Gaurav Mishra
Finance and Risk Management Professional with 8 years of experience
Summary
I have over 7+ years of overall experience in Project Planning and execution, Risk based Internal audit, Process Improvement reviews and risk management services, benchmarking of processes & practices, formulation to implementation of SOPs in metal and mining, Industrial manufacturing, steel manufacturing.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
PwC Services LLP
2 2021 - Current
- Played a key role in preparation and submission of proposal, cross sales opportunities to existing client
- Prepared and submitted the draft version of Internal Audit Manual including preparation of audit universe and scope finalization
- Prepared the presentation on process and practices benchmarking inter plant and similar sector industry for purpose of Board Presentation as part of “Finance Conclave” for company having market cap of INR 60K crores
- Identified and presented the automation opportunities to Board in various process such as Procurement to Pay, Inventory, Contract Labour Management and Marketing Process as part of Automation Opportunities reviews
- Led the process audits including technical process for 15 plants engaged in manufacturing of Motors, Transformer, Railway Signals, Consumer Fans & Pumps for company having market cap of ~INR 60K crores
- Led the process audits for 6 plants engaged in steel manufacturing for company having market cap of ~INR 80K crores
- Led the process audit of 10 integrated cement unit for one of the largest cement manufacturing company having market cap of ~INR 290K crores
- Led IFC testing and RCM preparation assignment for 10 processes continuously for 2 years with one of the leading industrial manufacturing company having 15 plants
- Conducted Sox testing (from walkthrough of the process till ensuring operating effectiveness) for one of the leading steel manufacturing company having corporate office on London and presence across 8 countries
- Played a key role in setting up the detailed internal cost estimate and actual cost sheet for purpose of Tender and negotiation with vendors for industrial manufacturing company
- Led the concurrent audit assignment incl
- Monthly business review meeting at one of the leading promoter driven Minerals group in Bhubaneshwar
- Led the SOP formation and implementation engagement for one of the company having market cap of ~INR 10K crores
- Conducted the Coal and AFR process review with one of the largest power generation company having market cap of ~ INR 100K crores
- End to End Process transformation of Scrap Management at Stamping division
- Performed variance analysis against budgets, identified and reported risks and opportunities.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members through daily status update and KPI Listing.
Assistant Manager
KPMG India
01.2017 - 02.2021
- Led the concurrent audit assignment for one of the India’s leading steel manufacturing company with turnover of ~INR 2200 crores based at Karnataka
- Responsbilities includes end to end verification of purchase & work orders, payment advice, Petty Cash expenses, Employees attendance & Salary continuously for 3 years since date of joining
- Review of RA Bills of contractors and prepared the checklist for review
- Conducted end to end Metal Balancing & Alloy Balancing review
- Review of IT General Control for steel manufacturing company
- Assisted in setting up compliance tool for monitoring of compliances
- Played a key role and assisted client in oracle-based ERP implementation
- Performed physical verification of Raw Materials, Spares & Consumables, finished goods & set up process for continuous physical verification
- Implemented coding and decoding process for sample collection and testing to ensure independence
- Assisted client in integration of Quality testing equipment with ERP Database
- Reviewed and prepared dashboard for various level of reviews by management (Head Finance, CFO, Board) for one of the leading infrastructure development company
- Developed dashboard for various level of management for Finance, HR, Procurement and Sales for one of the leading infrastructure company and manufacturing company for monitoring of KPI’s
- Assisted client in preparation of policy viz
- HR & Payroll, communication management, code of conduct, Whistle blower
- Conducted IFC testing assignment of leading Oil & Gas sector company
- Played a key role in setting up MD Office for one of the leading alloy steel manufacturing company (viz
- Defining KPI’s, various research reports, Automation)
- Led management driven surprise checking as fraud investigation with the help of Head Security
- Played a key role in review and updation of internal cost estimate for key expenses such as Hiring of equipment’s, commercial vehicles, Fabrication activities etc
- Prepared an IFC Manual for one of the leading toll management company.
Education
CA Final -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
CA Inter - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B. Com - undefined
Allahabad University
HSC - undefined
UP Board
SSC - undefined
UP Board
Skills
Team Leadership
Operations Management
Strategic Planning
Performance Management
Articleship
M/s RAV & Company Chartered Accountants from Oct’11 to Oct’13
Key Clients
- CG Power and Industrial Solutions
- CG Drives & Automation Sweden
- UltraTech Cements
- TATA Power
- AMNS Steel
- MGM Minerals
- Orbit Exports Limited
- Wild lotus Fashions
Professionalexperience
I have over 7+ years of overall experience in Project Planning and execution, Risk based Internal audit, Process Improvement reviews and risk management services, benchmarking of processes & practices, formulation to implementation of SOPs in metal and mining, Industrial manufacturing, steel manufacturing.
Processreviews
- Procurement to Pay
- Copper, Aluminium & other Metal review
- Inventory Management
- Order to Cash
- Secondary Sales
- Scrap Management
- HR & Payroll review
- HSE Review
- Project & Capex Review
- Quality Control review
- Production Management
- Maintenance Review
- Logistics (Inbound and Outbound) Review
- Contract Labour Management
- Compliance Review
- Social Media Review
- Coal and Fuel Procurement
- Metal Balancing
- Heat Balancing
- Alloy Balancing
Teamsizehandling
~ 6 to 8 team members at same time
Mentorship
- Acting as a mentor for one of the startup “CA Gurukul” to mentor students for exams, career guidance
- Mentoring student for CA Inter and CA Final at “CA Gurukul” without any consideration to build network among students
Awardsaccolades
- Awarded Star R&R award in PwC within 6 months of joining and rated as “Best” for continuously 2 years.
- Achieved consistent recognition as a Rising Start and rating as “Best” continuously for 2 years due to client recognition and quality of deliverables in KPMG.
- Received direct client appreciation and perfect 10 as part of client satisfaction survey, deliverables quality and timely submissions.
- Recognized with the Above and Beyond in 2023 by the Project Director for exemplary skills in client and team management, highlighting the ability to effectively lead, collaborate and identifying cross sell opportunities.
- Received appreciation from Head – RAS for authoring a book on Internal audit for ICAI
Other Information
MS Office, Oracle ERP, SAP, Power BI - Basics, English, Hindi, Spreading knowledge about recent topics on YouTube, searching random videos on YouTube related to politics, entertainment, Travelling and Cooking, Gaurav Mishra, Let’s Learn Audit
Extracurricular Activities
Engagement in external forum Speaker on several topics related to Internal Audit online seminar organized by Board of Internal Audit & Assurance Board Guest Speaker for various seminars organized by ICAI Branches for students and Members. Nominated as a member of Internal audit committee by WIRC of ICAI in FY 20-21 and 21-22 and part of core study group member formed by WIRC Chairman for publishing of book and organizing various seminar on internal audit. Co-author of book published by WIRC of ICAI on “Internal audit guide for Small and Medium Size Practitioner” in February’22
Training
Anandrathi Share & Stockbrokers from Nov’13 to Oct’14
Affiliations
Special Invitee at Board of Internal Audit and Management Accounting "BIAMA" of ICAI, New Delhi
Timeline
Assistant Manager
KPMG India
01.2017 - 02.2021
Manager
PwC Services LLP
2 2021 - Current
CA Final -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
CA Inter - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B. Com - undefined
Allahabad University
HSC - undefined
UP Board
SSC - undefined
UP Board
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