Devashish Shukla

Role description:

• Supervise and conduct risk and compliance (R&C) audits for business processes managed by Accenture to test the existence and effectiveness of key controls.
• Review the working papers and audit reports by junior team members to ensure it is maintained as per the internal standards.
• Discuss and align the observations with the stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate between external auditor and Accenture operations team for seamless conduct of SOC audits.
• Tracking of open issues and follow-up for closure.
• Train new and current team members on team’s audit work methodology.

Achievements:

• Promoted to R&C Specialist on Sep-2024.
• Received awards for unique observations, best report, and best review.
• Received awards for leading and successfully conducting numerous team engagement activities, supervision of audits and contributions to global team townhall.

Role description:

• Executed risk assessments for business processes outsourced to WNS by performing a thorough walkthrough of the process, IT systems used, controls in place and prepare the risk register.
• Accelerated the closure of open risks through following up with stakeholders for implementation of mitigating controls
• Led the ongoing internal project to track and assess the change in processes across the organization and determine the necessity of their risk assessment.
• Generated monthly management reports of all risks for presentation to unit heads.

Achievements:

• Recognized and awarded for outstanding execution of risk assessment in Philippines location.

Role description:

• Conducted internal audits across various locations for areas like procurement to pay, inventory management, statutory dues, fixed Assets, inventory, etc.
• Prepare detailed audit reports on the audit findings and present the same to clients

Achievements -

• Successfully led and executed below assignments that were first of its kind for the firm:
• Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) audit at an ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant
• Assisted client (PAN India food chain) in successful completion of their statutory audit and implementation of finance module in their new ERP system
• Seconded to act as Finance Controller for a leading (PAN India) Hotel chain.

Role description:

• Handled routine finance operations such as accounts monitoring, tax liability calculations, create budgets, prepare MI reports for senior leaders, etc.
• Worked with multiple department heads to create annual budget.
• Overviewed and managed entire hotel operations during nightshifts and ensured that hotel’s operations are carried on smoothly.
• Preparing correct records for VAT, service tax and TDS returns and ensuring timely payment of taxes.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS reports.

Achievements -

• Introduced improvements in the existing daily and monthly MIS reports.
• Assisted in implementation of upgraded version of the ERP (IDS) that was used currently.

• Key result areas -
• Monitoring financial and store accounting records
• Ensure timely payment of taxes and filing of Excise, Service Tax and TDS returns
• Installation and maintenance of office administration
• Drafted annual report of company
• Achievements –
• Implemented the system of proper issue of materials by the stores department, and improved the existing inventory records
• Undertook physical verification of all fixed assets of the manufacturing unit and prepared a detailed fixed register.