Shervin Dcunha

• Conducted statutory audits, revenue audits, and inventory verification across manufacturing, skincare,
jewellery, education, event management sectors for both listed and private entities.
• Performed walkthroughs and tested the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls across key
business processes; identified control deficiencies and recommended corrective actions adopted by
management.
• Prepared and reviewed financial statements for UAE Free Zone entities, ensuring IFRS compliance and
accuracy within tight reporting deadlines.
• Executed ledger scrutiny, reconciliations, and analytical reviews; translated findings into clear management
narratives to support timely decision-making by senior stakeholders.
• Prepared and submitted VAT returns, ensuring full compliance with UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA)
requirements.
• Automated audit data analysis and reconciliation procedures using Excel VBA, significantly reducing manual
effort in transaction testing and VAT verification.
• Prepared complete sets of working papers, management letters, and representation letters in line with audit
program requirements.
• Coordinated with client management at all levels to resolve accounting issues, streamline reporting
processes, and improve the quality of financial information.
• Delivered accounting consultancy services to clients including bookkeeping, month-end close support, client
records review, and financial statement preparation across multiple industries.
• Gained hands-on experience in receivables management, payables management, and credit control during
audit engagements; assessed the effectiveness of collections processes, vendor payment cycles, and credit
risk monitoring procedures across client entities.
• Supported month-end close activities for clients under accounting consultancy engagements, including
preparation of journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and depreciation postings; ensured books were
closed accurately and on time in line with IFRS reporting requirements.
• Performed bank reconciliations and multi-level transaction reconciliations for client entities, including gate
inward to GRN to billing reconciliations, vendor statement reconciliations, and intercompany account
reconciliations; identified and resolved discrepancies to ensure ledger integrity.
• Reviewed fixed asset registers and CAPEX schedules during audit engagements; verified asset
capitalization, disposals, useful life assessments, and depreciation calculations for compliance with IAS 16
and client accounting policies.
• Reviewed CAPEX feasibility analyses prepared by clients, including sensitivity analysis, NPV, IRR, and
payback period calculations; assessed assumptions, identified weaknesses in projections, and provided
recommendations to management on whether proposed capital investments were financially justified.
• Managed and reviewed intercompany transactions for UAE Free Zone clients, including verification of
intercompany invoicing, elimination entries, and benchmarking of intercompany pricing against arms length
standards for transfer pricing compliance.

• Conducted internal audits for listed and private companies across PCB manufacturing, sugar manufacturing,
and defence sectors - delivering clear findings on control gaps, compliance risks, and performance issues.
• Evaluated Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and conducted internal audits across key business processes
including Procure-to-Pay, Sales & Receivables, HR & Payroll, Treasury Management, Statutory
Compliances, and Inventory Management; documented findings and tracked management actions through
to resolution.
• Executed statutory and tax audits for an automobile dealership with turnover exceeding INR 1, 000 crores,
covering transaction testing, financial analysis, and risk area identification.
• Leveraged advanced Excel analytics, pivot tables, and reconciliation techniques to analyse large datasets,
identify key risk areas, and improve audit efficiency.
• Collaborated with cross-functional audit teams and senior stakeholders to ensure timely completion of
engagements and high-quality deliverables.
• Gained hands-on experience in receivables management, payables management, and credit control during
audit engagements; reviewed ageing analyses, collections procedures, vendor payment terms, and credit
limit frameworks as part of audit scope across client entities.
• Supported month-end close reviews during internal audit cycles, including scrutiny of journal entries, accrual
adequacy, prepayment schedules, and period-end adjustments across manufacturing and defence sector
clients.
• Performed bank reconciliations and multi-level transaction reconciliations including gate inward to GRN to
billing reconciliations, vendor statement reconciliations, and intercompany account reconciliations; identified
mismatches and escalated findings to senior auditors for resolution.
• Reviewed fixed asset registers and CAPEX schedules as part of internal audit scope; validated asset
additions, disposals, impairment indicators, and depreciation accuracy in line with IND AS 16 and applicable
accounting standards.
• Managed and reviewed intercompany transactions across group entities during audit engagements; verified
intercompany invoicing, elimination entries, and benchmarked intercompany pricing against arms length
standards for transfer pricing compliance.
• Reviewed and validated high-volume invoice populations exceeding Excels row limit (1 M+ records) during
internal audit testing; analysed full dataset for completeness, accuracy, and duplicate detection.