Ashwin Kumar Gajre
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic risk management professional with extensive experience at Wells Fargo, excelling in control testing and issue management. Proven ability to drive regulatory compliance and enhance documentation processes. Adept at conflict resolution and data analysis, consistently delivering actionable insights to senior stakeholders while fostering team collaboration. Seeking a position that involves creativity, challenges and that provides me, an opportunity to constantly strive to explore, innovate & excel in attaining organizational and my individual goals. A consistently dependable team player, I can thrive in a high-pressure environment, enjoy the challenges of meeting deadlines and working in a team.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Manager - Risk and Controls
Wells Fargo
Hyderabad
03.2018 - Current
- Conduct verification testing of Issues at key points in the Issue Management lifecycle to identify observations on the success of mitigation efforts, and ultimately provide Issues rating. Conduct activities in coordination with LOB stakeholders, and in alignment with Issue Management frameworks and policies.
- Manage the intake of documentation requests and subsequent requests for additional documentation
-Execute pre-verification and planning activities (i.e., execute pre-verification checklist, develop verification plan)-Perform verification activities leveraging issue verification framework and related policy and procedures - Drive quality and consistency across the issue verification program.
- Draft conclusions and/or findings based on the verification activities performed.
- Maintain verification documentation (e.g., test plan, verification checklist, verification summary memo, etc.).
- Interfaces internally with the team.
- Dynamic Individual contributor role which requires the ability to manage multiple simultaneous work streams at once.
- Conclude Risks evaluation and key controls' testing on time, to ensure targets set for month and the year are met
- Develop proactive approach to identify risk and propose solutions to mitigate the potential risk, if any, during the evaluation process
- Proactively arrange and participate in the meetings with the Control Owner / Control Assessor especially in case of complexities, conflict management, finalizing and convincing difficult recommendations and ratings
Risk Analyst
Cognizant (CTS)
Hyderabad
05.2014 - 02.2018
- Carry out a risk based approach to control activity, which will involve the execution of a robust schedule of control testing.
- Drive consistency across control environments globally.
- Ensure that work completed draws appropriate conclusions that are properly reflected in recommendations and reports.
- To identify corrective actions which are viable and achievable and remediate root cause or issues.
- To present recommendations for corrective action, to the CRO (or delegate) ensuring appropriate plans are in place to implement within an agreed timescale.
- Apply expert judgment to control testing output to drive policy/strategy change.
- Demonstrate resilience when challenged by senior stakeholders, ensuring the materiality of issues remain in focus
Team Developer (SME)
Bank of America Continuum Solutions (BACS)
Hyderabad
09.2008 - 04.2012
- Investigated forgery and theft within customers’ accounts and transactions on behalf of a bank or financial institutions.
- Working on credit card fraud a/c’s using BACS applications.
- Providing cardholder with credit facility.
- Look for rebill opportunity from cardholder or from merchant.
- Process chargeback as per Visa and MasterCard mandates.
- To deal with customer accounts and ensuring that accounts are debited or credited accordingly.
- Charging back the Merchant as per VISA & Master & Amex Card Regulations.
- Sending letters to Cardholders for further information to resolve the Disputes and queries.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounts/Finance
Badruka College of Commerce (Osmania University)
Hyderabad07-2008
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Control testing
- Issue management
- Documentation management
- Data analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
Timeline
Associate Manager - Risk and Controls
Wells Fargo
03.2018 - Current
Risk Analyst
Cognizant (CTS)
05.2014 - 02.2018
Team Developer (SME)
Bank of America Continuum Solutions (BACS)
09.2008 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Accounts/Finance
Badruka College of Commerce (Osmania University)
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