Rishna Rajeswari

Audit & Assurance professional with 3+ years of experience in statutory audits, substantive testing, audit documentation, internal controls testing, financial statement review and regulatory compliance for listed and multinational entities. Skilled in client coordination, cross-border stakeholder engagement, and delivering timely, high quality audit outcomes. Experienced in applying IFRS, GAAP, and GAAS principles during audit engagements and financial reporting reviews.

Senior Audit Analyst - Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

(2025-05)

• Execute statutory and external audit engagements including financial statement review, substantive procedures, control testing, and audit documentation across end-to-end processes.
• Managed multiple ongoing audit engagements simultaneously while delivering timely, high-quality audit outcomes and ensuring adherence to engagement timelines.
• Worked with AI-enabled audit tools including internal AI platforms, automated confirmation tools, Data snipper and statutory analyzer tool to support audit execution and analysis.
• Proactively reporting audit observations, variances, and accounting matters to engagement team while coordinating with clients to ensure timely resolution of audit queries and deliverables.
• Anticipate and address client concerns while escalating issues as they arise.
• Performed walkthroughs, balance sheet testing, bank reconciliations, SA 505 confirmations, and variance analysis using SAP to support audit procedures and financial reporting reviews.
• Collaborate with U.S. and APAC stakeholders to resolve audit queries, facilitate information flow, and ensure timely completion of engagement deliverables.

Audit Analyst - Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

(2023-02 - 2025-05)

• Worked on audit testing across revenue, employee benefit i.e. payroll, OPEX, purchases, receivables, payables and other key financial statement areas.
• Interacted with clients and engagement teams to ensure efficient communication, timely information flow, and smooth execution of audit deliverables.
• Performed compliance testing for GST, TDS, payroll, and regulatory requirements to support operational risk assessment and audit compliance procedures.
• Prepared audit workpapers, management reports, and communicated accounting and process improvement findings to senior and managers.

Master - Finance & Control - BJB College

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Honours - BJB College