RAHUL MUVVALA
Toronto,Canada
Summary
IT Auditor with 8 years of subject matter expertise in conducting IT audits and providing independent and objective assurance to stakeholders through solution-oriented and creative problem-solving skills. Proven expertise in leading IT Audit engagements and devising successful improvement strategies. Acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to effect positive change and drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Control Management Specialist
Wells Fargo International Solutions Pvt. Ltd
02.2022 - 05.2023
- Performed risk analysis, assessed control design and operating effectiveness, and recommended risk mitigation strategies
- Tested and validated the effectiveness and sustainability of technological solutions addressing issues identified from sources like regulatory findings, internal audits and RCSA
- Assisted Management in reinforcing over 40 corrective actions and 50 IT controls by identifying gaps in the implementation of remedial measures and control deviations for timely closure of issues, effectively reducing risk
- Enhanced the remediation testing procedures to ensure the quality in test output documentation
- Assisted IT control owners in meeting design objectives and adhering to best practices
- Supervised team's workload and project deadlines by prioritizing and assigning tasks to testers for timely completion
- Helped management in budget oversight for third-party resources by optimizing workforce utilization to ensure efficient project completion
- Distributed the assignment status and metrics reports to Senior Management and prepared presentations for the monthly business review meetings
- Organized and led knowledge sharing sessions for all front-line verification teams within the bank, incorporating case study discussions as part of the learning program
Consultant
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Performed Information Technology General Controls audit and review related compliance according to section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and test the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting in the areas of access management, change management, IT operations management and segregation of duties
- Conducted risk-based IT audits for leading MNCs, covering Security Policy, Information Security, Asset Management, HR Security, Incident Management, internal audit considerations
- Assisted in framing IT controls in ERP, preparation of policies and procedures for various IT and business processes
- Performed SSAE 18 and ISAE 3402 engagements through the identification and testing of service organization controls (SOC)
- Created process flow charts and SOPs by understanding end-to-end business processes
- Supported the manager in tracking employees' project hours and preparing project billing
- Managed and trained junior team members, offering feedback during annual performance reviews
Senior Investigation Specialist
Amazon Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd
10.2013 - 08.2019
- Produce analyses and reports, write systems queries to gather data, perform data mining and analysis to support programs as well as identify new metrics and opportunities for quality improvements
- Conduct deep dive of financial bad debts and enhance customer security/experience
- Work on projects/tools to improve productivity and decision quality in investigating financial transactions in ecommerce platform
- Conduct compliance audit for investigators and report to management for corrective action
- Drive projects on automation to reduce QA manual efforts and improve QA yields
- Preparing templates for new Tools, SharePoint used by Quality team
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Management: Finance
Holy Mary Institute of Technology and Management
06.2013
Bachelor of Commerce -
Kakatiya University
04.2011
Skills
- Audit Planning, Scoping and Execution
- ITGC, ITAC and Automated Controls
- SOX 404, SSAE18, COBIT, COSO and NIST
- Issue verification and Remediation testing
- Project Management and Team Management
- Compliance Management
- Metrics reporting
- Process optimization andtransformation
Certification
- CISA (Q) from ISACA
- ITIL - Foundation V4
- Six Sigma Green Belt certified by Indian Statistical Institute
Accomplishments
- Saved 10 hours manhours per month required to send control assessment notification email to stakeholders through automation of the process.
- Reduced handling time of Process Adherence audits by 16.62% with creation of new SOP based checklist using Lean methods.
- Automated 100% of Merchant Credit process quality metrics from Manual Audits.
Timeline
Senior Control Management Specialist
Wells Fargo International Solutions Pvt. Ltd
02.2022 - 05.2023
Consultant
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
02.2021 - 02.2022
Senior Investigation Specialist
Amazon Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd
10.2013 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Commerce -
Kakatiya University
Post Graduate Diploma - Management: Finance
Holy Mary Institute of Technology and Management
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