Urvil كاكار

• Led software architecture review to provide transformative value to IoT business (USD 3 Mn.)
• Led key fraud investigation engagements that resulted in expulsion of perpetrators
• Support CAE / CRO (as next in command); to setup group-wide Audit & GRC functions, guide various GRC activities/diverse teams and contribute towards making functions more relevant
• Provide strategic inputs on key governing frameworks like DoA, Supply-Chain, Business/HR/Finance policies to ensure cultural blend with appropriate risk/control focus
• Created a risk-digest / guideline to promote risk-focused onboarding of sales deals (covering the group revenue of USD 130 Mn.+) and enabled creation of an independent risk desk
• Assisted global sales/delivery/business units by proactively providing pre-decision risk insights on sales / business / M&A deals (deals’ size ranging from USD 250K to USD 40 Mn.)
• Conceived innovative ideas and contributed to businesses during Covid-19 by facilitating automation initiatives, business risk support and referring multi-million dollar sales deals
• Value-adding audit recommendations to various BUs - US Ops. (size USD 36 Mn.), Education business (size USD 35 Mn.), TIBCO partnership (size USD 15 Mn.), Marcom, HR and Finance
• Contributed by independently interviewing key recruits in Audit, GRC, Finance and Ops.

Internal Audit
Responsible for:
• Preparation of AC Presentation
• Managing quarterly audit follow-up
• Creation/Maintaining framework (AC Charter, Audit Charter/Manual), Audit Quality
• Risk assessment, audit universe, annual audit planning and budget
• Various engagements by leading in-house team and external consultants
• Client Management (from ‘C’ suite to Operational Management)
• Liaisioning with Audit Committee directly for select matters Risk Assurance
Provide inputs for following:
• Risk policy and guidelines
• Risks from key sales/supply contracts
• Risks from M&A transactions
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP), DRP
• Automation and Re-engineering activities

Governance & Compliance
• Provide inputs on DoA, key internal group policies/SOPs, code of ethics, etc.
• Lead town-hall awareness on various policies
• Mentor teams for third-party, regulatory (like HIPAA, etc.) and engagement compliances

• Provided cost-optimization solutions (worth approx. USD 250 Mn.) to a series of Airline Engineering SBUs through various audit engagments and earned much-needed client trust
• Provided multi-million dollar cost-optimization solutions through Crew and EOSB audits
• Facilitated newly appointed Cargo BU Head (SVP) with a SWOT analysis of Cargo business
• Created RCSA templates for Country Heads, Sales and Airport managers of 50+ stations

• Lead audit engagements and special projects for various BUs - Commercial, Airport Ops., Catering, Engineering, Ground Handling, Commercial Cargo, Security, Flight/Crew Ops., etc.
• Handle fraud investigations to identify revenue frauds and lead station audits for global stations
• Participate in annual risk assessment, annual audit planning, audit-quality improvement, quarterly implementation follow-up and audit committee presentation activities
• Support Board secretary through annual evaluation of external auditors
• Lead team of associates on engagement basis

• Handle risk-based audits and efficiency focused process reviews of various automotive BUs
• Represent internal audit team to provide process improvements, under an SAP implementation project, spanning across automotive, heavy equipments and travel businesses
• Provide key inputs to revamp the internal audit department through a transformation project

• Responsible for statutory and internal financial reporting of group-level GDS SBU (comprising of global captive unit with 5000+ staff) by leading a team of 3 qualified associates
• Handle AR activities for GDS unit by ensuring timely and accurate monthly billing
• Liaise with FP&A function, internal SBUs, internal auditors/tax associates, external auditors

• Provided functional inputs in design of a global compliance management system (i.e. GRC tool used to track status of external compliances) that would be used by 30+ global legal entities
• Reduced the monthly financial reporting time for key international SPVs from 10 to 5 days
• Led data-migration and implementation project of SAP FI and Treasury modules for key SPVs

• Responsible for entity financial reporting of SPVs based in Ireland and The Netherlands and participate in group entity financial consolidation and management reporting activities
• Liaise with external auditors and legal/tax consultants from India, Ireland and The Netherlands
• Handle international remittance matters with Corporate Treasury for fund management
• Provide inputs to Corporate Secretarial team for press publications / AGMs / XBRL reporting
• Liaise with global financial controllers and manage team of qualified associates for reporting

• Highlighted process improvements for an Education University (comprised of four different colleges) and received compliments from University Vice-Chancellor

• Handle SAS70 (now SSAE 18), SOX 404, Internal Audits engagements of clients across BFSI, IT/ITES, Automotive sectors, independently and by leading team of qualified associates
• Support Practice directors on various product, sales and project delivery related matters

• Pioneered and used IDEA Data Analytics to test data integrity of NPAs reporting of BFSI clients
• Enhanced the IT/IS Audit coverage for banking and financial intermediary clients

• Handle Internal audits, IS audits for various clients and champion internal firm IT security measures