Debashis Gupta Email & Phone Number

Gurgaon, India

Responsible for internal audits of select groups of entities/businesses successively: media, logistics, front end retail, human resources & corporate security, group companies.- Managing end-to-end audit cycle in line with well-developed audit framework- Managing multi-location remote internal team of experienced professionals, and BIg 4/other co-sourced.

New Delhi Area, India

• Max Healthcare was a 74:26 JV between Max India group & Life Healthcare, South Africa. Reporting to Chairman, Audit Committee (functionally) and CFO (administratively), I was tasked with building and resourcing an.
• Recruited a young team of professionals to spearhead the internal audit efforts.
• Engaged co-sourced auditors to carry out specific assignments e.g. IT audit (by Big 4) under close monitoring.
• Started structured regular interactions with stakeholders i.e. leadership team, SBUs and functional heads/process owners on status of audits and major risk areas.
• Revamped internal audit planning framework with frequency based on SBU and process-level risk ratings.
• Initiated internal audit process streamlining with structured cycle, stage monitoring, feedback and rotations.

Tasked with reactivating internal audit function for healthcare, manufacturing & clinical research businesses- Engaged co-sourced service provider ('big 6')- Recruited team members- Carried out risk based planning of rolling multi-year audit calendar consisting of process/compliance/other audits & special reviews- Started 'active' monitoring of audits.

New Delhi Area, India

Responsible for delivery of the full range of audit and assurance services, with optimum resourcing and scheduling. Lead a team of mostly young finance professionals, mentoring them into more mature role. Spearheaded transition from traditional, financial/transactional compliance based audits to process audits based on risk based audit scoping, with.

Plan was a large INGO with USD 500 Mn. spending in 45 countries and fundraising in another 14 countries.I was part of global audit team reporting to Director of Audit at UK Headquarters (Woking, Surrey), carrying out traditional and risk based internal audits across country operations (13 at last count) across Asia & Africa and orienting Regional.

New Delhi

- Joined as Zonal Finance Officer, Lucknow Zonal Office, Plan International Inc., India- Promoted to International Auditor/Global Assurance Senior with Plan Limited UK (International Headquarters)

Incharge of finance & accounting operations of North India region, including limited commercial, admin. & HR responsibilities.Concurrent responsibility for accounting, investment and income tax matters of Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation & other Bajaj trusts.

Accounting, investment & taxation matters of more than 30 charities of Bajaj Auto group.

Audit & taxation work in a professional consultancy firm.

Cisa (Non Practicing), Information Systems Audit

Activities and Societies: CISA First attempt

Master Of Commerce, Business Studies

Activities and Societies: M. Com. Post graduation in business studies

Fca, Accounting

B. Com., Business Studies