Sankara Raman ACCA, CFE

Experience

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  Aiyar & Co. Chartered Accountants

  Feb 2011 - Feb 2013

  Article Assistant

  1. Internal and Statutory audits of Indian corporates (listed, unlisted, banks, & PSUs), partnership firms and charitable trusts.2. Transfer pricing analysis of Indian private organisations 3. Direct tax compliances of Indian corporates, firms, charitable trusts and HNIs.4. MCA related compliances including annual XBRL filing.

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  GE Oil & Gas

  Mar 2013 - Mar 2014

  Industrial Trainee

  FP&A - Reporting quarterly performance of Oil & Gas business against budgets. Controllership - Accounting and cost-booking of internal Oil & Gas projects and streamlining import payment process including FIRC reconciliation for previous 5 financial yearsIndirect Taxation - preparation of data & evidence for Service Tax Departmental Audit for FY 2010-11 and FY 2011-12.

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  EY

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

  Staff Consultant

  Assurance services to On-shore EY Canada audit team: 1. Roll Forward procedures.2. Association of controls with What Can Go Wrong, 3. Financial statements tie-outs, both internal and external consistency for clerical, factual and textual accuracy.

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  HCL Technologies

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2020

  - Forensic Investigation of whistleblower complaints - assessment, strategy, evidence gathering, email reviews, interviews, report drafting and corrective action recommendations. - Fraud Risk Assessment and recommendation.- Stakeholder management including Audit committee reporting obligations. - Forensic Investigation of whistleblower complaints - assessment, strategy, evidence gathering, email reviews, interviews, report drafting and corrective action recommendations. - Fraud Risk Assessment and recommendation.- Stakeholder management including Audit committee reporting obligations.

  • Senior Executive - Fraud Investigations

    Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Executive - Fraud Investigations

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2018
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  Bharti Enterprises

  Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Assistant Manager

  - End-to End investigation of whistleblower complaints - Complaint intake, preliminary assessment, strategy, evidence gathering, data analyis, interview, investigation report, recommendations and review/monitor action taken.

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  Fresenius Medical Care

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2024

  - Forensic Investigation of whistleblower complaints - assessment, strategy, evidence gathering, data analysis, email review (plain & ediscovery), interviews, report drafting and corrective action recommendations. - Liaison with US DoJ appointed Disclosure Counsel for legally privileged investigations.- Fraud Risk Assessment- Stakeholder Management including reporting obligations to Senior Management - Forensic Investigation of whistleblower complaints - assessment, strategy, evidence gathering, data analysis, email review (plain & ediscovery), interviews, report drafting and corrective action recommendations. - Liaison with US DoJ appointed Disclosure Counsel for legally privileged investigations.- Fraud Risk Assessment- Stakeholder Management including reporting obligations to Senior Management

  • Deputy Manager - Global Investigations Department (AP & EMEA)

    Jul 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Assistant Manager - Global Investigations Department (APAC)

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2023
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  PwC Acceleration Centers in India

  Apr 2024 - now

  Manager - Ethics & Compliance

  Ethics and Business Conduct investigations for PwC Accelerated Centers in India