Responsible for conducting risk-based Internal Audit, enterprise risk assessment, risk assessment and development of Internal Audit plan, business process re-engineering, cost reduction, process improvements, policies & procedures, SOX and internal controls review assignments for various multinational companies in Manufacturing, Automobiles, Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals, Power & Utility, Telecommunication and Assets Management, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Power & Utilities, Telecommunication and Aviation & Navigation etc. He has identified various opportunities of elimination of redundant activities, opportunities to improve system and process deficiencies, standardization of process etc.

The key responsibilities as Procurement Head for PwC SDC were as follows:- Preparation of annual procurement budget through consultation with stakeholders.- Execution of supplier audits to support the development of an empanelled supplier list.- Lead role in supplier relationship management including contract negotiation, monitoring supplier performance, volume leverage and total cost management objectives and ensure adherence to contractual commitments.- Price benchmarking, price negotiation and selection of final supplier.- Coordination with Legal team to execute the contractual agreement with the suppliers.- Compliance with internal policies, procedures, external governance and regulatory requirements.- Providing strategic and analytical support to underpin the role of delivering a commercial, cost-effective contract procuring process for the business.- Identify cost reductions, efficiency opportunities and contribute to the achievement of efficiency targets including the development of KPI’s to track improvements of budget vs actual spend.- Coaching and mentoring junior team members.- Facilitating Internal and external audits of the entity.- Internal and external Stakeholder management.- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the processes within the procurement by identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.

Led the accounting advisory team for various engagements in India and abroad. The role included closely working with the ERP implementation team to ensure a smooth flow of information through the ERP. He was also responsible for reviewing the various stages of implementation to make sure that the challenges faced by the users are highlighted and the same is ratified by the implementation team.Further, led various teams conducting Mutual Fund Audits for Global Clients. The assignment included reviewing Net Asset Value (NAV) of various securities and comparing the same with the NAV from Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters to identify the variances. In the case of material variances, perform the root cause analysis and share the report with the respective Asset Management Company for necessary action.

Compiling MIS Reports to facilitate business decision making as well as per requirement from Corporate Office.Performed business review of Distributors through regular audits and ROI analysis.Monitoring of CFC through checking, recording, reconciling and analysis of spends.Handling treasury transaction of the Sales Region Viz, Monthly Payment, Account Reconciliation and Voucher entry in the AS 400 environments like JD Edwards and BPCS.Handling Sales Tax matters Viz. Preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual return, payment of tax, following up DBs and other units for declaration forms and preparation of records for assessment.Preparation of Commercial and Logistics budget.Monitoring Marketing Activities from raising Purchase Order to checking of the final Bill with an eye to finalise the marketing spend well within the Budget.Actively worked with sourcing units, distribution centres and production manager centres in the area of forecast management, including the monthly loading of sales forecast data onto the ERP system and analysis of forecast performance.Warehouse (C&FA) audit as per laid down Regional plan.