John Rathan J

Experience

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  University of Madras

  Jul 1998 - Dec 1998

  Associate

  • Validate/scrutinize the amount spent by the Research Scholars.• Provide clarifications on the queries raised on the claim submission

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  SSD Oil Mill Pvt Ltd

  Jan 1999 - Aug 1999

  Administrative Assistant

  • Coordinated for the ISO 9000 Implementation• Involved in various documentation activities based on the checklist provided by the consultants

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  Thomson Nusa Metals Pvt. Ltd.,

  Sept 1999 - Aug 2004

  Executive - Finance

  • Audit various functions within the company and perform vendor first party audit• Sales Tax & Excise Returns and ESI Functions.• Manage Store stock audit• Conducting and reconciling perpetual inventory.• Scrutinizing the invoices.• Preparation of Material Requirement Planning (MRP).• Placing orders and follow ups with local & Import suppliers.• Periodical price Comparative Statements from different suppliers.• General Accounting Functions.

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  GRT Hotels & Resorts

  Sept 2004 - Jan 2006

  Executive-Accounts

  • Capturing the front-end data from all the properties into Sun Systems (Finance Software) on a daily basis and monitoring the perfection of data brought - in.• Create Report from Sun systems using Vision Excel. • Involving in External & Internal Audit• Reconciling General Ledger.• Co-ordinate with Consultants for Sun systems 4.2.6 implementation• Prepare monthly MIS reports

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  Radcoflex India Pvt Ltd

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2007

  Senior Executive

  • Perform Internal Audit• Co-ordinate with the external auditor for the audit for various external audits• Maintains General Ledger, Including preparing journal entries, Coding Invoices, Accounts Analysis and Reconciliation, closing books monthly, Setting up new Accounts.• Scrutinizing Sales & Purchase Registers.• Reconciles monthly bank statements, verifies all deposits, and handles discrepancies and problems.• Performs Accounts Payable Duties, such as verifying all invoices for payment, ensure expenditures are charged to appropriate accounts.• Oversees Accounts Receivables Collection from individual and Company, and reconciles customer accounts.• EPCG License relating work.• Central Excise & Sales Tax & Issuing of Form-XII & Form 'C'• Preparing MIS on a periodical basis.• Payroll Processing & Staff-Loans & Advances (Staff Debits) • Monthly Inventory Report• Recommends, Designs, and Implements any department controls. Show less

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  Wipro

  Jan 2007 - May 2020

  Manager - Enterprise Risk Management

  IT/Compliance Assurance Audit - to conduct the Auditing Engagements at Corporate level.Internal Info Sec and Contractual Compliance audit.Implement and sustain risk mitigation programs in key business and functional processes.Work with various project teams to evaluate and analyze risk in correlation with Wipro's internal InfoSec audit requirements.Perform Gap/MOC Assessments before the External/Customer auditConduct GDPR Readiness Assessments and Application Data Privacy AuditMonitor & track all internal and external audit findings and facilitate closure.Security Incident InvestigationsIdentity & Access ManagementOrganization wide SOC 2 Audit preparationCyber Security Maturity Assessment - NIST CSFPerform theme based InfoSec Assessments with regard to ISO 27K requirementsConduct various InfoSec Awareness campaign within the BUGlobal Stakeholders ManagementVulnerability Assessment Management Show less

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  HCLTech

  May 2020 - Feb 2023

  Group Manager

  • As a second line of defense, identify potential risks and advise the Engagement team on the Risk and compliance, governance controls and requirements related to privacy, Information Security, Third party risk, Business Continuity, Regulatory and IT Operational Risk• Oversee the Assessment performed by the Engagement Risk team• Represent Risk and Compliance team during Customer Visits/Audits• Develop, implement and support an effective control review and challenge process to provide transparency, accountability and escalation of control effectiveness• Consult with frontline partners and other independent risk management teams for the open issues related to controls failures• Periodic Governance / Cadence with Leadership team and other key stakeholders of Engagements for improving their risk posture• Co-ordinate during the Certification/Re-certification/Surveillance audit of ISO 27K1, HITRUST CSF, PCI DSS, GDPR & various scope of customer audits.• Co-ordinate for Cyber Security Maturity Assessments under NIST CSF• Operations Risk & Contractual Gap Assessments• Collaborate with other team throughout the organization ensuring consistency in the alignment of HCL policy, standards, procedures and controls.• Assist and contribute to additional projects and deliverables related to assurance, governance and policy requests.• Participate in the development implementation review and revisions of compliance procedures and systems within R&C.• Develop understanding of HCL IT infrastructure and compliance levels pertaining to Cyber and Information Security.• Assist with the establishment of key operational metrics supporting the tracking, status and progress of regulatory requests and questionnaires as they pertain to cyber and information security.• Forecast the assessment charter and the resource requirement to the Leadership • Create trends and improvement projects on various Open risks Show less

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  Cognizant

  Feb 2023 - now

  Deputy General Manager

  Developing, operationalizing, and maintaining security controls framework in line with industry best practices, internal, regulatory, and customer requirementsConducting compliance assessments of functional areas including documenting assessment findings, working with control owners to draft the risk treatment (plan of action and milestones)Risk Assessments, Root Cause AnalysisReview Risk & Compliance practicesCreate audit framework for internal as well as for the vendors.Identify potential risks.Create Corrective Action Plan and GovernTrack and report Compliance program progress to internal and external stakeholders Show less