Manoj Agarwal is a board-facing Internal Audit and Risk Management leader with over 24 years of experience driving governance, risk, and compliance functions across high-growth industries such as Retail and Services. Currently serving as Senior Risk Management and Audit Professional at Metro Brands, he has successfully transformed audit into a strategic value-adding function aligned with global standards and business objectives. Manoj is known for his “No Surprises” approach, fostering transparency, trust, and board-level confidence. He has led cross-functional risk pr...Read More
The expert is a Senior Risk Management and Audit Professional at Metro Brands which is an expanding retail chain. He has improved the internal audit department by aligning it more closely with professional standards and management expectations. He has also improved business processes by raising control awareness at the lowest levels, aligning the approval matrix to speed up decision-making, identifying fraud and unethical practices and improving information governance and security. Having implemented a risk management policy and established the enterprise risk reporting framework, he apprises the board of risk level on a quarterly basis and provides risk mitigation strategies. He was the President of Institute of Internal Auditor, India-Bombay Chapter, and has authored the Technical Guide on Internal Audit of Mutual Funds for ICAI. He holds a B.com hons degree and is a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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