ANIMESH GOYAL

• Substantive Testing: Performed substantive test-of-details across revenue, purchases, and expense cycles (MESP) for
Canadian corporate entities, validating completeness, accuracy, and occurrence of recorded transactions against
supporting evidence.
• Journal-Entry Testing: Executed journal-entry testing using Monetary Unit Sampling (MUS) to identify irregular, manual,
and higher-risk postings and assess integrity of the general ledger.
• Reconciliations & FX: Prepared bank and balance-sheet reconciliations and validated foreign-exchange (FX) retranslation
of multi-currency ledger balances, confirming working-capital and account balances.
• Financial-Statement Review: Reviewed multi-sector financial statements for mathematical accuracy (casting / cross
casting) and internal consistency, and verified footnote disclosures under international reporting structures to identify
reporting discrepancies.
• Control Documentation: Prepared and rolled forward audit workpapers and control documentation in KPMGs KLARA
Workflow (KCW), maintaining an audit-ready trail supporting testing conclusions.

• Statutory Audit: Executed statutory audits for 10+ clients with turnovers up to ₹500 crore, finalising financial statements
under AS, Schedule III, and Ind AS (109, 115, 116).
• Compliance & Reporting: Prepared and reviewed audit reports for compliance with Standards on Auditing and CARO 2020;
prepared and filed tax-audit reports (Form 3CA/3CB-3CD) for 100+ corporate and non-corporate clients.

• Listed NBFC Engagement (SBI Cards): Led verification of financial-statement disclosures for a listed NBFC, aligning
reporting with Ind AS, Schedule III (Division III) of the Companies Act, and the RBIs Scale-Based Regulations.
• End-to-End Statutory Audits: Managed full-scope statutory audits for a portfolio of three private limited companies, from
planning and risk assessment through finalisation and reporting.
• Internal Financial Controls: Conducted Internal Financial Controls (IFC) evaluation for a listed client, assessing control
design and operating effectiveness.
• Automation: Developed Python scripts to automate routine audit-report generation and ledger-data compilation, reducing
manual effort on those tasks by an estimated 90%.
◦ Tools: CCH Audit Automation for audit documentation and review.

• Statutory & Tax Audits: Managed end-to-end statutory audits, tax audits (Form 3CA/3CB-3CD), and GST audits for a
diverse portfolio of corporate and SME clients.
• Finalisation of Accounts: Led finalisation of client accounts — preparation and review of financial statements, ledger
scrutiny, and reconciliations — ensuring timely statutory compliance.
• GST Compliance: Managed end-to-end GST compliance including annual returns (GSTR-9) and reconciliation statements
(GSTR-9C).
• Financial Modelling: Prepared projected financial statements and CMA data to support SME clients in securing bank
financing. — dedicated CA Final preparation; cleared CA Final, May 2024.