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Pooja Ketaruth

Pooja Ketaruth

Port Louis

Summary

Dedicated Bank Officer offering 6 years of financial industry experience. Familiar with bank regulations and financial best practices. Builds productive relationships to drive business success. Currently looking to embrace the Financial Analyst position.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Bank Officer

Bank Of Mauritius
03.2020 - Current
  • Working in the Licensing Unit of the Payment System and Digital Innovation department;
  • Involved in the Licensing process of Payment Service Providers (e.g my.t money 2.0, Blink by Emtel among others) and other Banking Institutions in line with the National Payment System Act 2018, and various other Bank of Mauritius Guidelines ranging from AML/TF/PF, Digital Onboarding, Outsourcing by Financial Institutions as well as other Regulations/ Acts such as FIAML and Banking Act;
  • Involved in the Drafting of Guidelines such as the Cloud Computing, Open Banking Guideline, etc. with the Technical Assistance from the IMF;
  • Involved in the National Risk Assessment 2022/23 with respect to the Payment Service Providers sector which is a first in Mauritius;
  • Attended various IMF workshops, related to, for instance the supervision of cyber security risks, Financial Market Infrastructures among others;
  • Attended various BIS sessions ranging from topics of regulation of Crypto Currency to Big Techs.

Bank Officer

Bank Of Mauritius
12.2018 - 03.2020
  • Worked in the Banking and Currency Division;
  • Acted as Custodian in the National Vault of Mauritius (responsible for issuing notes, coins, gold coins, commemorative coins from the vault);
  • Assisted in the inward consignment of new monies in Mauritius with all the security parameters it ensues;
  • Assisted the Bank of Mauritius in its various currency related campaigns, such as demonetization of paper Rs 2000 notes;
  • Supervised automated bank notes sorting activities.

Associate

Baker Tilly Mauritius Ltd
04.2018 - 12.2018
  • Worked in the Risk Assurance department;
  • Coordinated with external auditors and documented process reviews;
  • Evaluated company's policies to determine how well standards adhered to best practices;
  • Reviewed and identified risks, analyzed controls and tested compliance;
  • Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes;
  • Reported audit findings, covering compliance issues related to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and corporate regulations;
  • Investigated discrepancies discovered during auditing process.

Customer Service Representative

Bank One Ltd
09.2017 - 01.2018
  • Worked in the Trade Finance department;
  • Involved in the processing of Trade Finance FCY Remittance for International Banking transactions, Corporate Banking, Retail and Private Banking remittance;
  • Handled export-import documentation, collection bills, post shipment finance;
  • Liaised with Treasury department with regards to best FX exchange rate;
  • Complied with established internal controls and policies.

Associate

KPMG Mauritius
01.2016 - 06.2017
  • Worked in the Alternative Investments department;
  • Participated in a wide range of audit projects with respect to Closed/Open ended Funds, GBCs, CIS Managers;
  • Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning;
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings;
  • Executed audit phases and entered data into accounting software for analysis.

Education

ACCA LEVEL I -

ACCA Global
United Kingdom
12.2018

Bachelor Of Business Science - Economics

University of Cape Town
Cape Town
12.2018

Cambridge Higher School Certificate -

Loreto College
Port Louis
11.2009

CFA Level II -

CFA Institute
United States

MSc Financial Analysis( With Wiley) -

Open University of Mauritius
Reduit
03.2023

Skills

  • MS Office Suite
  • Data Research and Analysis
  • Due Diligence
  • Internal Controls and Reporting
  • Financial and Operational Reporting
  • Knowledge of R/Stata/Bloomberg and Datastream
  • Verbal and Written Communication

Timeline

Bank Officer

Bank Of Mauritius
03.2020 - Current

Bank Officer

Bank Of Mauritius
12.2018 - 03.2020

Associate

Baker Tilly Mauritius Ltd
04.2018 - 12.2018

Customer Service Representative

Bank One Ltd
09.2017 - 01.2018

Associate

KPMG Mauritius
01.2016 - 06.2017

ACCA LEVEL I -

ACCA Global

Bachelor Of Business Science - Economics

University of Cape Town

Cambridge Higher School Certificate -

Loreto College

CFA Level II -

CFA Institute

MSc Financial Analysis( With Wiley) -

Open University of Mauritius

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