Priya Goel Mittal: Deputy Manager at Yes Bank Limited

In conversation with Priya Goel, Deputy Manager, at Yes Bank Limited. Before working at Yes Bank Limited, she worked as a Assistant Manager at H.K. Joon & Company. We would like to understand the role and responsibilities of a Deputy Manager from her.

 

1. Describe your work and work profile in a very simple manner?

   

I work as an internal auditor in Yes Bank. My work involves doing risk-based internal audit of branch banking units all over India. The audit covers mostly the operational risk and some part of legal and reputation risk also. From time to time, get an opportunity to audit the various head office units. Apart from this, I am also involved to provide training on various topics to the team members, liaise with the concurrent auditors, keeping process and checklist up to date, preparing board notes for Audit Committee and various reporting.

 

2. Can you share your Daily Routine with us?

My day begins around 4:30 AM. I exercise a bit and then study for FRM L-2 and go through some news highlights before going to the office. Then in the office, I first go through the emails in the inbox, reply to them and write down the day's tasks to be done in order of priority. If in between any urgent work comes up, I do that. After coming back home, spend some time with family members and have dinner. I prefer reading a book before sleeping.

 

3. How did you reach this stage in your career?

I reached here with the hard work, blessings of my parents and the Almighty. After clearing my Chartered Accountancy exams in November 2017, I got a job at Yes Bank in internal audit profile. I have learned various things from my job. There I developed a keen interest to study risk and joined the FRM course. I appeared for FRM L-1 exam in November 2019 and cleared it and now I'm preparing for the FRM L-2. The way to grow is to upgrade yourself and be with people who push you and not pull you down. This is what I followed in my life. This is just the beginning, there is a long way to go ahead.

 

4. What skills should a candidate possess if he wants to take up a profession similar to yours?

CA course helps to perform the job in a better way compared to any other graduation course due to the skills developed during the article ship period. The skills that help in this profession are -

• • Good communication and management skills
• • Patience while dealing with the auditee
• • Willingness to learn
• • Ability to see beyond limits
• • Ability to meet deadlines
• • Ability to deal with people

 

5. What are the Pros & Cons of your profession?

Pros :

This profile grooms the overall personality. It gives you independence and helps to understand other people's perspectives. As Traveling is involved in this job profile, it helps you explore different cuisine and heritage of various cities across India. This gives you an enriching experience and teaches you various life skills.

Cons :

Due to the traveling involved, you have to stay away from the family for many days together. The long travel time sometimes can be troublesome. The job seems monotonous after a while and you will lack excitement

 

6. What is the best way to bag a job similar to yours?

Those who want to grow in this profile should work on their soft skill; it will help them grow more in every field. Technical skills can be learned on the job or getting a qualification like CA or MBA will give an edge, otherwise, you need to have some prior experience of banking or audit.

 

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