
Harsh Vardhan Vyas
Asset Wealth Management professional | 14 years of Big 4 experience
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Results-driven and detail-oriented finance professional with over 14 years of experience delivering full-range asset servicing and operational solutions for complex alternative investment vehicles, specifically focusing on private equity. Proven track record managing teams of accountants to execute timely Net Asset Value (NAV) reviews, waterfall calculations, and investor financial reporting. Adept at navigating complex fund structures, mitigating operational risks, and building strong collaborative relationships with institutional clients, external auditors, brokers, and global custodians.
Experience
Manager, Assurance Services at PwC (2023-03 – 2025-12)
- Managed a portfolio of audit clients, including private-equity funds, reporting directly to multiple assurance partners.
- Strong understanding of business processes, testing of internal controls and review and presentation of annual reports of companies as per IFRS financial reporting.
- Lead and supervised the team to deliver on audit engagements with focus on auditing multi-national organisations, fund valuations, ensuring compliance with regulatory provisions, understanding of businesses, risk identification and mitigation of key audit matters.
- Managed onshore and offshore teams, ensuring timely and effective communication to the stakeholders.
- Challenged the valuation assumptions and future cash flows with focus on industry dynamics and growth trajectory.
- Review and understanding of the consolidation of multi-jurisdictional accounts and handled end-to-end NAV calculation review processes strictly adhering to fund prospectuses and accounting policies.
- Oversee and meticulously review books of accounts for various entities under the fund structure, ensuring compliance with both IFRS and local GAAP in a multi-currency environment.
Senior to Manager at EY (2016-05 – 2023-12)
- Managed a diverse portfolio of audit engagements, acting as the primary point of contact and reporting to partners on audit engagements.
- Managed team and delivered on audit engagements with focus on risk identification and mitigation, key audit matters, review of investments valuation and timely involvement of executives.
- Ensuring compliance with IFRS and valuation methodologies and application of guidelines on the engagements.
Senior Associate (Assurance) at Deloitte & Touche (2013-12 – 2016-04)
- Performing audit procedures and ensuring quality deliverables are issued within planned deadlines.
- Leading audits across various sectors like telecommunication, aviation and FMCG business.
- Ensured compliance of financial statements of clients in accordance with IFRS and updated them on the recent developments or new standards issued.
- Understanding and assessing the effectiveness of clients' internal control procedures and documenting and resolving any issues identified.
- Welcoming and nurturing new joiners in the audit team as assigned buddies.
Associate (Assurance) at KPMG India (2011-11 – 2013-11)
- Worked effectively as a team member, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress.
- Performed walkthroughs to understand the internal control processes for SOX reporting for a US listed client.
- Primarily associated with the audit of Wipro Limited. Apart from that, performed audits of clients involved in businesses like cement manufacturing, clothing and cloud computing.
Volunteer at Singapore Red Cross and WWF Singapore (2026-01 – Present)
- Dedicate time to local community welfare and social support initiatives during a career sabbatical.
- Collaborate effectively within diverse teams to execute civic and humanitarian programs across Singapore.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – St. Xavier's College (2010)
Company Secretary in Corporate Law – ICSI, India (2010)
Chartered Accountancy in Accounting – ICAI, India (2011)
Diploma in IFRS in International Financial Reporting Standards – ACCA, UK (2013)