Urmila Devi Maharaj Fcpa(Aust.) Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Role entails playing a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and compliance of financial reporting processes:Responsibilities include:-Conducting comprehensive risk assessments relating to financial reporting processes, identifying and analysing potential risks and understanding the regulatory environment/industry best practices.- developing and.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The role supports risk management and embedding risk in change practices in the Customer & Corporate Services (CCS) with a focus on supporting the Property team. This role is responsible for partnering with key stakeholders on all matters risk and control, and responsible for implementation of solutions to risk and control problems and support a strong.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

This is a senior role in Westpac’s Customer & Corporate Services division that partners with the business on Procurement operations for Westpac Group. Role involves providing guidance and support to drive better practice risk management, support People Leaders to identify and address risk capability gaps in their team, assess & monitor effective risk.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

This role involved building effective and efficient processes and governance activities to increase the maturity of 1st line and risk culture across Chief Financial Office.Achievements- Finance controls testing uplift leading to an improvement in overall risk maturity.- Revamp of the Risk Pack to include emerging risks topics / action items. - Uplift in.

ANZ Pacific Operations - Suva Hub

• Proactively driving an effective risk management culture within Pacific Operations. Role includes:
• Assisting Senior Manager Operations Assurance Pacific and the leadership team identify key risks within Pacific Operations that can result in financial loss and key controls to mitigate those risks.
• Testing key controls to determine effectiveness identify issues and recommend improvements, as required.
• Overseeing timely reporting and resolution of Events. Analysis and reporting… Show more Proactively driving an effective risk management culture within Pacific Operations. Role includes:
• Overseeing timely reporting and resolution of Events. Analysis and reporting on Events to key stakeholders.
• Monitoring and management of key risk indicators.

Suva, Central, Fiji

• Responsibilities include:
• Being a trusted Advisor to the country Assurance and Compliance
• Provide second line review and challenge functions at country Operational Risk and Compliance Committees (ORCCs) and support elevation of relevant matters to Pacific Operational Risk and Compliance Committee (PORCC).
• Support and provide guidance to Pacific Assurance Managers and Heads of Compliance on implementation and adherence to I.AM requirements on a country/business portfolio… Show more Responsibilities include:
• Support and provide guidance to Pacific Assurance Managers and Heads of Compliance on implementation and adherence to I.AM requirements on a country/business portfolio basis.
• execute second line review and challenge functions including thematic reviews and deep dives across Pacific countries and relevant Pacific region reporting activities including report preparation and presentation at.

ANZ Pacific Operations

• Role focussed on providing a central oversight and support in the management of financial governance process across Pacific region ensuring the operation of an efficient accounting function and continuous improvement.
• Lead rollout Financial Governance Framework in ANZ Pacific Operations / Pacific countries
• Formulated Balance Sheet Account Management template that became underlying document used for Monthly Account Reconciliation.
• Implemented PeopleSoft 8.9 Asset Management (Fixed Assets)
• Developed Process Documents for 62 Statutory Returns across Pacific countries
• Worked on upgrade of PeopleSoft 7.5 General Ledger to 8.9 platform

ANZ Pacific Operations

• Proactively driving an effective risk management culture within Pacific Operations. Assisting Head of Risk, Pacific effectively discharge local, Pacific, Group Governance and risk management responsibilities. In.
• Completed Trade Sanction compliance for Pacific Operations and Pacific countries as per Group deadline
• Project Risk Assessments for Centralisation of Lending Operations from countries into ANZ Pacific Operations Show less

ANZ Pacific Operations

• Responsibilities:
• Drive strategic business through financial analysis
• Providing strong leadership and guidance to a large team that delivers diverse finance functions under its control by creating and maintaining its status as a Centre of excellence.
• Maintaining high-quality working relationships with ANZ Group, Pacific HQ, Pacific countries, Regulatory bodies, and the Pacific Operation Finance team.Achievements:
• Successful completion of KPMG Audit with no major… Show more Responsibilities:
• Successful completion of KPMG Audit with no major issues identified for finance Show less

ANZ Pacific Operations

• Responsibilities:
• Assist Head of Finance drive strategic business through financial analysis, providing strong leadership and guidance to a large team that delivered diverse finance functions under its control by creating and.
• Assisted the Group in implementation of… Show more Responsibilities:
• Assisted the Group in implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) across the Pacific countries including preparation of Statutory Accounts for these countries ahead of the in-country compliance.
• Recognised for collection of outstanding Vat refund for Quest Limited - 200k
• Lead centralisation of the Finance Function for Timor Leste, Samoa, and Cook Islands

ANZ Fiji

Assisting Financial Controller, in driving strategic business through financial analysis, maintaining high-quality working relationships with ANZ Group, Pacific HQ and Fiji Regulatory bodies

ANZ Fiji

Assisting Financial Controller, in driving strategic business through financial analysis, maintaining high-quality working relationships with ANZ Group, Pacific HQ and Fiji Regulatory bodies

Cpa, Accounting And Finance

Diploma In Banking, Banking And Financial Support Services, 2.93/4.5

Bachelor Of Accounting, Accounting And Economics

Activities and Societies: Sports and Religious activities