ABHAY SINGH
Senior Internal Auditor | Financial, Operational & Fraud Audits | CIA
abhaysinghpro@gmail.com | +971 509818429 | LinkedIn | Location – Delhi NCR, India (Open to Relocation: UAE)
Professional Summary
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with 7+ years of experience delivering internal, financial, and operational audits across large, multi-location and regulated organizations. Strong expertise in risk-based audit planning, internal control evaluation, fraud review support, and audit reporting. Experienced in governance reviews, monitoring implementation of audit recommendations, and supporting annual audit planning. Background includes Big 4 and mid-tier firms with exposure to infrastructure, energy-adjacent operations, manufacturing, retail, and hospitality. Seeking a Internal Auditor role in Dubai.
Core Skills
Internal Audit & Risk
• Internal, Financial & Operational Audits
• Risk-Based Audit Planning & Execution
• Internal Controls & Governance Reviews
• Annual Audit Plan Support
Fraud & Special Audits
• Fraud Risk Assessment
• Review of Fraud Investigations & Evidence
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
Audit Methodology & Quality
• IIA IPPF & Global Internal Audit Standards (2024)
• COSO Framework
• Action Taken Report (ATR) Monitoring
Tools & Analytics
• Advanced Excel, Power BI
• Audit Analytics & Automation
• SAP
Professional Experience
Senior Associate - Internal Audit & Risk Advisory May 2024 – Present
PwC India | Gurugram
• Executed internal and operational audits across multi-country operations (UAE, KSA, Egypt, Europe), covering revenue, procurement, vendor payments, billing, contract compliance, and governance controls.
• Performed risk assessments, walkthroughs, control testing, and audit reporting in line with internal audit methodologies and professional standards.
• Reviewed fraud risk scenarios, control gaps, and management responses; supported remediation tracking and management reporting.
Achievements
• Reduced audit fieldwork duration by 30% through automation using proprietary AI tools.
• Identified non-compliant contracting practices worth USD 115M, strengthening governance and supplier accountability.
Senior Consultant - Internal Audit / Risk Advisory July 2018 – May 2024
Grant Thornton Bharat | Gurugram
(Progressed from Trainee ? Analyst ? Consultant ? Senior Consultant)
• Led internal, financial, and operational audit engagements across infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, and hospitality sectors, supervising junior team members and managing audit timelines and deliverables.
• Directed internal audit and compliance engagements (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, HR & Payroll, Inventory & Fixed Assets); monitored Action Taken Reports (ATR) and closure of audit findings.
• Reviewed cost allocation models, contractual compliance, RACMs, and IFC frameworks, improving control reliability.
• Managed resource planning, project costing, timely delivery, and presentation of audit reports to senior management.
• Evaluated financial reporting processes, cost allocation methodologies, and inter-unit transactions across multi-location operations.
• Presented audit findings and risk themes to senior leadership, supporting governance and control improvements across business units.
Achievements
• Achieved annual cost savings of ~USD 60K by identifying contractual wage inefficiencies.
• Detected revenue leakage of ~USD 280K through pricing analytics, leading to improved revenue controls.
• Identified a critical control gap in a China-based vendor payment process; implemented enhanced controls to reduce fraud exposure.
Education & Certifications
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) October 2025
• Certified Sarbanes-Oxley Expert (CSOE – SOX) November 2024
• Executive MBA (Business Analytics) – IMT Ghaziabad April 2024
• Master of Commerce (M. Com) – Delhi University July 2022
Key Engagements
• Manufacturing (Radico Khaitan, Globus Spirits) - Plant operations audits (CO2 gas plants, contract manufacturing sites, HR & payroll controls); evaluated finance & accounts compliance under IFRS/Ind AS, and reviewed P2P and R2R processes across 8 plants.
• Hospitality (JW Marriott, Novotel, InterGlobe/Accor, Holiday Inn, Massive Restaurants & Absolute Barbeque) - Operational audit across front office, F&B, housekeeping, and support functions.
• Infrastructure (L&T PECL) - Reviewed Toll operation, revenue leakages and cash management & operational controls.
• Logistics (Movin Express) - Internal audit of the revenue cycle & procurement function; developed RACMs for revenue, operations (From first mile to last mile), warehouse management and customer support functions.
• Global Tech (Oracle) - Global channel partner compliance audits, ABAC / AML controls, third-party due diligence & fraud investigations; reported directly to Oracle Compliance & Ethics (USA).
• Global Consumer electronics (Dyson) - Reviewed process reviews of Dyson - Singapore assessing global S2P and support functions, highlighting aged GR/IR risks and SAP SoD conflicts of global operations.
• Digital Media (Times Internet Ltd.) - RACMs & process narratives for procurement & revenue flows.
• FMCG (Mrs. Bector’s Food Specialties) - Assessed operations, HR & payroll processes, and designed controls improvements
• Real estate (MagicBricks) - Designed RACMs and process narratives of capital investment and revenue processes.
Secondment
• Beam Suntory India - FP&A Supply Chain secondment; prepared distillery installation capital budgeting using DCF (NPV & IRR), developed 18-year inventory projection model, designed COGS master, and built long-term revenue & production planning models.
References
Available upon request.