Nikhil Chandran
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Seasoned Auditing and Risk management professional motivated by the day to day challenges associated with complicated business processes and the opportunity it brings to affect change and add value to the organization.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Manager
Orbia Advance Corporation
07.2023 - Current
- Resource planning and budgeting for EMEA & APAC region
- Performed Risk workshops involving leadership team
- Standardized audit process by sharing best practices across regions, unique observations and identification methods
- Played key-role in development of dash boards for continuous monitoring
- Review comprehensive audit plans outlining scope, goals, timelines, and resource requirements for each project.
- Ensure that audit timeline are met.
- Review of audit reports and driving closing meeting with management
- Partnering with management in implementing controls.
- Evaluation of internal controls environment (including adherence to deployed policies/ DOA)
- Discussion with internal control directors for various business groups on changes within organization, their impact on process and controls, actions to mitigate risks involved
- Coordinating guest auditor program by identifying executives who can share best practices based on business and audit scope.
- Train new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Mentor junior auditors, aiding in their professional development and fostering positive work environment.
Lead Auditor
Orbia Advance Corporation
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Train auditors across EMEA, APAC on testing approaches
- Prepared comprehensive audit plans outlining scope, goals, timelines, and resource requirements for each project
- Evaluated effectiveness of internal controls by testing key controls across various business units within organization.
- Reviewed audit work papers
- Prepared audit reports and discuss with audit manager.
- Ensured timely delivery of audits.
- Ensured timely resolution of audit issues..
Senior Auditor
Orbia Advance Corporation
06.2020 - 04.2022
- Delivered audits within scheduled timelines
- Discuss with Leadership team on audit outcome and potential solutions to mitigate risks
- Prepared working papers in line with approved format and discuss same with audit leads
- Performed Special audits in EMEA & APAC region
- Monthly follow ups with internal control directors to understand status of open risks and testing of controls implemented
- Validated of analytical tools prepared by IT team.
Associate Manager
Biocon Ltd
06.2017 - 06.2020
- Risk assessment (including fraud risk) for various process /activities – including setting up of controls for mitigating identified risks
- Creation of SOP’s, Policies & Risk control mapping
- Delivery of audits in line with approved audit committee plan
- IFC Testing (Equivalent of SOX testing)
- Training to the process owners on critical aspects of polices and process.
Assistant Manager
Titan Company Ltd
02.2015 - 06.2017
- Conduct Internal audits based on plan approved by the Board Audit committee
- Evaluating changes in policies and identifying risks and controls associated with the changes
- Follow up to ensure that the committed management action plans to address identified audit issues are properly implemented.
Junior Finance controller
Maersk Global Service Center
03.2013 - 01.2015
- Ledger scrutiny
- Monthly book close activities
- Preparation of MIS reports
- Bank reconciliations.
Management trainee - Finance
Nilgiris Diary Farm Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Preparation of MIS reports
- Ledger scrutiny
- Analysis of slow moving inventory.
Education
Chartered Accountant (Equivalent of CPA) -
ICAI
Delhi01.2011
Certified Internal auditor -
01.2020
BCom - Finance
Calicut University
Kerala03.2008
High school -
Bhavans Vidya Mandir
Kerala03.2005
Skills
- SAP expertise
- Audit Planning
- Developing internal controls
- Office 365 including - Excel, word, power point, Share point
- Effective Communication
- Relationship Building
Languages
English - Proficient
Hindi - Intermediate
Reporting
Internal Audit Director (Europe), Audit president (Mexico)
Geographical Exposure
- India, Oman, China, Japan, United Kingdom, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, France, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Mexico
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/30/87
Timeline
Audit Manager
Orbia Advance Corporation
07.2023 - Current
Lead Auditor
Orbia Advance Corporation
04.2022 - 06.2023
Senior Auditor
Orbia Advance Corporation
06.2020 - 04.2022
Associate Manager
Biocon Ltd
06.2017 - 06.2020
Assistant Manager
Titan Company Ltd
02.2015 - 06.2017
Junior Finance controller
Maersk Global Service Center
03.2013 - 01.2015
Management trainee - Finance
Nilgiris Diary Farm Pvt Ltd
03.2012 - 02.2013
Chartered Accountant (Equivalent of CPA) -
ICAI
Certified Internal auditor -
BCom - Finance
Calicut University
High school -
Bhavans Vidya Mandir
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