Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Achievements & Extra Curricular
Languages
Hobbies and Interests
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Athul Kollepalli

Athul Kollepalli

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Armed with a robust experience in audit and financial sector, interested to take on a position where my technical and analytical skills can be served for the growth of organisation. To excel myself in such a way that selfgrowth will go in line with organisation's development

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Audit

Industry
  • Financial services sector
  • Holding, SPV companies
  • Hospitality sector
  • Manufacturing sector
  • Startup entities
  • Cost plus companies
  • NBFC companies

Assistant Manager

Crowe Mak
03.2025 - Current
  • Lead audit engagements for clients in ADGM ensuring compliance with IFRS, GAAP, and regulatory standards.
  • Managing a team of 7 including handling client communications, tracking and ensuring the deliverables are provided in time and in accordance with ISA and IFRS.
  • Handling critical areas such as client money testing and reconciliations.
  • Finalization of the audit and approval of the review with the partner, including thorough discussion and agreement on all findings and recommendations.

Auditor

Crowe Mak
03.2023 - 02.2025
  • Worked as a Field in charge for the Statutory audit (IFRS and ISA) of financial and non-financial entities, including Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) regulated entities, Crypto or Virtual assets, Special Purpose vehicles (SPV), Protected cell companies, funds and fund managers, custodians and broker dealers under the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
  • Performed Regulatory returns, Client money and Safe custody Arrangement assurance assignments in the form of AUP for FSRA regulated entities in accordance with the prudential and general rule requirements including client money reconciliations.
  • Performed and Co-ordinated Group Audits of holding companies located in ADGM with subsidiaries across globe.
  • Proactively involved in complex areas requiring use of professional judgements and meeting stringent deadlines.
  • Assisted in IPSAS based statutory audits of Abu Dhabi government entities.

Articled Assistant

PricewaterhouseCoopers
02.2018 - 02.2021
  • Company Overview: Hospitality industry, Manufacturing industry, Startup entities, Cost plus companies, NBFC company
  • Involved in and drawing up Engagement letters and representation letters.
  • Took up roles responsible for Audit planning, Risk profiling and assessment, materiality computations, controls evaluation, Finalization of audit and preparation of Audit reports.
  • Performed Substantive procedures with respect to Cash and Bank in Cash incentive industries with High fraud risk scenarios like Hospitality sectors and having 72 bank accounts and daily cash reconciliations.
  • Performed Substantive procedures with regards to Impairment and revaluation testing for companies following yearly revaluation and Performed Fixed assets Reconciliations with the registers and also Physical Verification of Fixed Assets.
  • Cost-Performed Stock Inventory Counts for various clients in multitude of sectors such as Hospital, Manufacturing, Construction and also cash count procedures with respect to Banking and other sectors.
  • Performed Collateral Gap Analysis for NBFC companies and was involved in the process of convergence to INDAS of the clients.
  • Performed Substantive audit procedures with regards to Significant risk areas such as Inventory and Revenue in case of manufacturing industries.
  • Performed GST reconciliations for startup entity with branches over 21 states.
  • Handled multiple Tax audit engagements involving preparation of tax audit reports and filing of returns for Transfer pricing and General Tax audit related clients.
  • Conducted walk-throughs and tested design, implementation and operating effectiveness of internal controls for areas such as procurement, sales, payroll and management override of controls.
  • Assisted in the review of consolidation of financial statements.
  • Experienced in reports such as CARO and IFCoFR.
  • Performed Companies Act Checklist, CARO checklist and INDAS checklist for all clients I have audited.
  • Hospitality industry, Manufacturing industry, Startup entities, Cost plus companies, NBFC company

Education

B. Com- Accounting and finance -

IGNOU
12.2024

CA FINAL -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
11.2022

IPCC- Group 1 & 2 - undefined

Institute of chartered accountants of India
11.2017

CA CPT -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
06-2016

Class XII - undefined

Central board of secondary education
01.2016

Class X -

Central Board of Secondary Education
01.2014

Skills

  • Auditing
  • Financial reporting
  • Multi-tasking
  • Leadership
  • MS office tools
  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to work under pressure

Achievements & Extra Curricular

Above and Beyond Award and Spot award (PwC)

  • For completing the work performed by 2 articled assistants in the previous year leading to reduction of cost to firm
  • For performing the work above and beyond my position by working an audit from the beginning to the end and assisting the managers in the work of Complex areas such as Impairment, Significant risk areas
  • For performing Collateral Gap analysis and identifying anomalies in the reports regarding issuing of loans


Blockbuster team player award (Crowe)


Secured Certificate of Scholarship from HR Lab for getting into All India Merit Scholarship List by clearing the HR Lab Scholarship Test


Secured gold in HORLICKS Wiz Kids


Languages

English
Telugu
Hindi

Hobbies and Interests

  • Reading Novels
  • Table tennis
  • Cricket

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Crowe Mak
03.2025 - Current

Auditor

Crowe Mak
03.2023 - 02.2025

Articled Assistant

PricewaterhouseCoopers
02.2018 - 02.2021

IPCC- Group 1 & 2 - undefined

Institute of chartered accountants of India

Class XII - undefined

Central board of secondary education

Audit

Industry

B. Com- Accounting and finance -

IGNOU

CA FINAL -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

CA CPT -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Class X -

Central Board of Secondary Education

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