Karuna Pooja Subrun-Sooklall
Pamplemousses
Summary
Audit professional with background in overseeing audit processes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing financial reporting accuracy. Known for streamlining audit procedures and fostering collaborative environment to achieve top results. Reliable team player with expertise in risk management and process improvement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Audit Manager
VBS Business Services
01.2024 - Current
- Assist in Leading Audit Engagements: Support the audit manager in planning, executing, and finalizing audits for clients, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
- Supervise Audit Teams: Oversee and guide audit staff during fieldwork, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and accurately.
- Review Audit Work: Review workpapers and audit documentation prepared by junior staff, providing feedback to ensure quality and completeness.
- Client Interaction: Serve as a point of contact for clients during the audit process, addressing questions and providing updates on progress.
- Ensure Adherence to Audit Standards: Help ensure the audit is conducted in accordance with company policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor Deadlines: Assist in managing audit timelines, ensuring that the engagement is completed within the agreed-upon timeframe.
- Assist in Training and Development: Help train, guide, and mentor junior audit staff, offering feedback on their performance and helping with their professional development.
Audit Supervisor
VBS Business Services
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Supervise and Manage Audit Teams: Lead, mentor, and provide guidance to audit staff throughout the audit process.
- Conduct Audits: Plan, execute, and review audits of financial statements, operations, and internal controls to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Client Communication: Act as the primary point of contact between clients and the audit team, ensuring client needs and concerns are addressed.
- Review Workpapers: Review the work of junior staff to ensure the accuracy, quality, and completeness of audit documentation.
- Manage Deadlines: Ensure audits are completed within set timelines and manage multiple audit projects simultaneously.
Senior Associate
Apex Fund & Corporate Services Ltd
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Bookkeeping: Record daily financial transactions and maintain general ledger accounts.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in preparing balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.
- Bank Reconciliation: Reconcile bank statements with internal records and investigate discrepancies.
- Tax Preparation Support: Organize financial documents for tax filings and assist in preparing returns.
- Audit Assistance: Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits.
- Data Entry and Maintenance: Update accounting software with accurate financial data.
- Expense Tracking: Monitor and record business expenses, ensuring they align with budgets.
- Collaboration: Work with other departments to ensure proper accounting treatment of financial transactions.
Senior Auditor
VBS Business Services
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Reviewing audit work performed by team members
- Review and report on adequacy of internal control systems by completing audit questionnaires
- Maintain internal control systems by updating audit programs and questionnaires; recommending new policies and procedures
- Communicate audit findings by preparing a final report; discussing findings with senior managers and partners
- Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local security legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
- Prepare special audit and control reports by reviewing, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by reviewing professional publications
- Report to senior managers and partner
- Coaching and guiding audit juniors and semi-seniors through the audit process
- Special assignments; reviewing and finalizing compliance reports and certificates
Semi-Senior Auditor
VBS Business Services
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation
- Verify assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation
- Complete audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings
- Appraise adequacy of internal control systems by completing audit questionnaires
- Communicate audit findings by preparing reports; discussing findings with senior
- Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local security legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by reviewing professional publications
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as and when needed
Junior Auditor
VBS Business Services
03.2016 - 12.2016
- Verify assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation
- Perform audit work such as vouching and casting
- Complete audit work papers by documenting audit tests and findings
- Contribute to team effort by ensuring that audit work papers are prepared in a timely manner
Education
ACCA - Essentials Module (Level 3), Skills Module (Level 2), Knowledge Module (Level 1)
Higher School Certificate (HSC) - Accounting, Mathematics, Business Studies, General Paper, French
Cambridge School Certificate (SC) - English Language, French, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Principles of Accounts, Computer Studies, Business Studies
Skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to plan and monitor work tasks
- Strong decision maker
- Effective analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills
- Team working skills
Key It Skills
Computer literate (able to work on Ms Office - Ms Word, Ms Excel)
Other Details
Fluent in English & French, Reading, Swimming
Educational Background
3, P2 (Corporate Reporting), F8 (Audit & Assurance), 2, F4 (Corporate and Business Law), F5 (Performance Management), F6 (Taxation), F7 (Financial Reporting), F9 (Financial Management), 1, F1 (Accountant in Business), F2 (Financial Accounting), F3 (Financial Accounting), B, C, D, a, b, a (2), a (1), b (3), c (6), a (1), a (2), b (3)
Timeline
Assistant Audit Manager
VBS Business Services
01.2024 - Current
Audit Supervisor
VBS Business Services
01.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Associate
Apex Fund & Corporate Services Ltd
06.2021 - 12.2022
Senior Auditor
VBS Business Services
01.2019 - 12.2019
Semi-Senior Auditor
VBS Business Services
01.2017 - 12.2018
Junior Auditor
VBS Business Services
03.2016 - 12.2016
Higher School Certificate (HSC) - Accounting, Mathematics, Business Studies, General Paper, French
ACCA - Essentials Module (Level 3), Skills Module (Level 2), Knowledge Module (Level 1)
Cambridge School Certificate (SC) - English Language, French, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Principles of Accounts, Computer Studies, Business Studies
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