- Lead risk, governance, and assurance services for GCC India and China, ensuring robust risk management and compliance across operations.- Develop and execute strategies for active issue management to enable zero material audit surprises- Manage change risk around transformation initiatives- Champion risk management and investigations for the CFO vertical, driving resolution of critical risk issues- Monitor policy and standards compliance, collaborating with enterprise risk teams to ensure regulatory adherence.- Oversee risk events, managing root cause analysis (RCA) and follow-up actions to mitigate future risks- Cross functional working relations with the Chief Procurement Officer, India and CFO Risk, Global Procurement & Sourcing Directors, policy owners, Financial Crime and Anti-Bribery & Corruption teamsProjects:1) Continuous risk monitoring and transformation of Client/Supplier Due Diligence- 100% entities on ongoing risk and threat monitoring with new D&B tool- >50% efficiency gain through automation and framework overhaul saving $90k annually2) AI Based Payment and Fraud Risk Solution – Oversight- Implemented intelligent transaction screening solution to improve policy oversight and governance on payables operation- 100% supplier spend moved under screening (900Mn)- 100% staff expense screened for policy deviation and potential fraud.3) Fraud risk mitigation and independent bank validation – nsKnox4) Access Management and SoD clean up 5) Supplier Risk and Lifecycle Management - Process Unity6) ISO20022 – SWIFT Payments7) ERP License and cost optimizationKey stakeholders: Business heads and Fidelity Leadership

Worked as a Global Security & Compliance Manager to deliver Global Internal Controls Program and ABInBev Capability Centre Assurance Services as a lead.I lead internal teams and group of consultant for various functional deliveries.- Led Internal Audit and Controls program for GCC India and Russia, managing over 150 controls.- Directed IFC & SOX programs for the Global Internal Controls team, ensuring operational effectiveness.- Managed global governance and reporting for SOX and Internal Controls (IT/Non-IT).- Oversaw new transitions to GCC, ensuring seamless exits from hyper-care phases.Key projects:1) SAP GRC – Implementation- Part of Global Risk team involved in SAP GRC design planning and UAT, Data migration of 50+ RCSA’s and 250+ controls to new platform2) Internal Controls Automation and CCM|- Automated ~40% controls and assurance activities by moving to data analytics and exception based reporting - Improved scope of review from 25 samples per control to 100% population- 500+ hours of annual effort savings for Internal Controls and Operations3) Setup and led Internal Audit/Assurance team for newly established GCC for ABInBev4) Policy Assessment - New Approach5) Account Reconciliations ImprovementKey stakeholders: Directors and GCC Senior Leadership

Drive fraud investigations across various modules like:- Cash, checks and wires (Payments)- Conflict of Interest- Travel & Expense- Vendor 360- Anti-Money Laundering- Free Beer- Due DiligenceProjects:- UAT & continuous improvement on Fraud Analytics tool (BrewRIGHT)Key stakeholders: Global Risk and Legal Leads (Directors/VP's)

- Managed IFC and SOX programs for three clients.- Transitioned and implemented IFC and SOX frameworks across multiple clients.- Led management testing and reporting for approximately 100 IFC and SOX controls.- Conducted master service agreement (MSA) and policy compliance reviews, identifying 20+ gaps.- Oversaw policy and MSA action plans and governance processes.Projects:1) SOX and IFC migration for multiple clients2) Revenue recognition process reengineering and variance analysisKey stakeholders: Global Risk and Ops Leads (VP/SVP)

- Carrying out quarterly audits and risk assessments for the bank at all India locations - Conducting control assurance testing and reporting from operational risk perspective- Departments in scope for audit – Core Banking Operations, Procure to pay, HR, Logistics and other enabling functions- Preparing Risk Event Reports (RERs) and Risk Controls Assessments (RCAs)- Testing business processes and certifying regulatory compliance on SOx, Money Laundering and Sanctions, KYC- Oversight on Barclays group policies management

- Settlement of Global payments, collection and reconciliation of bank charges- Processing payments and repair of non-straight through transactions per UK Treasury cutoffs- Managing 3 teams with total headcount of 22 for meeting process SLA's- Training and mentoring new joiners and providing feedback- Preparing team performance reports for senior management - Conformance reporting, controls & checks of daily processed transactions