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Highly skilled and meticulous auditor over 10+ years of experience

About

Highly skilled and meticulous auditor over 10 years of experience with exceptional attention to detail and abilities in performing complex accounting reviews. Able to work well independently with little to no supervision or as a member of a professional accounting and auditing ● Knowledge on Governance, Risk and Compliance ● Operational Loss Investigation and performing audit assignments in compliance with audit standards ● Dive Deep and perform Root Cause Analysis ● Comprehensive document containing a SWOT analysis with supporting risk register ● Leadership - Developing Self and other, Initiator, Planning – Organizing ● Operating - Analysis and Decision Making, Problem Solving ● Data Analytics - Audit Command Language (ACL) ● Accounting packages (Tally ERP 9.0, Tally ERP 9.2) ● Working knowledge of Windows, Internet, MS-Office, MS Outlook, Our Personnel system and MS Visio

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Assistant Team Lead at Voya Financial, Feb 2021 - Jun 2026 · 5 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, SOX Compliance and Internal Audit professional with 10+ years of progressive experience across financial services, technology, retail, and insurance sectors. Proven track record of independently managing end-to-end SOX 404 engagements — covering audit planning, risk assessment, process walkthroughs, Test of Design (TOD), Test of Effectiveness (TOE), control deficiency identification, root cause analysis, and remediation tracking. Experienced in COSO framework application, Risk & Control Matrix (RCM) development, ITGC testing, and coordination with Big 4 external auditors. Recognised for reducing audit preparation time by 50% and delivering audit outcomes that measurably strengthen the internal control environment.

Professional at DXC Technology, Jul 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Performing SOX 404 Audits across Global countries Perform walkthroughs, TOD, TOE and RF testing according to Audit Standard prescribed by PCAOB Identify issues, root cause methodology by the application of COSO standards Prepare Issue template, deficiency evaluation tracker to represent the fallouts to the management Interact with offshore teams to demonstrate and deliver the outcome as per the timelines Interact with External Auditors and take the accountability to support them to run the statutory audits Evaluate areas of process for application of internal controls Document results where control is ineffective and provide recommendations for process improvement and define business benefits Demonstrated continuous improvement and organization developmental activities in adhoc engagements Assisted team in overall activities in identifying the deficiencies, assessment and provide recommendations with high quality standards Proactive to seek advice and feedback from the team and act positivity with continuous improvement Seek advices/ Escalate issues identified in advance to mitigate risk and adhere to timelines Tools Used: SAP GRC

Associate - Business Risk & Controls Advisor at Grant Thornton LLP, May 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr, bangalore, Responsibilities: ● Executes audit fieldwork autonomously in accordance with audit work programs and makes improvement recommendations ● Assist in providing IT SOX 404 Compliance training to IT and Business Process advisory staff ● Evaluate and report internal control deficiencies / status to senior management and executive management ● Coordinates all audit efforts with business process owners, regional management and audit teams ● Provide audit support for the external auditors by the application of Grant Thornton methodology and techniques ● Build a strong relationship with the business owners, IT management and external auditors ● Responsible for the review of internal control environment to ensure the design, implementation and monitoring of control points are efficient and effective, to include risk assessments, audit plans, audit programs and audit reports ● Develop and deliver training material to SOX including Business/IT management and Internal Audit ● Plan and execute audit assignments which include assessing the design and operating effectiveness of the internal control structure and compliance with policies and procedures ● Knowledge of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Attribute, Performance, Design and Implementation) familiarity with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Code of Ethics and Practice Advisories for Assurance and Consulting Services ● Experience working on SOC Report (Tier 1 and Tier 2) Nature of Client Work: ● Technology Industry - Testing for Volume Licensing, Service Controls and Advertising Controls ● Media & Entertainment Industry – SOX Testing for all Financial Controls ● Insurance Company and Manufacturing Industry – GRC IT testing that includes Change Management, Network Security, Computer Operations and Disaster Recovery Tools Used: ● ACL ● Magnum ● Blackline ● Deloittee Connect ● WebNow ● BOX

Associate at Grant Thornton LLP, May 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr, Bangalore

Associate Risk Advisory at Grant Thornton LLP, May 2018 - May 2018 · 1 mo, Bangalore

Internal Auditor at Tesco Bengaluru, Feb 2016 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore, Planning:- • Knowledge of Clients business • Scope of Internal audit & its control (if any) • Preparation of check list and the process flow • To determine nature and the extent of audit procedure that is applicable • To arrive at Risk Assessment RESPONSIBILITIES: • Process Audits and Compliance Audits • Assist the manager of corporate audit in performing annual risk assessments and preparation and execution of the annual audit plans • Guiding team in scope determination, audit activities and control evaluation • Assisted various business areas in identifying key reporting risks and controls • Understand the current ways of working and propose improvements for making process more efficient, simpler and more compliant • Support management through risk identification, control testing and process improvement procedures • Report internal control issues to management and supplied comprehensive recommendations to mitigate the associated risks • Identify various failure points in the process and evaluate if the process has adequate controls that are reliable in mitigating various risks/failure points • Assessed the design and effectiveness of control by performing transaction walk through and reviewing process narratives, flowcharts • Periodically working on Audit Command Language (ACL) System – Data Extract Tool to analyze the data of UK payroll systems • Drafting Audit Reports and set out audit findings and recommendations for driving improvement • Communicated audit results to upper management through written reports and oral presentations • Identify the areas of improvements, training needs and report the same to Operations • Compliance reports with regard to data protection and its methods to ensure the confidentiality of the data AWARD AND RECOGNITION:- • Awarded as a Star of a month for July 2017 for ACL training and Audit procedure for the team members • Awarded as Certificate of Awesomeness for the excellent performance during the month of April 2017

Article Assistant at Ravi Shankar BR & Co, Sep 2014 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bangalore, ▪ Maintenance of Accounts and preparing Banking Reconciliation Statements ▪ Preparation of Financial Statements ▪ Filing Registrar Of Companies Returns ▪ Filing of TDS Returns ▪ Filing of Service Tax ▪ VAT Registration ▪ Depreciation schedule of Companies Act 2013 ▪ VAT Audit ▪ Audit of Private Limited Company ▪ Internal Audit for Manufacturing Company

Education

RC Collge of commerece, Accounting and Finance, MES High School

pre university education, Business/Commerce, General, Seshadripuram First Grade College (S.F.G.C), Bengaluru