Palash Mandal

Experience

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  N.C.Banerjee & Company

  Feb 2009 - Mar 2012

  Article Assistant

  • Evaluated & validated Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Bank Audit & Tax Audits.

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  RSM India

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  Senior Audit Officer

  • Worked on direct & indirect taxation, accounts consulting, maintaining accounts of various companies.

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  Suresh Surana & Associates LLP

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

  Senior Officer Audit

  • Worked on internal & statutory audits of various companies, Bank Audits.

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  Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2022

  • Worked as a team leader in branch banking audit as well as of a concurrent auditing team.• Executed branch banking audits, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.• Conducted detailed analysis and review of processes, identified gaps and risks, and assessed control effectiveness across different departments and products.• Mentored new joiners, ensuring timely completion of tasks and maintaining high-quality standards.• Presented critical issues for discussion at Audit Committee meetings, contributing to strategic decision-making.• Liable for testing controls completed by the internal control department, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Show less • Executed branch banking audits, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.• Conducted detailed analysis and review of processes, identified gaps and risks, and assessed control effectiveness across different departments and products.• Mentored new joiners, ensuring timely completion of tasks and maintaining high-quality standards.• Presented critical issues for discussion at Audit Committee meetings, contributing to strategic decision-making.• Liable for testing controls completed by the internal control department, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Show less

  • Audit Manager

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Assistant Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2021
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  Bandhan Bank

  Jun 2022 - now

  Senior Manager Internal Audit

  • Spearheading central audit functions, ensuring compliance with policies and processes across all departments.• Proficiency in review of various regulatory (RBI Master Circular/Direction) & statutory compliance• Reviewing IT-related audits and ensuring effective manual & general controls.• Conducting comprehensive audits of various departments, including finance and accounts, banking operations, credit risk, market risk, operation risk and human resources, ensuring adherence to policies and processes.• Assuring management of the effective functioning of departments through policy and process audits at the head office level.• Implementing and documenting high-risk areas and identified improvement areas, enhancing overall operational efficiency.• Successfully conceptualizing and implementing effective management systems, improving financial controls and discipline within the organization. Show less