ANKUR PANDEY

Gurugram, India | +91 7460810655 | Email | LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Big 4 Financial Services professional (ACCA Part-Qualified) with 3.5+ years of experience across statutory audit and CASS engagements for UK-regulated banking and investment institutions (USD 500M–3B+ AUM). Specialised in risk diagnostics, governance evaluation, and financial control assessment within complex, multi-entity environments. Delivered 15–20% efficiency improvements and strengthened regulatory compliance through structured problem solving and process optimisation.

KEY SKILLS
Financial Services Risk & Consulting | Structured Problem Solving | CASS & Regulatory Governance | IFRS & UK GAAP (FRS 101/102) | Internal Controls & Risk Frameworks | Financial & Balance Sheet Analytics | Process Optimisation | Data-Driven Insights | Executive Stakeholder Engagement | Cross-Border Delivery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KPMG Global Services Gurugram, India
Audit Executive | Oct 2025 – Present
• Lead as an in-charge on CASS-focused audits across UK-regulated banking and investment institutions covering client money, custody assets, and reconciliation controls.
• Identified CASS rule breaches and MLPs, synthesising findings and advising senior management on prioritised remediation actions aligned to regulatory risk exposure.
• Directed oversight of multi-billion USD client assets within FCA-regulated environments, evaluating governance and control effectiveness.
• Standardised Data Snipper deployment within audit workpapers, reducing manual evidence verification time by ~10–15% and improving documentation traceability.
• Improved engagement delivery efficiency by 15–20% through structured workflow redesign.
• Mentored 2 junior associates; recognised with Coaching & Empowerment Award (KPMG UK nomination).

Senior Audit Associate | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
• Played key role in a first-year CASS audit of a UK-regulated banking institution, supporting governance framework assessment and client money (money in / money out) control evaluation.
• Structured testing approach for ambiguous and evolving governance processes, identifying control design gaps across client money flows.
• Assessed financial, operational, and regulatory risk across investment portfolios (USD 500M–1B+ AUM).
• Executed control effectiveness reviews under IFRS & UK GAAP (FRS 101/102).
• Acted as shadow in-charge for 2+ engagements and improving field execution efficiency.

Audit Associate | May 2022 – Sep 2024
• Supported statutory audits and regulatory reviews across cross-border asset management entities.
• Performed substantive testing, reconciliations, and financial statement validation ensuring regulatory compliance.

EDUCATION
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (Part Qualified) - 10/13 Papers Completed
• Online MBA, International Finance & Accounting (CGPA 8.98/10) - Chitkara University (2023-2025) - Among top 10 percentile
• BA Programme - Double Major - Political Science & Sociology - Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Varanasi (2018-2021) - Among top 5%
- BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) - RGUHS, Bengaluru, India - Drop out (2015-2018) - among top 10%

AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
• AQCA Winner – Coaching & Empowerment (KPMG UK Nomination).
• Super Team Award - KPMG
• Spot Award (2x Recipient) - KPMG
• Team Automation Vice Lead at KPMG– Supported workflow optimisation and automation initiatives within engagement teams.
• Social Committee Lead – Coordinated firm-wide engagement initiatives and cross-team collaboration activities.

EXTRA CURICULAR ACHEIVEMENTS
• McKinsey Forward Program Fellow (2025) – Selected for global leadership and structured problem-solving development program.
• CELP Fellow (2020) – Fellowship under Harvard Business School Club of GCC and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University.
• Spring School (2021), Lincoln College, University of Oxford – Completed academic program in an international cohort setting.