Senior Associate - PwC Service Delivery Centre Pvt. Ltd - Kolkata (India)
(2024-07)
- Assisted PwC-US/UK/EU based onshore teams in external audit of over 300 Alternative Investment Funds, comprising Private Equity, Private Credit, Venture Capital, REITs, and Hedge Funds, from planning to conclusion phases;
- Conducted and reviewed substantive testing on Financial Statement line items, including key financial statement disclosures (e.g., condensed SOI, LP's Commitment, ASC-815, ASC-820, ASC-480, ASC-850, financial highlights), related to alternative investment funds using diverse audit approaches;
- Performed recalculations of incentive fees, management fees, IRR, and capital activities. Ensured fund's profit allocation aligned with the fund incorporation documents and recalculated the NAV for limited partners.
- Executed procedures on valuation models for portfolio companies, primarily Level 3 instruments.
- Led process and control walkthroughs and year-end debrief meetings with clients and onshore audit teams also coordinated with the senior leadership on increasing work penetration within the team;
- Led a team of 5 associates, including coaching monitoring work quality, and ensuring timely delivery of work related to audit deliverables;
- Identified challenges and provided recommendations for improving audit approaches to the team in 2023-24 which resulted in an overall reduction of 10% processing hours on capital areas by inducting recommended Alteryx workflows;
Associate - PwC Service Delivery Centre Pvt. Ltd - Kolkata (India)
(2022-06 - 2024-06)
Intern - Avatar & Co. - New Delhi (India)
(2014-07 - 2017-07)
- Executed various statutory, tax, internal, and stock audits, including financial statement analysis for clients in sectors such as construction, insurance, hospitality, and auto-parts, with turnovers ranging from ₹10 crore to ₹500 crore.
- Performed and reviewed analysis of Debtors and Creditors (Ageing, Recovery Period, Confirmation Procedures);
- Audited fixed assets amounting to 400 Cr. and additions amounting to 220 Cr, capital advances, CWIP;
