Hemant Kumar Sharma

• Advising on Governance structuring, Risk Management and IPO readiness to mid-sized and
promoter-led corporate groups.
• Upskilling in GCC regulatory and Tax landscapes including VAT, corporate tax and cross-border
compliance frameworks.

• Led risk management and governance across the Experion Group (USD 330+ million TO), spanning
Real Estate, NBFC, Land Bank entities, and Operations & Maintenance arms, ensuring alignment
with strategic objectives, articulated risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and sustainable long
term value creation with reporting to CEO and the Board.

• Established risk-based internal audits for the group ensuring robust planning, high-quality
execution, actionable insights

• Ensured disciplined issue closure through continuous monitoring and timely remediation of
identified risks.

• Provided independent, forward-looking assurance to the Board and management on GRC maturity
and IPO readiness.

• Led statutory assurance initiatives, driving RBI and other regulatory adherence and stronger
IFC/ICoFR.

• Chaired investigations, sensitive incidents and enhanced anti-fraud controls, surveillance,
whistleblowing and ethics.

• Drove enterprise governance by implementing new SOPs and DOA, enhancing controls, oversight
and exception.

• Headed ERP implementation committee, automating processes, resolving stakeholder gaps and
ensuring consistency.

• Built a high-performing Internal Control function fostering integrity, analytical rigor, agility and
succession planning.

• Primary liaison with regulators and statutory auditors for governance and control matters.

Key Achievements
• Unlocked millions in cost-savings, strengthened governance by executing 50+ process and system improvements

• Achieved a 60% reduction in repeat audit findings and shortened remediation cycles by 40% by strengthening control ownership, monitoring discipline, and escalation protocols.

• Mitigated 20+ critical enterprise risk by addressing regulatory and contractual non-compliances.

• Institutionalized performance culture by embedding KPIs into SOPs, driving measurable accountability.

• Significantly reduced fraud risk exposure by strengthening the vigil mechanism, enhancing anti-fraud control architecture, and institutionalising structured ethics and awareness programs.

• Led 55+ professionals across internal audits, SOPs, IFC/SOX, ERM and investigations for domestic and international clients.
• Owned full P&L, driving business growth, service expansion, market development, doubling revenue every 3 years.
• Demonstrated strong crisis leadership by successfully running the practice during COVID while sustaining profitability.
• Gained firm-wide recognition for leading critical assignments, providing decisive leadership in high-pressure scenarios.
• Advised Boards, Audit Committees, turning complex GRC challenges into actionable, value-focused recommendations.
• Drove a culture of excellence with real-time oversight, coaching, upholding audit quality and performance standards
• Redesigned audit scopes in response to evolving risk, regulatory developments, ensuring stakeholders alignment.
• Boosted profit margins by leveraging technology, fostering knowledge sharing, multitasking and time management.
• Led implementation of audit lifecycle and data analytics tools across firm’s Risk Consulting practice.
• Produced thought leadership content for internal circulation, driving knowledge sharing and organizational learning.

Key Achievements
• Directed USD 130+ million transaction audit under Insolvency and Bankruptcy code uncovering serious irregularities.
• Strengthened AML governance redrafting commercial contracts and restructuring banking arrangements ahead of regulatory action on peer entities.
• Strengthened ALM framework and eliminated USD 11 million structural liquidity gap, averting potential funding shortfall and estimated incremental finance cost of INR 10 million.
• Directed USD 495 million investigation for a thermal power major, mitigating critical financial and reputational risks.
• Implemented enterprise compliance framework with monthly departmental ratings for a real estate arm of a global PE.

• Led a team of 20+ professionals in various concurrent engagements across Internal Audit, IFC, ICoFR, SOP, Stock Audits.
• Designed risk-based audit programs in line with GAAP, global Auditing and Quality Standards.
• Developed audit scopes focused on DOA, SoD, IT controls, anti-fraud controls, emerging risks, compliances, cost and MIS.
• Headed first implementation of IFC / ICoFR mandated by Indian Companies Act for all the firms’ clientele.
• Built globally aligned RCMs spanning process, entity, and IT level controls to strengthen governance and compliance.
• Advised senior management and Audit Committees on control effectiveness, process automation, compliance adherence, and cost-saving opportunities, delivering actionable and practical recommendations.
• Elevated deliverable quality by embedding strong supervision, analytics-driven execution, and targeted training.
• Drove revenue growth through repeat engagements, cross-selling, and long-term client relationships, while managing billing, collections, and engagement pipelines to ensure strong cash flows.
Key Achievements
• Delivered a 4% cost reduction on a major USD 130+ million Delhi NCR Road project through process re-engineering.
• Secured USD 1 million in annual saving for a listed distillery by redesigning manual weighbridge controls.
• Directed USD 60 million stock audit in 7 days supporting a high-stake divestment by listed cement major.
• Remediated collection follow-up control deficiencies, resulting 4% improvement in Collection Efficiency Ratio

• Implemented comprehensive ERM framework for a large, listed company, establishing robust risk
identification, assessment, remediation planning, risk registers, and heat maps that significantly
strengthened enterprise risk governance.
• Optimized internal audit scope and coverage by integrating risk criticality, materiality thresholds,
and emerging risk indicators, resulting in more effective, focused, and value-driven audit
outcomes.
• Led high-impact special investigations and management-requested reviews across logistic, labour,
and HR functions, delivering independent, actionable insights that addressed critical operational
and financial exposures. Directed full engagement lifecycle including executive townhalls, status reporting, quality
assurance, stakeholder alignment, management presentations, and commercial management
(billing, collections, and partner coordination).
• Redesigned post manufacturing testing & dispatch processes strengthening testing cycle,
eliminating delays, and driving USD 15 million in annual incremental sales.

• Successfully managed multiple concurrent engagements (Internal audit, Inspection audit, Financial Due Diligence, Compliance Testing, SOP Development) for large corporate clients, consistently delivering high-quality outputs within approved budgets, timelines, and resource constraints while exceeding client expectations.
• Led diverse audit assignments developing risk-based scopes and audit programs that enhanced audit relevance, coverage, and efficiency through optimized sampling and testing methodologies.
• Conducted in-depth process walkthroughs and control evaluations, delivering practical, actionable recommendations that strengthened internal controls, mitigated deficiencies, and drove measurable process improvements.
Key Achievements
• Diagnosed vehicle testing process inefficiencies for an automobile manufacturer delivering multi-million fuel cost savings.
• Delivered USD 1+ million in quarterly cost savings through a high-impact internal audit for a sugar company.
• Managed USD 120 million inventory transition between 3PL vendors with zero business disruption at PAN India level.
• Conducted an inspection for Forward Market Commission that resulted in trading suspension of a commodity exchange.

• Executed internal audits including process and system walkthroughs and testing of controls and transactions
• Drafted internal audit and executive summary reports highlighting risk and impact
• Discussed audit findings with process owners and department heads.
• Conducted stock audits, performing physical verification, book reconciliation, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Performed vouching, ledger scrutiny, financial statements analysis.
• Prepared Bank Reconciliation Statements and obtained direct bank confirmations.
• Computed tax liabilities and filed Income Tax, TDS, and Service Tax returns.
• Maintained audit documentation and working papers in line with professional standards.
• Managed PAN, TAN, and Service Tax registrations, ensuring regulatory compliance