SAI DURGA RACHANA JANA
Hyderabad
Summary
Audit Senior with extensive experience at Deloitte & Touche, specializing in risk assessment and compliance. Proven expertise in SOX and PCAOB-aligned controls testing, coupled with strong stakeholder management skills. Successfully led audit engagements, enhancing process efficiency and delivering actionable insights to improve control effectiveness across diverse financial sectors.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Senior
Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Private Ltd
09.2024 - Current
- Energy Industry: Power and Utilities
- - Executed audit procedures over complex finance areas (equity, debt, leases), strengthening audit quality through detailed reconciliations review.
- - Performed direct and indirect controls testing for public clients, supporting compliance with PCAOB, U.S. GAAP and the COSO Framework.
- - Identified risks and control activities, designing targeted procedures to evaluate control effectiveness and communicating observations and improvement opportunities.
- - Supported process documentation by developing process flowcharts, and contributing to planning documentation used to define scope and testing approach.
- -Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline delivery, mentoring junior auditors and prioritizing work across concurrent engagements.
Audit Senior
Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Private Ltd
02.2022 - 09.2024
- Investment Management – Private Equity Funds
- - Led audit planning, risk assessment, execution; supervised teams and coordinated with specialists (valuation, tax, technical accounting) to enhance audit quality.
- - Partnered with management and third-party valuation specialists on Level III valuations; performed independent corroboration (DCF, transaction comps).
- - Evaluated and tested controls at fund administrator, leveraging SOC 1 Type II reports, identifying considerations to streamline testing approach.
- - Delivered status updates and findings to leadership; ensured timely completion of multiple engagements, improving stakeholder communication.
Audit Associate
BDO RISE
09.2020 - 02.2022
- Asset Management – Hedge Funds (NY region)
- - Conducted planning, scoping, and risk assessment; executed tailored substantive procedures and validated investment valuation under U.S. GAAP to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- - Oversaw audit engagements end-to-end with direct reporting to U.S. managers, providing regular progress updates through calls and email to facilitate transparent communication.
Audit Associate
M/S Ganesh Venkat & Co, Chartered Accountants
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Conducted statutory and GST audits, supported bank audits, and completed tax audits and return filings.
Education
Chartered Accountant - Auditing
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India05-2019
B.Com (Generals) - Auditing
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India05-2017
Skills
- SOX, ICFR concepts, COSO Framework, and PCAOB-aligned controls testing
- Business process understanding, walkthrough documentation support, process flowcharts, and process narratives
- Risk and control assessment, design, and operating effectiveness testing, issue identification, and remediation recommendations
- SOC 1 Type II reliance and complementary user control considerations
- Stakeholder management (client, administrators, specialists), engagement management, and team mentoring
Languages
- Telugu
- Hindi
- English
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Worked on settling up of waterfall calculation in the new tool for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in the audit.
- Worked on AI integration in the audit for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness in the audit.
Accomplishments
- Recognized with spot awards for audit quality/performance; contributed to audit efficiency initiatives (tooling/AI integration)
Timeline
Audit Senior
Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Private Ltd
09.2024 - Current
Audit Senior
Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Private Ltd
02.2022 - 09.2024
Audit Associate
BDO RISE
09.2020 - 02.2022
Audit Associate
M/S Ganesh Venkat & Co, Chartered Accountants
08.2016 - 08.2019
Chartered Accountant - Auditing
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
B.Com (Generals) - Auditing
Osmania University