Raj Shah

About Raj Shah

Raj has a decade of professional experience in Assurance & accounting of clients based on US GAAP & IFRS that includes nearly 3 years of experience in the United States office and 5 years of Onsite Country practice experience on the PCAOB and private engagements.Key Technical Skills in Assurance- Maintain Stakeholder relationships and attend Audit Committee meetings- SOX compliance (Sec 302 & 404), Internal Controls Testing over Revenues, Expenses, Cash receipts, Disbursements (incl. Evaluation of SODs), Inbound SOC report Evaluation- Auditing Accounting Estimates- Drafting responses and workings for the PCAOB inspection and AQR (Internal Quality reviews of EY)- Auditing with technical knowledge of PCAOB, US GAAP & IFRS standards in various industries- Controls\' testing, mapping of Controls to Risk of FS, identification of IT scopes for applications, tools and jobs that are part of critical data flow (Review of Programming Codes) with the help of Technology Risk assurance Team (IT teams of EY and client)- Review of SOC-1 reports and identifying required CUECs as a part of business controls and advising clients to implement them - Identification of Control gaps in the critical data flow of Classes of transactions. Helping to identify Compensating controls and/or forming new controls- Prepare and review critical data flow for the significant Classes of transactions, drafting Risk of material misstatements, Mapping of Controls from CRM to Risks, mapping of relevant management\'s assertions to the Risk.Key skills in Accounting Advisory- Implementation of IFRS & US GAAP- Conversion from Indian GAAP to IFRS/US GAAP along with preparation of Opening transited BS, IS, SOCE, CFs & footnotes for the first Time Adopters- Technical Accounting advice in various areas such as Revenue recognition (ASC 606), Leases (ASC 842), Internal Use software (ASC 350), Business Combinations (ASC 805), Goodwill and deferred taxes as per the applicable ASC

Experience

1. Assurance Manager

   EY

   May 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accounting

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

  US Certified Public Accountant

  2017 — 2018

• Gujarat University

  Bachelor's of Commerce, Accounting and Finance