Kavya Kandaswamy
Hyderabad
Summary
Result oriented Chartered Accountant with 4 years of experience in financial analysis identifying key business drivers, operational trends and financial risks in a buy-side and sell side due diligence for strategic and private equity investors. Seeking to leverage my experience to drive strategic planning and budgeting in a high growth FP&A role.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Hyderabad
08.2025 - Current
- Led 25 domestic and cross border transactions in a client-facing environment , across IT and manufacturing industries.
- Analysed historical and projected financial statements that identified core business and financial drivers and operational trends along with potential risks, providing actionable recommendations on purchase consideration and valuation impact to the investors.
- Delivered financial due diligence report detailing key business risks and strategic recommendations to facilitate the inventor stakeholders with deal negotiations.
- Presented actionable valuation recommendations through Quality of Earnings, Adjusted Working Capital and Adjusted Net Debt analysis impacting the purchase consideration.
- Led high stake due diligence alongside engagement Partner on a ~ USD 35M cross border deal, resulting in a fast-track promotion to Assistant Manager.
- As Assistant Manager, effectively led and trained junior team members, conducted an internal training on Ind AS 116 and the deals landscape in pharmaceutical industry.
Assistant Manager
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Hyderabad
08.2023 - 07.2025
Consultant
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Hyderabad
12.2021 - 07.2023
Associate 2
PWC AC
Hyderabad
07.2021 - 12.2021
- As a part of FDD team, I was responsible for preparation of financial analysis, data models of income statement and balance sheet using analytical tools like power query and power pivot, formatting due diligence Databook and proof reading due diligence reports.
Article Assistant
Sankar and Raja Chartered Accountants
Hyderabad
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Independently handled statutory audit of 10+ assesses in manufacturing industry, service industry and trusts, filed 100+ income tax returns for individuals and companies.
- Led the porting of client to GST for 75+ assesses and handled ROC compliances.
Education
CA Final -
ICAI
India01-2021
CA Inter -
ICAI
India01-2016
B.Com Regulars -
Bhavan's Vivekananda Degree College (Osmania University)
Hyderabad, India01-2015
Skills
- Advanced MS Excel
- Power query
- KPI and variance analysis
- Financial analysis
- Stakeholder management
- MS PowerPoint
- Power BI
- MS Word
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork and communication
- Attention to detail
- Proactive
Other achievements
- Consistently recognized with 6 spot awards for exceeding client expectations and delivering high quality reports under tight deadline.
- Fast-track promotion to Assistant Manager in 2022
- Cetificate of merit in Mathematics (12 Grade), Taxation (B.Com 2nd year), Corporate accounting and advanced corporate accounting (B.Com 3rd year)
Timeline
Manager
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
08.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
08.2023 - 07.2025
Consultant
Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
12.2021 - 07.2023
Associate 2
PWC AC
07.2021 - 12.2021
Article Assistant
Sankar and Raja Chartered Accountants
08.2016 - 08.2019
CA Final -
ICAI
CA Inter -
ICAI
B.Com Regulars -
Bhavan's Vivekananda Degree College (Osmania University)