The document is a resume for Venkat Krishna A.G. that highlights his 8 years of experience in risk management, auditing, and assurance. It summarizes his educational background which includes an MBA from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Madras in India. It also provides details on his work experience at Ernst & Young and Suri and Company as well as freelance internal audit work. His expertise includes financial statement preparation, process reviews, IT auditing, and risk assessment.

1. A.G. VENKAT KRISHNA E-mail : agvenkat545@gmail.com/caagvk@gmail.com
2-C, Sitra Apartments, Hand phone: 09962344471/08588016731
6, Jagadambal Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-17
Linked-in: https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/venkat-krishna-a-g/17/266/725
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To grow into a leadership role in the next five years in Risk
Management/Auditing and Assurance to become a transformational leader for sustainable
organisational growth and stakeholder value creation simultaneously enhancing the
contribution to the society which I serve.
PROFILE SUMMARY:
Consultant in Risk Management, Auditing and Assurance and Accountant with a total of 8 years’
experience - 3 years’ experience in Indian and multi-national organisations in Advisory service line
with one of the Big4; 5 years as a self-employed Consultant on assignments with high-profile audit
and consultancy firms.
KEY EXPERTISE:
 Process and Management Reviews of operations and businesses
 Preparation of Financial Statements of Manufacturing and Service oriented organisations as per
IFRS.
 Specialist in preparation of trust accounts.
 Have always been a key associate in co-ordinating with banks and other statutory bodies.
 General Controls testing (Financial Audit Integration) in accordance with SAS 70, COBIT
framework.
 Analysing and auditing financial reports linked with various business processes (Critical Job
Interfaces).
 Proficient in processes associated with Logical Access, Change Management, and other
Operations.
 Auditing and Working knowledge of multiple ERP’s like SAP, PeopleSoft Finance Module, Oracle
etc, and various other in-house developed software.
 Proficient with conducting SAM reviews (Software Asset Management).
SKILL SETS:
 Result oriented, analytical, confident team leader with high levels of creativity and commitment to
people.
 Possess excellent communication and presentation skills.
 Proficient in Microsoft Office Products viz., Excel, Word and Power-Point.
ACADEMIC BACKGOUND:
Sep.2015- Sep.2016
University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, Scotland, UK - MBA
July 2005- Apr.2008
University of Madras, India: Bachelor of Commerce - B. Com
June 2004-Apr.2005
Tamil Nadu State Board of Secondary Education - Plus Two – 83%
Pursuing Certified Information Systems Auditor Course (CISA).

2. DOMAIN EXPERTISE
Has developed extensive knowledge of internal control assessment, risk assessment, Strategic process
review, process optimisation, IT General controls and internal audit. As a Freelance Consultant, I have
gained valuable experience in the areas of Auditing and Assurance, Risk based audit methodology,
Management Consulting and Operational and process Risk Assessment rendering my services to high
profile audit firms in India for clients with global operations in Telecom, Banking and Financial
Services, manufacturing sectors amongst others.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL ENHANCEMENT:
Completed a full-time MBA program of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, UK, to gain a
holistic overview of the business and management functions from a global perspective, to enhance my
knowledge and acquire skills to broaden the horizon within Advisory sector in strategic leadership and
service-delivery roles.
MBA DISSERTATION:
As part of my MBA, my final dissertation was on “Corporate Social Responsibility and the case for
self-engagement of the Corporate” to be voluntarily a socially responsible entity. The study was
conducted on the TVS Group of Companies, a business conglomerate in Southern India, analyzing the
initiatives and data of Sundaram Finance Limited, a non-banking financial services company and
Wheels India Limited, an automobile aggregates and component manufacturer.
KEY ROLES AND CONTRIBUTIONS:
Ernst and Young LLP, Chennai, India, (Nov.2007-Jun.2010)
Title : Analyst
Joined EY as an Intern in the Information Technology Risk Assurance Practice and graduated
into the role of an Analyst. Key achievements were:
 Performed revenue assurance audits for Major Indian Telecom Clients and presented findings of
the same to the CEO and to the Board of Directors.
 Carried out revenue forecasting and identified revenue opportunities.
 Gained expertise in Information Security and Risk Assurance Practice.
 Conducted Software Asset Management Reviews for the clients of Microsoft.
 Performed ISO 27001 & BS7799 Engagements and also assisted clients viz., Software
development and Telecom companies to get them ISO certified.
 Provided audit support for clients from different industry segments viz., Telecom, Automobile
manufacturing, Financial Services, Retail Consumer Products, Power Generation among others.
 Carried out control testing including vendor risk assessments and SOX compliance testing,
 Acted as a Reviewer for various SAS 70 (Statement on Auditing Standards 70) projects and also
delivered pre-issuance reviewer responsibility.

3. Suri and Company, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, India (Jun.2010-Aug.2011)
Title : Sr. Audit and Assurance Associate
Joined Suri and Co., an 80-year-old Chartered Accountant firm with a rich Audit and Tax practice
catering to a diverse client base in South India to strike a balance in my audit career by gaining
an insight on Statutory audits and Tax compliance along with Risk as core domain.
During the time at Suri:
 Performed audits of manufacturing companies and ABC audits (Audit Bureau of Circulation) for
India’s most read Dailies of Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.
 Carried out advisory and consultancy services for individuals, firms and Corporates in the areas
of direct and indirect taxation.
 Led a team in carrying out Interim, Statutory and Internal Audits for Public Sector Banks, State
Telecom Services and other clients.
Internal Audit Consultant (Sep.2011-Aug.2015)
Associated with several Audit and Consulting firms on a freelancing arrangement to carry out specific
assignments in management consulting, auditing and assurance practice. Key tasks:
 Independently led a team of executives in client organizations, setting goals and priorities, resolving
team and work related problems, mentoring and supporting self-development.
 Spearheading the activities of takeover and integration of a small organization in the Power Tools
trade business which complemented the institutional and project sales business.
 Assisted in the preparation of statutory books of accounts, bank reconciliation and consolidated
reports in compliance with time & accuracy norms.
 Responsible for ensuring operational process controls of client organizations in Manufacturing, IT,
and ITES Sectors, implementing audit plans and managing human & other resources
 Facilitate internal financial and process controls by determining financial objectives, designing and
implementing systems, policies and procedures.
Social Skills and additional information:
 Actively participated and led various initiatives of NGO organizations focusing on developing
underprivileged children. These activities involved creating awareness on using technological tools
viz., laptop and software applications in their academic pursuits.
 Part of Debate clubs, likes to travel, explore new places
 Has fluency in English, Hindi Tamil and German (A1 certified).
 Have been an active representative of the Social Committee for the MBA Class at Strathclyde.
 Highly mobile to take up a challenging role anywhere in India/abroad.