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Rajani ...

Rajani ...

Technology Assurance Manager
Birmingham,WEST MIDLANDS

Summary

  • Dedicated IT Risk Practitioner with over 14 years of experience in IT and Financial Risk Management, Security Audit and Compliance, SOC Reporting, ISO 27001 Implementation, Business Process and Technology Controls Design, Management and Review.


  • Contributed to industry and regulatory publications, have written professional and thought leadership articles, and spoke at related conferences and seminars.


Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Technology Assurance Manager

KPMG Global Services Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru, India
07.2013 - Current
  • Currently leading 'Quality Management Continuous Improvement' team to analyze the quality metrics for the Global Delivery Center Audit Technology Assurance practice and identify themes and focus areas with the objective of enhancing service quality.
  • Performing extensive Independent Quality Reviews of IT test work delivered by the GDC Technology Assurance (GTA) professionals as part of IT Audit and Attestation engagements.
  • Helping evaluate that GTA professionals perform Risk Assessments and IT Audits in accordance with the KPMG US Audit Methodology requirements.
  • Evaluating outcomes of the Independent Quality reviews to determine and implement learning interventions that may be needed to further enhance the Quality of delivery.
  • Providing real time guidance through detailed feedback to GTA professionals as may be necessary.
  • Analyzing trends and provide insights that would serve as relevant inputs to the GDC Technology Assurance technical training curriculum.
  • Staying abreast of firm published Professional Practice Letters and help dissipate information relevant to the GDC Technology Assurance (GTA) practice.
  • Engaging directly with GTA engagement leaders and quality assurers to help ensure the practice plans through and delivers regular and consistent high-quality audits.
  • Governing the stakeholder feedback process; evaluate feedback periodically to help improve the overall Service Quality for GTA.
  • Demonstrating integrity, objectivity and professional scepticism.
  • Building and nurturing a positive working relationship with stakeholders.
  • Sharing learnings and provide on the job training to junior QMCI team members.
  • Contributing to the Knowledge Management agenda of the practice by assisting in technical knowledge development and trainings.

Team Leader - Operations

IBM Global Services Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru, India
10.2009 - 04.2013
  • Performed Compliance Testing for US and Canada clients and identified weaknesses in regulatory compliance processes and created paths for improvement.
  • Wrote engaging and successful design documents to effectively test key controls over operations and key controls over financial reporting.
  • Recommended the management team on the current company’s compliance with laws and regulations through elaborated reports.

Senior Financial Officer

TESCO HSC
Bengaluru, India
03.2006 - 08.2008
  • Accepted and processed account payments.
  • Performed needs analysis of applications, accounting for financial background information.
  • Processed invoices (sort, code and match) for payments, Query Resolution
  • Performed Supplier Registration Setups
  • Tracked expenses and processed expense reports
  • Flagged and clarified any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices.

Process Executive

Progeon Ltd. (Infosys BPO)
Bengaluru, India
06.2004 - 06.2006
  • Led methodology development to outline basic process parameters for operations such as service queries, escalation and released invoices and bills, etc.
    of SOX Audit Controls, Generate reports; Training new batches.
  • Spearheaded organizational development efforts, incorporating macro-level business process enhancements as part of pre-audit and post-audit of SOX Audit.
  • Trained new batches

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Patel Law School
Bengaluru
06.2017 - Current

MBA - Information Technology

Sikkim Manipal University
Bengaluru
06.2006 - 08.2008

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Bangalore University
Bengaluru
06.2001 - 06.2003

Executive Program - Exective General Management Program

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
Bengaluru
06.2016 - 12.2017

Skills

    Quality assurance Lead

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Certification

Certified Information Security Auditor

Interests

Public speaking

GenAI experimentation

Volunteering

Singing

Accomplishments

Strategic Leadership Role – Chief Auditor Network (CAN) Representative, Central Region (West Midlands):

 Recognized GenAI Innovator – Global Digital

Audit Awards Nominee:

Ranked top among Senior Managers in leveraging GenAI tools for over 10 months. Developed a custom macro solution to streamline project management and automate data reconciliation between legacy and new systems for program development testing.

Nominated among the Top 20 across countries for the firm's Digital Audit Awards under the categories “Challenge and Be Open to Challenge” and “Take Pride.”

 Led International Engagement Compliance

Reviews:

Conducted regional audit quality reviews to ensure adherence to ISA, PCAOB, SOX and global compliance standards. Recently traveled

to PwC Johannesburg to oversee foreign file issuer audits and enhance audit quality controls across territories.

 Global Conference Representation – ISACA GRC

2024, Austin (US):

Selected as a representative of the firm's Digital Audit practice at the ISACA GRC Conference (August 2024) in the U.S., contributing insights on governance, risk, control transformation, and the integration of technology in modern audit strategies.

Appointed as a regional representative to the firm's Chief Auditor Network, supporting audit quality excellence across the West Midlands.

 Audit Quality Leadership:

Provided leadership on audit quality initiatives, offering risk-based, practical support to engagement teams and advising local/national leadership on quality trends and insights.

 Methodology Guidance:

Acted as a key point of contact for engagement teams on audit methodology, execution, and consultations. Supported teams through the consult process and encouraged ownership of quality outcomes.

 Technology-Enabled Quality Initiatives: Advocated adoption of firm-wide and global audit quality technologies. Delivered upskilling sessions on tools such as Aura and Connect, and provided dashboard-driven insights to help engagement leaders address audit outliers.

 Learning & Development Enablement: Facilitated bite-sized technical training aligned with business unit needs. Contributed to the Learning & Education Committee with input on content development and auditor capabilitybuilding.

 Regulatory & Compliance Activities: Participated in Engagement Compliance Reviews (ECRs) and supported local readiness for regulatory inspections, acting as a liaison for regulatory dialogue and best practice dissemination.

Interests

Singing

Work Availability

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Affiliations

  • Member, ISACA (since 2021)
  • Member, IIM Bangalore Alumni Network
  • Contributor, PwC Chief Auditor Network (CAN)
  • Volunteer Mentor, Women in Risk & Compliance (UK)

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteHybrid

Important To Me

Personal development programsCareer advancementWork-life balanceWork from home optionTeam Building / Company RetreatsStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Quote

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Software

Programming & Scripting: Python SQL VBA (Excel Macros) COBOL PowerShell C / C

Data Analytics & Automation: UiPath (RPA) Alteryx ACL IDEA SAS

Data Visualization: Power BI Tableau

Cloud & Platforms: AWS Azure SAP Oracle JD Edwards PeopleSoft AIX

Audit & Productivity Tools: MS Excel (Advanced) MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook Audit platforms like Aura (PwC), Clara (KPMG), Connect (PwC)

Timeline

Certified Information Security Auditor

12-2021

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Patel Law School
06.2017 - Current

Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer

08-2016

Executive Program - Exective General Management Program

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
06.2016 - 12.2017

Technology Assurance Manager

KPMG Global Services Pvt. Ltd
07.2013 - Current

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

01-2013

Team Leader - Operations

IBM Global Services Pvt. Ltd
10.2009 - 04.2013

MBA - Information Technology

Sikkim Manipal University
06.2006 - 08.2008

Senior Financial Officer

TESCO HSC
03.2006 - 08.2008

Process Executive

Progeon Ltd. (Infosys BPO)
06.2004 - 06.2006

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Bangalore University
06.2001 - 06.2003
Rajani ...Technology Assurance Manager