Simran Kaur

About Simran Kaur

Finance & Audit Leader driving governance excellence, technical depth, and strategic financial insight across global reporting environments.Chartered Acoountant with 7+ years of experience across UK, EU, and US reporting frameworks, leading complex statutory audit portfolios across diverse industries.My career is defined by sustained ownership, multi-year industry depth, and consistent performance across complex engagements — combining technical rigor with commercial awareness and governance maturity.INDUSTRY & PORTFOLIO DEPTH• 2.5+ years of TMT portfolios• 2.5+ years across Asset Management and Real Estate• 2+ years with Public Sector entities (social housing, healthcare, local government)• Concurrent Second Line of Defense (2LoD) quality oversight responsibilitiesThis continuity has enabled strong business-model understanding, regulatory insight, and sector-specific governance depth.Across leadership roles with EY GDS, KPMG KGS, and Deloitte USI, I have held full accountability for audit quality, regulatory compliance, stakeholder confidence, and multi-location team performance.GOVERNANCE & QUALITY LEADERSHIPServed in a 2LoD capacity reviewing high-risk and AQR-scope engagements, reinforcing ISA compliance and elevating documentation and risk articulation standards.As a Quality Leader, I have driven measurable year-over-year improvements. Quality, for me, is embedded into planning, review rigor, and oversight — not inspected at the end.CLIENT & STAKEHOLDER LEADERSHIPPartnering closely with client CFOs, senior finance leadership, Partners, and global stakeholders, I have supported Audit Committee communications — presenting findings, articulating key judgments, and reinforcing governance expectations with clarity and confidence.My engagement style is relationship-driven, solution-oriented, and grounded in professional integrity.TECHNICAL, PEOPLE & STRATEGIC LEADERSHIPExperience across comple areas - revenue recognition, business combinations, fair value, impairment, consolidations, public sector reporting, and SOX 404 — spanning IFRS, FRS102, and US GAAP.Led and developed teams of 30+ professionals with focus on structured coaching, succession readiness, culture initiatives, and stabilising high-pressure engagements.I operate with a long-term lens — strengthening processes, enhancing risk identification, and ensuring governance frameworks improvement.Open to leadership opportunities across Statutory Audit, Internal Audit, and broader Finance roles where governance excellence and disciplined execution are priorities.

Experience

1. Manager

   EY

   Oct 2025 — Present · Noida, IN

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA - Chartered Accountant, Taxation

  2014 — 2018

• Goswami Ganesh Dutta SD College

  BCom - Bachelor of Commerce, Business/Commerce, General

  2010 — 2013