quality assurance for plant equipment improving communication skills and negotiation. ● Was awarded the best performing ambitious candidate in a team of 30 trainees

    • Canara Bank

      May 2017 - Dec 2022

      Corporate banking role involving clients ranging from small medium and large enterprises. Collaboration with Canara HSBC life insurance joint venture. ● Led the disbursement of GBP 18 million in collaboration with government schemes and senior management providing loans to Small and Medium Enterprises SME for the 04/2020-03/2021 fiscal year, achieving the highest regional figures, with 52% allocated to renewable-based green startups.● Developed sustainable banking practices that improved loan portfolio quality and compliance, managed and optimised lending credit risk assessments which led to a 20% drop in credit defaults in Canara Bank's commercial banking section.● Created strategic growth in client relationship with HSBC in the Canara HSBC joint venture for Insurance policies for SME advances, strengthening cross selling with the bank's long-term business growth and goals with 30 % increase in insurance uptake. Show less ● Achieved a 97% customer satisfaction rate by initiating collaborative communicating strategies a within the team and transactional feedback system, leading to a 10% increase in customer engagement and a 15% increase in customer retention. Initiative customer meetings to build relationships.● Demonstrated my drive and ability to multitask by leading revamp of the ATM vendor system, while managing project finance and loan documentation, increasing efficiency by 90%, 99% cost recovery, and cutting the complaint resolution time by 45%. Show less

      • Assistant Manager

        May 2019 - Dec 2022
      • Probationary Officer

        May 2017 - May 2019
    • Pastdue Credit Solutions

      Apr 2024 - now
      Fincancial Customer care consultant

      Client: Thames Water Utilities Ltd- Contigency based debt collection in accordance with the clients debt recovery policies, handling high volume of client queries and setting up payment schemes/ social tariff with cusotmer satisfaction as priority.-Resolved atleast 25 queries per day by consistently maintaining the quality of resolution and exceeded cash per call target by effective communication strategies-Coordinated with excellent teams and senior superviors to deliver high satisfaction rate among clients by achieving more than 95% scores in audits and team building activities- Provided financial advisory to customers in fiancial difficulty and vulnerable circusmtances with utmost care ensuring empathy to carry out affordability assessments and scoial tariffs achieving more than 95% customer satisfaction Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to Sustainable Finance

      United Nations
      Feb 2019
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    • Chartered Sustainable Finance Manager (CSFM™)

      Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications
      Jan 2024
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ambassador: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee

      Issued by University of Strathclyde
      University of StrathclydeAssociated with Divya Kuntavalla