NEERAJA PILLA

• Analyse Data Governance Policy / Standards and establish Governance framework.
• Administered and supervised governance frameworks across all risk and control areas.
• Managed outsourcing partnerships, ensuring adherence to governance standards and fostering collaborative compliance efforts.
• Conducted in-depth assessments of FP&A systems such as Pearl, SFRM, and Ruby, identifying opportunities for optimization & alignment with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with BISO, Technology, and ICRM, to ensure 100% adherence to governance requirements.
• Reviewing and interpreting various policies-such as Information Security, CDMP, GMR, GRR, EUC Standards & MRM-and driving their implementation across relevant processes.
• Lead cross-border compliance (CBDC), including identifying critical data elements, obtaining necessary approvals, and ensuring regulatory alignment.
• Manage audit reviews to minimize findings, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Reviewed governance controls for Asia-based outsourcing operations, ensuring alignment with global standards and effective risk mitigation strategies.
• Overseeing governance protocols for all new & existing process migrations, ensuring compliance, sustainability & long-term viability of control standards.
• Driving employee development programs, including hiring, training & fostering career growth within the team.
• Successfully reduced audit observations through implementation of enhanced governance processes and rigorous compliance.
• Manage a cross-functional team in the development of a comprehensive risk assessment framework, resulting in improved risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Spearheaded migration of processes, ensuring compliance with sustainability standards and enhancing operational efficiency.
• Implemented a risk assessment tool that streamlined evaluation process, resulting in a reduction in time spent on assessments.

• Established governance structure for unit-level risk and control activities, enhancing regulatory compliance.
• Collaborated with senior finance leaders to define governance frameworks for MCA, CBATs, ICAPs, and manage ICSAs and NCIAs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Administered financial activities including budget tracking, accruals, procurement oversight, and monthly reconciliations.
• Led resource strategy reviews and employee engagement initiatives, streamlining hiring processes and supporting growth forecasting.

• Spearheaded governance initiatives for Cross Border, MCA, and ICAP frameworks to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with regional finance teams to develop and maintain ICSAs across multiple countries.
• Led financial operations, managing budgeting, accruals, procurement, and monthly unit expense reconciliation to ensure financial integrity.
• Monitored occupancy and growth projections to support alignment with business expansion objectives and strategic planning.

• Monitored databases, including FactSet, Factiva, and MergerMarket, to ensure data accuracy and availability.
• Managed vendor relationships to ensure service delivery met standards and complied with contractual obligations.
• Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and collaboration.
• Developed training programs to improve team skills and knowledge retention.

• Monitored content across platforms, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal standards to mitigate risk and maintain operational integrity.

• Contributed to one-month rebranding project from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to Capgemini, focusing on documentation tasks.

Recognized for outstanding performance as second-best intern.