Nishant Soni

Company Overview: World's leading financial service company

• Part of Quality Assurance Review (QAR) under Finance Risk and Remediation withing Group Finance function.
• Primary responsibility is to review QARs over General Ledger Account Ownership (GLAO) Controls and SOX Controls globally for all regions. This includes but not limited to:
• Reviewing / Monitoring QAR plans and ensuring its timely completion.
• Review of QAR findings/issues reports, discussing/aligning it with line and concluding the remediation action plan and post result followup on remediation implementation.
• Review and lead QAR presentation at Global and all regional (APAC, EMEA, America & Swiss) management meetings/STCs.
• Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
• Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Increased QAR efficiency by 5%

Lead projects related to Internal Audit, Internal Financial Controls, ICOFR, Risk Control Matrix, ERM, SOP development & review etc. for domestic and international projects included listed entities.

Responsibilities included:

• Project management tasks such as project planning, scope finalisation, team building, deliverables review, client meeting, audit committee presentation, client relationship, budget monitoring, billing, collection etc.
• Covered all Core Function and Support function reviews (For summary of projects managed, refer Appendix A).
• Business development
• Led teams of up to 25 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
• Review audit committee presentation and presenting it to Audit Committee.

Lead projects related to Internal Audit, Internal Financial Controls, ICOFR, Risk Control Matrix, ERM, SOP development & review etc. for domestic and international projects included listed entities.

Responsibilities included:

• Project management tasks such as project planning, scope finalisation, team building, deliverables review, client meeting, audit committee presentation, client relationship, budget monitoring, billing, collection etc.
• Covered all Core Function and Support function reviews (For summary of projects managed, refer Appendix A).
• Business development
• Led teams of up to 25 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
• Review audit committee presentation and presenting it to Audit Committee.

Company Overview: A Delhi based reputed Chartered Accountant firm, comprising of 11 partners, specialized in Internal Audit, System Review, Statutory Audit, IFRS implementation and Tax Advisory.

Role: Project lead and contributor on multiple projects such as Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Special Reviews, IFRS implementation, SOX testing

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning, audit scope finalisation
• Managing client deliverables by ensuring timely execution/quality of assignments
• Managing client relationship.
• Project budgeting and monitoring
• Significant value addition in terms of cost reduction and cost saving opportunities to the client, by understanding business and financial risks.
• This included end to end review of business processes such as inventory, production, purchase, dispatch, job workers operations, quality review controls, payments processing, payroll processing, costing, CAPEX, VAT, CENVAT, Excise, Service Tax and other statutory compliances. (For summary of projects managed, refer Appendix A)

Responsibilities:

• Performed risk based internal audits and risk assessment..
• Review of process & controls, identifying gaps, reporting issues and recommendations
• Internal audit covering various critical business processes including, procurement to pay, record to report, order to cash, payroll, inventory management etc. Key focus areas covered during reviews was in depth review of controls at “Hindustan Unilever Limited” branches, factories and depots in India.

• Worked on secondment as a team leader on concurrent audit of “Deutsche Bank,” Custodian Department, Mumbai.
• Responsibilities included: Compliance of Company guidelines in Depository functions viz. share transfers, payment of dividends, handling public issues etc. Client reporting of AGM dates, dividend declaration, bonus / rights issues, stock split etc.

• Worked as an article trainee on projects such as statutory audit, Income tax assessment of individuals, HUF, partnership firms, companies, preparation of project reports for bank financing, trust audit and semi-government audits.