Our audit and assurance service offerings are based on a complete understanding of the client's business specifics, industry peculiarities and the applicable laws. The audit approach is based on the compliance issues, the nature and requirement for audit, the clients requirement and key risk issues involved.
Our audit and assurance solutions range from statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits, transfer pricing audits, management audits, concurrent audits etc. The audit deliverables range from reporting for statutory compliances to enhancing the client's business financial and operational performance.
Statutory Audits
We conduct statutory and regulatory compliance audits for filing of annual or periodic financial results. Statutory audits are aimed at achieving compliance with regulations, assessing the strength of controls, confirmation of accounting treatments of recorded transactions, independent review of reported information and preparation of accountant's report.
Tax Audits
We annually serve our around one hundred clients in area of tax audit under various provisions of the tax laws. Amongst the firm's tax auditee clients are corporates and small businesses, partnership firms, nonprofit organizations and high net worth individuals. The firm has dedicated audit teams which specialize in conducting the audits effectively and diligently.
Internal Audits
The internal audits are conducted with varying client requirements but essentially the objective thereof is to provide assurance on controls and processes. Firm has been able to cater services to corporate Listed as well as unlisted as per COBIT & COSO framework.
Firm also conducts Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) reviews which help organizations ensure that their governance structures, risk management processes, and compliance programs are effective, aligned with business objectives, and in line with industry regulations. These reviews provide a structured approach to managing risk and meeting regulatory requirements while enhancing operational efficiency.
Governance Review includes Assessment of board oversight, corporate policies, and decision-making frameworks, evaluation of roles and responsibilities of leadership teams, ethical standards, codes of conduct, and corporate culture. Assessment of governance policies against regulatory expectations (e.g., SOX, GDPR, Basel, etc.).
Risk Management Review includes identification of key risks affecting the organization (strategic, operational, financial, compliance, IT, etc.), evaluation of enterprise risk management (ERM) framework and effectiveness, evaluation of risk appetite, risk tolerance, and risk mitigation strategies. & Assessment of risk reporting mechanisms and escalation procedures.
Compliance Review includes evaluation of adherence to legal, regulatory, and internal compliance requirements, review of policies, procedures, and training programs to ensure regulatory compliance, gap analysis of compliance frameworks against best practices and industry standards & testing of internal controls to ensure regulatory and policy adherence.
Concurrent Audits
Firm has rich experience of conducting concurrent audits as the firm has started auditing banks since 1981. Various Bank branches have been audited by the firm for Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Bank of India, and Dena Bank. Firm is having partners with certificate of concurrent audit making eligible for the same.
Firm has been instrumental in reviewing Credit Appraisal & Sanctioning Process which contains activities of verifying loan approvals, documentation, and adherence to lending policies, ensuring compliance with RBI's prudential norms on loans and advances. Firm has framework to review Post-Sanction Loan monitoring whereby ensuring timely KYC compliance and collateral verification & Reviewing end-use of funds and borrower financials. Review Process includes NPA & Asset Classification Audit where Identifying early warning signals of potential Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) & Reviewing stressed assets, restructured loans, and one-time settlements (OTS).
Firm also conducts KYC & AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Compliance whereby checking customer documentation, risk profiling, and adherence to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms & reviewing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Cash Transaction Reports (CTRs) filing with Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND).
Firm also reviews Forex & Trade Finance & FEMA Compliance and contains activities in reviewing outward and inward remittances for compliance with FEMA Act, ensuring proper documentation for Letter of Credit (LC), Bank Guarantee (BG), and export-import transactions, examining forex risk exposure, hedging strategies, and SWIFT transactions & verifying end-to-end processing of export credit, import payments, and buyer's credit.
Conducting Risk-Based Internal Audit (RBIA) to assess key risk areas in credit, market, and operational risk & to ensure banks have a robust risk management framework.
Systems & Controls Audits & Forensic audits
Firm has conducted systems audit with Dena Bank, Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank. While systems and controls review has been conducted for corporate and IT Companies for IT general and specific controls as per client requirements and assessment thereof. Firm is also conducting forensic audits and due diligence for the clients requirements. Service offerings & methodology include Review of IT General Controls (ITGC) Audit to ensure the reliability and security of IT systems, applications, and data Through Access Management & Identity Controls such as User Access Control, Privileged Access Management & Multi-Factor Authentication. Review of Change Management & System Development Controls such as reviewing change management processes & impact assessments and approvals for system modifications.
Review of IT Operations & Business Continuity Management (BCM) & Cybersecurity & IT Infrastructure Compliance by evaluating recovery procedures, RTO, and RPO, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements & monitoring incident response effectiveness and security logs, verifying firewall rules, VPN security, and intrusion detection systems (IDS/IPS), Ensuring enterprise-wide malware protection, Evaluating encryption policies and data security.
Review of IT Specific Controls for key applications, databases, and business processes such as Core Banking & Financial Systems Audit by reviewing controls for transaction security and real-time processing for CBS systems, Verifying compliance with RBI cybersecurity guidelines for SWIFT & Payment Gateway & ensuring fraud prevention and access control compliance with Treasury Systems
Review of ERP & Enterprise Applications such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics for user roles, segregation of duties (SoD), and transaction logs & compliance with accounting standards and automated controls. Review of Cloud & Data Center Security where assessing security policies, access controls, and data encryption & review of Data Center Physical Security & Environmental Controls for power backup, fire suppression, and biometric access.