Abhishek Arora
Contact No.: +1-832-***-****
E-mail: acb09z@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** *** **** ****, ***. 2512, Houston – TX, 77063
EXPERIENCE
KPMG LLP, Houston, TX & New Delhi, India 09/05 – Present
Senior Associate (09/12 -Present)
Assistant Manager, Audit (09/09-08/12)
Senior (09/08- 08/09)
Staff Accountant/Intern (09/05-08/08)
• Perform financial statement and internal control audits for both public and privately-held companies
specializing in printing, manufacturing, automotive, and real estate with experience in oil and gas, software
and hotel industry.
• In-charge and coordinate international audit of a billion $ company consisting of consolidation of 70
operating companies located in US and internationally including audit of complex tax structures. I had
taken over the audit mid-way and the successful and timely engagement conclusion was well appreciated by
the CFO, controller and the partner on job.
• Managed and in-charged annual and tax audits for PepsiCo, India for 2011 and 2012. I had managed a
team of up to 25 professionals spread across 15 location within India including audit, tax, and information
technology personnel. This included planning and coordinating site visits, perform other job responsibilities,
and ensure timely billing direct reporting to the partner on job. Further, in-charged quarterly group
reporting to KPMG US as per US GAAP.
• Strong experience in SEC periodic reporting (10-K, 10-Q) including footnotes, disclosures and
combinations of unaudited entities from prior years, as well as SEC reporting for debt and equity filings.
• Manage government audits in accordance with GAGAS.
• Research, document, and present various technical accounting issues, particularly ASC 350, 740, 605-25
and others.
• Specific industry knowledge of successful efforts accounting for extractive industries, property
conveyance, impairment of proved and unproved property as well as intangible assets including goodwill,
appropriate disclosure and review of various financial instruments particularly those used in hedging
commodities and reducing risk associated with variable interest notes, and application of the normal
purchase normal sale exclusion.
• In-charged IFRS conversion assessment project for Ester Industries Limited. Further, in-charged group
reporting for Duet Hotels India Private Limited under IFRS. The group consisted of 8 hotel properties
around the country.
• Effectively communicate key audit issues to management and Audit Committees.
• Conducted trainings as an instructor for one year, over testing of controls and substantive testing as per
the relevant provisions.
• Consistently attain highest performance evaluations (“Exceeds Expectations”) among peer group in US
and India.
• Sample Public client list includes: Consolidated Graphics Inc., GE, PepsiCo Group (India) and Minda
Industries Limited (India).
EDUCATION
Chartered Accountant, 2008 and Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
Bachelor of Commerce – University of Delhi, India
Currently pursuing Certified Public Accountant from California State Board of Accountancy having passed two
exam sections.