Srinadh Ravuri

Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 9 years of experience across external audit, audit operations, and audit tools within KPMG in the UK and India. Strong background in combining hands-on audit knowledge with technology-enabled process improvement, including audit tool design support, user story review, UAT, test script execution, feedback analysis, and stakeholder collaboration with developers and auditors. Experienced in statutory and group audits under IFRS and UK GAAP, leading teams, managing client relationships, and supporting audit quality, efficiency, and standardisation.

Assistant Manager- Audit tools at KPMG LLP (2022-04 – Present)

• Supported the development of a dynamic questionnaire-based audit tool that surfaced relevant audit workpapers, streamlining workflows and enhancing audit efficiency.
• Conducted focus groups with KPMG auditors to gather feedback on the efficiency and effectiveness of audit tools, and communicated these insights to developers to support ongoing enhancements and optimization of the tools.
• Conducted comprehensive reviews of user stories of the tool, leveraging audit experience to recommend enhancements and provide actionable feedback to developers to improve overall functionality and performance.
• Collaborated closely with development team to design and enhance the tool, and conducted testing to ensure their functionality, accuracy, and reliability using my audit experience.
• Developed and executed test scripts for the tool, coordinating a team of testers and effectively communicating feedback to developers to drive continuous improvement and enhance overall tool performance.
• Designed and implemented a user permission matrix for the tool, defining role-based access for raising and clearing review notes, and conducted thorough testing to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and optimal functionality

Assistant Manager- Core Audit at KPMG LLP

• In-charge auditor responsible for day-to-day management of audit work and communication with clients by visiting client sites on a regular basis.
• Responsible for managing a team of 6-7 people on multiple clients at the same time including both onshore and offshore staff.
• Acted as group in-charge on group audits and interacted with component auditors in other countries on a regular basis to understand audit issues identified at component level and to assess their impact at group level.
• Clients include entities mainly operating in oil & gas trading, service, hospitality, and luxury travel industries.
• Conducted audits under IFRS, UK GAAP (FRS 102), ICAEW and relevant auditing and accounting standards and GAAP compliances.
• Analyzed forecasts and budgets provided by clients, conducting stress tests and other sensitivities to the assumptions made by clients on the forecasts provided to identify any indicators of going concern of the clients. and also performed high level analytical reviews to identify changes in key account balances and documenting the reason for movements year on year.
• Understanding and documenting client’s business and processes, assessment of risk and finalization of audit plan and completion / review of field work, coordinating with audit staff and getting reviewed by Partner and preparation of external and internal deliverables ensuring the KPMG audit methodologies and relevant technical standards were adhered to.

Senior executive at KPMG GLOBAL SERVICES (KGS) (2019-08 – 2020-10)

• Performed audit work on clients operating in various industries and supporting the KPMG UK audit teams as an offshore team.
• Lead a team of 6-8 members for a pilot project of conducting statutory audits of UK Companies from KGS as an in-charge and finished the audit from planning to sign off from KGS offshore office in Bangalore.
• Leading a team of 10-12 people, coaching them on a regular basis on the audit work allocated to them by KPMG UK audit team.

Audit Assistant at KPMG India (2015-02 – 2019-04)

• Performed audit work and acted as audit assistant on various statutory audits in the software, manufacturing, and hospitality industries
• Completed the relevant technical and soft skill trainings to conduct statutory audits by visiting client sites on a regular basis

Chartered Accountant (CA) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2013 – 2018)

Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy and Finance – Indira Gandhi National Open University (2018 – 2018)

Equivalent to 12th in India – Board of Intermediate Education- AP, India (2011 – 2013)

Equivalent to 10th in India – Board of Secondary Education- AP, India (2011 – 2011)