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Varna Mary George

Summary

Ambitious and detail-oriented associate at a Big 4 audit firm with a proven track record in delivering high-quality audit engagement team services. Strong focus on audit quality and professional skepticism, consistently upholding objectivity, ethics, and integrity. Committed to maintaining the highest professional standards while contributing to the firm's reputation for excellence. Working as an associate at KPMG GDC, successfully contributed to the year-end and quarterly audits of major financial institutions, including Citi Bank US, Raymond James, Bank of Mellon, Barclays, and Wells Fargo.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Audit Associate

KPMG Global Delivery Centre
06.2022 - Current

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Perform Quality Audit services in Banking Industry for US clients.
  • Conduct Verification of Quarterly and Yearly Financial statements. i.e. Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to Financial Statements and Management Discussion & Analysis.
  • Performing the Test works for Revenue, Purchase and Sales, Trial Balance tie outs, Scoping, Confirmation requests using Confirmation.com, Lease test works using KPMG ASC 842 Recalculation tool, various Control Testing in KPMG KCw etc.
  • Analyze the Internal Consistency of the financial reports filed by the companies with the Security Exchange Commission, Perform Version Control and Post Publish Procedures and Financial Statement Mathematical Accuracy procedures.
  • Efficiently handle the eAudit Application, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, Idea Tool, KPMG Clara Client Collaboration, Nuance, KPMG Clara Workflow, Confirmation.com etc.


ROLE IN ORGANIZATION:

  • Scheduling and leading various Planning calls with the engagement team onshore to understand the expectations of the Engagement Team about the upcoming audit cycle.
  • Regularly communicate and maintain effective relationship's with the US onshore teams.
  • Interact and communicate the clarifications from US rotational and ET points of contact and schedule various planning calls.
  • Always enthusiastic to take on additional work responsibilities and additional admin responsibilities.
  • Part of various taskforce providing various trainings to new hires in the organization.
  • Ensure the work is performed with high quality and completed within the agreed turnaround time.
  • Understand the scope of the work and ensure it is completed with 100% quality


ACCOMPLISHMENTS:


  • Successfully managed major clients of KPMG and received excellent feedback for delivering work efficiently and effectively, leading to strengthened client relationships.
  • Received "Audit Associate 1" of the quarter.
  • Received Spot awards and Kudos Award for the efficient work done during the busy season in the tight schedule and for maintaining 100% attendance during the hectic period from January to March, highlighting my commitment to the team and our clients.
  • Received the Client Service Excellence award under the group category for multiple engagement teams for the high-quality work delivered and the Client Service Excellence Award under the individual category, emphasizing my commitment to delivering outstanding client service.

Education

Master of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Kerala, India
05.2022

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Kerala, India
04.2020

Trinity Lyceum ISC School
Kerala, India
03.2017

Mount Carmel Convent Anglo Indian Girls School
Kerala, India
03.2015

Skills

  • Effective and Professional Communication
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • KPMG Clara
  • Accounting Procedures Validation
  • Financial Statements Review
  • Audit Preparation
  • Financial Statements
  • Financial Reporting
  • Microsoft Excel, word and power point
  • Leadership skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Decision-making skills
  • Analytical skills

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
Hindi
Beginner (A1)

Internship

Hedge Equities Ltd India 

Successfully completed the online internship program at Hedge Equities Ltd, Cochin from 6th September 2021 to 16th October 2021 in the topic "Wealth Management".

Paper Publications

Life Quality or Better Income: Understanding the reasons for Migration and PR of students from Kerala, studying abroad

2nd Indian Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Warangal, India, August 16-18, 2022


Welfare Policies by Government of Kerala to Taxi drivers - A study in Southern Kerala

Project paper presentation published in JARDCS 2020.



Projects

Impact of Technology Business Incubators and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes in triggering start-ups in Kerala

January 2022 - May 2022


Welfare policies by Government during Trawling - A study in Kollam district

June 2019 - September 2019


Impact of Kochi Metro in public - A case study

July 2018 - November 2018

Timeline

Audit Associate

KPMG Global Delivery Centre
06.2022 - Current

Master of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Trinity Lyceum ISC School

Mount Carmel Convent Anglo Indian Girls School
Varna Mary George