Not simulated. Not theoretical. Live clients, live risk, live scrutiny.
Full-service CA firm — end-to-end audit, accounts, and tax across SMEs, manufacturing, financial services, and non-profits.
Led risk-based audits across 15+ clients. Challenged assumptions rather than rolling forward prior-year files — identified where risks had shifted and tailored the programme accordingly. Tested assertions with precision: valuation and existence of receivables, completeness and cut-off of payables, accuracy of reconciliations. Managed external confirmations end-to-end; escalated inconsistencies and applied alternative procedures where needed.
Prepared full Long Form Audit Reports (LFAR) for State Bank of India and was part of the GST special audit team for SBI and Karnataka Bank — navigating large-volume transaction testing and compliance reporting under close government scrutiny.
Prepared financial statements under IFRS and local GAAP: cash flow statements (IAS 7), inventory (IAS 2), fixed asset registers, AR/AP ageing schedules, journals, and reconciliations. Built an Excel depreciation calculator (VLOOKUP-driven) that reduced hours of manual work per client to minutes — adopted as team standard.
Managed 7+ GST compliance and special audit assignments including government-allotted audits and onsite entity verification. Caught an incorrect residential status classification on a cross-border engagement — escalated, reworked the filing, and built a pre-work checklist to prevent recurrence. Drafted a time-sensitive tax litigation notice reply when the specialist team was unavailable — researched case law, delivered on time, acknowledged by the manager.
Same core competencies as UK ACA: audit & assurance, financial reporting, taxation, corporate law, and strategic financial management. Eligible for fast-track ACA under ICAI–ICAEW mutual recognition.
First Division in the Indian university system = UK 2:1 degree classification.
Indian equivalent: Class XII, CBSE. Scores: Economics 99% · Mathematics 95% · Accountancy 95% · Business Studies 95% · English 85%.