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Years of Auditing and Assurance (Expertise: Internal Audit)
Murali R
Chartered Accountant
Summary
A knowledgeable Chartered Accountant bringing 3 years of experience identifying and mitigating risks, enhancing business decisions and locating opportunities. Excellent forecasting, process improvement and project management abilities paired with a resourceful, detail-oriented and persistent nature.
Overview
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Years of Investment Banking, finance analyst
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Work History
Finance Analyst
Barclays
Chennai, India
06.2020 - 01.2023
- Legal entity control of Barclays investment banking entities engaged in various businesses namely mortgage lending, loans and advances, securitization, funding arrangements and factoring.
- Developed financial models, analytics and automated reporting and forecasting tools to increase productivity.
- Measured actual performance against operating plan and interpreted results for all levels of management.
- Foot note owner of cash collateral and settlements for Barclays PLC, responsible for quarterly reporting of in-depth variance analysis along with business drivers.
- Compiled data, reports and year-end audit information for Barclays US entities – Involves audit planning, preparation of IFRS Financial statements, clarification and finalization of audit queries.
- Preparation of variance analysis, net worth calculations, cash flow analysis, liquidity analysis, forecasts and feasibility study of all entities under control.
- Regulatory and statutory reporting of Barclays US entities, showing classification of balances based on nature, geography, risk appetite, maturity and various other fields.
- Preparation of Directors Review Packs on a quarterly basis comprehensively covering all the balances and business activities of the Barclays US entities.
- Heavily involved in various automation projects aimed at process efficiency, resulting in significant time savings for various deliverables such as regulatory reporting, attestation processes, and reconciliations.
Articled Assistant
Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants
Trivandrum, India
03.2016 - 02.2019
- Lead internal audits of companies in various industries namely hospitality, telecommunication & media, educational institution.
- Risk assessment areas within internal audit involves – in depth analysis of procurement procedures, inventory - system flow, revenue rationalization check, revenue stream analysis, food cost, payroll cost analysis, capitalization; front office, inventory, revenue outlet and back-office system reports analysis, manual vs system records, SOP checks, expense scrutiny, variance analysis, Payable/receivable analysis, credit policies vs cash flow management, ratio analysis.
- Part of central statutory audit and Review Audit under SRE of a prominent public sector bank – 2018.
- Led the tax audit team of a major state electricity board 2017-18.
- Statutory and tax audits of clubs, software companies, hospitality companies, malls, employee welfare funds.
- Preparation of financial statements and income tax returns.
Education
Chartered Accountancy -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2014 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Commerce -
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
07.2016 - 06.2017
Higher Secondary Education (11th &12th Standard) -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
04.2012 - 03.2014
Secondary Education (till 10th Standard) -
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Attukal
04.2003 - 03.2012
Skills
Financial forecasting, planning, modeling and analysis
Proficient in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word
Leadership and communication skills
Strong problem-solving, logical reasoning and analytical skills
Leadership, Team player
Meticulous attention to details
Time management, Adaptability
Working knowledge of SAP, Tally ERP and Alteryx
Accomplishments
- Recognized at Barclays for 'drive' & 'stewardship ' for various process streamlining and automations. ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H8wmVnEjD5ZW6uSB9I-x9yDdEELtYPjo/view?usp=share_link ).
- Won " best presenter ” award during Advanced Information Technology Course of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (Topic - Excel utilities to assist audits).
- Proficiency prize for securing 90% in Class XII (CBSE Commerce stream).
- Presented a seminar on "Government financial schemes to promote start-ups in India" in GMCS Course by ICAI.
- Served as Treasurer of South Indian Chartered Accountants of India, Trivandrum Branch 2017-18.
- Served a member of Kerala Brahmana Sabha, Trivandrum.
Work Availability
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Quote
When what was once your dream is now your aspiration, give yourself a pat on the back because you have put in work to add that element of hope.
Murali R
Interests
Badminton
Trekking and Hiking
Cricket
Football
Singing
Timeline
Finance Analyst
Barclays
06.2020 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Commerce -
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
07.2016 - 06.2017
Articled Assistant
Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants
03.2016 - 02.2019
Chartered Accountancy -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06.2014 - 11.2019
Higher Secondary Education (11th &12th Standard) -
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
04.2012 - 03.2014
Secondary Education (till 10th Standard) -
Chinmaya Vidyalaya Attukal
04.2003 - 03.2012