Aswin Venugopalan
Hyderabad
Summary
Aswin is an experienced Auditor with over 9+ years of audit and finance experience. Audited international firms across a spectrum of industries including - NFS: Oil and Gas, Life Sciences, Manufacturing among others, FS: Wealth Asset Management, Banking among others. Highly organized External Auditor who is experienced in conducting detailed audits, managing complex projects. Skilled in auditing using data analytics, recognized for adding value and being a team player.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Assistant Vice President - IT&V
WellsFargo International Solutions Private Limited
Hyderabad
04.2025 - Current
- Conducted thorough testing of the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) on multiple controls and processes, and communicated findings to process owners. Instrumental in identifying critical risks and assessing control design while documenting mitigation strategies.
- Developed and updated Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs), mapping risks to control objectives, and ensuring alignment with COSO and SOX requirements.
- Conducted targeted testing focused on high-risk processes such as Revenue, Payroll, Payables, Intercompany, Provisions, and Fixed Assets.
- Executed incremental testing for key controls to cover changes in regulations, such as Regulation B - Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Regulation E - Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and made sure that controls and processes in place are aligned to the regulations.
- Monitored compliance with established policies and procedures throughout the organization.
- Directed cross-functional teams on projects requiring collaboration between multiple departments.
- Managed and mentored a team of 8 members (staff, seniors, and leads), handling work allocation, review, coaching, and performance tracking to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
Assistant Manager
Ernst and Young
India
10.2022 - Current
- Joined the firm as a Senior 2 and got promoted to Assistant Manager with Strategic Impact Rating in Sep 2023.
- Led the audit from planning to archival of the engagement file i.e. interacting with client, handling the team on field, allocation of work among resources, reviewing the work of team members and getting review done from SM/Director & Partner.
- Held team meetings to monitor budgeted hours, target recovery rate, reporting schedule, critical areas of the financial statements and managing return on engagement.
- Led the audit fieldwork, including risk assessment procedures. Participated and performed in walkthroughs, test of controls, test of details and analytical procedures throughout the audit.
- Independently worked and solved matters with disputes pertaining to Fixed Assets, Intercompany, provisions on expenses and revenue relating to transfer pricing.
- Prepared accounting paper on specific topics under IFRS standards (16, 15, 3, IAS 21 and 36), going concern {ISA570}, internal control, and other key audit matters to support the Management position.
- Conducted team-level training sessions to effectively onboard and train newly joined staff members and helped new managers to onboard by giving guidance around life sciences industry, helping them understand more about the substantive procedures and testing front on the engagement and giving a brief on the permanent files on the engagement.
- Currently managing a portfolio of 3+clients (Oil and Gas, Life sciences and Technology), consistently delivering projects within budget constraints and ahead of deadlines.
- Orchestrated a 15% improvement in assurance project profitability through strict budget control and resource planning. currently handling a team of 6 members including staffs, lead associates and seniors.
- Led in client calls regarding comments and open areas in financial statements, successfully facilitating resolutions/ proposing correcting journal entries and achieving satisfactory outcomes by coordinating directly with signing partner.
- Extensively involved from audit strategy planning/ EDAP calls (Executive discussions and approval points) to forming an audit opinion on all engagements as per IFRS and USGAAS with compliance of SOX regulations.
- Gained hands on experience in using Data Analytics tools in performing Correlations, Journal Entry Testing, data analytics procedures on revenue, payables, payroll etc.
- Performed thorough reviews of annual and quarterly financial statements, ensuring they are in line with US GAAP, Performed control testing to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures.
- Also, Conducted comprehensive risk assessments to identify areas of potential financial and operational risk.
SR. ANALYST - FI ANALYSIS & REPORTING
Deloitte USI
Hyderabad
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Part of Global Function reporting to manager & supporting process owners to develop new narratives & review existing narratives according to applicable policies and procedures.
- Construct RCM and Flowchart to analyze risk and ensure SoD. Identifying areas of risk, performing risk assessment, calculate residual risk and developing mitigating controls.
- Ensure timely planning and execution of operational testing of controls in line with the organizations methodology & SOX and provide managers with the relevant Internal Control methodological support, ensure timely of such completion of testing to enable management to conclude whether companies internal control over financial reporting is effective.
- Assist in timely communication of findings and recommendations to management, monitoring remediation of issues and performing validation procedures.
- Identify potential risks or inefficiencies or Control gaps and develop recommendations for improvement.
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external auditors. Coordinate with them to support their planning process, the definition of their scope of work so that their activities in testing controls can be executed in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensure internal control deliverables are consistent within organization and at the required level of quality through Quality assurance process.
- Deliver adequate and global reporting on Internal Control framework using SAP GRC system and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate escalation and adequate action plan, answering queries of management/external auditors on outcomes of control review/test of controls.
- Ensure appropriate level of communication is maintained in Internal control organization to maintain alignment with COSO framework.
- Handling a team of 3 members, reviewing of their work and reporting to management.
Accounting Officer - SSC
RR DONNELLEY
Chennai
10.2019 - 01.2021
- Part of Internal Audit group handling the internal audit activities of department.
- Design, develop and implement a risk management test plan.
- Implementation and review of control framework, identify potential risks or inefficiencies and develop recommendations for improvement.
- Assist in timely communication of findings and recommendations to management, monitoring, remediation of issues and performing validation procedures.
- Preparation and Circulation the Management report and audit report including the Finalized P&L and Balance Sheet with exposure report summary to all stakeholders.
- Review the Passbacks to be made in the Current month's books after reviewing the respective HFM codes.
- Perform on-going program management activities.
- Prepare accurate, comprehensive, and timely status reporting, including preparing going concern analysis and stress testing to external auditors.
- Reviewing the Balance Sheet reconciliations pertaining with RRD Global, LATAM, China, LSC Communications and DFin Solutions.
- Develop and maintain monthly metrics related to the audit process.
- Direct Assistance - Performs year-end audit tasks under the guidance of our external auditors, being single point of contact during audit and support it throughout the audit closure.
- Ensures that control tasks defined are performed in a timely manner and with respective attention to their quality, in case errors/mistakes occur, Internal Control ensures that corrective actions are taken.
- Printing and Manufacturing Industry
SENIOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING ASSOCIATE
Accenture
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Part of Management accounting team, involved in Preparation and Review of P&L and Balance Sheet notes, Monthly, Quarterly Financial reports for an Oil and Gas Industry and preparation of yearly budget and monthly forecast on SAP GRC.
- Reviewing the Analytical reports, provide an explanation of trends, variance to forecast and budget with a plan of action.
- Analyze, reconcile, review monthly key balance sheet accounts.
- Assist with Financial Statements/Reporting to ensure completeness and accuracy of results as loaded into SAP.
- Assist with Monthly/Quarterly required reporting.
- Coordinate with internal & external audit, ensuring timely response to needs, no major/ repeat gaps, and timely closure of any identified improvement opportunities.
- Assist external/internal audit requests and being a point of contact for the auditors in resolving their queries and providing them the supports including the reconciliations.
- Client: Leading Oil and Gas Industry
TRAINEE - INTERNAL AUDIT
Ramsays Corporation Private Limited
05.2016 - 02.2018
- Coordinates and Prepare the Operational Budget, Including the Operational Expenses Analysis, Presentation to the Management.
- Participate and lead routine budget reviews with budget owners & project managers, providing deviation and trend analysis.
- Ensure all accounting entries and authorizations are following present accounting, standards.
- Manage PPE, Capex budgets & Purchase activities to ensure all are timely and accurately capitalized and assist management in establishing Control Procedures.
- Preparing the P&L and Balance Sheet Notes by departments and reporting to the respective stakeholders.
- Assist the business areas with developing a remediation action plan for issues identified.
- Perform Internal Control Risk Assessment and monitor the implementation of established action plans.
- Automobile industry
Education
Certified Public Accountant - CPA US (Currently Pursuing)
Miles Education
Hyderabad01.2026
MBA - Masters - Professional Accounting And Finance
Jain University
Bangalore, India12.2023
Bachelors of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
Chennai, India05.2016
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Internal controls
- Data analysis
- Financial reporting
- Audit management
- External Audit
- Internal Audit
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Department oversight
- Test of Details/Test of Controls
- Team and stakeholder management
- IFRS/USGAAP
- Financial accounting
- Financial analysis
- Resource allocation
- Working knowledge of Omnia, EY Canvas, EY Helix, GLA, Lawson, Blackline, SAP P53, MS Office, Power BI, Hyperion Financial Management, and Citrix
Hobbies and Interests
- Cricket
- Badminton
- Travel and Explore
- Music
Awards
- Multiple SPOT Awards - Ernst and Young
- Exceptional Client Service - Ernst and Young
- GDS User Recognitions - Ernst and Young
- Applause Award - Deloitte USI
- SPOT Award - Deloitte USI
Languages
- Tamil
- Telugu
- English, Native or Bilingual Proficiency
- Tamil, Native or Bilingual Proficiency
- Telugu, Full Professional Proficiency
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Native
Native
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1
Accomplishments
Exceptional Client Service - Ernst and Young
Timeline
Senior Assistant Vice President - IT&V
WellsFargo International Solutions Private Limited
04.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager
Ernst and Young
10.2022 - Current
SR. ANALYST - FI ANALYSIS & REPORTING
Deloitte USI
01.2021 - 10.2022
Accounting Officer - SSC
RR DONNELLEY
10.2019 - 01.2021
SENIOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING ASSOCIATE
Accenture
03.2018 - 09.2019
TRAINEE - INTERNAL AUDIT
Ramsays Corporation Private Limited
05.2016 - 02.2018
Certified Public Accountant - CPA US (Currently Pursuing)
Miles Education
MBA - Masters - Professional Accounting And Finance
Jain University
Bachelors of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College