Shreya Rajesh

Coordinated SOX business process controls testing across 5+ critical financial processes (cash management, accounts payable, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and equity), performing tests of control design and operating effectiveness; documented all findings in structured workpapers with zero control exceptions requiring remediation. Spearheaded documentation of 50+ business process walkthroughs for ICFR compliance, creating standardized control matrices and narrative templates that improved SOX compliance traceability by 30% and established replicable firm methodology for future engagements. Executed external financial statement audits under PCAOB & AICPA standards for 2 concurrent multinational clients across energy, aviation, and technology sectors; executed on 5 audit modules, supporting clean audit opinions and client confidence in control environment.

Audit Associate - Grant Thornton LLP - Bengaluru, India

(2024-09 - 2026-01)

• Coordinated SOX business process controls testing across 5+ critical financial processes (cash management, accounts payable, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and equity), performing tests of control design and operating effectiveness; documented all findings in structured workpapers with zero control exceptions requiring remediation.
• Spearheaded documentation of 50+ business process walkthroughs for ICFR compliance, creating standardized control matrices and narrative templates that improved SOX compliance traceability by 30% and established replicable firm methodology for future engagements.
• Executed external financial statement audits under PCAOB & AICPA standards for 2 concurrent multinational clients across energy, aviation, and technology sectors; executed on 5 audit modules, supporting clean audit opinions and client confidence in control environment.
• Optimized engagement scheduling and resource allocation to achieve 90.5% utilization and 98% on-time delivery rate while maintaining documentation quality.

Audit Intern - Grant Thornton LLP - Bengaluru, India

(2023-10 - 2024-03)

• Documented and evaluated 30 SOC 2 Type 1 reports using standardized templates, maintaining 0 control gaps and improving scoping confidence by 20% through structured assessment of IT and operational controls.
• Prepared working papers for 10 audit procedures, reducing review notes by 25% by aligning documentation with firm methodology and professional auditing standards.
• Performed control testing for 6 financial process steps, strengthening control understanding by 15% through detailed narratives and evidence retention.
• Analyzed revenue variance drivers across cutoff, pricing, and completeness testing, reducing revenue audit cycle time by 5% by developing structured summaries that accelerated issue resolution.

Finance Intern - ITC Ltd. - Bengaluru, India

(2023-06 - 2023-09)

• Organized and analyzed 10 customer compliance records in Microsoft Excel, improving data completeness by 30% through VLOOKUP and pivot table validation.
• Identified 6 incomplete documentation items, reducing audit readiness gaps by 25% by coordinating follow-ups and updating compliance trackers.
• Standardized compliance dataset formatting across 4 fields, cutting manual rework by 20% using consistent templates and controlled data entry rules.
• Reported customer documentation exceptions with 95% accuracy, improving review efficiency by 15% through concise issue logs and status updates.

Bachelor of Commerce - International Accounting and Finance - Mount Carmel College (2021 - 2024)