RANJANA DHARMARAJ
Bangalore
Summary
Resourceful and innovative professional with a strong commitment to personal and organizational success. Skilled in analytical and functional abilities, seeking opportunities in a dynamic environment to showcase agility in adapting to new challenges.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
BDO RISE Assistant Manager
BDO
Bangalore
2022.10 - Current
- Performing complex and specific audit procedures, while developing effective, client-focused audit strategies.
- Proactively building relationships that support our ability to provide tailored services that meet a wide range of assurance needs and contribute to new business development.
- Developing the audit approach and preparing detailed audit programs for walkthrough, tests of controls, and substantive procedures in moderately complex, judgmental, and/or specialized areas.
- Identifying and reacting to potential risks, and developing new ways to improve our products and processes that promote growth and increase revenue.
- Document, assess, and test the current state and operating effectiveness of the client's internal controls framework to ensure accuracy of the client's financial information.
- Define client's internal controls to confirm that their control environment is in accordance with regulatory standards and identify associated risks for their control processes that may lead to material misstatement, financial fraud, and/or error.
- Recommend and implement changes to strengthen clients' internal controls by developing and establishing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize our clients' efficiencies and minimize their risk.
- Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
- Assisted supervisor in evaluating employee performance and cultivating improvement initiatives.
- Mentored staff to enhance skills and achieve daily targets, using hands-on and motivational leadership.
- Delegated tasks to team members based upon skill level and to achieve organizational goals.
- Conduct external audit and process reviews, process compliance reviews, documentation, and testing in accordance with BDO's internally developed framework.
- Planned and delivered training sessions to improve employee effectiveness and address areas of weakness.
- Identifying areas that have potential scope for automation and developing ideas to increase the efficiency of the engagements, so that the margins are maximized.
- Major Clients - Catholic Relief Services, National Geographic, Population Services International, etc.
BDO RISE Senior Associate
BDO
Bangalore
2021.01 - 2022.09
- Executed top-tier audits with a focus on precision and quality excellence.
- Developed and implemented tailored workpapers and testing strategies based on thorough risk assessment.
- Executing audit assignments by implementing automation technology (such as BDO harmony, Power BI, Data snipper, etc.)
- Discussing with the client about audit methodologies and providing timely updates on the progression of the audit.
- Managing and maintaining the budgets of the engagements to maximize revenue. Making sure that each resource aligned to the engagement is effectively utilized.
- Coaching and guiding staff and new seniors on the audit methodology and topics related to NFP Industry and single audit.
- Monitoring new trends and technologies that can be applied in audit areas.
GRANT THORNTON Senior Associate
GRANT THORNTON
Bangalore
2016.06 - 2021.01
- Executed financial statement audits in accordance with US GAAP, PCAOB, and US GAAS standards.
- Directly managed client relationships, conducting comprehensive inquiries.
- Accumulated over four years of experience in high-pressure audit seasons.
- Deployed analytical and creative techniques to reach compelling results and create solutions.
- Coaching and managing a driven team of audit professionals, facilitating them to have the information tools and opportunities they need to grow.
- Responsibly managed the budgets of the engagement and provided timely updates to the onshore team.
- Majorly handled clients from the oil and natural gas industry - Concho Inc, Jani King, Quanex Corporation, etc.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting -
SRI KRISHNA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
Coimbatore01.2016
Higher Secondary in Commerce, Accountancy -
SRI AVINASHILINGAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Coimbatore01.2013
Secondary School Education in General -
ST. ANNES MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDAY SCHOOL
Chennai01.2011
M.Com - Accounting
Silver Oak University
AhmedabadSkills
- AUDITING NOT FOR PROFIT
- SINGLE AUDIT AS PER OMB COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
- AUDITING CONSUMER INDUSTRY
- AUDITING HEALTH CARE
- AUDITING OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES
- AUDITING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
- APT
- VOYAGER
- BDO HARMONY
- POWER BI
- TBEAM
- DATA SNIPPER
- MICROSOFT
- BDO CHAT BOTS
- LINKS
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/12/95
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
- ENGLISH
- TAMIL
Accomplishments
- Received Best Trainer Award in Quarter 2 Fiscal 2024.
- Received Multiple spot awards and quarterly awards for performing quality audits.
Timeline
BDO RISE Assistant Manager
BDO
2022.10 - Current
BDO RISE Senior Associate
BDO
2021.01 - 2022.09
GRANT THORNTON Senior Associate
GRANT THORNTON
2016.06 - 2021.01
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting -
SRI KRISHNA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
Higher Secondary in Commerce, Accountancy -
SRI AVINASHILINGAM HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Secondary School Education in General -
ST. ANNES MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDAY SCHOOL
M.Com - Accounting
Silver Oak University
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