Naresh B.
Data Analytics | Internal Audit | Continuous Auditing at Schneider Electric
- Role
- Senior Analyst - Global Internal Data Manager at Schneider Electric
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Naresh B.
Internal Audit Data Analyst with 7+ years of experience in leveraging data to drive business insights and efficiency. Currently working as a Global Internal Data Manager at Schneider Electric.Expert in leading & delivering rapid insights for 30+ global internal audit missions across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Pricing, HR, and Compliance domains. Skilled in extracting data from SAP, Oracle, AWS, Coupa, and automating dashboards using Tableau, Alteryx, Python, SQL and ACL—reducing manual testing by 40%.Designed Continuous Audit workflows for real-time control monitoring, enabling proactive risk detection and faster audit cycles. Strong track record of collaborating with global stakeholders and supporting audits across AMERICAS, EMEA, and APAC.
Experience
Senior Analyst - Global Internal Data Manager
Apr 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Led 35+ internal audit missions across EMEA, APAC and Americas, supporting strategic audits in diverse business functions.• Delivered data-driven insights across key business cycles: Finance, Procurement, Pricing, Supply Chain (ETO & others), Credit, HR, Control Environment, and other areas like Compliance, SIP and ESOP.• Partnered with audit teams to develop and deliver custom analytics and dashboards that enhanced audit quality, scoping, and decision-making.• Identified high-impact control gaps and process anomalies, contributing to actionable findings and helping reduce audit fieldwork time by 30–40% in several missions.• Travelled onsite for high-impact audits, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to gather insights and co-create solutions.• Developed Continuous Auditing/Monitoring dashboards, enabling auditors to identify trends, risks, and anomalies proactively.• Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions to demonstrate and train audit teams on Data Analytics (DA) use cases and best practices.• Proficient in ACL (Galvanize), Alteryx, SQL, Tableau, SAP modules, and partial expertise in Python for automation and data transformation.• Hands-on experience with tools like COUPA, Navex (EthicsPoint), Lextigrity, Xactly and other internal Schneider audit platforms.• Strengthened internal controls by enabling data-led audit planning, risk assessments, and control testing procedures.• Recognized for effective communication and collaboration with global stakeholders, aligning data strategy with audit objectives.• Enabled strategic decision-making by transforming raw ERP data into actionable insights for leadership reviews.• Played a key role in shaping the future audit strategy by embedding analytics into the core of the audit lifecycle.
Education
Sri Swamy Vivekananda High School
Secondary School Education
2007 — 2008
BITS Vizag
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2010 — 2014
Dr. V.S. Krishna Government Degree College
Intermediate, Maths, Physics, Chemistry (MPC)
2008 — 2010
Skills
- Contract Recruitment
- Staffing Services
- Screening Resumes
- Sales
- Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
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