Surya Pavan Dandekar
Semi Qualified Chartered Accountant
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Semi-Qualified Chartered Accountant with comprehensive experience in audit, fund accounting, and private equity accounting. Proficient in financial reconciliations, fund structures, NAV calculations, and compliance with audit standards. Adept at working collaboratively in fast-paced environments and delivering accurate financial reporting. Seeking challenging Fund Accounting or Private Equity Accounting roles to leverage my skills and contribute to a dynamic finance team.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Audit Associate
PwC SDC
10.2025 - 04.2026
- Understood and managed audit process workflows, ensuring timely execution of assigned procedures with attention to quality and compliance.
- Performed substantive testing and audit procedures across key financial statement areas, including Bank Reconciliations, Bank and Debt Confirmations, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Expense Testing.
- Assisted in validating balances, reconciling variances, and documenting audit evidence in accordance with professional standards.
- Demonstrated professional skepticism while analyzing financial data, identifying exceptions, and escalating issues appropriately.
- Collaborated effectively with team members, showing initiative, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced audit environment.
- Proactively sought guidance and feedback from seniors to enhance audit execution and ensure accuracy and completeness of work.
Articled Assistant
Raju and Prasad Chartered Accountants
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Efficiently worked as Audit Assistant, and worked as an effective team member, team leader for handling the Statutory Audits, Internal Audits & Tax Audit assignments
Education
C.A. – Final (Group 2) -
ICAI
01.2020
B. Com - General
Osmania University
05.2018
C.A. – Inter - undefined
ICAI
08.2016
C.A. – CPT - undefined
ICAI
01.2014
XII - undefined
TSBIE
04.2013
X - undefined
SSC
05.2011
Skills
Fund Accounting & Private Equity Accounting
Financial Reporting & Documentation
Audit & Assurance (Statutory, Internal, Tax Audits)
Analytical Thinking & Attention to Detail
Team Collaboration & Client Handling
Microsoft Excel (Advanced), SAP, Tally, MS Office
Additional Information
Knowledge Areas
- Private Equity Fund Structures: Master-Feeder Funds, Blocker Entities
- Fund Lifecycle and NAV Calculation
- Computation of Management Fees, Preferred Returns, Carried Interest
- Waterfall Mechanisms (American & European)
- Limited Partnership Agreements (LPA), Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)
- Investor Contributions, Distribution, Commitments & Calls
Certification
Audit Masterclass by Thinking Bridge
Timeline
Audit Associate
PwC SDC
10.2025 - 04.2026
Articled Assistant
Raju and Prasad Chartered Accountants
08.2016 - 08.2019
B. Com - General
Osmania University
C.A. – Inter - undefined
ICAI
C.A. – CPT - undefined
ICAI
XII - undefined
TSBIE
X - undefined
SSC
C.A. – Final (Group 2) -
ICAI
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of Private Equity fund structure, Master-Feeder funds, Blocker entity, and the role of each entity in fund structure
- Understanding the Difference between Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds
- Basic knowledge about Real Estate Private Equity fund
- Knowledge on the Life cycle of Private Equity Fund, NAV Calculation
- Computation of Management fees, Preferred Returns and Carried Interest
- Knowledge on Waterfall Mechanism (American & European)
- Conceptual understanding on Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA), Private Placement of memorandum (PPM), Investor Contributions, Distributions, Commitments, Unfunded Contributions, Allocations, Call and Distribution Notice
MAJOR AUDITS EXPOSURE
- Heritage Foods Limited - Limited Review, Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, Certifications, IND AS Convergence
- Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited - Tax Audit
- Hartex Rubber Pvt Limited - Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, Internal Audit
- VAG Valves Pvt Ltd - Internal Audit
- Aarogyasri Health Care Trust - Internal Audit
- Heritage Retail Pvt Limited - Statutory Audit
- Central Warehousing Corporation - Statutory Audit
- Raha Poly Products Limited - Tax Audit
- Jammu and Kashmir Bank - Branch Audit
- Federal Bank - Branch Audit
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Semi Qualified Chartered Accountant