Rakesh Nayyar
Chartered Accountant | Audit Technology Manager | AI-driven Investment & Capital Testing | Asset Management (Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, PE) | Digital Audit & Automation | Ex-EY | KPMG
- Role
- Manager at KPMG US
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rakesh Nayyar
Driving innovation in audit through AI, automation, and data intelligence. Currently working at KPMG on developing AI-enabled audit capabilities for Investment and Capital Testing across U.S. Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, CITs, and Private Equity.With 8 years of experience across Audit Technology, U.S. Financial Audits, Credit Underwriting, Internal Audit, and Financial Modelling, I bring a strong combination of domain knowledge and digital innovation.I also have extended exposure to FinTech areas including blockchain fundamentals, crypto assets, smart contract deployment, start-ups, and high-tech entrepreneurship.Passionate about shaping the future of audit through intelligent automation, AI adoption, and technology-driven efficiency.
Experience
Manager
Sep 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Leading the design and deployment of AI-driven audit automation for Investment & Capital Testing across U.S. Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, CITs, and Private Equity clients.• Developing intelligent audit agents on CIMBA AI to streamline investment testing, capital rollforward, and data pre-processing.• Building scalable automated workflows to process complex datasets received from major fund administrators (BNY Mellon, State Street, Northern Trust, HedgeServ, SS & C).• Designing standardized data ingestion frameworks and ETL mappings to ensure seamless integration into audit automation tools.•Establishing a centralized audit data repository to drive continuous learning, improve testing accuracy, and enable LLM-based improvements.• Collaborating with global audit teams, product engineers, and technology stakeholders to deliver end-to-end digital audit solutions.• Driving efficiency, reducing manual testing, and enhancing audit quality through intelligent automation and AI adoption.
Education
POLIMI Graduate School of Management
Master's degree, International FinTech and Digital Innovation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), ACCOUNTS & ECONOMICS
Skills
- Statutory Audit
- Corporate Finance
- Internal Controls
- Us Tax
- Us Gaap
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Accounting
- Internal Audit
- Tax Audit
- Ifrs
- Financial Analysis
- Credit Analysis
- Account Reconciliation
- Auditing
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