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BRUNDA KODALI

Bengaluru

Summary

Finance and AI professional with 4.5 years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning US Audit, Compliance, and AI/NLP annotation. Proven expertise in building and validating high-quality datasets for LLMs used in compliance, risk, and trade communication analysis at JP Morgan Chase, and in performing end-to-end audits for Fortune 500 US clients at KPMG under PCAOB/GAAP standards. Adept at bridging the gap between financial domain expertise and applied AI/ML workflows to deliver data integrity, regulatory adherence, and advanced AI model readiness.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Domain Architect Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co – India
09.2024 - Current
  • Directed end-to-end annotation pipelines for AI/LLM training across multiple modalities like compliance documents, trade conversations, speech, and image datasets supporting cutting-edge financial AI initiatives.
  • Delivered high-accuracy compliance annotations for sensitive datasets, enabling the training of regulatory AI models that flagged anomalies in trade communications and ensured adherence to global financial regulations.
  • Partnered with AI engineers and data scientists to improve model accuracy through iterative feedback loops, identifying edge cases and refining annotation frameworks for financial NLP systems.
  • Ensured annotation consistency across millions of records, implementing QA protocols that reduced labeling errors by 30%, directly improving downstream LLM performance.
  • Supported development of finance-specific NLP models, including speech-to-text transcription alignment and image-based document classification for compliance workflows.

Audit Associate II

KPMG Global Delivery Centre
09.2021 - 07.2024
  • Executed integrated financial audits for Fortune 500 and mid-market US clients under US GAAP and PCAOB standards, with specialization in internal controls testing, revenue recognition, and SOX compliance.
  • Designed and performed complex audit procedures for high-risk accounts including derivatives, revenue contracts and intercompany transactions, identifying material misstatements and reporting exceptions to senior partners.
  • Spearheaded audit engagements with cross-border teams in the US, coordinating testing strategies and ensuring compliance with SEC reporting requirements.
  • Enhanced audit efficiency by introducing data-driven procedures using Excel/SQL, improving sampling accuracy and reducing audit cycle times by 15%.
  • Authored detailed audit documentation and risk assessment memos that strengthened internal audit review quality and supported external inspections by regulators.

Education

MBA - Finance

Presidency University
Bengaluru

BBA - Finance

SCSVMV University
Kanchipuram

Skills

    Financial Expertise: US GAAP SOX PCAOB Audit Internal Controls Risk & Compliance Testing
    AI & Data Annotation: NLP LLM Training Data Speech Recognition Annotation Image Classification Trade Conversation Annotation Compliance Data Modeling
    Technical Tools: Python (data handling) SQL Excel (Advanced) AI Annotation Platforms JIRA Confluence
    Key Strengths: Regulatory Risk Analytics Data Integrity Management Model Training QA Cross-Border Collaboration Problem-Solving

Certification

  • CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Pursuing Currently)

Timeline

Data Domain Architect Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co – India
09.2024 - Current

Audit Associate II

KPMG Global Delivery Centre
09.2021 - 07.2024

MBA - Finance

Presidency University

BBA - Finance

SCSVMV University
BRUNDA KODALI