Karthik Kumaran

About Karthik Kumaran

Hi! Thank you for visiting my profile-I want to pursue a career where I can add value to the organization as well as enhance my professional skill with higher level of satisfaction and recognition- I Enjoy meeting new peopleProcess Auditor in Equitas small finance bank- Engaged in process audit and revenue leakage audit of Micro finance, Gold loans and Housing loans- Audit on third-party payments and their corresponding tax liabilities- Undertook a comprehensive expenses analysis that aided the management in implementation of a cost reduction technique- Facilitated implementation of dashboards in Power BI as a control measure based on the audit observations for concurrent monitoring- Awardee of Budding Star and Golden Hawk for being an exemplary accomplisher as a new joiner and for ensuring compliance of processes. Articled Assistant, B. Thiagarajan & Co- Prepared tax computation and filed over 130+ Income tax returns for various individuals- Prepared and filed GST returns - GSTR 1 and 3B- Working as an effective team member for managing Statutory Audits in Jewellery – Retail Company- Led a team of 3 members for Internal audit of various branches of Jewellery-Retail Company in South India- Engaged in Revenue leakage audit and Concurrent audit of Bank- Verification of Cash, Physical stock and Fixed Asset recognition- Preparation of books of accounts and financial statements as per AS and Schedule including cash flows of corporate entities. Reviewed and prepared various reconciliation statements such as BRS, GST and TDS- Responsible for Book keeping, maintenance of accounts, finalization of books for audit- Trained and Managed day to day working of 4+ article assistants. ACHIEVEMENTS- Analysed Expenditure and suggested changes that led to a 3% decrease in Print & Advertisement expenses inJewellery – Retail Company- Recovered refund, along with interest for an individual for whom demand was raised.

Experience

1. Financial Analyst

   Barclays

   Apr 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance