Harsha Ramrakhiani

• Key part of the team to investigate a major pharmaceutical and renewable energy giant in India based on a whistleblower allegation involving bribery, divergence of business, employee misconduct, liasioning with government officers, conflict of interest, among others. The key responsibilities on the assignment were as follows:

1. Handling a team of 6-7 persons by guiding and reviewing their work throughout the project;

2. Coordinating with client and managing the Forensic Technology Services (FTS) aspect of the project;

3. Co-leading process and investigative interviews with suspected and alleged employees;

4. Desktop searches to identify any adverse news or links relating to the allegation;

5. End to end review of the data captured from electronic devices of custodians, providing timely updates to client and preparation of the report.

• Key part of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC) due diligence to identify ABAC risks of a startup based in India involved in business of providing 2-wheelers on rental or subscription model and a proprietorship firm involved in automation manufacturing industry based in Germany. The key responsibilities on the assignment were as follows:

1. Discussion with stakeholders;

2. Process walkthroughs;

3. Review of books of accounts focusing on compliance sensitive areas and document review thereof;

4. Timely update to client and preparation of the report.

• Transaction audit of one of the major airline company to establish the fund trail, related party transactions, preferential transactions, among others.
• Forensic audit of one of the largest financial scam in India in recent times, having financial exposure in excess of INR 1,10,000 crs.
• Handled independently subsidiaries of major NBFC wherein the key responsibilities were as follows:

1. Detail review to examine and evaluate the accuracy and adequacy of vendor invoices and documents;

2. Supervising a team of 3 persons by guiding and evaluating their work throughout the engagement;

3. Cash flow analysis, tracing ownership of the assets;

4. Web searches for active legal cases in the name of target entity;

5. Preparation of the report.

• Handled cash flow monitoring assignment (cash flow monitoring includes review of documents and commenting on the utilisation of funds from Trust and Retention Account (TRA) as per the Escrow/TRA agreement) independently wherein the key responsibilities were as follows:

1. Monitoring of all payments and conducting a basic desktop searches on parties to whom payment was made;

2. Highlighting significant deviations;

3. Timely update and report in the form of monthly cashflow MIS to the client.

• Involved in initial planning for implementation of statutory audit and limited review assignments.
• Preparation of audit work papers of different areas of balance sheet and profit and losst account such as cash & bank, fixed assets, operating expenses, loans & advances, share capital, among others.
• Testing of internal controls over financial reporting and documentation of the same.
• Detailed analysis of variances of ledgers and substantive procedures on high risk areas.
• Comprehending and summarizing contracts.
• Analyzing difference between IGAAP and Ind AS.

• Preparing purchase and sales invoices in Tally ERP.
• Follow-up of purchase and sales order from vendors/customers.
• Created, managed and maintained employees records along with their salary/wages.