Niveditha Muralidharan
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Audit Manager and Chartered Accountant with expertise in the Financial Services Industry, specializing in the audits of Hedge Funds, Private Equities & Fund of Funds. Decisive and persuasive communicator with proven problem-solving, leadership and planning abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Manager
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
06.2024 - Current
- Responsible for end to end management and delivery of audit engagements.
- Detailed review of the audit work performed by engagement team.
- Liaison between engagement team and client team to ensure successful completion of audit.
- Identifying and providing insightful recommendations and value additions for a broad range of complex subjects in the Investment Management sector.
- Coaching and mentoring the audit teams and focusing on continuous improvement to establish strong foundation in the role.
- Analyzing complex client problems and generated targeted solutions that resolved outstanding issues while enhancing client business positions.
- Attending Financials Services industry conferences to gain understanding of trends and engage with current and potential clients.
- Facilitating firm wide trainings for all levels of staff and senior for technical & non-technical areas.
- Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and applying audit knowledge to improve efficiencies in the audit process and to address risks associated with various engagements.
Audit Senior
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
09.2020 - 05.2024
- Performed external audit in line with Deloitte Audit Methodology for Financial Services Industry- Investment Management clients under US GAAP.
- Performed audit from planning to conclusion, involving assessment of risks that cause material misstatements, and performing substantive audit procedures.
- Analyzed terms of governing agreements of various funds for areas such as management fees, incentive fees, advisor fee etc.
- Managed various teams of more than 10 members, with responsibilities such as coordinating audit, reviewing work papers, communicating with senior managers and audit partners and drove audit to completion.
- Interacted with US teams and client teams throughout audit engagement communicating open queries, status updates and support requirements.
Operations Lead
Azule Software Private Limited (Subsidiary of Linarc Inc.)
02.2019 - 05.2020
- Directed day-to-day operations focused on attainment of key business metrics and continuous improvement initiatives
- Represented company to vendors, customers and other external stakeholders
- Completed daily accounting tasks including tracking funds, preparing books of accounts and filing mandatory tax returns
- Strengthened financial management processes to bring errors to near-zero in reporting, payroll administration and general bookkeeping
- Collaborated with cross functional remote teams to identify growth opportunities for the business as well as areas of improvement
Article Audit Assistant
R Govindan & Company
06.2016 - 04.2018
- Reviewed and assessed accounting systems and business controls
- Worked audit engagements for wide variety of industries, including engineering, manufacturing, banking and financial services
- Performed auditing work in accordance with GAAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards) to meet rigorous standards
Article Audit Assistant
S.R Batliboi & Associates LLP ( Member Firm Of EY)
04.2015 - 06.2016
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings and archival of Canvas
- Preparation of deliverables for manager and partner reviews
- Internal control over financial reporting in line with SOX requirements
Education
The Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
Chennai, Tamil NaduUniversity Of Madras (Distance Education)
Chennai, Tamil NaduSkills
- Microsoft Excel
- Deloitte Audit & Analytics Tools
- US GAAP
- AICPA Audits
- Quickbooks
- Financial Reporting
- Risk Management
- Audit team management
Nature of Assignments
- Statutory Audits - Ensuring compliance with relevant Auditing Standards and Indian GAAP / Ind AS (Ind AS being the Accounting Standard equivalent for IFRS in India), CARO reporting.
- Tax Audits - Compliance with the requirements of Income Tax Act, 1961
- Group Reporting - Internal control over financial reporting in line with SOX requirements.
- Interal Audit - Providing unbiased, independent reviews of systems, business organizations, and processes and ensuring compliance with the relavant Accounting Standards.
Key Assignments (Industries Exposed)
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Bioscience
- Banking
- Investment Management
Volunteering
- Teaching Volunteer - U&I, Chennai - 2019
- Curator, TEDxThiruvanmiyur - 2018
- Head of Operations - Amaara Foundation - 2018
- Head of Talent Management - Amaara Foudation - 2017-18
- Teaching Volunteer - Amaara Foundation - 2016-17
- Fundraising Volunteer - Guardians of Dreams - 2016-17
Additional Information
- Awarded "Outstanding Performance Award" at Deloitte in 2023 for outstanding client service and delivery.
- Awarded "Applause Awards" at Deloitte in 2022 and 223 for excellent performance.
- Facilitated firm wide trainings at Deloitte on technical Investment Management areas as well as soft skills.
Timeline
Audit Manager
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
06.2024 - Current
Audit Senior
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
09.2020 - 05.2024
Operations Lead
Azule Software Private Limited (Subsidiary of Linarc Inc.)
02.2019 - 05.2020
Article Audit Assistant
R Govindan & Company
06.2016 - 04.2018
Article Audit Assistant
S.R Batliboi & Associates LLP ( Member Firm Of EY)
04.2015 - 06.2016
The Institute Of Chartered Accountants Of India
University Of Madras (Distance Education)
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