Apoorva Bhaskar
Chartered Accountant
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of experience in statutory audits, SOX audits, and financial reporting for MNCs. Proven track record of identifying control deficiencies and recommending improvements, resulting in enhanced financial accuracy and compliance. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in auditing. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Assistant Manager - Internal Audit
JCSS Consulting Private Limited
Bengaluru, Karnataka
11.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded end-to-end internal audits across roasting operations, supply chain management, inventory movement, and cost centers, ensuring process compliance and operational efficiency.
- Designed and implemented audit programs tailored to the service and coffee industry, focusing on cash controls, customer experience standards, vendor management, and regulatory compliances.
- Reviewed procurement practices, vendor payment cycles, and consumables usage across multiple store formats to identify leakages and standardize best practices across business units.
- Led surprise audits and store process walkthroughs, benchmarking SOP adherence and identifying root causes for operational inefficiencies and revenue loss.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams (Ops, HR, Finance) to evaluate internal policies, conduct fraud risk assessments, and support implementation of mitigation controls.
- Developed and presented audit dashboards to senior leadership with insights on control gaps, cost savings, and internal audit KPIs for board-level visibility.
- Played a key role in enhancing the internal audit framework by incorporating data analytics into audit sampling, exception reporting, and compliance trend analysis.
Audit & Assurance Senior 3
Deloitte & Touche Assurance & Enterprise Risk Services Indi Private Limited
09.2021 - 07.2024
- Led internal audits of Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and operational processes for clients in the banking, payments, coffee, and service industries, ensuring alignment with regulatory and company-specific risk frameworks.
- Conducted end-to-end reviews of critical business cycles including Customer & Vendor Onboarding, Purchase-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Revenue Recognition, Lease Accounting, and Financial Reporting under IND AS and IFRS frameworks.
- Executed process walkthroughs, Test of Design (TOD), and Test of Effectiveness (TOE); identified control gaps and recommended improvements, several of which were successfully implemented by clients.
- Managed audit planning including budgeting, risk scoping, and engagement resourcing; coordinated timelines and task allocation to ensure timely and efficient execution of audit mandates.
- Acted as a key liaison between client stakeholders and the on-site audit team, fostering clear communication, mitigating audit risks, and ensuring smooth closure of audit observations.
- Mentored and guided junior auditors during fieldwork, enhancing quality of documentation, issue identification, and compliance with internal audit methodology.
Senior Audit Executive
B S R and Co LLP (KPMG)
09.2019 - 07.2021
- SOX Audit / Test of Controls: Performed walkthrough, TODI, TOE for Vendor related controls (Creation / change in Vendor master); Journal posting related controls etc. Identified control deficiencies and made recommendations to client which were considered and implemented by the clients.
- Statutory Audit of investment, finance companies registered in UK. Handled core areas like PPE, Impairment of Investment in intercompany, Expected Credit Loss etc.
- Group Reporting of Listed Entity: Performed agreed upon procedures w.r.t revenue, equity, etc for the entities with diverse industries across the globe along with preparation of report.
- Tax audit reporting of companies Software development and Educational institute.
- KPMG
Articled Assistant
JCSS and Co
03.2016 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: a mid-sized firm in Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Internal Audit experience of companies of diverse industries such as Manufacturing, Investment and other Service sector organizations, including drafting of Audit report.
- Preparation of Internal audit report and presentation to the Audit committee.
- Conducted Audit of Internal Financial Controls for reporting under the Companies Act. Testing the effectiveness of the controls by identifying the weakness and make suitable recommendations.
- Conducted Operational audit of listed company engaged in manufacturing of Coffee.
- Statutory Audit experience of companies of diverse industries such as Manufacturing, Transportation, IT and other Service sector organizations, including drafting of Independent Auditors Report, CARO, 2016.
- A mid-sized firm in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Education
Chartered Accountant - FINAL, Group II, Group I, IPCC, CPT
Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
06.2014 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy and Finance
Indira Gandhi Open University
12th Class - CBSE Board
Kendriya Vidyalaya
04.2011 - 03.2012
10th Class - CBSE Board
Kendriya Vidyalaya
04.2010 - 03.2011
Skills
Proficiency in MS Office Suite
Accomplishments
- Awarded as 2 Applause Award and 1 Spot Award in Deloitte for outstanding performance and building the meaningful relationship with client and the engagement team.
- Conducted various technical and non-technical training or coaching sessions.
- Awarded as Kudos in B S R and Co LLP for outstanding performance.
Interests
Taking care of Plants
Movies
Music
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/07/96
- Gender: Female
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Internal Audit
JCSS Consulting Private Limited
11.2024 - Current
Audit & Assurance Senior 3
Deloitte & Touche Assurance & Enterprise Risk Services Indi Private Limited
09.2021 - 07.2024
Senior Audit Executive
B S R and Co LLP (KPMG)
09.2019 - 07.2021
Articled Assistant
JCSS and Co
03.2016 - 03.2019
Chartered Accountant - FINAL, Group II, Group I, IPCC, CPT
Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
06.2014 - 05.2019
12th Class - CBSE Board
Kendriya Vidyalaya
04.2011 - 03.2012
10th Class - CBSE Board
Kendriya Vidyalaya
04.2010 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy and Finance
Indira Gandhi Open University
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