Krishna Varma

Finance professional with 3+ years of combined experience across corporate accounting, statutory audit, and financial control, alongside hands-on freelance experience managing end-to-end bookkeeping and accounting for US-based clients. CA Final aspirant (Intermediate cleared) with a strong grounding in ledger scrutiny, financial reconciliation, AR/AP management, tax computation, and regulatory documentation built through direct exposure to statutory and internal audit cycles. Known for accuracy, discipline, and the ability to work independently in high-volume, deadline-driven environments while maintaining full compliance with applicable accounting standards and filing requirements.

Adept at identifying discrepancies, standardizing processes, and closing books efficiently without compromising on data integrity. Seeking to bring this combination of audit rigor, reconciliation expertise, and process discipline to a market operations or compliance role.

Freelance Bookkeeper / Accountant — US Clients at Self-Employed (2024-05 – Present)

• Managed end-to-end bookkeeping and accounting for multiple US-based clients, maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records using QuickBooks and Xero.
• Performed daily transaction updates and categorization to ensure books remained current and audit-ready.
• Carried out monthly bank and credit card reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain data integrity.
• Conducted AP/AR aging analysis to track outstanding receivables and payables, supporting healthy client cash flow.
• Prepared basic tax returns and supporting documentation, ensuring compliance with applicable filing requirements.

Article Assistant at CA Ravi Bhartiya & Company (2021-02 – 2024-02)

• Prepared statutory and management-ready financial records with 98%+ data accuracy, maintaining full books of accounts and performing high-volume bank and vendor reconciliations.
• Streamlined monthly account closures by 20% by standardizing ledger scrutiny and systematically resolving Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable (AR/AP) discrepancies.
• Managed end-to-end data auditing, tax calculations, and structured documentation, achieving zero critical review comments across direct and indirect audit cycles.
• Improved audit evidence readiness by 20% by building agile audit schedules, executing rigorous vouching procedures, and coordinating external confirmations.

CA Final – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

CA Intermediate (Group 2) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) (2023-05)

CA Intermediate (Group 1) – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) (2022-05)

Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (2020-11)

HSC (Class XII) – Maharashtra State Board (2017)

SSC (Class X) – Maharashtra State Board (2015)