Working as Senior Associate in Cognizant Technology Solutions for ING Bank since Dec 2021 in IT Risk and Security profile. Over 11 years of experience and expertise into Regulatory Risk and Compliance, Quality Control and Assurance and Internal Audit. Key strengths include Risk Management and Governance, support Sox audit, Quality Control and Assurance, Risk Framework, Process Compliance and Hygiene, Process Improvement and Client Relationship/Stakeholder management.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hyderabad
12.2021 - Current
Working for ING Bank in IT Risk process supporting SOx audit for the database team
Experience on Scrum agile way of working
Performance monitoring of servers through validation of FQD reports
Validation of Identity and Access Management in CyberArk
Experience in preparation and end to end delivery during SOx audit cycle.
Assistant Manager
Bank of America Continuum India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2019 - 12.2021
Worked in Global Payments Operations in Business Controls process as second level quality assurance check
Perform day 2 reviews of business processes for activities related to release of payments which includes limits and access verification for the users from payment operations team
Perform Quality assurance self-inspection tests with different sampling methodology and identify defects
Work with the business to analyze root cause and coordinate with the required teams to build control system to mitigate risk
Conduct procedure governance for all the payments processes
Maintenance of Risk Governance tracker
Perform application reviews for all internal and vendor applications
Work on new applications from inception which includes coordination with the line of business, SOP creation, onboarding process associates till its implementation
Streamlined different quality control processes to maintain process compliance and hygiene
Coordinate with the HR team and the business leaders and conduct exit review and head count reconciliation report
Preparation and presentation of compliance dashboard to the business
Conduct floor Road Shows to spread risk awareness among the teams
Work with the business on any Adhoc reports as and when required.
Sr. Analyst
Deloitte Support Services India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2016 - 02.2019
Worked at Deloitte Support Services as Sr
Analyst in Risk and Regulatory Affairs as an individual contributor managing mandatory compliance requirements
Cross location handling of end to end escalation process for the mandatory compliance requirements through investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Work with leadership to identify and document business processes and key controls
Participate in operational risk assessment activities, evaluate and execute test controls to prevent, eliminate or mitigate the identified risks and validate risk measures to monitor risk levels for a healthy internal controls environment
Worked on Risk Management Framework
Participated in privacy audit for internal processes and maintenance of governance routines
Noncompliance data analysis, preparation and presentation of monthly dashboard to the leadership
On time quality delivery to multiple stake holders and monitoring multiple mailboxes to provide timely resolution
Ensure due diligence and maintenance of internal Governance tracker
Analyze process gaps and recommend process improvements or new compliance requirements
Exercise judgment and drive recommended approval process for external engagement / outside employment activities
End to end rollout of new processes
Execute ad hoc projects with leadership
Worked with the pilot team in testing new applications during the launch
Experience as configuration controller.
Sr. Compliance Executive
Hinduja Global Solutions
10.2012 - 11.2016
Worked with Hinduja Global Solutions (4 Years’ Experience) as Sr
Compliance Executive in US Healthcare Process and handled a team of 4 members
Review and Audit healthcare claims from Quality and Compliance perspective
Review and prepare weekly reports, Leadership Dashboards and process health check reports
Provide process related timely feedback to the associates and handle incident reporting
Maintain client complaints and feedback tracker
Provide floor support to executives on process knowledge and monitor quality of the projects
Provide Compliance training to the new hires and manage reiteration among the peers
Prepare exit/movement report across the projects and ensure 100% adherence to the checklist
Key responsibility to conduct risk analysis, monitor quality control and reduce process gaps to mitigate any compliance violation and implementation of protective measures
Conduct periodic reviews of system access and update security related policies and procedures
Track and conduct Annual Compliance Refresher training and assessment
Coordinate with the team and ensure 100% completion of Information Security related online assessment for new hires and track annual ISAP assessment
Manage configuration control for the entire engagement and conduct quarterly audit for the sub processes and ensure 100% closure of the open observations
Manage and publish the knowledge management assets within the engagement and initiate replication of best practices
Publish monthly score card for client metrics for the sub processes and track the action plans for the not met metrics and present them to the Leadership.
Technical Support Executive
Wipro
10.2009 - 05.2012
Joined as Technical Support Executive in US Technical Voice process in Desktop and Printer support for 2.5 years till May 2012.
Education
Masters - Environmental Science
Calcutta University
Bachelor - Microbiology
Calcutta University
Higher Secondary - Science
WBCHSE
Secondary Examination - General
WBBSE
Skills
Risk Management
Regulatory Risk and Compliance
Quality Control and Assurance
Internal Audit
Process Compliance and Hygiene
Process Improvement
Client Relationship/Stakeholder Management
Performance Monitoring
Identity and Access Management
SOx Audit
Operational Risk Analysis / Assessment
Governance Tracker Maintenance
Configuration Control
Information Security
Knowledge Management
MS Excel and Power Point
Communication Skills
Compliance Orientation Program
Accomplishments
QPEP Certification
TTT Certification
Received multiple recognition for exceptional performance in the team
Got rewarded for seamless rollout of mandatory compliance requirement
Recognized for sharing highest number of process improvement ideas
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