Kabilan V R Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Undertook a secondment with BDO’s ISQM (UK) 1 team, contributing to the firm’s quality initiatives - by being a part of the firm’s central quality team. As a member of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) team, we work on identifying causal factors of the results identified in firm’s quality reviews / inspections - which is a key element of the firm’s monitoring process to promote good practices while avoiding the deficiencies from recurring by developing responsive actions (in accordance with the requirements of ISQM (UK) 1 standards)

London, England, United Kingdom

- Engagement manager with a portfolio of technology and media company audits, specialising in audit in accordance with PCAOB standards- Managed the audit quality of the engagement along with its commercial outcome, while also handling discussions about / securing fee overruns, where applicable- Responsible for performance management and for coaching of the junior members of staff on the team- Business Development: Successfully worked on pitches for securing new clients. Effectively led the transition of the auditors from predecessor audit firm and delivered high quality audit deliverables with reviews from the internal quality team- Involved in the audit of a large company which is in the process of getting listed (Initial Public Offering) as a SEC registrant in the US capital market - managing the relationships with the multiple stakeholders including the firm's Global Offerings team, hot reviewers and audit specialists / experts along with the engagement partner and the finance team in the company's management

London, England, United Kingdom

- Handled a portfolio with engagement manager responsibilities on technology and media companies with US reporting elements, reporting directly to the engagement partner on limited scale audits, under UK FRS standards and PCAOB standards- Actively managed the engagement's staffing along their coaching on the job, while also maintaining clear communications on the issues identified with the company's management and the engagement partner- Involved in the audit of a large company which is in the process of getting listed (Initial Public Offering) as a SEC registrant in the US capital market- Experienced in the review of, test of design and implementation of internal controls in accordance with SOX compliance requirements

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Involved in review of the staff's test work in audit of companies situated in the US under both PCAOB and AICPA standards. Maintained clear communication with the team situated in the US on the engagement's progress, while also resolving the review comments of the engagement manager and partner

Bangalore

- Responsible for monitoring the overall engagement's progress, management of day to day client relationships, leading the team's field work, supervising and coaching the junior members of staff while optimizing the project's profitability- Involved in effectively handling communications with other KPMG network firms situated in Hong Kong, Mauritius, Singapore, Dubai and Malaysia on various reporting packages for successful completion of group audit engagements- Managed and coordinated clearances from KPMG's specialist internal functions that are critical in forming an entity's audit opinion

Bangalore

- Identified critical issues, effectively dealt with the clients and the engagement leaders for resolution of complex audit issues, ensuring quality in the audit deliverables in accordance with various reporting frameworks (US GAAP, Ind AS, erstwhile Indian Accounting Standards)- Undertook overseas engagement in Dubai and in Muscat for audit of a SEC listed company, which is engaged in provision of oil and gas extraction services- Worked on a secondment with KPMG Switzerland for 4 months, as a member of a large SEC listed company carrying out its business operations in excess of 25 countries in the world

Team member responsible for execution of critical field work on large listed entities and overall audit on small cost plus entities. This involved auditing valuation of an investment portfolio with more than 15 companies.

Bangalore

Assisted the engagement seniors in effectively performing documentation of the audit working papers for all the financial statement captions and obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the auditing methodologies, as a part of the 3 year mandatory internship program

Bachelor Of Commerce- Finance And Accounting, Accounting And Finance

Chartered Accountant

Qualified in November 2018

High School

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