Arunraj T R

Audit Manager

Oct 2025 - Present • 1 yr

●Provide UAE corporate income tax and VAT (indirect tax) advisory support across statutory audit engagements, including FTA compliance considerations, tax registration matters, and related financial statement disclosure and reconciliation requirements for clients in oil & gas, manufacturing, real estate, and trading sectors. ●Led 100+ statutory/external audit engagements across oil & gas, manufacturing, real estate, digital assets, tourism, and trading sectors, including clients with revenue exceeding AED 600 million. ●Planned and managed the full audit lifecycle — engagement planning, risk assessment, scoping, audit procedures, evaluation of audit evidence, working paper review, and reporting — in accordance with IFRS, ISA, and UAE regulatory requirements. ●Identified and assessed financial reporting risks and the risk of material misstatement, evaluated relevant internal controls, performed control and substantive testing, and communicated deficiencies and recommendations to management. ●Reviewed audit working papers and financial statements, challenging accounting treatments and audit conclusions during review, to ensure completeness and compliance with firm quality control standards ahead of partner sign-off. ●Applied IFRS 16 and IFRS 9 assessments including lease accounting, ECL modelling, and related-party evaluations; drafted going-concern and subsequent-event disclosures under ISA 570 / IAS 10. ●Supervised and reviewed junior staff output, providing technical guidance on audit methodology and documentation standards, and monitored deliverables against agreed engagement deadlines.

Senior Consultant

Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 • 1 yr 6 mos

●Managed income tax, GST/indirect tax, and TDS compliance — including tax return preparation review, statutory filings, and tax payment schedules — for individual, partnership, and corporate clients, including HNWIs. ●Conducted compliance reviews, financial analysis, and tax risk assessments, identifying reporting and regulatory issues and supporting clients in audit-readiness and regulatory representation before tax authorities. ●Prepared technical tax reports, financial analyses, and compliance documentation for management review and regulatory authority submissions, ensuring accuracy of filings against local tax regulations.

Audit Team Leader – Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit

Apr 2021 - Apr 2024 • 3 yrs

●Conducted statutory, internal, and tax audits for 100+ clients across manufacturing, banking, trading, healthcare, F&B, trusts, and services, including multiple listed entities. ●Led risk-based internal audit assignments for large entities, including turnover exceeding INR 500 crore and a government undertaking exceeding INR 2,000 crore, evaluating financial and operational controls and recommending corrective actions. ●Prepared and finalized financial statements, audit reports, and working papers in compliance with Ind AS, Companies Act, GST, and Income Tax regulations. ●Performed inventory verification, fixed asset audits, and internal control testing to support audit risk assessment and financial integrity. ●Supervised audit juniors during fieldwork, reviewed working papers, and coordinated directly with client finance teams to close audit queries on schedule.