MITHRA K
Senior Auditor
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Risk Consultant with 7 years of experience in Risk Advisory and Audit engagements across national and global clients in the areas of risk consulting, SOX 404 Compliance assistance, Internal audit, Risk Assessment, Issue validation and Statutory audit.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Auditor
Wells Fargo
09.2024 - Current
- Managed multiple concurrent audits in Consumer Lending, effectively prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines without compromising quality.
- Enhanced audit efficiency by implementing risk-based audit strategies and streamlining processes.
- Reduced instances of non-compliance to Regulations by conducting thorough audits and providing clear recommendations for improvement.
- Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Mentored 5 junior auditors, contributing to their professional development and enhancing team performance.
Independent Testing Specialist - Issue Validation
Wells Fargo
01.2023 - 10.2024
- Developed customized test plans for each project, ensuring comprehensive test coverage for effective remediation of issues.
- Provided necessary feedback to the business hierarchy, leading to faster issue resolution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure pristine work was delivered on time.
- Improved testing efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
- Conducted root cause analysis of gaps, formulated better scoping assessments preventing recurrence of previously identified issues.
- Mentored peer team members and cross functional loaned resources within 6 months of joining the team in testing methodologies, resulting in more efficient and effective testing processes.
Senior Consultant
KPMG Global Services
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Performed control rationalization for a leading company in the Insurance sector. The engagement involved reviewing whether the local controls (UK) aligned to the global controls and providing recommendations for areas of potential rationalization.
- Assisted a leading British multinational electricity and gas utility company to comply with the SOX 404 guidelines, control drafting and control testing.
- Control evaluation and testing engagement for a leading multinational conglomerate corporation and an innovative medical device company. The engagements also involved documenting test steps/test scripts, identification of key Business Process controls, gap analysis and remediation assistance.
- Performed Financial controls testing for a US based banking company.
- Walkthrough, documentation and preparation of Flow Charts of Business processes for a leading multinational technology company.
Risk Executive
KPMG Global Services
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Performed control testing for a leading clothing brand, paper-based packaging solutions, pharmaceutical company, US based physician practice and a leading British based multinational risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company as part of RC-RA – Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk Team.
- Control evaluation and testing engagement for a leading US based Telecommunication Company.
- The engagement also involved performing a detailed risk assessment, walkthrough, test of design and effectiveness, gap analysis and remediation assistance.
- Supported project managers in day-to-day business operations and administrative activities, prepared a weekly summary deck for onshore business leaders summarizing the list of clients and value for which they were pitched, updates on proposals put forward to the client, details of clients won and lost.
Senior Audit Assistant
Deloitte & Touche AERS Pvt Ltd.
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Worked audit engagements for a wide variety of public and private real estate companies, with different teams while coordinating with the US teams.
- Analyzed trends over monthly, quarterly and annual financial data to investigate fluctuations and verified the authenticity of the same.
- Performed a variety of assurance and testing work for a portfolio of diversified clients in different industries
- Reviewed accounting clients' financial data systems to determine functional compliance.
- Got an opportunity to train 3 other junior staffs during my second year of work, which not only honed my leadership skills, but also simultaneously improved my understanding of work.
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
- Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.
Education
CISA - In Progress - IT Governance And Risk
ISACA
USACertified Fraud Examiner - Fraud Investigation
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Commerce -
Ethiraj College For Women
Chennai04.2019
High School - Commerce, Accounts, Economics And Business Maths
GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya
Chennai04.2015
Senior Secondary -
GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya
Chennai04.2013
Skills
Internal controls
Risk management
Risk assessment
Internal control evaluation
Sarbanes-oxley act
Documentation and reports
Audit planning
Accomplishments
1) Above and Beyond Award - KPMG Global Services specific award for single handedly working through a client deadline.
2) Spot Award - Deloitte Industry Specific 2020 for Exemplary performance during the busy season January-April 2020.
3) Associate Public Relations Officer – District Rotaract Council, RID- 3232
• Serving as a liaison between the Rotary International and the District Rotaract Council.
• Help bring the Council and the Members close by way of efficient communication.
4) Chairman of Event – Youth Conclave 2017
• Organized a career counseling fest with about 5 speakers from various fields of work for a gathering of 3000 students.
5) District Carrom and Badminton Player
Timeline
Senior Auditor
Wells Fargo
09.2024 - Current
Independent Testing Specialist - Issue Validation
Wells Fargo
01.2023 - 10.2024
Senior Consultant
KPMG Global Services
10.2022 - 01.2023
Risk Executive
KPMG Global Services
09.2021 - 09.2022
Senior Audit Assistant
Deloitte & Touche AERS Pvt Ltd.
08.2019 - 08.2021
Certified Fraud Examiner - Fraud Investigation
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
04.2001 -
CISA - In Progress - IT Governance And Risk
ISACA
Bachelor of Commerce -
Ethiraj College For Women
High School - Commerce, Accounts, Economics And Business Maths
GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya
Senior Secondary -
GRT Mahalakshmi Vidyalaya