CA Uma Vyavahare
Chartered Accountant
Pune
Summary
With over 15 years of experience, I’ve led impactful risk and internal controls programs across banking, financial services, telecom, insurance, and shipping sectors. My core strength lies in designing and strengthening internal control frameworks, including SOX/ICFR, to drive compliance and operational excellence. I’ve successfully led global teams, delivered rapid turnarounds, and brought clarity to complex control environments. Skilled in internal audits, process reviews, and enterprise risk, I bring both strategic insight and execution rigor. Passionate, results-driven, and trusted for my transparent leadership style, I turn control challenges into business enablers.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Associate Director
TIAA Global Capabilities Centre Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 05.2025
- Initially led a team of 9 people in the internal controls over financial reporting function and increased the team size to 17 people covering SOC1 and SOC 2 controls
- Managed 28 processes out of a total of 55 processes from India
- Increased the execution and review participation of India team from 30% to 70% in less than 1 year due to which I was promoted within 1.5 yr to Associate Director
- Developed and implemented a control rationalization program called 'Transform the Core' which resulted in a saving of ~1300 man hours which was well appreciated by the onshore stakeholders
- Actively participated in multiple business resource groups such as Ascend, AI COE and finance upskilling
GRC Manager Finance
Maersk Global Services Pvt Ltd
12.2020 - 06.2022
- Closed 17 major design gaps, significantly strengthening the internal control environment across 20 countries.
- Executed design and operating effectiveness testing for ~57 financial reporting controls across multiple geographies, ensuring robust SoX/ICFR compliance.
- Developed control risk mitigation templates for 30 key risks within 2 months as part of a strategic initiative led by Maersk’s Head of Risk & Compliance.
- Awarded highest performance rating for two consecutive years in recognition of consistent excellence and impact.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT – SENIOR MANAGER
_VOIS
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Risk based review of payment systems used by local markets of Vodafone
- Conducted annual controls self-assessment in respect of payment systems
- Project management for Skylon ensuring reconciliation of data transferred between old entities to single Skylon entity and co-ordinating of monthly business tests in ALM (which required managing 50 people) for which I received multiple appreciation emails from the project lead
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (INTERNAL CONTROLS)
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Drafted of Internal Control Manual and associated procedures
- Performed review of internal controls in the area of Compliance for all entities of Jio
- Performed review of License/regulatory fees leading to identification of key system related issues in calculation of such fees
- Led reviews of F&A (Finance & Accounts) processes such as P2P, O2C and R2R
GROUP MANAGER – F&A BUSINESS PROCESS RISK MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
WNS
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Review of procure to pay, order to cash and record to report processes for clients from BFSI and Entertainment industries
- Actively involved in assessing changes to the process and managing associated changes in risk and control landscape including risk ratings
- Conducted investigation for multiple incidents which incurred within different processes leading to an overall recovery of USD 1.2 Mn
- Handled various one-time projects such as revamping of existing risk registers along with risk rating
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Axis Risk Consulting
04.2013 - 05.2015
- Developed training material on Incident Management, Risk Profiling and Due Diligence in a new tool called IRIIS (Incident, Risk Identification and Issue Management System). Delivered training to 60+ senior stakeholders onshore while handling a team of 3 people (Client - a large Australian Bank)
- Handled assurance and effectiveness audits in the area of Supplier Risk Management for a large US based financial institution
- Conducted Enterprise Risk Management exercise for a US based mortgage bank which involved close interaction with all the business and support function heads
- Conducted process mapping and operational risk assessment for a large US based ecommerce business which involved huge volumes and effective team management abilities
- SoX – Process flow documentation, Test of Design (TOD) and test of operating effectiveness (TOE) of SoX controls for one of the leading insurance clients
SENIOR CONSULTANT
KPMG (GRCS, Mumbai)
08.2010 - 04.2013
- Internal Audit of support functions such as Admin, Payroll, HR, Accounts, Compliance for a large financial institution
- Quarterly IA for one of the leading NBFC covering review of Accounts, Compliance and Operations including Collateral management
- IA for one of the Investment Banks covering review of Insider Trading Regulations, Human Resources and Administration
- Drafted the Finance, Accounts and Taxes MBP for an Infrastructure Finance Company based out of Kolkata
Education
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Pune, Maharashtra 05.2004 - 05.2008
Skills
Team collaboration and Strategic leadership
Critical thinking
Adaptability
Curiosity
Risk management & Regulatory compliance
Corporate governance
Certification
INSEAD & Hero Vired
Websites
Timeline
Associate Director
TIAA Global Capabilities Centre Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 05.2025
GRC Manager Finance
Maersk Global Services Pvt Ltd
12.2020 - 06.2022
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT – SENIOR MANAGER
_VOIS
12.2019 - 12.2020
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (INTERNAL CONTROLS)
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd
08.2017 - 05.2018
GROUP MANAGER – F&A BUSINESS PROCESS RISK MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
WNS
05.2015 - 01.2017
ASSISTANT MANAGER
Axis Risk Consulting
04.2013 - 05.2015
SENIOR CONSULTANT
KPMG (GRCS, Mumbai)
08.2010 - 04.2013
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
05.2004 - 05.2008
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