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Gopi Chand N

Chennai

Summary

Highly motivated and curious Financial Auditor equipped with good experience. Proven capabilities in significant areas of audit and client relations. A detail-oriented team player seeking a rewarding opportunity in audit integrated with technology to contribute expertise, drive excellence, and foster growth within a reputable organization. Accomplished in training and mentoring staff to build strong teams and consistently achieve auditing goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Auditor II

PVH Corp.
02.2025 - Current
  • Implementing Global Product Kitchen (GPK) strategy which is an organizational strategy for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein Brands. To ensure more efficient collaboration, higher operational agility, and faster decision making
  • Engaged directly with audit partners on audit, review and compilation engagements and facilitating audit flow and performing walkthrough.
  • Applying and reviewing US GAAP standards in revenue recognition, lease accounting and asset impairment testing
  • Collaborated with cross functional teams to implement accounting policies in line with US GAAPs
  • Design validation of controls placed over transaction initiation, recording processing and reporting & it's operating effectiveness by performing sample testing periodically as per audit plan for SOX 302 & 404 compliance.

Senior Auditor

Ernst & Young (EY GDS)
11.2021 - 01.2025
  • Participated significant role in audit team responsible for conducting audits of entities across different segments specifically in manufacturing with significant exposure to primary audit areas.
  • Conducting primary substantive procedures of significant areas like Revenue & Expense testing, Inventories, Property Plant & Equipment, Trade receivables and trade payables
  • Performed NRV and provision testing for inventories at a primary level understanding the functionality of a manufacturing concern
  • Worked with clients from a wide range of portfolios from various sectors making the use of data analytics & automation tools with professional interest
  • Conducted detailed walkthrough in production process of manufacturing company for valuation of inventory of finished goods, work in progress & raw materials
  • An active team player responsible for managing one of the key portfolios as a senior auditor
  • Using smart sampling & automation tools as per CRA, obtaining evidence and evaluating sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence to obtain reasonable assurance for expressing audit opinion

Articled Assistant

R Bupathy & Co
02.2018 - 03.2021
  • Statutory Audits:
  • Opportunity to be part of audit team of various public limited, private limited companies and partnership firms especially in automobile components manufacturing & service sector companies
  • Gained exposure on operations, processes of various sectors.
  • Performing substantive testing as per audit plan obtaining evidences and assessment of evidences & significantly worked on revenue reconciliations, payroll testing, expense testing, cash & bank reconciliations, testing on PPE, deferred tax etc.
  • Internal Audits:
  • Tested design & Implementation of internal controls by performing walkthrough of complex business process & analyzing results
  • Design validation of controls placed and evaluation of appropriateness of those controls placed over process & timely communication of observations to divisional heads for risk management purposes & Preparation of control risk matrix, risk responses, Assist and support Internal audit executives in preparation of audit reports.
  • Others:
  • Performed audits under different regulations like Income tax audit, GST audit and Transfer pricing
  • Preparation and Filing of Income tax returns and GST returns for individuals, companies and partnership firms.

Education

MBA - Business Analytics

IMT Ghaziabad
12.2025

Chartered Accountancy - undefined

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
11.2024

Bachelor Of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

IGNOU
06.2021

Skills

  • MS OFFICE (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Power Query & Power BI
  • Financial reporting
  • External Audit / Statutory Audit
  • Internal Audit & Risk Management
  • SOX Compliance
  • ICFR & Controls testing
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Accounting & Bookkeeping
  • Primary substantive procedures
  • Budgeting & Variance analysis
  • Data automation and analysis
  • Tally ERP, M3 & SAP

Certification

  • Obtained certification on Financial modeling and forecasting for deeper understanding on analysis of financial statements and developed skills on projected financial statements from J P Morgan Chase organized by Forage
  • Obtained certification on advanced excel including essentials of data analytics from Udemy

Accomplishments

  • Awarded with 2 prestigious SPOT award and 2 special recognitions (from onshore) for outstanding performance being a critical team member across portfolios (EY GDS)
  • Awarded with Highest Performing Team Award for exceptional service in a key portfolio audit and making a difference (EY GDS)
  • Volunteered to multiple CSR Activities during the employment tenure

LANGUAGES

English - Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu - Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi - Advanced (C1)
Tamil - Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Financial Auditor II

PVH Corp.
02.2025 - Current

Senior Auditor

Ernst & Young (EY GDS)
11.2021 - 01.2025

Articled Assistant

R Bupathy & Co
02.2018 - 03.2021

Chartered Accountancy - undefined

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor Of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

IGNOU

MBA - Business Analytics

IMT Ghaziabad
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