Third Party Risk and Compliance Professional – Procurement - BT E-Serve (India) Private Limited (British Telecom)
(2023-05)
- Overseeing Risk Assessment and Due diligence processes for the selection and monitoring of 2500+ contracted suppliers.
- Manage inherent and residual vendor risk, ensuring timely communication with internal stakeholders.
- Ensure all risk related activities are assessed and mitigated prior to supplier onboarding.
- Document findings and work with Lob Manager to mitigate those findings through Remediation plans or seek non -compliance approval (NCA).
- Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and automation to enhance business experience and operational efficiency.
- Conduct monthly compliance health checks and procurement process audits.
- Conduct due diligence of supplier including ABC checks, Sanction checks, financial stability review and customers and client checks.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements to deliver increasing operational efficiency in the process.
- Presenting monthly dashboard to category buyers.
- Setting up supplier in Ariba post due diligence.
Team Leader – Third Party Risk Assessment (Global Procurement and Finance) - BA Continumm India Pvt Ltd. (Bank of America)
(2021-01 - 2023-04)
- Assessing third party documents against third party program to ensure they are not falling under any risk i.e Fraud, Privacy, subcontractors & Background Checks etc.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements to deliver increasing operational efficiency in the processes
- Document findings and work with the LOB Delivery Manager to resolve those findings through Remediation Plans (RPs) or seek Non-Compliance Acceptance (NCA) approvals
- Assess completed questionnaire and supporting field work materials to ensure they are complete and meet Bank of America policy.
Self Employed - Gopal Pardhan & Co.
(2016-08 - 2020-12)
Established in 2015, Gopal Pradhan and company is one of the leading whole sales of single bed sheet, double bed sheet, mink woolen, acrylic blanket bedspread, bed quilt, comforters under the aegis of Mr. Gopal Garg an eminent socialite and renowned businessman who hails from the walled city.
- Managing end to end P2P cycle includes contract management, vendor management booking of invoices and timely payment to the vendors.
- Filing of monthly GST.
- Quarterly reconciliation with all the vendors.
Team Developer – Procurement - BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd. (Bank of America)
(2014-08 - 2016-08)
- Part of Global Vendor Management program managing vendor categorization to the rogue vendors in the system.
- Review vendor contract, invoice research and company website research (Ariba).
- Gather evidences and approval to support the research from respected LOB's.
- Producing accurate reports on team performance for senior management.
- Preparation of aging report and reviewing them with the higher management on monthly basis.
- Ensuring that internal policies, procedures and compliance regulations are met maintaining the SLA's and TAT. Recommend process improvements along with implementation after consulting the management.
- Prepared Update Tracker which includes every update received from LOB
Financial Analyst (P2P Operations) - Aon Hewitt Associates
(2009-10 - 2014-08)
Vendor Management and Accounts Payable (P2P) and Accounts payable & T&E
- Every Quarter updating the database of all the existing vendors in the system. (Deleting the dormant vendors from the system)
- Ensuring that no Duplicate vendors were created in the system by checking the SSN/EIN on IRS website.
- Handling vendor Management queries.
- Creating monthly dashboards to analyze the workflow and productivity.
- Responsible to keep AP team updated with new changes and process knowledge on regular intervals
- Setting up New vendor in the system for US, CAN, UK.
- Checking OFAC for all the New Vendor Setup /Modification.
- Clearing the stuck vendor in OFAC on Bridger insight.
- Approving the vendors post quality check.
- Creating urgent one-time vendors for Legal settlements.
- Processing of invoices an expense report within the tat of three days
- Processing of Central building invoices
- Reducing aged invoices by coordinating with different departments
- Processing invoices in mismatch queue. (Missing information on invoice)
- Onboarding training for new team member.
- Handling Vendor and internal queries via email calls for Accounts payable and expense reports.
