Maheswari Muralidharan
The Hague
Summary
Accomplished senior auditor with eight years of Big Four audit firm expertise, providing audit services. Led a number of projects for US based clients on various industries including banking and finance, telecommunications and real estate. A leadership style characterized by extremely effective planning, organizational and project management, training and development and a focus on finding solutions to issues. Responsible for creating the framework for audit quality and developing plans to deal with issues related to quality as part of this function.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Audit Supervisor
5BAR Assurance NL
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Trained and mentored department staff on policies and procedures to establish strong foundation for client development and service activities.
- Participated in billing and collections operations to facilitate client payment of overdue invoices.
- Reviewed audited financial, operational and regulatory compliance deficiencies and conducted follow-ups.
- Trained new audit personnel to perform duties according to regulations and established procedures.
- Maintained communication clients throughout auditing process to deliver status updates.
- Coordinated with auditors for preliminary and year-end auditing activities.
Assistant Audit Manager
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Led a team of 15 members and served as a single point of contact for audit engagements for a variety of US businesses, including real estate, banking & finance, and telecom. Worked in close collaboration with the business stakeholders and project managers to provide updates on audit tasks.
- Facilitated internal audits and prepared detailed reports on findings.
- Conducted strategic and technical reviews to verify compliance with quality control standards and schedule constraints.
- Trained and mentored department staff on policies and procedures to establish strong foundation for client development and service activities.
- Analyzed complex client problems and generated targeted solutions that resolved outstanding issues while enhancing client business positions.
Audit Lead
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2018 - 09.2021
- Planned, developed and coordinated cost-effective department operations to meet current and future business needs within organization.
- Supported Project Managers in execution of core, common and consistent processes.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Facilitated financial and operational audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits.
- Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings.
Quality Lead
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2016 - 09.2018
- Conducted strategic and technical reviews to verify compliance with quality control standards, schedule constraints and budget parameters.
- Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth investigate and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.
- Reviewed cash reconciliations, cash confirmations, verified accuracy of lead sheets, mapped accounts in trial balance and agreed numbers to financial statements.
- Educated new hires on company policies and procedures by designing and developing training program.
- Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings.
- Facilitated financial and operational audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits.
Audit Associate
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
07.2014 - 09.2016
- Responsible for ensuring correctness and accuracy of financial statements by verifying mathematical accuracy of financial statements, vouching numbers to external supports, and tying numbers internally within different schedules in FS.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings and maintaining 100% quality audit work papers which are deliverables to US engagements within expected turnaround time and within estimated hours.
- Identified various risks and errors in accounts to propose corrective action to client management.
- Maximized productivity by keeping detailed records of daily progress and identifying and rectifying areas for improvement.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Followed up on reviews to assess and report on completion or progress of corrective actions.
Education
MBA - Accounting And Finance
DC School of Management And Technology
Kerala2014
Skills
- Data Visualization in Power BI
- Data Snipper tool
- Microsoft Office
- KPMG eAudIT
- KPMG Extend
- KCW
- Idea Stamping
- Strong attention to Detail
- Analytical, Documenting and Reporting skills
- Performance evaluation and feedback skills
Accomplishments
- Received Associate of the Quarter Award twice for exceptional performance.
- Received Above and beyond Award twice for excellence in work.
- Received Super Employee Award for performing and managing the team with a perfect score, maintaining team utilization, and cross functional collaboration to bring the clients into KPMG.
- Received POD Quarter Award thrice for maintaining 100% quality and utilization.
- Received Client Excellence Award multiple times from various international clients.
Certification
Diploma in Indian And Foreign Accounting - Visual Basic 6.0
Additional Information
Work eligibility in Netherlands : Yes
Sponsorship Needed : No
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Native or Bilingual
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Audit Supervisor
5BAR Assurance NL
01.2023 - 05.2023
Assistant Audit Manager
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2021 - 06.2022
Audit Lead
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2018 - 09.2021
Quality Lead
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2016 - 09.2018
Audit Associate
KPMG GLOBAL DELIVERY CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED
07.2014 - 09.2016
MBA - Accounting And Finance
DC School of Management And Technology
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