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Simadri Sravana Raju

@simadrisravanaraju

Internal audit and risk advisory professional driving compliance, control evaluation, and process improvements across finance functions.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a Senior Internal Audit or Risk role where I can lead risk-based audits, strengthen controls across finance processes (including R2R), ensure GST and statutory compliance, and partner with stakeholders to implement practical remediation.

I’m a finance and audit professional with 8+ years of experience in internal audits, risk advisory, and record-to-report (R2R) processes. I focus on risk assessment, control evaluation, reconciliation activities, and practical process improvement.

As a Senior Associate at Price Waterhouse Coopers, I conduct internal audits across multiple business functions, validate control designs, and identify process gaps. I prepare Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), process flowcharts, and audit documentation, then draft audit reports and present findings and recommendations to senior management.

Previously, as a Control Specialist at Wells Fargo, I assessed operational controls and supported remediation for audit findings. Earlier roles at Deloitte and in steel-industry concurrent audits strengthened my ability to develop engagement plans, evaluate controls, and help close gaps in risk identification and risk management.

My finance operations background includes R2R work with Ultratech (Aditya Birla Group), where I handled closing entries, GL and TB review, Capex updates, and interunit reconciliation. I also bring strong expertise in GST compliance, inventory management, statutory compliance, procurement review, and month-end financial closing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Associate

Current

Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt Limited

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Conducted internal audits across multiple business functions, performing risk assessments and supporting audit planning and testing strategies. Prepared RCMs, process flowcharts, and audit reports, and presented findings and remediation recommendations to senior management.

Internal Audit Risk Assessment Audit Reporting Root Cause Analysis SAP FI Month End Closing

Control Specialist

Wells Fargo

Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 (3 months)

Assessed operational controls and executed routine reviews to mitigate risk exposures. Supported remediation implementation and helped teams develop risk-based control processes aligned to regulatory standards.

Operational Controls Control Remediation Support & Compliance & Regulatory Root Cause Analysis Documentation

Associate (Audit)

Price Waterhouse Coopers Pvt Limited

May 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Identified business risks and supported development of action plans to mitigate them while contributing to engagement plan preparation. Evaluated design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, maintained compliant working papers, and helped teams recommend improvements to address control and risk gaps.

Internal Controls Risk Assessment Engagement Root Cause Analysis Risk Reviews & Compliance Working Paper Management Control Gap Remediation

Consultant (Audit)

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Sep 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 8 months)

Supported audit area engagement planning by analyzing prior risk areas and audit history. Helped assess business risks, evaluate controls, identify gaps in risk identification/management, and assist with recommendations; also supported concurrent steel-industry audits and monthly reporting/metal balancing.

Engagement Risk Assessment Root Cause Analysis Concurrent Audit Steel Industry Audit Support Process documentation

R2R Specialist

Ultratech Knowledge Service Centre (Aditya Birla Group)

Oct 2020 - Sep 2021 (11 months)

Owned record-to-report activities including passing closing entries, reviewing GLs and trial balance, updating Capex reports, and performing interunit reconciliation. Conducted vendor reconciliation, prepared BRS, reviewed creditors and expense GLs, and supported month/quarter-end closing.

Record to Report (R2R)G L Vendor Reconciliation Creditors Review Month End Close

Internal Audit Executive

Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited

Aug 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years 2 months)

Executed internal audit checks based on audit work programs and documented detailed working papers for action-tracker reporting. Drafted audit observations with guidance and ensured adherence to applicable rules and guidelines across business processes.

Internal Audit Working Papers Audit Observations Drafting Compliance Testing Action Taken Report (ATR) Tracking Process Adherence