Harsh Parikh

Experience

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  Standard Chartered Bank

  Oct 2007 - now

  In my latest position, I've invigorated the Global Credit Markets and established a prosperous investment banking venture. I've played a central role in developing a successful RoTE-accretive investment banking initiative in Credit Markets. My responsibilities encompassed strategic leadership across diverse areas including Corporate Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and Global Credit Trading.My Key Accomplishments:• Drove $1.2B business with precision, optimising RoTE through data-driven recommendations that boosted financial performance and uncovered untapped business avenues.• Championed collaboration with leadership to fuel bold decision-making, injecting clear and actionable insights that challenged conventions and ignited superior business outcomes.• Engineered execution of originate & distribute strategy, collaborating closely with global and regional leaders, resulting in substantial $5B reduction in sub-optimal RWA through incisive business analytics.• Led sweeping 25% enhancement in finance capabilities across globe, catalysed by synergies and culture of teamwork.• Pioneered implementation of performance management structure post-business reorganisation, assessing impacts across 65 systems and reshaping 10+ KPIs across 40+ countries. Show less In this role, I carefully orchestrated a watchful eye over the integrity, valuation, and accurate records of corporate finance and loan syndications across more than 50 markets. My goal was to uphold unwavering standards of precision at all times.My Key Accomplishments:• Cultivated culture of compliance excellence, seamlessly integrating IFRS 9 and Group Policies.• Pioneered alignment of finance priorities with strategic goals, driving execution of global solutions to enhance data, streamline processes, and achieve heightened efficiency. Resulted in zero internal and external statutory audit observations.• Catalysed capital optimisation initiatives, leading to substantial $1B reduction in Operational Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) and concurrent increase in returns.• Envisioned and executed scalable management reporting structure to bolster foundation for strategic business initiatives. Recognised with GEM award for this accomplishment.• Embarked on London Group HQ secondment in January 2019, orchestrating precise disclosures of financial instruments and ensuring seamless compliance.• Overhauled balance sheet substantiation for corporate finance receivables and suspended fees, significantly reducing weighted average aging from 133 days to impressive 28 days. Show less In this role, I took the lead in fostering collaboration across different teams to enhance the impact on Return on Equity (ROE). I made use of insightful metrics and refined data to shape our plans strategically and conducted thorough business reviews. This approach ensured that we communicated our business performance proactively and kept everyone in the loop.My Key Accomplishments:• Engineered remarkable 25% surge in efficiency through innovative digitisation and re-engineering methods.• Orchestrated comprehensive overhaul of labour-intensive manual processes across network of 50+ countries, resulting in substantial reduction of 75 work hours per month.• Initiated substantial efficiency enhancements within India offshore team.• Pioneered development of streamlined systems and optimisation of processes, yielding noteworthy savings equivalent to 3.0 full-time equivalents (FTEs). Show less In that previous position, I crafted a powerful analytical package for client reporting and cross-border revenues, which received widespread recognition for its effectiveness.My Key Accomplishments:• Developed Strategic Client Reporting platform across Corporate and Institutional Banking, leveraging end-to-end understanding and seamless processing, resulting in boosting Global CIC business performance.• Redesigned and delivered strategic performance scorecards, enhancing management of over 2000 Relationship Managers at regional and country levels.Career Note/Additional Experience:Manager Finance and Operations, India and South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, IndiaExecutive, Corporate Finance Group, Sansui India, Videocon GroupManagement Traineee, Citibank, India Show less

  • Head FP&A, Global Credit Markets

    May 2019 - now

  • Senior Vice President Leverage Structured Solutions and Loan Syndications Product Control

    Jun 2015 - May 2019

  • Senior Vice President Financial Markets Business Finance Analytics

    Nov 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Head of Customer Analytics, Corporate and Institutional Banking

    Oct 2007 - Nov 2012