Payal Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Greater Bengaluru Area

Statutory Audit – Providing assurance on financials prepared & issued underGAAP.Group Reporting – Providing assurance on financial statements preparedunder IFRS and reported to Holding companies.Review - Analyzed financial and operational information (including Financialratios, key performance indicators, budgets, valuation reports, managementreports, financial statements etc.) to develop comprehensive, objectiveorientedaudit plan.Team Lead – Leading the team as an audit in charge, involving designingoverall audit plan and strategy, responsibility allocation in the team and timelyaudit completion.Internal Finance Control – Preformed detailed control effectiveness testing.Providing input into the efficiencies, procedures, and effectiveness of controls.Tax Audit – Performed financial tax audits of public and private companiesand ensured compliance to financial reporting framework under IndianIncome Tax Act.Client relationships & Certification

Greater Bengaluru Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Performed financial statement audits of Private Companies and Non-Profit Organizations.Prepared and maintained audit work papers solely and work closely with the Partners of the Companyto perform/develop the audit planning, scoping, and fieldwork execution strategy.Perform reviews of work papers to ensure accuracy and completion and assist in clearing any reviewpoints provided by partners.

Greater Bengaluru Area

Key Responsibility Areas:• Financial statement audits of Public and Private Companies and ensuring compliance to reporting framework.• Analysis of financial and operational information (Financial ratios, key performance indicators, budgets, valuation reports, management reports, financial statements etc.)• End to end client engagements - Planning, budgeting, allocating, and completing integrated and financial statement audit.• Develop a comprehensive understanding of client business objectives, operations, processes flow, process risks and key controls and communicate recommendations for business and process improvements.• Supervise, train and mentor assigned audit associates and interns on audit processes and assess the performance of the audit staff for engagement reviews.• Develop comprehensive understanding of auditing standard, methodology and related proprietary tools of Firm.• Designed overall audit plan and strategy, allocation of responsibilities amongst team and budgeting for assignments.• Report issues/findings identified to management and determine action plans/ remediation to address the problems.• Effectively manage audit process with apt consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters.• Managing client relationships and ensuring the deadlines are met in a timely and objective manner.• Lead and support audit teams for financial, operational, and regulatory audit projects• Working knowledge of US GAAP SOX testing during the audit of a SEC listed client.

Greater Bengaluru Area

Surat Area, India

As an Intern, exposed to variety of assignments on Statutory Audit, Tax Audit, Bank Audit, Income Tax Assessment, Accounting, TDS filing and Individual Files, involving analysis of current changes in accounts, finance, taxation and company law

Education record

High School, Business/Commerce, General