KPMG India: Associate Consultant IT Advisory (Risk Consultant) From Feb till date.

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1 Vismay Paralkar DOB: 07th March 1988 Address: 509 D-7 Trimurti CHS Sector 5, Charkop Kandivali (W) Mumbai Mobile: vismayparalkar1003@gmail.com Website: Overview More than 5 Years of I.T. Advisory, I.T. Audit and BFSI Experience. This includes hands on experience at all levels of software delivery and audit. Good experience in Development, Deployment, Execution and Audit. Ability to grasp and pick up knowledge on any domain very quickly. Organized, motivator, and problem solver with excellent communication skills. Work Experience KPMG India: Associate Consultant IT Advisory (Risk Consultant) From Feb till date. Key Responsibilities: Understanding and creating the project plan for engagements. Conducting application/system walkthrough with stake holders. Conducting review against the prepared control checklist. Collating data and preparing deliverables. Creating proposals for potential client engagements. Projects Handled: Experienced in Banking and financial sector with different types of engagements like Application Review, Application Audit, IT Audit, External and internal Audits, IT SOX compliance engagement, IFC engagement, etc. Some of the engagements are as follows: Payment hub Risk assessment & benchmarking for a Major private sector bank in India: o Reviewed the Centralized payments ecosystem cutting across various banking channels & payment modes. o Reviewed the systems communicating with the payment hub which includes CBS, Cards host system, SMS server, LMS systems, etc. o Classified various modules & payment modes offered by the bank into a 5 scale capability matrix for quantifying maturity levels. o Completed the risk assessment, Internal Audit & benchmarking of centralized payment hub s modules, reporting structure & Disaster recovery capabilities.

2 Project management for review of CBS (Core Banking System) and re-design of collection system for a leading bank in Kuwait: o The engagement included reviewing of the existing customized collection system along with the Core Banking system. Determining non-compliance with the Central bank. o Understanding system functionality, creating test cases and testing to identify the problem area. o Recommending changes to current system and business processes to align with the regulations. o New requirement gathering for the system by conducting walkthroughs with the stake holders. o Creating Functional Specification Document. Creation of RFP covering existing and new technical and functional requirement. o Assisting in vendor selection based on the responses to RFP. Pre Go-Live IT Applications Review for newly launched bank in India o Engagement included reviewing applications for their readiness considering the SDLC (Review of documents like Product Notes, BRD, FSD, Reviewing the test scenario/test cases, RTM, etc.). o Understanding application process follow, conducting walkthroughs and performing UAT for critical checks. o Reporting with the overall readiness of the applications. Credence Analytics (I) PVT LTD: Senior Consultant Delivery and Project Management. From Nov 2010 to Feb Key Responsibilities: Studying client s business requirements and giving response to functional and technical aspects with respect to product fitment. Conducting Pre sales and Post Sales demo on the products on-site. Conduct Gap analysis with the client and provide solutions in scope of standard product with respect to industry practices and preparation of Software Requirement Specification document (SRS). Product Implementation with User Acceptance Testing. Engaged in functional discussions relating to operational process. End user training. Preparing release documents and assuring that the patch is be released to the client after thorough testing. Understanding and configuring the accounting policies in the system and maintaining their books. Understanding the requirements and building the module as per the specifications gathered with respect to customizations related to the MIS. Responsible for training junior resources on both functional and technical front.

3 Positions Held / Roles Defined: Project Coordinator: Project Coordinator for Treasury product (Debt Market, Mutual Funds, Equity and Risk Management) with 2 resources on site in various client sites. Product Implementation Specialist: Completed implementation cycles of integrated treasury system at reputed Financial Institutions. Successfully refined and completed the new projects. Product Support: Support of database schema, writing PL/SQL Queries, complex statements, designing of business interfaces, development of modules and views for the banking products, providing telephonic support to clients post UAT, providing support to onsite implementation consultants. Lead Developer: Handled complete SDLC. Products & Projects Handled: Product: CashTrea CashTrea Is a multi - asset class, multi-currency supporting system, primarily designed For Corporate needs. CashTrea supports multiple subsidiaries under one system, and allows inter subsidiary borrowing and lending, supports all investment instruments and has a parallel book for monitoring borrowing of the company. Supports Cross Currency and Interest rate Swaps which is taken against the borrowed Security. Clients: o Sun Pharma o L&T Holdings (Mumbai) o Fullerton India Credit Company Team Members: 1 Lead, 1 Senior Consultant, 3 Junior Consultants Role: o Business Requirement gathering. o Jotting down the changes or customization in order to meet clients requirement. o Conducting gap analysis between requirements, standard product and market practices. o Reviewing Software Requirement Specification document (SRS). o Uploading LIVE data and verifying the reports. o Handled few developments of customizations. o Configuring Accounting according to client s requirement. o Testing of standard product. o Resource management. o Post Go Live support. Product: ideal Funds (Web and Desktop Application) ideal Funds is an asset management solution, managing the investment requirements of NBFC sectors like General and Life Insurance and Fund Houses. The solution covers Equity, Mutual Fund, FIS, and Fixed Deposits as an asset. Clients: o Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance. o PNB MetLife Life Insurance. o SBI Life Insurance.

4 o Nomura Financial Services. o Reliance Life and General Insurance. o New India Assurance. Team Members: 1 Lead, 1 Senior Consultant, 2 Junior Consultants Role: o Preparation of the Pre-Sales Demo. o Gap Analysis. o Identifying the product fitment of the solution for the requirements o Handling Post Go Live Customizations. o Resource management. o Core module developments. o On/Off site supports. Product: ideal Finance ideal Finance is a comprehensive Funding and Resource Management Solution and a straight through processing system that integrates the front office, mid office, back office, banking and accounting processes. The solution covers Commercial Papers, Fixed Deposits, Bank Loans, Inter Corporate Deposits, Foreign Currency Loans, Non- Convertible Debentures and Pass through Certificates. Clients: o Bajaj Finance o Nomura Financial Services. Team Members: 1 Senior Consultant and 1 Junior Consultant Role: o Identifying the product fitment of the solution for new requirements o Handling Customizations. o Core module developments. o Offsite supports. Achievements Received a Rising Star Award from KPMG India an appreciation of good job done before completion of 6 months in the firm. Received appreciation from Sun Pharma ltd. for successful implementation of CashTrea Product. Received appreciation for successful Go Live of ideal Funds Product for Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, PNB MetLife, Nomura Financial Services, New India Assurance, etc.

5 Skill Set Domain Knowledge IT Advisory & Audit o Internal and External Audit for BFSI, Travel and Telecom Industry. o Preparing Risk Control Matrix (RCM) for IFC Engagement. o Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) review and audit. o Application review and audit. o System/Application Redesign and documentation. o Performance benchmarking. o IT Infrastructure reviews. Treasury Operations o Investments on Fixed income securities (SLR & NSLR), Money Market instruments, Equity, Mutual funds, and Loans and Deposits. o This includes Portfolio pre deal analytics, position taking, limits verification, accounting, accruals, amortization, costing, payment settlement, liquidity and generation of regulatory/ MIS Reports for funds management. o Borrowing and fund management with respect to issuance of various products such as CPs, NCDs, ICDs, FDs, Bank Loans, and FCLs. Risk Management o Defining and monitoring regulatory or internal limits. o Limits exception reporting. Technical Knowledge Database Oracle 8i /9i /10g/11g, MS Access, MS-SQL Server 2003 Languages VB 6.0, Java Script, VB Script, Asp MVC, HTML, Ibrowze ( Combination of Delphi Forms Designer & VB Scripting), VB.Net. Education Qualification Bachelors of Engineering in Computers from Rajendra Mane College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai University (Second Class) H.S.C from Nirmala Memorial College of Science, Mumbai (Second Class) S.S.C from Indian Education Society School, Kandivali. (First Class) Other Information Languages known: English, Hindi,Marathi Hobbies: Researching on various computer languages, playing PC games, and playing chess. Personal achievements: Participated and placed 13 th in district-level, chess tournament. Won 2 nd prize for inter-collegiate Counter Strike tournament. Won 1 st prize for inter-collegiate fancy dress and Graba competition.