Jyoti Hurkat

• Statutory Audit (US GAAP) for public and non-public entities, SPAC, IPOs, and EGCs (S-1 and S-4 filing) having experience in working on areas including Planning Procedures, Risk Assessment, Implementation Testing of ASC-842 'Accounting for Leases', Revenue Testing under ASC-60, Journal Entry to address the risk of Management Override of Controls, Related Party as per ASC-850, Valuation Testing per 409A including sensitivity analysis of Stock Option Plans, Cash Flow Testing, Concluding Analytics, Ratio Analysis, Equity Analytics, Equity/Stock-Based Compensation Testing, FS Audit Review, and End Audit Review.
• Working directly with the Managing Director in an MNC client.
• Managing external audit engagements, leading the team through the Planning, Execution, and Completion stages of audit engagements.
• Coordinate with partners to meet various milestones for S-1 filing and S-4 for various SPAC transactions and Emerging Growth Companies.
• Reviewing substantive testing with working papers, along with controls testing, to ensure high-quality audit.
• Providing innovative solutions and exploring opportunities to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery in efficient ways.
• Managing and supervising external audit engagements by understanding and utilizing audit methodology, relevant regulatory and professional auditing and assurance standards, and various firm-specific tools to achieve audit objectives, while expressing an opinion on the financial statements, including internal controls under the SOX framework.
• Maintaining a working knowledge of, and research findings regarding, accounting literature trends and technical issues relevant to the client's industry.
• Oversee engagement management, including managing the budget, resourcing strategy, billing and collections, and progress against the plan, timeline, and milestones.
• Set the culture for the engagement team, and mentor members in their career development.
• Build and manage client relationships and accounts, including driving the client experience on engagements.
• Having regular connections with the leadership team to increase footprint on multiple engagements.
• Providing regular feedback to audit professionals in order to enhance the quality of work, and to facilitate their professional development, ensuring that their well-being is maintained at the same time.
• Drafted technical memos summarizing auditing conclusions for senior management review.
• Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
• Applied audit fundamentals to identify risks and develop action plans.
• Audited payment and receipt documentation to verify compliance with regulations.
• Participated in training sessions designed to keep abreast of changes in regulations and industry trends.
• Presented audit results to management teams, delivering information in non-technical terms for easy understanding.
• Cross-trained employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
• Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
• Adhered to audit principles, standards and practices to keep company in good standing.
• Trained, developed and provided performance management initiatives to audit staff.
• Designed audit strategies based on evaluation of business risks associated with specific operations or functions.
• Reviewed financial statements and disclosures to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Provided consulting services relating to GAAP implementation and interpretation of accounting standards.
• Developed audit programs to ensure that all areas of the client's operations were tested.
• Conducted internal audits to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Identified opportunities to improve internal controls and operational efficiency.
• Monitored progress against budgeted hours throughout engagements while maintaining quality assurance standards.
• Performed risk assessment procedures to identify potential control weaknesses.
• Managed and trained team members to enhance audit department performance and increase operational efficiency.
• Reviewed workpapers prepared by staff auditors for accuracy and completeness prior to final report issuance.
• Prioritized multiple, concurrent projects to deliver high-quality results.
• Assessed the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting processes.
• Assessed compliance risk, developed audit work plans and documented findings.
• Communicated audit plans to executive management team.
• Complied with Sarbanes-Oxley Act and GAAP principles to maintain complete transparency.
• Coordinated team members' activities throughout the engagement process from planning through completion stages.
• Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.

Assisted in increasing the business of credit cards by processing applications with due diligence, ensuring the least delinquency, and being sensitive to the customer while working with a team of 10 to 12 people, coordinating and communicating with them on a daily basis.