Thejas Joseph
Halifax,Canada
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Accountant
Ernst & Young (EY)
2023.08 - Current
- Performing various substantive and analytical procedures to identify errors or misstatements
- E.g, performing reconciliations between x and y to identify variances for further investigation
- Performing testing of internal controls and operational efficiency for key business processes
- Analyzing business and financial processes to identify risk and improvements in the control frameworks
- Assist clients in strengthening IT internal controls and business performance
- Managed engagement risk for over x+ audit engagements to ensure audit files were in line with SEC and PCAOB requirements
- Effectively communicated with over 200+ entities for CAS/ISA 315 procedures
- Actively engaged with clients to gain insight into their IT environments including ITGCs and evaluated their efficacy
- Trained and mentored new joiners/team members to understand the ISA 315 team's different work requests, technologies, and tools used.
Intermediate Accountant
Ernst & Young (EY)
2022.06 - 2023.07
- Performing various substantive and analytical procedures to identify errors or misstatements
- E.g, performing reconciliations between x and y to identify variances for further investigation
- Performing testing of internal controls and operational efficiency for key business processes
- Analyzing business and financial processes to identify risk and improvements in the control frameworks
- Assist clients in strengthening IT internal controls and business performance
- Managed engagement risk for over x+ audit engagements to ensure audit files were in line with SEC and PCAOB requirements
- Effectively communicated with over 200+ entities for CAS/ISA 315 procedures
- Actively engaged with clients to gain insight into their IT environments including ITGCs and evaluated their efficacy
- Trained and mentored new joiners/team members to understand the ISA 315 team's different work requests, technologies, and tools used.
Audit Associate Two
KPMG Global Delivery Center
2016.07 - 2021.08
- Worked as Offshore Audit Team member, in auditing financial statements for KPMG US
- Performed testing of internal controls and operational efficiency along with key business process documentation and analysis
- Experience in performing industry-specific audit procedures for the Technology, Banking, and Real Estate industries
- Developed a strong familiarity with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Quality review of work performed by associates to ensure the work is of high standard
- Performed end-user testing in KPMG Clara Workflow and Engagement management Tool for KPMG US National Audit solution team
- Timely raised any issues identified to the seniors, managers, and audit teams so that the quality and turnaround time is not impacted
- Planned the assigned project schedule and executed them by allocating the work to professionals within the team (Resource management) Identified and made suggestions for improvement of various features of audit tools when issues or opportunities arise.
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management - Accounting -
Centennial College
Scarborough, Canada04.2022
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
St.Berchmans College Changanassery
Kerala, India04.2016
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
MG University
Kottayam, Kerala04.2014
Skills
- Analytical thinking
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable
- Financial statement review
- Accounts Payable
- Internal Controls
- Microsoft Excel: Macros, VLOOKUP, pivot tables and power pivots
- Risk analysis
- Client service
- People management
- Team leadership
Timeline
Senior Staff Accountant
Ernst & Young (EY)
2023.08 - Current
Intermediate Accountant
Ernst & Young (EY)
2022.06 - 2023.07
Audit Associate Two
KPMG Global Delivery Center
2016.07 - 2021.08
Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management - Accounting -
Centennial College
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
St.Berchmans College Changanassery
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
MG University
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