Baidyanath Behera

About Baidyanath Behera

With over a decade of experience in internal audit, risk assessment, controls testing…

Experience

1. AVP - Internal Audit

   Barclays

   Nov 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Managed end-to-end customer & digital audit engagements leveraging advance data analytics and GenAI based tools to enhance planning, scoping, and reporting. Developed risk-based audit strategies aligned with regulatory and enterprise risk priorities, while driving transformation audits across digitalization, automation, and process re-engineering initiatives. Championed audit digitization through data-driven KPIs, automated dashboards, and workflow improvements to reduce cycle time. Collaborated with Business, Compliance, and Risk stakeholders to strengthen audit coverage and oversee remediation.Roles & Responsibilities- Managed end-to-end audit engagements across Retail customer & digital audit division, delivering business-integrated digital audits — from risk-based planning and controls testing through reporting and post-audit issue validation — ensuring full alignment with IIA standards and regulatory expectations- Designed and executed risk-based audit strategies anchored to enterprise risk priorities and evolving regulatory requirements, integrating advanced data analytics and Gen-AI based tools to sharpen audit scoping, improve testing precision, and drive deeper risk insights- Contributed to the transformation audits and change management assurance programs across digitalization, simplification, automation, and process re-engineering initiatives, providing independent assessment of transformation risks and control effectiveness throughout the change lifecycle- Championed audit digitization by contributing to data-driven KPIs, Self service Automated tools, and workflow enhancements — significantly reducing audit cycle time and elevating the quality and consistency of audit delivery- Fostered strategic collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across Business, Compliance, and Risk functions to broaden audit coverage, validate management action plans, and provide independent oversight of control remediation and issue closure.