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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Renton, Washington, United States

Assess and conduct audits of the company’s IT operations, to identify risks and challenges, and make best practices recommendations to management regarding internal controls issues. Review controls for the company’s IT systems to ensure that data comes from reliable sources. Identify ways to improve processes for finding and eliminating risks to the IT division. Make recommendations to reduce costs, enhance revenues, and improve profits. Represent IT internal controls effectively to audit entities and company's management team. Create an effective Global IT Internal Control Framework. Manage IT-related risk through effective IT internal controls. Create an annual Control Plan that executes all internal control activities time. Oversee compliance testing and workpaper documentation. Prepare relevant reports and metrics for IT management and create meaningful informational and training presentations upon request. Coordinate and support all audit activities (internal and external). Monitor the progress of finding remediations and verify successful completion.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Plan and execute global IT audits and special projects designed to provide an assessment of internal control processes and operational performance in accordance with department and professional standards.Effectively use data analytics software to facilitate audit scoping and testing.Ensure compliance with PACCAR’s policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations that could significantly impact operations and financial results.Lead meetings involving various management levels, effectively communicate audit status, align on audit issues, and recommend corrective actions.Prepare audit reports, including clearly written, concise audit observations that effectively communicate identified issues and their related corrective actions in technical and non-technical terms to key stakeholders.IT Audits Performed: AWS Cloud Infrastructure, Project Management Office, Brazil Banking System Implementation, IT Operations & Change Management, Firewall and VPN Implementation, Network Infrastructure.

Worked for TCF Bank which got acquired by Huntington Bank.Lead, plan and execute risk based IT audits, IT SOX testing and support integrated audits in conformity with prescribed methodologies, budgeted hours/milestones and professional standards, regulatory requirements and external audit firm expectations.Manage engagement staff, review staff workpapers, and coach new staff.Identify findings relating to design and effectiveness for technical and non-technical controls. Provide recommendation leading to improvements in internal controls.Maintain audit tools, including user management and trouble shooting.

Research assigned systems or IT processes prior to system control reviews and audits and participate in risk identification within IT environments and the development of audit plans.Perform system control reviews and audits, as team member and lead.Consult extensively with appropriate point of contacts to confirm, clarify, or supplement fact during the system control review or audit.Interact with IT and business partners by providing recommendation on improving controls, leading practices to minimize risk, improve operating efficiency or to comply with legal/financial reporting requirements. Communicate audit observations and findings through in person meetingsStay informed of new developments and maintain an understanding of leading practices in auditing IT procedures, technology, and frameworks.Lead audit of IT General and Application Controls in support of SOX compliance.Identify and pursue self-development opportunities through continuing education.IT Audits Performed: Patch Management, Data Center, IT General Controls, IT Application Controls, Cybersecurity, IT Operations, Identity and Access Management, Enterprise Data Governance, and review of SSAE 18 SOC 1 reports.

Assisted closely-held businesses ranging in revenues up to $285M with audited, reviewed financial statements and accounting services. Assisted with engagement planning activities related to assigned engagements, assisted in designing engagement-specific audit approach and identified accounting, financial statement, and reporting issues, based on professional guidelines including U.S. GAAP.

Mumbai Area, India

Reviewed internal control framework, process reviews for design, operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting and compliance with laws, regulation, policies for Banks, Insurance and IT companies. Prepared proposals, decks, tracked 'Request for Proposals' from various sources, sent out regulatory updates on weekly basis. Independently handled projects, led team of 4-5 persons, built good rapport with client. Reviewed the brokerage payouts computation as per the defined scheme and understanding documents for one of the largest AMCs of India. Assessed applications for large public sector banking company in India as part of Information Security Audit.Clients: State Bank of India, Housing Development Finance Corporation Asset Management Company, Swift India Domestic Services Private Limited, Max Life Insurance.

Mumbai Area, India

Part of a team responsible for conducting Treasury audits at Kotak Mahindra bank.Developed audit strategies and programs to ensure that internal controls are effective. This included conducting meetings with auditees to develop a business process understanding and design audit activities accordingly.Performed risk analysis, developed rating models, evaluation and documented internal controls and identified unexplored audit areas based on risk exposure.Identified operational/ financial/ technical issues based on review of business policies and processes, industry practices and Reserve Bank of India / Securities Exchange Board of India regulations.Devised audit checklists, rating models drafted/ edited audit reports, any other reports as required by senior management.Key engagements: Debt Capital Market - Sales & Trading Desk, Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited – Treasury Function, Money market, Fixed Income and Primary Dealership, Outsourced acivities of UK based FII operations, Financial Conduct Authority and Dubai Financial Services Authority Regulatory returns, Centre Accounts Payable Processing department

Bengaluru Area, India

Worked for insurance service line for clients such as Aon UK, Antares Holding Ltd., Western & Southern Life Insurance Co.Responsible for conducting virtual audit, worked on multiple engagements at a time, led team of 2-3 associates per engagement. Effectively coordinated and communicated with the onshore team.Managed a team, took initiatives to optimize efficiency in performing various tasks, ensured quality deliverables and deadlines were met.

Mumbai Area, India

Worked in Assurance & Taxation Department for a medium size firm with 13 partners pan India as part of Articleship training. Performed Statutory audits, Tax audits, Limited reviews of various listed companies across manufacturing, construction, real estate and insurance industries both as Team member and Team Lead. Reviewed corporate governance report and other secretarial records.Worked as team member for auditing preliminary placement documents for Qualified Institutions Placement for Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd for raising 15 billion rupees.

Master'S Degree, It Management, 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Commerce, First Class With Distinction