Akshay Lala

Senior Associate AVP @JP Morgan and Chase | CISA | CCSK | Ex-Deloitte

Role
Senior Associate AVP at JPMorganChase
Location
Union, NJ, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Akshay Lala

I am a proactive and creative individual with strong skills in self-learning, planning…

Experience

  1. Senior Associate AVP

    JPMorganChase

    Jun 2023 — Present · US

    Led and executed technology-focused audit engagements within Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), overseeing risk assessments, audit planning, control evaluations, and issue resolution to ensure compliance with both regulatory and internal standards. • Evaluated the design and operational effectiveness of IT audit testing for application, operating systems, and infrastructures identifying confidentiality, integrity, accuracy, system functionality, vulnerabilities, root cause analysis and recommending remediation strategies. • Spearheaded firm-wide technology audit initiatives, focusing on cloud adoption, data governance during migration, cyber security, and IT governance, assessing risks, identifying root causes, and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements. • Managed IT risk and compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to SOX, SOC, ISO 27001, and NIST cyber security frameworks. Led third-party risk assessments and cloud security evaluations across enterprise applications to mitigate risks. • Oversaw 20+ audit engagements across four key portfolios (Consumer Banking, Business Banking, Auto Operations, and Home Lending), managing in direct team of 10+ auditors in a dynamic and rapidly evolving risk landscape. • Mentored and provided constructive feedback to audit teams, fostering a culture of innovation, critical thinking, and collaboration. Championed continuous improvement through agile methodologies and challenged the status quo to enhance audit execution.

Education

  • Savitribai Phule Pune University

    Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical

    2011 — 2015

  • IBS gurgaon

    Post Graduate Program Management, Marketing and Analytics

    2017 — 2019

  • University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York

    Master's degree, Management information systems

Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • Project Planning
  • Engineering
  • Self Learning

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