Ayush is an Associate Director with Business Risk Advisory practice of Pierag Consulting. He has over 9 years of experience in Business Consulting; Risk Advisory domain. He has supported clients across different geographies to drive Internal Audits, conduct fraud risk reviews, set-up risk and controls framework, redefine and rationalize the controls framework; develop and improvise business processes and controls.
Currently at Pierag, Ayush is leading Internal Audit and SOX compliance readiness and testing engagements for leading multinational companies across sectors for the Indian and US market. He is also heading J-SOX Compliance reviews for one of largest electrical manufacturing companies based in Japan. Engagements include conducting Risk Assessments, Redesigning of SOX Controls Framework, Supervising TOD and TOE, lesioning with stakeholders and reporting to management.
He has robust experience in setting up Enterprise Risk Management framework for multiple organizations across Renewable Energy and Consumer Appliances companies. Project includes identify key strategic risks and developing risk registers and ERM policy manual for management to assess, monitor and report risks to the AC/ BoD.
He has been leading Internal Audits, Business Process Re-engineering, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, SOP Development across sectors. He has performed multiple risk based internal audits across NPOs, Healthcare, Consumer Appliance and aviation sectors covering standard business processes. Key responsibilities included scoping and planning, developing work programs, data analysis, evaluation of design and operating effectiveness of controls, and presentation of reports to the management.
In his previous experience, he has led end to end Business Process Reengineering (BPR) for leading e-commerce company in India and Shared Service company in the UAE. Engagement included conducting As-is assessments, identifying gaps and delivering viable To-be solution. He also led multiple SOX/ IFC testing engagements, Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICoFR) projects and fraud risk reviews for FMCG, Consumer Appliances, Energy companies. The engagement involves documenting process narratives, developing flow charts, designing of significant controls, evaluating design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and communicating the findings to the management.
He has received Catalyst Award (Company’s Recognition), Accelerator Award (Client’s Recognition) and Extra Miller Award (Company’s recognition) for commendable work executed in current and previous organizations.
