Niraj Sharma

About Niraj Sharma

An Forensic Accounting and Fraud investigation, internal audit, Compliance and risk Advisory professional with over 17+ years of post qualification experience in identifying & mitigating risks, providing advisory & insights on risk management, conducting risk & control assessments & identifying impediments in the achievement of risk objectives of the organization. At present, I am regional head - Compliance for Bosch group companies in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh- Experienced in leading process improvements to reduce risk exposure, increase revenue or control cost- Impressive success in providing leadership on control mechanisms and mapping of processes aimed towards instating frameworks for running of key financial and operational processes in an organization- Expert domain knowledge of multiple industries backed by strong People, Technical & Project Management skills & experience of working in Big4 companies, namely, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Ernst & Young- Successfully coordinated multiple fraud investigations, audit projects both in India and globally including issue identification and execution of corrective action plans in accordance with regulatory and company guidelines- Domain knowledge includes internal audit, risk Advisory, ERM, Gap Analysis, Risk Analysis and Cost / Benefit Analysis and fraud investigation- Excellent leadership skills in building high performing teams, reinforced by strong influencing & communication skills- Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement at senior management level with responsibility of periodic reporting to the Audit Committee- A consistent high performer and my digital fluency has been assessed as “Advanced level” by the company in an internal evaluation- Actively involved in shaping global strategy along with team of highly experienced professionals- I am also recognized as a certified Great Place to Work (GPTW) Manager by a reputed external agency- Completed German language course from Goethe Institute (up to B1 level)

Experience

1. Deputy General Manager

   Bosch India

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Regional Head - Compliance at Bosch Group India

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Forensic Accounting and Fraud Detection, Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

• Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Honors

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

  CFE