JAGRATI KOOKADA Contact No.: +*** 058-***-****

Current Location: Dubai, UAE Email: adhgo3@r.postjobfree.com Passport No: P7730706

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

As an experienced Chartered Accountant with 3 years of post-qualification professional experience in Internal Audit with renowned organisations, I wish to seek an opportunity to enhance my skills & get invaluable professional experience that provides opportunities for rigorous growth and learning along with achievement of organizational goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer Oriental General Trading (March 2020- till date) Profile Financial Analyst

Assignments

handled

Created presentations and excel dashboards relating to sales with multiple dimensions such as product variants, countries etc. and identified trends in sales for improvements.

Profitability analysis of distributors and customers to create product focus areas and budgeting for marketing and promotions

Looking at past and current financial performance and identifying trends and analysing the same and recommend actions for optimisation and improvements

Identify and drive process improvements including creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools and excel dashboards

Monitor new and ongoing projects by tracking activity, resolving problems and recommending actions.

Assisting the MD in business MIS, financial MIS and financial planning and analysis. Employer Asian Paints Limited (March 2019 – November, 2019) Profile Manager, Internal Audit

Assignments

handled

Executed audit assignment of Berger Asian Paints, Dubai in areas relating to production, quality assurance, engineering and expenses scrutiny involving deployment of audit tools such as market benchmarking, physical vendor verification, preparation of shadow costing and vendor matrix for expenses.

Supervised assignment for vendor verification in marketing function, transport and rent vendors involving identification of red flags with respect to vendor existence, vendor introduction and related party verification amongst vendors.

Executed audit assignment in areas relating to production, quality assurance, HR and gate controls for Sriperumbudur plant, Chennai involving analysis of operational efficiency, capacity utilization, RM inward process, employee and contract labour management.

Executed assignment relating to production cost analysis and variances posting for APPPG

(JV of AP and PPG)

Executed assignment relating to royalty received from international units (Sri lanka and UAE).

Supervised assignment relating to marketing events and bill processing of the same including verification of quotations, inter vendor comparison and validation of supporting attached.

Executed assignment of Asian paints home solutions services for Kolkata branch.

Ensured report preparation in accordance with COSO framework and prepared audit programs including risks and controls to be covered and scope definitions. Employer Reliance Industries Limited (June 2016 – March 2019) Profile Manager, Internal Audit – Reliance Retail

Assignments

handled

Executed assignment relating to inventory management, procurement margins, GKM maintenance and institutional sales process for Value Format (Reliance Fresh and Smart).

Executed assignment related to Sales promotion process for Reliance Lifestyle Holdings Ltd.

Performed review of Diamond buyback process in Reliance Jewels.

Performed review of franchising agreements in Reliance Brands Limited

Executed assignment in Reliance Digital related to discounting process at the stores.

Executed assignments in audits of Reliance Market relating to procurement margins, sales price updating, Kirana Operations and Institutional Sales.

Used SAP & internally developed systems related to purchase, promotions, sales & auditing.

Prepared Risk and Control matrix related to process involved in audits and work program for proper execution of audits in GRC management portal.

Assisted in preparation of quarterly reports presented to Business Risk & Assurance Committee PRE-QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE

Employer D.M. Jain & Co. (April 2013-April 2016)

Projects

handled

Conducted Statutory audit of Companies (Pvt Ltd cos), Tax audit and VAT audit.

Filed Returns and handled assessments under Income Tax Act, 1961.

Conducted research relating to Company Law, Auditing Standards, Income & Service tax

Presented power point presentations on audit documentation & TDS at office seminars. Employer Adv. Simil Purohit, Counsel - Bombay High Court (February 2013-March 2013) Responsibilities Undertook research on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and general corporate laws

Attended and assisted counsel court hearings

Prepared summaries of cases for upcoming Court Hearings EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Year Degree/Certificate Institute/ School, City Percentage June, 2018 CFA Level II CFA Institute, USA Pass

Dec, 2017 CFA Level 1 CFA Institute, USA Pass

Nov, 2016 Chartered Accountancy ICAI 52.12% (1st Attempt) 2011-16 B.L.S. LL.B. Government Law College, Mumbai 56.96% 2011 Class XII (CBSE) Central Academy Sr. Sec. School, Udaipur 93.60% (2nd in School) 2009 Class X (CBSE) Central Academy Sr. Sec. School, Udaipur 90.80% (2nd in School) CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Moot Court Researcher in 10th Nani Palkhiwala National Tax Moot Court Competition organised by Government Law College, Mumbai

2013

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Achieved 25th position in Udaipur in Commerce Olympiad organized by Pacific University

Awarded Certificate of Distinction in Bhartiya Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha

Achieved 8th Position in Brain of Udaipur Competition organized by Resonance Institute

Achieved an 80% and awarded certificate for the Antarrashtriya Gandhi Samanya Gyan Pratiyogita

Received First Prize in Group Dance Competition organized by Ehsaas Event Mangement in Udaipur

Assisted in the organization of cultural programmes in school. 2011

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INTERESTS – Indian Classical Music (Harmonium) and Folk Dance (2006-2009)

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