Ashna Nigam

Dual-qualified (CA 2022 and ACCA 2026- Both First attempt) finance and accounting professional, with 5.5+ years of experience across multi-jurisdictional financial control and reporting, statutory audit, and cross-border transactions. Currently owning the end-to-end process for 6 countries at McKinsey & Company. Additional expertise in corporate tax and transfer pricing compliance (Global profit split under OECD guidelines), cross-border tax structuring.

Reporting experience spans IFRS, Local GAAP, US GAAP. Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Blackline and advanced Excel. Proficient in leveraging AI tools and developing AI-enabled solutions and agents to drive process efficiency, automation and reporting.

Senior Finance Analyst (Jan 2026 – Present) | Finance Analyst (Sep 2023 – Dec 2025) at McKinsey & Company, India (2023-09 – Present)

• Owning end-to-end periodic close including books preparation and finalization for 6 countries across Europe and Latin America (with revenue stream of $65-$500MN), balance sheet reconciliation and year end journal entry review for bonus accruals and reserves, intercompany transactions, project-based revenue accounting and review of year end accruals for variable fee projects.
• Independently preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements under IFRS, US GAAP, Local GAAP, performing comprehensive quality reviews including multi-currency foreign exchange impact for international transactions.
• Managing intercompany reconciliations and treasury settlements across multiple jurisdictions, coordinating with local tax advisors to structure quarterly remittances ($10-$15MN) in the most tax-efficient manner.
• Leading financial analysis and quarterly tax estimates, supported by year-on-year revenue, cost and profitability analysis, variance and ratio analysis to identify key business drivers, trends and unusual movements and provide insights for management decision-making.
• Preparing annual and advance tax computations, reconciliation between global management and accounting books basis transfer pricing methodology, performing simplified ETR test as a central activity under pillar two (OECD guidelines).
• Performing double tax treaty analysis and WHT cost computation and ensuring timely compliance with country-specific statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinating end-to-end statutory audits for 5 countries with Big Four auditors, preparation and review of audit-ready reconciliations, leading query resolution through to sign-off, proactive risk escalation with a recommended course of action.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for local offices, accounting teams, managers across allocated countries, internal team heads located in the UK, tax advisors, and external auditors; lead auditor discussions, explain firm accounting practices, coordinate cross-functional responses, and drive accounting queries to timely closure.
• Managing complex accounting data and reports generated by Oracle and SAP, leveraging AI tools to build a compliance deadline tracker, automate intercompany invoice validation, streamline year-on-year financial analytics and financial statement preparation, draft regulatory/audit correspondence, and support vendor agreement review, driving process efficiency and turnaround improvements across 6 countries.

Consultant | Transfer Pricing at EY India (Big Four) (2023-03 – 2023-09)

• Identified international transactions and computed arm's length price as per Indian tax laws.
• Aided in preparation of transfer pricing reports and provided support to clients in litigation matters.
• Conducted comprehensive research relating to judicial precedents, strengthening client's contentions against order issued by tax authority.

Executive (Jan 2023 – Feb 2023) | Staff Accountant (Sep 2019 – Dec 2022) at KPMG India (Big Four) (2019-09 – 2023-02)

Statutory Audit

• Led walkthroughs for Initial Financial Control Review (IFCR) processes for various items pertaining to balance sheet and profit and loss statement.
• Collaborated on test of control (TOC) procedures in critical areas including payroll and treasury, aligning financial controls with best industry practice.
• Analysed financial statements and cash flow statements with critical notes to accounts.
• Prepared analytical reviews offering insights on year-on-year trends and variances.
• Ensured adherence to legal and regulatory requirements for capital raised from holding companies located overseas, fostering a transparent financial environment.
• Promoted to Senior Finance Analyst in recognition of very strong performance and consistent delivery of high-quality financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Concurrently managed regulatory reporting and audit obligations for up to 5 countries with staggered deadlines 15 days apart, sustaining statutory audits across 2–3 jurisdictions simultaneously without missed deadlines.
• Pioneered weekly training and peer-mentoring programs at department level for 70+ members, imparting knowledge on firm-specific audit methodology as a third-year article.
• Successfully guided 5 team members on scoping and materiality setting during articleship; regularly relied upon by managers to train new hires into reporting frameworks and McKinsey-specific accounting logic.
• Awarded Kudos for extraordinary contribution towards statutory audit of an E-commerce giant for the year ended 2020-21.

ACCA in Accounting – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (2026)

Chartered Accountant (CA) in Accounting – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) (2022)

Bachelor of Commerce in Finance & Accounting (B.COM – F&A) in Finance & Accounting – Christ University (2020)