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Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Extracurricularactivitiesandachievements
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Vaani Rai Saxena

Ghaziabad

Summary

Experienced auditing professional with extensive knowledge of risk aversion strategies, cost reduction options, and financial processes. Decisive and persuasive communicator who excels in problem-solving, leadership, and planning. Resourceful accounting professional with over 5 years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Seeking to join an organization that values lateral thinking, demands analytical abilities, fosters excellent interpersonal interaction skills, and stimulates creativity. Exceptional interpersonal skills enable effective communication of risks and issues, collaborating with diverse teams and senior-level staff to implement improvements. Consistently completes projects on time with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring results surpass expectations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Internal Audit Manager

HDFC Bank Ltd.
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • Executed group internal audit and special investigations, compliance with policies and regulatory guidelines
  • Performed full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations' effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations
  • Determining internal audit scope and developing annual plans
  • Conducted sampling for branch audits basis risk, volume and percentage
  • Executed Retail Forex Concurrent Audit.

Internal Audit Manager

Kotak Mahindra BankLtd.
09.2018 - 11.2022
  • Executed group internal audit and special investigations, compliance with policies and regulatory guidelines
  • Handled Internal Audit of Corporate Banking customers, in depth analysis of accounts held and KYC
  • Internal Control testing and process review of Bank Audit Procedures
  • Process, Risk and Compliance checklist review and improvement
  • Consistently improve internal controls processes, effectiveness and identify cost saving opportunities - Safe Deposit Lockers, Gold Loan
  • Performed full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations' effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations
  • Determining internal audit scope and developing annual plans
  • Conducted sampling for branch audits basis risk, volume and percentage
  • Alerted management of incorrect practices followed by branches saving thousands in possible customer claims and disputes - Routing of incorrect transactions in customer accounts
  • Handled Internal Audit of Retail Banking, understanding of risk and control related to banking with customers of different segments
  • Identified Process and System related issues for improvement of Branch Banking System
  • Management of financial and banking audit procedures
  • Monitored and maintained bank audit functions of Branch Banking segment
  • Executed Independent audit of Large and Medium size Retail Liability branches
  • Maintained detailed records of completed audits for reference purposes, ensuring easy access to historical information when needed.
  • Contributed to continuous improvement efforts within the department by sharing best practices and offering constructive feedback on existing processes.
  • Enhanced audit efficiency by implementing risk-based audit strategies and streamlining processes.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma In Management - Finance & International Business

IMT CDL
01.2020

Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com) -

S.D. P G College
08.2015

Skills

  • Knowledge with MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of banking software Finacle, Flexcube and Accelus (GRC)
  • Working knowledge of accounting package Tally
  • Audit Planning
  • Problem-Solving
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Report Writing
  • Risk Management

Languages

English
Hindi

Extracurricularactivitiesandachievements

  • Consistently recognized for conducting audits of largest branches of bank with appropriate closure of audits and exceptions.
  • Consistently receive highest number across regions in Quality review of audits.
  • Handling administrative and functional activities for team of new auditors from past one year.
  • Took training sessions for new employees on process and planning of audit.
  • Active participation in Internal Audit meeting and discussing on various process levels.

Personal Information

  • Spouse's Name: Mr. Puru Kaushik
  • Date of Birth: 01/17/95

Timeline

Internal Audit Manager

HDFC Bank Ltd.
11.2022 - 10.2023

Internal Audit Manager

Kotak Mahindra BankLtd.
09.2018 - 11.2022

Post Graduate Diploma In Management - Finance & International Business

IMT CDL

Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com) -

S.D. P G College
Vaani Rai Saxena