 Years: Chartered Accountant (India) and a Certified Internal Auditor (IIA, New York) with over 19 years of experience in Audit, Risk & Compliance function.  Audit, Regulatory & Compliance: With BFSI as sector expertise, deep working knowledge of Big 4 (EY-KPMG) Global Audit Methodologies (which are based on the International Standards on Auditing). Expertise in planning (risk assessment), evaluating, designing, testing the operational efficiencies-effectiveness and reporting of internal controls (a top down risk based audit approach) following control framework-COSO. Regulatory reporting such as SOX (302, 404) certification, Anti Money Laundering, US Patriot Act 2001, Client Assets Management (reporting on segregation & comingling of funds), Basel-III, FATCA, Prudential returns, KYC etc.  Team Span: 120-125 headcounts (FTEs), on job coaching, periodic discussion, training on specific project related topics, mentoring, goal setting & career motivation  Project Management & Transition: Hands on experience in managing large transition projects (migration- lift & shift, modify & shift, stabilization of controls, processes, UATs, parallel runs to go live, enhancement of SOPs, detailed procedure documents, FTEs & PQ’s efficiency & redundancy evaluation, aligning and improving-people, process, products to Target Operating Model & SLAs etc.). Periodic calls with stakeholders, understanding, aligning and adopting change requests. Working knowledge of project management techniques such CPM, PERT etc.  International best practices: Deep understanding of treasury function (BO, MO & FO), derivatives (including hedge accounting), multi-layer investment structuring (SPEs, SPVs, leasing, master-feeder, side-pockets arrangement in funds, fund accounting, investment entity, associate, JV routes & securitization).  Fraud investigation: conducted few special assignments on fraud deterrence and investigations  Focus areas includes (1) Quality, top down risk based audit delivery end to end (2) Data analytics, audit routines, automation, flow charting of process, ratio-trend-variance analysis with expectation building (3) Troubleshooting and solution based work approach. Efficiency, performance improvement, automation initiative and drives (4) Conducted as trainer, workshops, on boarding training programs on accounting hot topics such as ASC 606 (IFRS 15), USGAAP CECL model ASC-326-20, AFS debt security impairment model ASC 326-30 (IFRS 9) and ASC 842 (IFRS 16). Contribution to thought leadership publications (6) Presentation and driving the audit committee agenda.  Global Shared Service & Delivery Center: Experience of working and contributing to offshore global delivery service center base (extended team model, cost plus model etc.) in India working with: Citi Bank-CSIPL, Bnp Paribas- ISPL, Standard & Poor’s- GAC, EY-GDC, KPMG-ADC. Managing team located both onshore and offshore.