Akshatha Prabhu

Experience

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  Titan Company Limited

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Student Trainee

  Conducted an Organizational Study, with primary focus on• Financial Management• Marketing Management• Production Management • Quality Management • HRD & Management

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  EY

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2017

  As an Audit Senior- Supervise audit staff for financial statement audits of hedge funds mutual funds and fund of funds. - Coach them in various audit aspects (from basic accounting concepts to communication with the engagement client directly), review audit documentation and challenge the work done.- Coordinate with senior management and engagement partners, to ensure timely completion of audit testing that supports final audit opinion.- Collaborative efforts with other EY service lines (such as Tax, Advisory, Independence) to ensure their testing supports the final audit opinion.- Continuous interaction with fund administrators/fund accountants or service organizations in obtaining audit data. Interacting and resolving issues identified over the course of audit.- Coach junior staff members by providing on the job training and providing timely feedback.- Co-ordinated with macro team to develop macros and automate certain processes. Show less As a Lead Audit Associate- Financial statements review and analysis for accuracy, presentation and requireddisclosures. Performing overall analytics and executing substantive analytical procedures. Assessing and verifying clients financial reporting procedures are in accordance with accounting standards.- Statutory auditing of Asset Management or financial services clients in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS and EY Global Audit Methodology. - Performing walkthroughs, test of controls, process reviews and plotting on flowcharts. Key risk assessment, significant accounts and disclosures testing.- Participating in audit planning, execution and conclusion meetings. Establishing audit strategy, developing an audit plan and identification of significant class of transactions, risk assessment, what could go wrongs associated to each SCOTS.- Performing primary and other substantive audit procedures on cash, investments valuation and existence, capital allocations/Activity testing, admin, management, performance fee testing including high water mark, hurdle rates, professional fees testing and other expenses testing. Show less

  • Audit Senior

    Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Lead Audit Associate

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Advanced Associate

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Audit Associate

    Dec 2013 - Sept 2014
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  AIG

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Junior Manager

  As a Junior Manager my role includes but is not limited to the following:- Preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual financial accounts closing for entities as per US GAAP requirements and disclosures- Preparation of quarterly analysis of Balance Sheet and Income Statement for entities as per US GAAP.- Preparation of monthly Intercompany confirmations, reconciliations and payments.- Prepare monthly expense and accrual booking and fixed asset accounting.- Coordination of year end audits.- Preparation of Financial Statements for entities managed as per US GAAP.- Daily cash management and payments.- Preparation of annual Federal and State tax package by liaising with the Tax team.- Coordinating with the local, audit and the tax teams on a regular basis for various audit requests- Lease accounting and Revenue recognition Show less

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  Vodafone India Service Private Limited

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Deputy Manager
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  Diageo

  Jan 2020 - now

  • Senior Specialist - FP&A Marketing Finance

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Specialist - Financial Controllership Overhead

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Statutory Accountant and Reporting Specialist

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2021