Saurav Gupta
Summary
A dynamic and versatile professional with over 10 years of experience in External Audit and SOX compliance advisory projects. Highly motivated and self-driven individual with a strong work ethic, who also has experience in managing team of high performing individuals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Manager
Crowe Sydney
07.2023 - Current
- Managing audit assignments, liaising directly with Partners to ensure the smooth running of assignments, and keeping all stakeholders informed of progress.
- Liaising directly with clients throughout engagements to ensure outstanding client service is provided with key focus on promoting positive and professional relationship.
- Providing collaborative experience to clients with a focus on providing value throughout the audit lifecycle by working through control issues, identifying solutions and bringing stakeholders along the journey.
- Supporting audit team members with their learning and development, coordinating work assignments, providing advice and performance feedback with focus on enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Highlighting to business, any opportunity to promote full range of additional services to both current, and potentially new clients.
- Conducting strategic and technical reviews to verify compliance with quality control standards.
- Driving positive engagement economics with proper staffing mix and monitoring client budgets.
- Demonstrating leadership skills with problem-solving and decision-making abilities, while closely working with team to tackle accounting, auditing, and other operational issues.
Senior Audit Analyst
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Lead audit senior for multiple complex audit engagements (PCAOB/Private/ISA/Group and Components Audits).
- Evaluating existing business processes and controls to provide SOX compliant remediation against deficiencies identified (SOX Advisory).
- Supervising work of team members as well as executing audit documentation to support audit opinions.
- Coaching and mentoring professionals including providing guidance for continuous growth and development.
- Driving overall increase in team efficiency with proactive project management, monitoring client budgets and adopting best practice on several audit engagements.
Audit Manager
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
12.2016 - 09.2022
- Delivering quality audit while managing multiple audit engagements for multinational clients based cross-location.
- Performing primary and detailed review on end-to-end audit deliverables while establishing and maintaining client relationships.
- Actively monitoring and reporting with respect to overall progress, budget and timelines of multiple audit assignments.
- Developing advanced understanding of business cycles and operational internal controls for control evaluation.
- Implementing high standards of audit quality by adopting industrial best practices.
Article Assistant
Gora & Company
10.2013 - 10.2016
- Active participation in audit engagement from planning to reporting stage.
- Managing audit team during field execution of statutory audit and stock audit.
- Adopting industry best practice and leveraging data analytics to support audit conclusions.
- Collaborating with engagement team members for attestation engagements and finalization of accounts.
- Preparing working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Education
Chartered Accountant (CA) -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
2023
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) -
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
2021
Master of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
Annamalai University
2020
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
University of Calcutta
2014
Skills
- Technical expertise around IFRS and US GAAP accounting and applicable auditing methodology
- Well versed in Advanced MS- Excel, related MS Office and data visualization tools
- Ability to convey complex risks & issues to a broad range of audiences, while actively building consensus
- Former member of Fellowship Program in Deloitte – Energy, Resources & Industrials- Industrial products & construction sector
- Transformation Lead Ambassador in development & deployment of Deloitte audit tool
- Served Public (PCAOB) and Private (AICPA) clients from Consumer Products, Industrial Products & Construction, Manufacturing, Chemical Specialty, Energy and Information Technology industries
- Recognized for contribution to client services through Applause & Outstanding awards for various engagements
- Project Management
Timeline
Audit Manager
Crowe Sydney
07.2023 - Current
Senior Audit Analyst
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
10.2022 - 06.2023
Audit Manager
Deloitte AERS India Private Limited
12.2016 - 09.2022
Article Assistant
Gora & Company
10.2013 - 10.2016
Chartered Accountant (CA) -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) -
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Master of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
Annamalai University
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
University of Calcutta