Ashish Barnwal Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Ashish is currently leading the global Quality assurance (QA) team for Operational Risk events (ORE) within Controls at Wells Fargo. • Lead the ORE QA team that is responsible for performing QA of all OREs across the Enterprise, 100 % of QA execution is performed by this team with additional contribution to the ORE program globally. QA reviews are performed to ensure adherence to the ORE Policy and to ensure that ORE data is complete and accurate to supportscenario analysis and… Show more Ashish is currently leading the global Quality assurance (QA) team for Operational Risk events (ORE) within Controls at Wells Fargo. • Lead the ORE QA team that is responsible for performing QA of all OREs across the Enterprise, 100 % of QA execution is performed by this team with additional contribution to the ORE program globally. QA reviews are performed to ensure adherence to the ORE Policy and to ensure that ORE data is complete and accurate to supportscenario analysis and regulatory reporting.• Instrumental in implementing additional monitoring controls to address key risks in the ORE lifecycle in addition to the regular QA validation controls.• Creation of new monthly Adherence monitoring reports providing a complete overview of the ORE QA work.• SME for ORE QA related guidance and conducted numerous training sessions for Business and FL ORE teams.• Complete ownership of all the key/non-key controls for ORE QA, these controls have been subject to multiple assessments/Audits and have always been rated ‘Effective’. Show less

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Gurgaon, India

• Part of the Internal Audit leadership team engaged in preparation of global internal audit plan and related initiatives such as Internal Audit newsletter, global staff call and team trainings.• Launched the Data Analytics program with initial focus on Accounts Payable, Vendor management, Payroll, Employee management and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption.• Leads the continuous monitoring programs that periodically assessed key areas such as Merger and Acquisition integrations, variable… Show more • Part of the Internal Audit leadership team engaged in preparation of global internal audit plan and related initiatives such as Internal Audit newsletter, global staff call and team trainings.• Launched the Data Analytics program with initial focus on Accounts Payable, Vendor management, Payroll, Employee management and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption.• Leads the continuous monitoring programs that periodically assessed key areas such as Merger and Acquisition integrations, variable incentive review, Treasury, Background checks, T&E expenses and return to office assessments.• Responsible for the Global third-party risk management program with the following main objectives; Information Security and data privacy risks, contractual gaps and compliances, SLA metrics adherence, Billing/invoicing and regulatory/compliance requirements.• Performed investigations related to fraud, ethical practices, financial controls and Billing. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led India audit assignments end to end and actively participated in complex audits. Coached and mentored junior auditors on the individual audits.Actively participated in audit planning, risk assessment, investigation, reporting and closure of recommendation.Ensured that standalone audits employ Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools such as SIPOC, flowchart, Critical to Quality, FMEA etc.Prepared audit reports and liaised with department heads to agree areas in need of improvement… Show more Led India audit assignments end to end and actively participated in complex audits. Coached and mentored junior auditors on the individual audits.Actively participated in audit planning, risk assessment, investigation, reporting and closure of recommendation.Ensured that standalone audits employ Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools such as SIPOC, flowchart, Critical to Quality, FMEA etc.Prepared audit reports and liaised with department heads to agree areas in need of improvement and assisted in the development of a management action plan.Provided offshore support for global audits during the various phases of Diagnostic, investigation and reporting. Show less

Ashish worked as an Advisory Manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP within the Investment Management Practice where he has devoted over six years on operationally focused attestations. He is specialized in GIPS® verifications and internal controls related engagements for some of Deloitte's largest Investment management clients. Ashish currently manages engagements for Deloitte’s Northeast clients which includes a host of performance and verification examinations. His experience leading GIPS®… Show more Ashish worked as an Advisory Manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP within the Investment Management Practice where he has devoted over six years on operationally focused attestations. He is specialized in GIPS® verifications and internal controls related engagements for some of Deloitte's largest Investment management clients. Ashish currently manages engagements for Deloitte’s Northeast clients which includes a host of performance and verification examinations. His experience leading GIPS® engagements ranges from managing large global firm-wide verifications with multiple global teams, to performance examinations supporting 30+ composites. In his stint at Deloitte, Ashish has also worked in other market offerings such as Internal Audit, Contract Risk and Compliance and Finance Operations and Controls transformation and has developed specialization in SAS 70 Audits, Controls testing, SAR Reviews, Business Cycle Controls, Risk Management framework, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) engagements, Internal Audit Engagements. Overall, he has 8 plus years of experience in the Financial services Industry. Show less

•Handled a team of 8 executives by looking into their training & loan sourcing quality•Following up on the collections front by ensuring that the customer pays his dues on time•Interacting with the customer & selling him/her a slew of financial products•Ascertaining the credit worthiness of the customer & sanctioning the limit thereof

• Sifting through piles of data & giving necessary information to the clients.• Selecting, segregating & providing clients with the requisite data.• Instrumental in preparing a training module for the new recruits.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance & Marketing

Activities and Societies: Junior Sector Analyst at Unnati, an in-house mutual fund at MDI (2008-09)

B Com (Hons)

Activities and Societies: •Member of the mess team in Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (2004-05) •Member of the College.