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Jasneet Singh Arora

Aberdeen

Summary

  • Senior Audit Manager and Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience delivering high-quality audits with a strong focus on efficiency and value
  • Data (not ego) driven with a highly analytical mindset, entrepreneurial attitude and excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Proficient at multi-level stakeholder management with leading multiple teams of auditors and aiding in securing and obtaining new clients while managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Detail oriented and expert in leading regulatory and statutory audits projects include blue chip and public sector entities and Banks (with average assets of over GBP 40 billion)
  • A proven leader with strong mentoring skills, capable of blending big-picture viewpoints from diverse sectors such as Housing, Energy, Banking, Oil, Agriculture, and Telecom to inspire and build trust.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2024
2024
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Audit Senior Manager

Hall Morrice LLP
Aberdeen
2026.01 - Current
  • Leading audit strategy and risk assessment across a portfolio of owner-managed businesses, charities and corporates, partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality audits
  • Acting as a key technical resource on UK GAAP (FRS 102) and relevant SORPs, providing clear, practical guidance to clients and audit teams on complex accounting areas
  • Overseeing audit delivery from planning through to completion using Inflo, driving audit quality through adherence to best practice, firm methodology and strong documentation standards
  • Leading a pod structure, coordinating resources, reviewing work and providing day-to-day direction to ensure consistent, efficient and high-quality audit execution
  • Contributing to audit methodology development at firm level, acting as a consultant to the methodology team to support standardization, improve audit quality and embed best practices.

Audit manager

CT: Accountants Advisers
Glasgow
2024.06 - 2025.11
  • Advising and supporting the client service management team in devising audit strategies and planning for Public Sector organizations, and entities like Charities and RSLs, Corporates.
  • Providing in-depth guidance on UK GAAP (FRS 102) and relevant SORPs to clients and audit teams.
  • Directing audit teams to deliver assignments within budget and deadlines (software: CCH Audit, Draftworx, Karbon)
  • Overseeing audits from initial planning to final reporting, ensuring adherence to established timelines, procedures, and quality standards. (Great fee recovery)
  • Coaching, and managing a team of five, focusing on their development through training, performance management, and constructive feedback. (Deliver sector specific training)
  • Identifying growth opportunities, strengthened client relationships, and ensured value-added service delivery. (Active in tendering)
  • Presenting audit findings and recommendations with confidence, applying a strategic approach to deliver impactful insights to clients. (Board meetings, AGMs etc.)

External Audit Manager

Alexander Sloan LLP
Glasgow
2022.11 - 2024.06
  • Advised and assisted the client service management team on external audit strategy and planning for Corporates and Public sector including Charities, RSLs, Credit Unions
  • Provided technical expertise of UK GAAP(FRS 102) to the audit team and clients (Portfolio of 35+ clients with fees 350k+, averaging 50 million in assets)
  • Managed audits from planning to final report in accordance with agreed timelines and procedures
  • Recruited people and managed them through coaching, feedback, performance management, training, and development
  • Identified business development opportunities and maintain strong client relationships.
  • Delivered clear and impactful presentations by applying strategic perspective to communicate audit findings and recommendations confidently to clients

Financial Strategy Consultant (Internship)

BabyReady Finance (Fintech Start-up)
London
2022.06 - 2022.08

University of Glasgow Industry Pathway Project

  • Led a team of interns in financial projection and analysis-Forecasting of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
  • Worked in tandem with the CEO while analyzing and developing business plans
  • Responsible for financial modelling and running scenario analysis for pre and post money valuation

Multiple roles from Associate to Partner level

B C Jain & Co
Kanpur
2013.08 - 2021.09
  • Brought in new clients and maintained relations with existing ones
  • Directed multiple teams of 20 people and executed projects simultaneously: Statutory Audit of the biggest public owned energy company in India as per IFRS and one of the largest public sector banks
  • Recruited, managed, and mentored employees which resulted in improved competency: specifically in Audit and Compliance of Regulatory requirements as per Reserve Bank of India and Basel Reporting
  • Formulated Firm's strategy towards its goals and objectives
  • Represented the firm and its clients in government liaising depending on the projects

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

University of Glasgow
Glasgow
2021.09 - 2022.09

Chartered Accountant (CA) -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
India

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -

Christ Church College
Kanpur
2012.06 - 2015.06

Skills

  • Statutory and External Audits
  • Public Sector experience
  • Audit and Risk management
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Senior Stakeholder Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Leadership & Mentoring
  • Business Strategy
  • Financial reporting and analysis
  • Financial risk assessment

Certification

  • Associate Chartered Accountant issued by ICAI in October 2019
  • CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice eligible for Chartered Manager
  • Obtained Advanced Information Technology Training from ICAI
  • Completed Management & Communication Skills Course from ICAI

Accomplishments

  • Finished 2nd and 3rd in PWC innovation and finance cases respectively in AKB Business School Champions
  • Employee of the Year (2018) and Trainee of the Year (2015)
  • Gold Medal in District Level Boxing

Volunteering

  • Distribution of food to socio-economically challenged individuals; increased efforts during Covid-19 by distributing 200 food packets per day during various lockdowns (Continuing in Glasgow)
  • Member of 2 charitable organizations – raising funds for various causes for social and community development initiatives

Timeline

Audit Senior Manager

Hall Morrice LLP
2026.01 - Current

Audit manager

CT: Accountants Advisers
2024.06 - 2025.11

External Audit Manager

Alexander Sloan LLP
2022.11 - 2024.06

Financial Strategy Consultant (Internship)

BabyReady Finance (Fintech Start-up)
2022.06 - 2022.08

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

University of Glasgow
2021.09 - 2022.09

Multiple roles from Associate to Partner level

B C Jain & Co
2013.08 - 2021.09

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -

Christ Church College
2012.06 - 2015.06

Chartered Accountant (CA) -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Jasneet Singh Arora