Neelam Kumari
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven manager with over 10 years of experience in IT audit and assurance, and in risk consulting. Proven ability to enhance organizational success through effective risk management strategies and continuous professional development. Expertise in identifying vulnerabilities and implementing robust audit processes to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager (Risk Consulting)
EY Global Delivery Services India LLP
Hyderabad
02.2022 - Current
- Working in Internal Audit team performing ITGC controls and IT SOX AUDIT across various domains (Access Management, Change Management, IT Operations etc.). It includes performing controls at Application layer.
- Conducted IT Application (ITAC) testing and walkthroughs to assess the design and operating effectiveness of key automated controls across financial systems.
- The scope of work includes coordinating with the Client SPOCs and IT Controllers to decide on the scope of Audit, Performing Walkthroughs with the Application and Process owners, requesting all the relevant documentation and evidences and finally documenting the scoped in Controls.
- Performing Test of Design and Test of operating effectiveness and communicating the result of control basis the outcome of relevant steps and procedures performed. In case of any potential deficiency and deviation noted, highlighting the same to the Client IT controller and to the Application owner.
- Deciding a said timeline with the Application owner and the IT controller on the remediation procedures to be performed and tracking it through the end (Involves documentation of Root cause analysis and impact analysis).
- Performing SOC report analysis to determine and evaluate the efficiency of controls at the Service organization.
- Managing a team of 12-15 team members to maintain executional and operational aspects of client deliverables. Ensuring timelines, quality and client relationship.
- Training and handling Team members in terms of delegating the work, addressing any questions/queries, updating the team with any new points for consideration and ensuring a quality check being performed overall.
- Maintaining the Timelines of deliverables, Quality of work, Communication of progress and status to the client SPOCs and acting as liaison between the Management of the Organization and the Client SPOCs.
- Continuous involvement in business scaling, tapping additional opportunities to increase the coverage of scope of work. Have performed Control rationalization tasks during planning phase of the project to ensure the scoping is intact and any aspect of exclusion and inclusion of scope is determined.
- Involved in continuous Budget and Workload analysis, Scheduling and resource management.
Control Associate – Level 3 (Assistant Manager)
Wells Fargo International Solutions Private Limited
Hyderabad
11.2019 - 02.2022
- Actively involved in Quality practices activities, ensuring Quality review and performing quality assurance over IT process controls.
- Performed control execution of change controls and quality assurance/checks on test of design (TOD) and operating effectiveness and on retention of test work as a part of Archival policy of the Organization.
- Co-ordinating with stakeholders to maintain quality of deliverables, communicating progress, findings, results and recommendations through Final report.
- Issues, Root Cause Analysis, Results Reporting as well as policy adherence evaluations.
- Response to credible challenges from other line of defenses, within a timely and acceptable fashion.
- Risk Reporting - Monthly reporting to management (US peers / counterparts), illustrating QC metrics and other matters requiring attention.
- Trainings and Mentoring - On regular basis mentored juniors / team members, reviewed their work papers and provided knowledge transfer sessions to the teams based out of various locations.
Senior Executive
KPMG Global Services
Bangalore
09.2015 - 10.2019
- Experienced in performing SOX 404 audits, IT General Controls (ITGC) & IT Application Controls (ITAC) testing, and, Risk Assessment.
- ITGC controls related to Access to Programs and Data, Computer Operations, Backup and Restoration, System Access Reviews, Change Management, Incident Management, Logical Access, etc.
- Testing General IT controls across different technology platforms and databases including Oracle, Windows, UNIX, and testing IT application controls and Business process controls.
- Testing Business process controls on various Key processes of Clients (Primarily on Healthcare, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services and Manufacturing clients).
- Delivery lead and point of contact for a portfolio of 3000 hours of SOC engagements. Performing the test of Operating effectiveness of different control areas in SOC1 (Business Process & GITC controls) and SOC2.
- Working for clients from different industry verticals such as Banking and Financial Services, Health care and Insurance Industry.
- Handling a team of 3-4 members and ensuring the quality and timeliness of their deliverables.
- IT Audit and Assurance
Education
MBA - Financial Services Management
Faculty of Management Studies
Udaipur01-2011
BBM -
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
Udaipur01-2009
12th - Commerce
Lions Public School
Dhanbad01-2006
Matriculation -
Lions Public School
Dhanbad01-2004
Skills
- ITGC and ITAC testing
- SOX compliance auditing
- Control evaluation and reviews
- Quality assurance processes
- Team leadership
- Client relationship management
- Training and mentoring
Certification
- ITIL Foundation 4, 11/28/20, GR671214065NK
- COBIT 2019 Foundation Certificate, 10/25/21, 2021-1412040-C19F
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 8th May
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Telugu
Beginner (A1)
A1
Websites
Timeline
Manager (Risk Consulting)
EY Global Delivery Services India LLP
02.2022 - Current
Control Associate – Level 3 (Assistant Manager)
Wells Fargo International Solutions Private Limited
11.2019 - 02.2022
Senior Executive
KPMG Global Services
09.2015 - 10.2019
MBA - Financial Services Management
Faculty of Management Studies
BBM -
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
12th - Commerce
Lions Public School
Matriculation -
Lions Public School