Gitanjali Punjabi
Sugarland,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Controls Associate Manager
HCL Technologies
08.2018 - Current
- Work with first line business stakeholders to refine and improve current control environment
- Maintain 95% or greater monthly control certification score
- Act as SPOC and SME in several client-driven audit processes over wide range of controls: User Access Audits, IT Change Management audits, and SOX control audits. Track and assure all requests are identified and fulfilled in timely manner
- Support DE/NRG merger and SOX control project by focusing on continuous improvement and adaptability as new changes manifest
- Revise and maintain project timelines for merger, ensuring tasks and goals are delivered within set deadlines
- Gather weekly status updates from team members and deliver them to client
- Facilitated daily meetings among key stakeholders during pandemic to ensure smooth transition of remote operations across Guatemala, India, and US. Collaborated updates to share with client.
- Improve oversight of SAP Segregation of Duties by aligning GRC compensating/mitigating controls
- Facilitate Semi-Annual User Access Reviews (UAR) and work with stakeholders to ensure reviews are appropriately completed.
Controls Lead Analyst
HCL Technologies
03.2015 - 08.2018
- Assisted stakeholders in creation, sustainability, and certification of controls
- Conducted small group and individual training sessions on Controls Framework based on learning needs
- Held multiple trainings and events with team on risk management to drive understanding of how controls enable business performance
- Submitted monthly reporting of audit and control effectiveness of business operations to upper management
- Liaised with stakeholders and client to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation, and follow-up
- Assisted business areas with developing remediation action plan for issues identified
- Performed Internal Control Risk Assessments and monitored implementation of established action plans
- Reduced SoD risk by addressing legacy assignments of single roles outside of SAP role architecture and review/approve all user access requests and all role change requests
- Implemented more streamlined security approval process to better manage risks from changes in user access and roles
- Oversaw Business Continuity Plan on behalf of BPO team single handedly and improved rigor in Disaster Recovery test
- Assumed senior management workloads in absence of manager to maintain operations continuity
Internal Controls Auditor (Contractor)
Baker Hughes Incorporated
08.2014 - 10.2014
- Identified internal controls, evaluated systems, and monitoring practices that related to MyTime entry system
- Reconciled attendance records with entries in SAP payroll/personnel system to determine discrepancies of payments
- Identified major risk areas and gaps in internal controls and processes to plan and perform audit procedures
- Prepared recommendations to management for new procedures and techniques to correct weaknesses
Accounting/Auditor Professional I & II
Division Of Medicaid
07.2010 - 08.2014
- Participated in fraud audits of providers by performing reviews on financial records
- Communicated with all levels within organization as well as auditees to obtain necessary requests as well as provide deliverables
- Completed audit reports for dissemination to management and follows up on outstanding items and recommendations
- Led team audits in to ensure all Medicaid providers were in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Reconciled submitted financial statements to general ledger and filed health claims to allowed CMMS guidelines
Education
Certificate of Accounting -
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS12.2009
B.S - Management
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS12.2005
Skills
- Control Recommendations
- Internal Control Management
- Remediation Plans
- Compliance Management
- Risk Assessment
- Operational Improvements
- Requirements Gathering
- Proficient in MS-Office including MS-Excel and MS-Words and other systems including: AuditBoard, Cognos, Envision, RCSA, SAAS, SAP, Teams
Certification
- CFE - Certified Fraud Examiner (2014)
Languages
Hindi
Full Professional
Timeline
Controls Associate Manager
HCL Technologies
08.2018 - Current
Controls Lead Analyst
HCL Technologies
03.2015 - 08.2018
Internal Controls Auditor (Contractor)
Baker Hughes Incorporated
08.2014 - 10.2014
Accounting/Auditor Professional I & II
Division Of Medicaid
07.2010 - 08.2014
Certificate of Accounting -
Mississippi College
B.S - Management
University of Southern Mississippi
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