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Singapore

• Performing UAT for an insurance application upgrade, ensuring quality and functionality of new features across multiple phases.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (including dev, PO, QA) to track defects, ensure timely issue resolution, and provide clear feedback to development teams.• Creating UAT summary report for stakeholders, highlighting updates, fixes, and testing outcomes.• Reviewing, refining, and approving comprehensive UAT test plans, ensuring alignment with business requirements and use cases to guarantee thorough testing and successful project outcomes.• Engaging with key stakeholders (internal teams and external vendors) to gather feedback, document and refine user stories, ensuring all business needs were met.

Singapore

• Executed UAT test cases based on FSD, documenting defects, tracking them through to resolution using JIRA, and retesting bugs• Provided regular UAT progress reports to project stakeholders• Interacted with the various teams to gather information and collating monthly transition data for testing and production loads, in accordance with IFRS 17 reporting• Executed SQL queries and validating the data using SQL server • Prepared required input files to run the Alteryx workflow

Bengaluru And Mumbai, India

• Stakeholder in the annual audit planning process, including development of the audit universe, discussion with management, assessing overall risk for each auditable unit, and assisting with developing the audit schedule• Developed audit plan and workflow covering key business and operational risks• Evaluated design, operative effectiveness of audit areas to identify control gaps via in-depth assessment and ensured documentation of audit evidence, exceptions, and conclusions• Discussed process deficiencies with auditees and recommended methods to improve by publishing audit reports and quarterly follow-ups• Analyzed Risk and Control Matrix (RCM) to determine key objectives, identify related risks, document mitigating controls and load supporting test information that validates the effectiveness of controls

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Prepared & updated audit program, planned audit schedule, and allocated work responsibilities• Supervised audit assignments and performed audit reviews to ensure timely deliverance of the overall audit plan• Communicated audit results and recommended corrective measures to key partners• Transitioned from substantive procedure approach to balance sheet audit approach• Co-ordinated with External auditors to review their findings, and planned remediation

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Reviewed computation of statutory payments and returns• Performed and regulated accounts receivable reconciliation and vendor payables• Assisted in financial and operational audits to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Conducted audits in accordance with applicable financial reporting standards for a wide range of clientele along with planning, executing, and finalizing audit • Performed compliance and substantive tests to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, collate reports, communicate findings and recommendations• Coordinated and liaised closely with audit partners in resolving problems

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Recorded financial transactions and reconciled accounts in accounting software to generate financial statements• Managed treasury related matters such as bank reconciliation, cash flow projections and monitoring of bank balances within internal limits• Managed end to end Payroll activities and ensured timely statutory payments

Post Graduation Diploma In Management, Finance

Ca Intermediate/ Pcc, Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Audit

Activities and Societies: General Management and Communication Skills

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting And Finance