Devan Ahuja
Gurugram
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 7+ years of progressive experience, leading audits for high-profile multinational clients across diverse industries. Proven track record in driving audit excellence, enhancing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with Irish GAAP, UK GAAP, and IFRS frameworks. Skilled in managing cross-functional teams, streamlining audit processes, and delivering actionable insights for strategic decision-making. Adept at stakeholder engagement, financial analysis, project leadership, and part of the learning and development program at KPMG. Now seeking to leverage my expertise in a global professional services environment to contribute to business transformation, operational excellence, risk assessment, and sustainable growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Audit Supervisor
RSM USI
Gurugram
10.2024 - Current
- Led audits for nine private U.S. clients in industrial goods sector, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Executed risk-focused audit strategies, delivering a 10% efficiency improvement, and reducing engagement hours.
- Identified key audit issues, providing timely resolutions, and recommendations to enhance financial reporting.
- Supervised teams of 4 to 6 associates, driving on-time delivery and improving overall team effectiveness.
- Collaborated with U.S. counterparts, increasing engagement profitability by 15% through streamlined communication with global audit teams.
Audit Senior
KPMG Global Services
Gurugram
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Led annual audit planning, identifying key risk areas and allocating resources to enhance audit effectiveness.
- Acted as the primary contact for UK clients and the onshore team, improving client engagement and service delivery.
- Managed offshore audit operations, leveraging rotational experience to increase client penetration by over 20% and drive profitability.
Assistant Manager
KPMG UK
London
11.2022 - 05.2024
- In charge of a UK-based construction group (revenue £8.9 billion), coordinating with multiple component auditors globally.
- Led component audits for significant entities in high-risk industries: oil and gas (£70 million in assets), and betting and gambling (£1 billion in revenue), with a key focus on revenue recognition and impairment of fixed assets.
- Identified £1.5m+ misstatements; coordinated with management to resolve issues, improving financial statement accuracy.
- Developed and implemented audit plans, increasing team efficiency and reducing timeline overruns by 5%.
- Conducted comprehensive risk assessments to drive audit efficiency, resulting in a 5% reduction in audit time.
- Coached and mentored teams of 7 to 8 associates, conducted in-charge reviews, and evaluated their performance.
- Monitored budgets and engagement metrics, implementing corrective actions to drive profitability.
Audit Senior
KPMG Global Services
Gurugram
06.2018 - 10.2022
- Executed statutory and component reporting audits across the healthcare and marketing sectors, maintaining strict adherence to IFRS and ISAs.
- Led offshore audit teams, ensuring compliance with KPMG's audit methodology and contributing to improved audit quality scores.
- Delivered 20+ hours of targeted training sessions for junior team members, strengthening their technical skills and knowledge.
- Developed onboarding programs during COVID-19 for 50+ new joiners, facilitating seamless remote integration.
Education
Bachelors of Commerce (Hons) -
University of Delhi
India05.2018
Skills
- IFRS and US GAAP
- UK ISAs and PCAOB standards
- Risk-based audit planning
- Group audits and internal controls
- Audit strategy and scoping
- Materiality and professional judgment
- Financial statement review
- Financial analytics
- Problem solving
- Team leadership and management
- Performance measurement and evaluation
Certification
Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), January 2022.
Accomplishments
• Entrusted by U.S. leadership to act as the India liaison for visiting U.S. audit professionals (multiple times), supporting firm-wide efforts to strengthen U.S.-India collaboration.
• Actively involved in imparting training on accounting and auditing standards and updates.
• Helped in recruiting the best talent at the RSM India office, being part of the recruitment team.
• Three-time recipient of the KPMG "Super Team Award," recognizing consistent high performance and contribution across multiple audit engagements.
• Recipient of the "Kudos" Award for exemplary performance while serving as an associate at KPMG Global Services.
• Actively involved in imparting training on accounting and auditing standards and updates.
• Helped in recruiting the best talent at the RSM India office, being part of the recruitment team.
• Three-time recipient of the KPMG "Super Team Award," recognizing consistent high performance and contribution across multiple audit engagements.
• Recipient of the "Kudos" Award for exemplary performance while serving as an associate at KPMG Global Services.
Timeline
Audit Supervisor
RSM USI
10.2024 - Current
Audit Senior
KPMG Global Services
06.2024 - 09.2024
Assistant Manager
KPMG UK
11.2022 - 05.2024
Audit Senior
KPMG Global Services
06.2018 - 10.2022
Bachelors of Commerce (Hons) -
University of Delhi