Aneri Shah

Master's

Accounting

Business Analytics

ACCENTURE

Record to Report OPS Analyst

- 2 years, 3 months - Collaborated with the team for SOX 404 (Sarbanes-Oxley) Compliance requirements for listed US based Insurance Company, enhancing its Internal Controls per SOX guidelines and maintaining Risk-Control Matrix - Created and delivered Quarterly Risk Assessment for GAAP, STAT, and IT Materiality - Created SOX in-scope Process Flowcharts using IGrafx to visually represent risks and internal controls in each process, to analyze risk-control relationships, facilitating effective decision-making - Single-handedly managed the certification process and successfully completed training sessions for Vice-Presidents/Controllers/Directors of each process on certifying controls, ensuring a smooth certification process - Implemented Internal control testing, conducted Walkthroughs, documented test result on Workiva, and communicated Audit findings to Audit Manager, addressing control deficiencies promptly - Proposed and implemented an idea involving collaboration with Workiva to map GL Accounts to risks on Workiva, resulting in 25%-time savings and improved efficiency, recognized by senior management - Collaborated with business process owners to monitor changes in the business, process, and systems to ensure timely updating of control documentation - Led a six-month SOX optimization project, which involved mapping of COSO principles to each control, mapping FSLI/GL accounts to processes, linking controls to each process and risks to controls and so on, driving 15% increase in efficiency and effectiveness of Internal controls - Developed System Architecture, mapping each system to its process, while conducting risk mapping and ensuring implementation of ITGC controls for enhanced operational efficiency