Monish Bagpatia
Chartered Accountant, CISA
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Accomplished Manager with extensive experience at KPMG, specializing in business risk management and mitigation. Proven expertise in maintaining audit quality standards while leading teams to consistently exceed client expectations. Strong leadership and communication abilities drive employee training, development, and performance enhancement. Committed to fostering a high-performance culture through effective coaching and mentoring strategies.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Technology Risk & Cyber (Consulting)
KPMG Australia
Sydney, NSW
06.2024 - Current
- Leading and managing ASAE 3402 / SOC 1, ASAE 3150, GS007, and ASAE 3000 / SOC 2 engagements for multiple financial services, superannuation funds, and BPO organizations providing financial and accounting services, as well as application management services.
- Leading and managing external IT audit projects, and performing a review of IT general controls and application controls on different applications, as part of financial audit compliance for financing and insurance.
- Directed CPS 234 engagements within the Superannuation industry.
- Identified areas of potential risk and provided recommendations for corrective action plans.
- Cross-trained employees enable the completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
Manager, Digital Trust (Advisory)
KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP, India
12.2021 - 05.2024
- Managed SOC audits for financial, IT, and BPO organizations offering financial services and application management.
- Spearheaded IT audit projects, reviewing general IT and IT automated controls (GITCs and ITACs) for various applications in finance, insurance, FMCG, manufacturing, and automotive sectors.
- Providing valuable insights around business processes and systems to clients by analyzing the AS-IS process model, performing gap analysis for the existing system, and recommending an improved, efficient TO-BE model.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Organized team activities to build camaraderie and foster pleasant workplace culture.
Consultant / Assistant Manager, Risk Assurance (Assurance)
Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP
01.2017 - 12.2021
- Assignments undertaken individually or as a team member were: Business Process and Control Review under IFCFR Guidance Note issued by ICAI, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and COSO Standard: Gaining an understanding of the client’s environment and business process, including assessment of the design of controls and testing the operational effectiveness of controls, along with value addition to clients by suggesting the best industry practices around the design and implementation of controls.
- IT General Control (ITGC) and IT Application Control (ITAC) review: ITGC review over various applications (key ERP – SAP and Oracle), around User Access Management, Program Change Management, Computer Operations, Program Development, Data Security, Incident Handling, IT Asset Management, Physical Security, etc.
- Review of automated controls around various application modules (General Ledger/FI, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Material Management, Fixed Assets), and providing recommendations to ensure a strong control environment.
- Furthermore, I have experience with auditing controls in the SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) system.
- Developing and implementing an internal control framework, SAP GRC rulebook design, and SAP authorization matrix: Supported on one of the SAP GRC implementation projects where roles and responsibilities involved designing the SAP authorization matrix based on job roles and positions, along with the design of the SAP GRC rulebook for segregation of duties.
Associate Consultant – SAP ECC
Infosys Limited
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Served as SAP FI Functional Consultant for client projects involving implementation and enhancements.
- Handled setup of organizational components such as company codes and fiscal year variants along with managing number ranges and document types.
- Executed configurations for FI- AP Module, Assets Module and other setups such as Pricing Configuration Setup.
Education
Certified Information Security Auditor -
ISACA
08.2021
Chartered Accountant - India
ICAI
India11.2015
Bachelors of Commerce -
Rajasthan University
India05.2014
Skills
- Technical Proficiency
- Resource Management
- Audit Quality and Standards
- Leadership and coaching
- Communication and collaboration
- Professional Development
- Business Development
- Portfolio Management
Affiliations
- Participating in volunteer activities within or outside the organisation
- Regularly participate in team sports such as badminton and cricket.
- Led a team of volunteers in organising successful corporate events
Certification
- Certified Information Security Auditor
Timeline
Manager, Technology Risk & Cyber (Consulting)
KPMG Australia
06.2024 - Current
Manager, Digital Trust (Advisory)
KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP, India
12.2021 - 05.2024
Consultant / Assistant Manager, Risk Assurance (Assurance)
Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP
01.2017 - 12.2021
Associate Consultant – SAP ECC
Infosys Limited
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Certified Information Security Auditor
Certified Information Security Auditor -
ISACA
Chartered Accountant - India
ICAI
Bachelors of Commerce -
Rajasthan University
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