Senior Accountant, Audit at KPMG – Canada (2024-04 – Present)
Perform full-cycle external audits of Canadian private enterprises and multi-entity groups under ASPE, including planning, risk assessment, control evaluation, and substantive testing.
- Led audit procedures on the Fallsview Group engagement, including consolidation testing across 23 entities, verifying intercompany eliminations and group reporting accuracy.
- Draft and review complete sets of financial statements, note disclosures, and audit working papers for private company and group audit engagements.
- Evaluate internal control environments and identify areas of financial and operational risk across client engagements.
- Liaise directly with client finance teams and management to resolve audit queries and ensure timely, high-quality completion of engagements.
- Additional cross-functional exposure to full-cycle accounting operations — accounts payable, accounts receivable, month-end close, and multi-entity consolidation — gained through close collaboration with client finance teams during audit engagements.
Assistant Manager to Audit Manager at RSM – New Zealand (2023-05 – 2024-04)
Prior experience across RSM New Zealand, KPMG Bahrain, and BDO India provided in-depth exposure to business processes, risk management frameworks, internal controls, corporate governance, and regulatory environments across multiple industries. Core audit responsibilities, most recently as Audit Manager at RSM New Zealand, included:
- Led full-cycle audit engagements from planning and risk assessment through substantive testing and audit conclusion, ensuring financial reporting accuracy and transparency in deadline-driven environments.
- Held direct responsibility for evaluating organizational control environments, defining high-risk areas, and applying substantive procedures on critical balances to verify financial reporting accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- Drafted audit programs, evaluated accounting systems, analyzed financial data, prepared complex reconciliations, and drafted and reviewed complete sets of financial statements.
- Facilitated conclusion of audit assignments and formation of audit opinions by reviewing and analyzing audit work papers, financial statements, and final analytics, and presenting findings to partners.
- Coordinated group audits across multiple jurisdictions, applying group audit instructions and liaising with component auditors to ensure compliance with group reporting requirements — including successful delivery through COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Applied comprehensive knowledge of IFRS, IAS, US GAAP, and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) to statutory records, internal control reviews, and consolidated accounts.
- Increased engagement efficiency and accuracy through effective planning, resource optimization, fieldwork reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Built and maintained enduring client relationships through regular communication with C-level executives and finance teams.
- Set engagement budgets for new and existing clients; raised timely invoices and coordinated with clients to ensure receivables collection within standard credit terms.
- Led fieldwork and managed team performance while keeping engagement partners updated, preparing quality working papers for complex audit areas.
- Coached and mentored a team of 8–10 audit associates on both technical and personal development, reviewing their working papers.
- Contributed to business development by identifying and researching opportunities with new and existing clients, and preparing engagement proposals.
Assistant Manager at KPMG – Bahrain (2021-12 – 2023-04)
Intern to Senior Associate at BDO – India (2017-01 – 2021-12)
