Financial assurance
Trace balances to evidence, challenge estimates, and surface material misstatement risk.
Independent auditor / assurance & controls
Clarity
under
scrutiny.
I turn complex financial records, control environments, and risk signals into evidence leaders can trust - with a methodical eye and a clear point of view.
Evidence to Insight
RISK / ASSURANCE / INTERNAL CONTROLS / MATERIALITY / EVIDENCE / GOVERNANCE · RISK / ASSURANCE / INTERNAL CONTROLS / MATERIALITY / EVIDENCE / GOVERNANCE ·
01 / The method
Four lenses.
One clean opinion.
The work stays grounded in evidence: understand the business, test the controls, challenge the numbers, and make the implications usable.
12
Years in assurance
86
Audits led
31
Control remediations
0
Unexplained exceptions
Core disciplines
Financial statement audit, internal audit, SOX-style control testing, risk assessment, governance reporting, and remediation planning.
Deep
Controls & compliance
Map key controls, test operating effectiveness, and convert gaps into owner-ready actions.
Risk & governance
Translate findings into decision language for boards, audit committees, and leadership teams.
02 / Experience
Following the
evidence.
A career built around independent challenge, disciplined documentation, and practical remediation.
2022 - PRESENT · Lead Auditor
Northstar Advisory
Lead assurance engagements across multi-entity finance operations; advise audit committees on control themes, reporting quality, and remediation priorities.
2018 - 2022 · Senior Auditor
Meridian & Co.
Planned and executed risk-based audits spanning revenue recognition, procurement, treasury, and technology-dependent controls.
2014 - 2018 · Audit Associate
Harbor Ledger LLP
Built the fundamentals: substantive testing, walkthroughs, sampling, workpaper quality, and client-ready findings.
03 / Selected cases
Signals worth
following.
Illustrative portfolio stories showing how audit work moves from anomaly to insight to action.
Found a reconciliation gap hiding in a fast-growing revenue stream.
Reperformed the monthly close, traced source systems, and redesigned the exception workflow with finance owners.
RESULT / 42% FEWER OPEN EXCEPTIONSMapped approval risk across a fragmented buying process.
Created a risk-ranked control map and remediation sequence.
Made audit findings easier to act on.
Reframed technical observations into decision-ready themes and owners.
04 / Contact
Let's make the evidence useful.
For audit leadership, control reviews, governance reporting, or a fresh independent perspective, send a note.
✉ priya@example.com
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◈ Manchester, UK