Suresh Raichur
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Suresh Raichur

Business Analyst  ·  Project Manager  ·  Finance & Risk Specialist
18+ years across Banking, Insurance, Finance & Risk Management in India & Hong Kong (incl. short-term assignment at Société Générale Paris HQ). Experienced in digital transformation, AI-driven automation, and cross-functional project delivery for accounting and risk streams.
PMP Certified A-CSM AFRM – IIM Kozhikode ☁️ MS AZ-900 · Azure Fundamentals 🇩🇪 Open to Germany Opportunities
📍 Tung Chung, Hong Kong
📧 sureshraichur84@gmail.com
📞 +852 9257 4672
🌐 raichur-suresh.com
18+
Years Experience
20+
Projects Delivered
3
Countries
5
Certifications
Professional Summary

What I bring to the table

Senior Business Analyst & Project Manager with 18+ years in global banking — delivering digital transformation, financial controllership, and risk management solutions across Asia Pacific. Formally appointed AI SPOC at Société Générale Hong Kong for demonstrated innovation: built a group-wide AI Resume Screening solution and a Liquidity GAP Automation reducing manual effort by 40%, both recognised and adopted across the organisation. Deep functional expertise spans IFRS & FR GAAP reporting, Operational Risk (RCSA, ECB compliance), liquidity risk, and multi-entity tool migrations across APAC. Certified PMP, A-CSM & MS Azure Fundamentals; skilled in Power BI, Alteryx, SAP, and Agile delivery. Actively targeting Germany and the European market — ready to bring proven AI-driven process innovation, regulatory finance depth, and cross-cultural project leadership to a forward-thinking institution.
Professional Experience

6 roles across EY, AIG, and Société Générale

Regional Business Analyst & Project Manager
Société Générale  ·  Hong Kong
Jan 2023 – Present
📍 Hong Kong  |  ACC · Credit Risk · Liquidity Risk (Asia PAC)
  • Led GTPS Business Push: PCM & Trade Finance legacy-to-global tool migrations (FIN → TEM/PTS) for SG China, Seoul entities.
  • Delivered Factoring business booking tool (AQJ) & flow (AQJ→MCG→CFY) implementation across Asia region for SG China.
  • Managed MARK Business Push: Bonds & Repos products migration from legacy to Global Tools (TAV & TPA) for SG Mumbai & Seoul.
  • GLBA: Set up new SG Gift City Branch entity — accounting, credit risk & liquidity risk tools & process implementation; contributed to 12–15% GLBA business growth.
  • AI SPOC for regional and shared service center project management; proposed AI Lead role with accepted innovations:
  • → Liquidity GAP Monthly Automation: dashboard with breach computations, reduced manual effort 40%, audit trail established.
  • → Resume Screening AI: delivered group-wide innovative solution reducing manual review time and enhancing hiring accuracy.
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
🤖Appointed AI SPOC for regional and shared service center project management — selected based on demonstrated innovation capability.
🌍AI Resume Screening solution adopted group-wide at Société Générale — recognised as an innovative contribution to hiring process efficiency.
⚡Liquidity GAP Automation — 40% reduction in manual effort, measurable data quality improvement with full audit trail.
🤖 AI SPOC Project Management Credit Risk Liquidity Risk Tool Migration Microsoft 365 Copilot MS Intelligent Recap
Operational Risk Management Associate
Société Générale  ·  Hong Kong
Mar 2021 – Dec 2022
📍 Hong Kong  |  Permanent Control Transformation
  • Drove PCT project: Delegation Deployment for 16 Asia entities DFIN processes as LoD2 to build NFR controls per ECB requirements.
  • Led RCSA assessments across Asia DFIN Heads & CFOs, consolidating results for Group.
  • Digitized PCT-GPS Dashboard using Power BI — 20% time savings; APRC Navigator for RCSA improved quality.
  • Automated RCSA Assessment templates via Alteryx for all 16 Legal Entities & 7 Regional Teams — created audit trail, saved significant manual effort.
  • Managed BCM (Business Continuity), RAMOS (Outsourced Process Certification), and ORM KPI reporting to CFOs.
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
📊PCT-GPS Dashboard (Power BI) — digitisation recognised for delivering 20% time savings and improved audit quality across DFIN teams.
⚙️RCSA Alteryx Automation — successfully automated assessment templates for 16 Legal Entities & 7 Regional Teams, eliminating significant manual effort.
Operational Risk Power BI Alteryx RCSA ECB Compliance 16 Legal Entities
Financial Controllership & Group Reporting
Société Générale GSC  ·  Bengaluru, India
Aug 2016 – Mar 2021
📍 India (+ Short-Term Assignment: Paris HQ)  |  APAC Entities
  • Managed team of Financial Controllers preparing IFRS & FR GAAP Financial Statements for multiple APAC branch entities.
  • Short-Term Assignment at SGPM Paris: enhanced Quartz tool for manual entries with SURFI/INFOFI regulatory data fields.
  • Migrated SG Mumbai Branch regulatory reports from legacy tool to AXIOM.
  • Led IFRS9 & IFRS16 implementation support; drove Liquidity & Risk process streamlining across regions with ALM Team.
  • OPM Project: Automated recurring manual reporting adjustments — 50% reduction in APAC adjustment entries; won STAR of the Quarter.
  • Managed intercompany elimination, monthly CAPEX billing, ALCO packages, quarterly GPS/SOX controls, and variance analysis (BS/OBS MoM/QoQ, PnL YoY).
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
🏆STAR of the Quarter Award — for successful completion of the OPM Project (50% reduction in APAC adjustment entries).
🌟Monthly SPOT Awards — recognised for successful rollout of Global Tools across multiple APAC entities.
✈️Short-Term Assignment (STA) — SGPM Paris HQ — selected to work on-site at head office on the Quartz regulatory tool enhancement project.
⭐ STAR of the Quarter IFRS SAP AXIOM ALM SOX Controls Paris HQ STA
Assistant Manager – GRO & Finance Controllership
AIG  ·  Bengaluru, India
Sep 2014 – Jul 2016
📍 Bengaluru, India  |  Global Reconciliation Operations
  • Set up entire reconciliation audit process and KPI reporting framework presented to regional CFOs.
  • Performed Quarterly Reconciliation Audits across AIG Global Teams (US, ASIA, EMEA); shared quality status reports to BU leaders.
  • Automated 4 activities using VBA — won Monthly STAR award; drove BS Reconciliation Quality Improvement project globally.
  • Served as Blackline admin during team set-up phase; performed month-end Journal Entry processing and variance analysis.
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
⭐4× Monthly STAR Awards — for automating 4 activities using VBA coding, significantly reducing manual processing time.
🥇Monthly SPOT Award — for driving the BS Reconciliations Quality (Health) Improvement project across US, ASIA & EMEA regions.
Blackline VBA Automations Global Audits Reconciliation
Team Leader – Product Control Group (PCG RCG)
Société Générale GSC  ·  Bengaluru, India
Apr 2011 – Sep 2014
📍 Bengaluru, India  |  Fixed Income & Derivatives Back Office
  • Transitioned entire PCG Rec process in 2 phases from USA; stabilised process and led promoted team.
  • Back-office to PSGL reconciliation for Fixed Income products & Derivatives; managed monthly closing & reporting adjustments.
  • Automated Fixed Income Products Intercompany reconciliations in GRIT application — STAR Performer award.
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
⭐STAR Performer Award — Sep 2011 — for automating manual reconciliation procedures, eliminating recurring effort.
⭐STAR Performer Award — Feb 2014 — for providing the idea and delivering automation of Fixed Income Products Intercompany reconciliations in the GRIT application.
Fixed Income Derivatives Process Transition Team Lead
Process Associate – General Ledger & Time & Expense
EY GBS  ·  Bengaluru, India
Jan 2007 – Apr 2011
📍 Bengaluru, India  |  Ernst & Young US Books
  • Managed monthly closing of Ernst & Young US Books: bank reconciliations, adjustment entries, AP/AR aging reports.
  • Prepared taxable compensation and tax schedule reports per IRS regulations; audited reports per firm guidelines.
🏅 Recognition & Achievements
🎓Fastest Learner Award — 2009–10 — recognised for exceptional speed of learning and onboarding across GL & T&E processes.
🌟6× Monthly Best Performer Awards — consistently recognised as top performer across month-end closing, reconciliations, and audit activities.
General Ledger IRS Compliance Month-end Close Bank Reconciliation
Key Projects

Delivered across AI, digital transformation, automation & finance

🤖 AI / Innovation
AI Resume Screening Solution
Delivered NLP-based candidate evaluation tool. Adopted group-wide at Société Générale.
↓ Reduced manual review time · ↑ Hiring accuracy
🤖 AI / Automation
Liquidity GAP Monthly Automation
Automated dashboard with breach (Limit & Threshold) computations, review & reporting with full audit trail.
↓ 40% manual effort · Measurable data quality improvement
⚙️ Technical
OPM Project – Recurring Adjustments Automation
Automated IFRS & FR recurring manual reporting adjustments across APAC. 1.5 FTE effort eliminated.
↓ 50% adjustment entries · STAR of the Quarter Award
⚙️ Technical
PCT-GPS Dashboard (Power BI)
Digitized DFIN activity, process, risk & control navigator for RCSA using Power BI.
↓ 20% time savings · Improved quality & audit trail
⚙️ Technical
RCSA Alteryx Automation
Automated RCSA Assessment templates for 16 Legal Entities & 7 Regional Teams using Alteryx.
16 entities automated · Audit trail established
🏦 Functional
SG Gift City Entity Setup (GLBA)
End-to-end accounting, credit risk & liquidity risk management tools & process implementation for new India branch.
↑ Contributed to 12–15% GLBA business growth
🏦 Functional
GTPS Data Lake Migration
PCM & Trade Finance legacy (FIN) to global (TEM/PTS) tool migration for SG China & Seoul entities.
↑ Improved operational efficiency via legacy-to-global migration
⚡ Vibe Coding · Built with AI
3 Live Products.
Zero Traditional Coding Background.
Using AI-assisted development (Lovable, Claude, n8n), I went from idea to fully deployed, live products — each solving a real problem. This is vibe coding: the new way to build.
LIVE
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Personal Portfolio
raichur-suresh.com
A fully responsive personal portfolio with dark/light mode, admin CMS panel for live edits, and smooth section navigation — built and deployed without writing a single line of raw code.
BuiltLovable · React · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS
Stack
ReactTypeScriptTailwindAdmin CMSResponsive
ImpactLive professional presence · GitHub-free deployment
↗ Visit Site
LIVE
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VisaFreeJobs
visafreejobs.com
A job search platform built for international professionals — curating visa-sponsored and visa-friendly opportunities globally. Born from a personal need during my own Germany job search journey.
BuiltLovable · AI-assisted · n8n automation
Stack
Job Platformn8nAI SearchAutomation
ImpactAddresses a real pain point for international job seekers
↗ Visit Site
LIVE
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MyCantonese App
mycantonese.app
A Cantonese language learning app covering vocabulary, tones, and pronunciation — built to help expats in Hong Kong learn the local language. Built from scratch to live URL with AI assistance.
BuiltLovable · Claude AI · Custom content
Stack
Language AppVocabularyTonesMobile-ready
ImpactHelps expats & learners pick up Cantonese daily
↗ Visit Site
3
Live Products
0
Traditional Coding Experience
100%
AI-Assisted Builds
3
Real Problems Solved
Skills & Tools

Technical and functional expertise

Project & Business Analysis
Business Requirements (BRD/FRD) Agile / Scrum JIRA Stakeholder Management UAT Testing Process Mapping
Finance & Risk
IFRS / FR GAAP Credit Risk Liquidity Risk Operational Risk Regulatory Reporting SOX Controls ALM IRRBB
BI & Automation
Power BI Alteryx VBA n8n SQL Excel (Advanced)
ERP & Applications
SAP Oracle PeopleSoft AXIOM Blackline MS 365
AI & Digital
Gen AI (Claude / GPT) n8n Automation Lovable MS Azure NLP (Resume Screening) Dashboard Automation
Leadership & Soft Skills
Cross-cultural Teams Coaching & Mentoring CFO-level Reporting Change Management Audit Management
Certifications & Education

Professional qualifications and academic background

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PMP
Project Management Professional · PMI
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A-CSM
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster · Scrum Alliance
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AFRM
Applied Financial Risk Management · IIM Kozhikode
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Gen AI Launchpad
Generative AI Certification · Airtribe · 2025
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MS Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Azure Cloud Fundamentals · 2025
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MBA (Finance)
Master of Business Administration · 2006
Languages

Rated on the globally recognised CEFR scale — A1 (Beginner) → C2 (Mastery)

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English
C1 — Advanced
Full professional proficiency. Used as primary working language across 18+ years of international banking and finance — reports, presentations, stakeholder communication, and negotiations.
A1A2B1B2C1C2
✅ Business fluent · CFO-level reporting · Multinational teams
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French
A2 — Elementary
Elementary working knowledge gained during Short-Term Assignment at Société Générale Paris HQ. Able to follow basic workplace conversations and read simple documents.
A1A2B1B2C1C2
🗼 Exposure via Paris HQ assignment · Actively used on-site
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German
A1 — Beginner
Actively learning German in preparation for relocation to Germany. Currently at A1 with formal study underway — targeting B1 proficiency within 18 months as part of the Germany career transition plan.
A1A2B1B2C1C2
🎯 Target: B1 within 18 months · Actively studying daily
🦉
Duolingo — German
Daily practice · Consistent learner
100+
Day Streak 🔥
A1
Current Level
A 100+ day streak demonstrates consistent daily commitment — not just passive interest in learning German.
Recognition & Awards

Consistent high performance across all roles

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STAR of the Quarter Award – OPM Project (50% adjustment reduction)
Société Générale GSC
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Monthly SPOT Awards – Successful rollout of Global Tools across entities
Société Générale GSC
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4× Monthly STAR Awards – VBA Automation of 4 activities
AIG
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SPOT Award – Driving BS Reconciliation Quality Improvement (US, ASIA, EMEA)
Genpact / AIG
⭐
STAR Performer – Automating manual reconciliation procedure
Société Générale GSC, Sep 2011
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STAR Performer – FI Intercompany reconciliation automation in GRIT
Société Générale GSC, Feb 2014
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Fastest Learner Award
EY GBS, 2009–10
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6× Monthly Best Performer Awards
EY GBS
Get In Touch

Open to opportunities — especially in Germany and Europe

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Email
sureshraichur84@gmail.com
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Phone / WhatsApp
+852 9257 4672
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Location
Tung Chung, Hong Kong
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Portfolio
raichur-suresh.com