RAVISANKAR L

INTERNAL AUDIT

• Spearheaded Risk-Based Internal Audits for a listed shipping company and its ancillary business including monsooning coffee and manufacturing home decor using natural fibre for exports focusing on port operations, compliance, treasury, and accounting systems. Identified discrepancies in inventory accounting and presented findings to top management and the audit committee.
• Validated data accuracy during ERP migration from in-house software to SAP, identifying discrepancies that impacted book closure cutoff periods, and recommended corrective actions.

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS

• Conducted internal financial control testing based on RCM (Risk Control Matrix) for one of India's largest sugar manufacturers (listed) and for its subsidiary, assessing processes holistically across P2P, O2C, and support functions like commodity derivative, forex trading and statutory compliance. Identified design weaknesses and operational inefficiencies including non compliance with Labour Acts and suggested improvements to strengthen the overall control environment.
• Enhanced client satisfaction by providing timely, value-added and accurate financial reports.