Swati Kakar
Manager Assurance
Summary
- Client-centric finance professional with over 8 years of experience working within world-renowned Big 4 Accounting and Auditing firms as Statutory Auditor.
- Highly motivated professional and a dedicated leader with the ability to lead effective teams in attaining profit improvement.
- Experience of handling team of 10 professionals and reporting directly to the Director/ Engagement Partner.
- Planned and executed audit engagements, including risk assessment, audit testing, and preparation of audit reports. Reviewed and analyzed client data, identifying potential issues, discrepancies, and areas for improvement. Communicated effectively with clients, providing guidance and recommendations based on audit findings.
- Preparation and Review of file notes for complex and technical accounting matters including Impairment analysis, valuation, going concern assessment.
- Exposure of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis including monthly management accounts.
- Extensively worked on Hotel Industry, Oil & Gas and Power Sectors.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
BDO UK
2023.03 - 2023.11
- Audit experience of listed (including group audits), AIM listed and private companies under IFRS, UK GAAP, FRS 102 and FRS 105.
- Focused upon enhancement of assurance/ audit procedures performed by the engagement teams including coaching and mentoring them.
Manager
PWC
2021.10 - 2023.02
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed documentation for partner review.
- Preparation of final audit report/ deliverables and compliance with standards on auditing. Finalization of balance sheet and profit & loss account in consonance with the applicable accounting standards and requirements under various statues.
Assistant Manager
EY India & EY Uk (Secondment)
2015.10 - 2021.09
- Extensively worked on risk assessment, compliance with audit methodology, identifying the technical issues in the industry and accounting, tailoring auditing procedures and strengthen the overall audit quality.
- Executed complex accounting areas such as capitalization of solar power plant, revenue recognition of hospitality sector, going concern, impairment assessment etc.
Internship & Audit Assistant
ASA & Associates LLP
2011.03 - 2015.09
Education
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
2009.06 - 2015.05
Delhi University
India 2009.03 - 2012.03
Skills
Auditing
Risk assessment
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance
Analytics
Accounting Research
Microsoft Excel, Word, PPT
Consolidation
Xero & Quickbooks
Timeline
Manager
BDO UK
2023.03 - 2023.11
Manager
PWC
2021.10 - 2023.02
Assistant Manager
EY India & EY Uk (Secondment)
2015.10 - 2021.09
Internship & Audit Assistant
ASA & Associates LLP
2011.03 - 2015.09
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
2009.06 - 2015.05
Delhi University
2009.03 - 2012.03