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KUSHAGRA Pathak

Risk Management And Internal Audit Banking
Jaipur,India

Summary

Postgraduate with 11 years + of experience in the areas of Digital payments Transaction Monitoring like Credit Card, Debit card, UPI, Internet Banking, mobile banking, Risk Management.

Proficient in managing teams for running successful process operations service standards for business excellence.

An effective communicator with excellent relationship building & interpersonal skills. Strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities

Work History

Head Electronic Banking Transaction Monitoring

AU Small Finance Bank
Jaipur, Rajasthan
03.2021 - Current
  • End to End implementation of EFRM (enterprise-wide fraud risk model) like Falcon, Clari5.
  • Carrying out system driven transaction monitoring for Electronic Banking Like Cards- DC/CC, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, UPI, AEPS and Prepaid.
  • Designing of Rule basis, the trend to have robust monitoring.
  • Timely calibrating the rules to have maximum hit rate.
  • Managing team of 5 Team leaders,20+ Associates/Sr. Associates including Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant/Deputy Manager and QA.
  • Determining Training needs of team, conduct suitable training sessions to enhance their operational efficiency.
  • Publishing performance MIS and conducing discussion with the team to enhance their operational skills and performance.
  • Focus on detection and containment by monitoring transactions based on Parameter and preventing losses by predicting fraud trends.
  • Analyzing fraud patterns and suggesting necessary inputs for setting up new thresholds or parameter or enhancement of existing parameter for efficient results.
  • Providing Fraud trends updates, re-examining the accounts in real time authorization system and providing timely updates to the senior management about the recent fraudulent activity.
  • Direct interaction with stakeholders (compliance Team, Development Team, Technology Support, Merchant acquiring Team etc.)
  • Ensuring the compliance of regulatory requirement directed in parlance to monitoring at bank level.
  • Carrying out RCA and deployment of fix in case of any issue arises due to technical glitch or some control not in place.
  • Interface with Law Enforcement Agencies, peer banks, NPCI & RBI to service needs regarding fraud and dispute concerns
  • Review weekly & monthly based dashboards & reports using analytical tools and using Falcon & OBIEE
  • Review and publishing investigation reports and fact findings based on customer version along-with system logs and reconciled with transaction data elements to conclude RBI circular(s) on customer liability
  • Handling & Reviewing Anti- Money laundering cases to avoid mitigate Money laundering Transactions.
  • Scrutiny of Money laundering transactions: Overseeing the suspicious transactions, identifications of frauds and taking measures to avoid / stop them
  • Attending Seminars/meetings with Law enforcement agencies and business associates.
  • Provides liaising support to PAN India for Real-Time Fraud Cases
  • Monitoring bank accounts in terms of the account behavior, transaction pattern, velocity checks, Risk profile and geographical location along-with KYC.

Assistant Vice President Operational Risk

AU Small Finance Bank
Delhi, Delhi
01.2017 - 03.2021
  • Working with support areas such as operations, finance, settlements, risk management and technology in ensuring a high level of control is maintained
  • Proactive in identifying and following up on anomalies / areas of concern
  • Implementing operational risk frameworks and a strong risk management culture providing expert operational risk advice
  • Facilitate the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process
  • Coordinate, organize and facilitate the risk trends happening across the respective BU
  • Support reporting and monitoring of metrics and Key Risk Indicators (KRI) at the product line and divisional levels; continuously improve existing body of KRI and related reporting
  • Assisting in the development of operational risk frameworks, a strong risk management culture and to be recognized for providing expert operational risk advice
  • Handling 80+ Branches at regional level (Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal) and for managing risk at retail branch banking.
  • Ensuring branch process and functioning are in tune with bank process.
  • Carrying out Branch banking Risk Assessment to check the working culture at branch.
  • Carrying out Fraud and staff investigation.
  • Ensuring branches mapped are operationally sound and can achieve Excellent and satisfactory audit rating.
  • Carrying out Regional level KRI and ensuring high risk parameters are actioned upon so that parameter can be brought to green level.

Manager Cybercell

One97 Communications Ltd-Paytm
Noida, UP
04.2016 - 12.2016
  • Carry out Quality Audit of Complaints solved by Associates
  • Preparation of Monthly insight for higher management
  • Cross Checks of process and implementation of changes.
  • Monitoring of TAT of Complaints solved by associates to maintain the First response time.
  • Monitoring of Fraudulent transaction and preventive measures Implementation.
  • Arrange Team sessions for new updates and engaging team with extra-curricular activities such as outing, sports, etc. for motivational purpose.
  • Mitigating risk by making certain changes in product/payment gateways, payment flows, etc. and getting into root cause of fraud trends to get them suspend/removed from system.

Internal Audit Manager

HDFC Bank Ltd
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
02.2011 - 04.2016
  • Carry out Quality Audit of Complaints solved by Associates
  • Preparation of Monthly insight for higher management
  • Cross Checks of process and implementation of changes.
  • Monitoring of TAT of Complaints solved by associates to maintain the First response time.
  • Monitoring of Fraudulent transaction and preventive measures Implementation.
  • Appropriately plan and actively perform audits, investigations and other assignments in all areas of the Bank, including branches
  • . Understanding the concepts of risk-based auditing and be conversant of the operational risks prevailing in the banking industry.
  • Effectively manage audit team monitoring progress of the audit, ensuring deadlines are met, audit scope is adequately covered and adhering to audit processes. F
  • Finalize audits and investigations independently including drafting of audit reports.
  • Actively participate in systems, product and process developments and other tasks or projects as directed by the Chief Internal Auditor.

Education

MBA - Finance And Marketing

LBSIMT
Bareilly
04.2009 - 03.2011

B'com - Commerce

Dr. B.R Ambedkar University
Agra
04.2006 - 03.2009

Skills

Transaction monitoring

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Accomplishments

2017-2018 Senior Manager Operational Risk

2018-2020 Assistant Vice President Operational Risk

2021-Present DVP and Head Electronic Banking transaction monitoring


Timeline

Head Electronic Banking Transaction Monitoring

AU Small Finance Bank
03.2021 - Current

Assistant Vice President Operational Risk

AU Small Finance Bank
01.2017 - 03.2021

Manager Cybercell

One97 Communications Ltd-Paytm
04.2016 - 12.2016

Internal Audit Manager

HDFC Bank Ltd
02.2011 - 04.2016

MBA - Finance And Marketing

LBSIMT
04.2009 - 03.2011

B'com - Commerce

Dr. B.R Ambedkar University
04.2006 - 03.2009

Software

Clari5

Falcon

Obiee

CRM

Oracle

FRM Euronet

Vision

MS Office

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