Ashish Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Assisted in performing independent testing engagements of BSA/AML and OFAC compliance programs per Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT ACT.• Assisted in projects involving Investigations program assessment, Fraud maturity model evaluation, ABAC and OFAC/Sanctions compliance assessments, provided recommendations and roadmap to achieve the desired maturity level.• Assisted and managed projects involving ABAC risk assessments which involves review of policies, conducting interviews, conducting targeted transaction and accounting analysis into certain areas of potential ABAC risk and providing leading practice recommendations.• Led Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) engagements into various risk domains including Health and Safety, Modern Slavery and Financial Crimes like bribery and corruption, tax evasion, money laundering and fraud.• Led a team working on screening/dispositioning of sanctions, PEP, Adverse media, SOE and Enforcement alerts for individuals/entities and based on project requirements.• Performed comprehensive due diligence on prospective and continuing clients of the U.S. Deloitte Service Line entities, including research of legal, bankruptcy, lien, judgment, and regulatory records as well as adverse media citations, in order to ensure potential clients do not post financial or reputational risk to the firm.

Hyderabad Area, India

Anti-Fraud Consulting• Experience in performing fraud risk assessments (FRA) on various business processes of clients in different industries. It involved proactively identifying an organization’s vulnerabilities to internal and external fraud. Industries worked include technology companies, social media service, restaurant business, Clinic, family home-leasing company etc. Work included review of existing fraud risks, identification of relevant schemes, mapping of controls and assessment of residual risks in discussion with clients.• Worked with a large US information technology company in assisting them with its Anomaly Management Maturity assessment and evaluate progress against the plan and to assess iterative progress, hurdles, and course corrections. Work included assessment of maturity model for each of the metrics related to the anomaly maturity model pillars that include strategy and governance, people and organization, process & analytics and technology & data.• Assisted a multinational telecommunications company in assessing its existing KRI’s and development of new, measurable KRI’s in 6 domains that include anti-bribery and corruption, anti-trust, third party, data protection, global trade and sanctions and sales practices/ethical sales. Work included providing recommendations for new/enhanced KRI’s for newly identified risks and prioritizing the recommendations based on client’s feedback.• Assisted and managed projects involving ABAC risk assessments which involves review of policies, transaction testing for travel and entertainment expenses, gifts or other items of value provided to third parties, promotional meetings, and grants, conducting targeted transaction and accounting analysis into certain areas of potential ABAC risk, and providing leading practice recommendations.• Worked on ABAC, OFAC, and sanctions compliance program risk assessment and deep dive for a global Packaging client.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Anti-Money Laundering• Performed AML risk assessments for several global banks. Work included preparation of risk assessment workbook by evaluating quantitative and qualitative risk factors against mitigating controls and assess inherent and residual risk at the business unit and/or enterprise level.Corporate Intelligence Services• Worked on conducting background searches for third parties and reporting.• Conducted informational interviews with third parties and prepared report for a global health care company.Third Party Risk Management• Worked with a global healthcare company in its third-party global remediation assessment. Work included conducting risk assessment on the third-party by conducting research specific to risk domains that include financial heath, anti-bribery & corruption, health & safety, labor rights, data privacy and information security.• Worked with UK member firm in assisting with review of its third party initial risk questionnaire and detailed risk assessment.Firm Contributions and Initiatives• Worked on proposals for engagements on fraud risk assessment, ethics and compliance program assessment, investigative services. Closely worked with US and member firm partners, and prepared presentations in line with Deloitte guidelines.• Led hiring initiative for investigation and dispute team. Work included coordination with talent team and hiring managers, initial screening of resumes, conducting interviews and ensuring the open positions are filled with appropriate and quality resources. Also conducted trainings to new seniors on screening and conducting interviews.• Worked as a lead for business continuity management champion for forensic and financial crime. Worked with offering leaders and senior managers across US and USI to review tools and technologies used, identify dependencies and document recovery time objective.

Hyderabad Area, India

I have experience building annual risk based audit plan and have handled multiple internal audit assignments, led team and was involved in hiring resources during my tenure in DCB Bank.

I am working as a Team Leader for Branch Audits in Internal Audit Department and handling the planning, execution and management of team for achieving the quality output within the timelines. I am also involved in audits under various cross functional departments, Snap reviews, project sign-offs, preparing of reports, compliance tracker & monitoring.

Hyderabad Area, India

Royalty Accounting - R2RPreparation of monthly/quarterly reports & monthly advance reconciliation's.

Assisted in the preparation and filing of Income Tax Returns of Corporates, Partnership Firms, Partners and Individuals.Carried out statutory audit for SBH.Assisted in conducting statutory audits for various private limited companies.Involved in preparation of accounts for clients on an assignment basis.Assisted in the preparation of Audit Reports under the Companies Act, 1956 (CARO 2003) and under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Chartered Accountant, Audit, First Attempt

Activities and Societies: General Management & Communication SkillsChartered Accountancy course

Chartered Accountant, Auditing, 1St Attempt

Ashish is a Chartered Accountant by profession from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Business/Commerce, General, A

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

B.Com General

Intermediate, Accounting And Related Services

Intermediate Education

Ssc, Mathematics