Vaishnavi Chavali
Chartered Accountant with experience across audit, financial reporting, reconciliations, and advisory in regulated, fast-moving environments. Hands-on exposure to month-end close support, balance sheet and P&L reconciliations, internal controls testing, and analysis of large data sets using ERP systems and MS Excel
Experience
Financial Statement Accounting & Audit Executive
Ernst & Young
Bangalore, India
Global professional services firm providing assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services
- Supported monthly, quarterly and annual close procedures for listed and large corporate clients with revenue exceeding $500m, testing accruals, provisions, cut-off and revenue recognition to improve the reliability of management and statutory reporting.
- Performed detailed balance sheet and P&L reconciliations across cash, receivables, revenues and key operating expenses, investigating mismatches upto $500K.
- Prepared audit schedules, variance analyses and workpapers used by partners to conclude on financial statement areas amounting upto $100M
- Tested design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, including those affecting revenue and disclosure balances above $5m, strengthening understanding of controls, evidence and escalation.
- Worked extensively with SAP, Oracle and Excel to extract, clean and analyse large transaction-level data sets, building a strong foundation for finance operations, reconciliations & audit-ready reporting.
Accounting & Tax Consultant
Agraga Advisory
Bangalore, India
Boutique consulting firm specialising in startup accounting advisory, tax matters & audit
- Advised on 10+ M&A and restructuring projects across payments, fintech & investments, building accounting policy reports and valuation policies
- Designed market-entry and investment analyses that accelerated M&A deal closures and supported capital raises of INR 30 Cr.
- Co-led the firm’s Impact Consulting practice, assessing unit economics and ROI for NGOs and incubators and communicating insights via a firm-wide newsletter reaching 5,000+ executives, consultants and founders.
Finance & Founder’s Office Intern
AskGina
London, United Kingdom
AI-powered crypto trading assistant enabling multi-chain execution for retail and professional users
- Worked with founders on product, operations and commercial priorities in a crypto-native environment, strengthening understanding of multi-chain user journeys, reporting needs and data flows behind digital asset products.
- Built B2C and B2B pipeline through targeted email campaigns, performance marketing and live product demos, aligning messaging with product economics and trading use cases.
- Contributed to Web3 thought-leadership on multi-chain trading UX, on-chain data and retail risk management, sharpening knowledge of digital asset operations.
Education
London Business School
Master’s in Management
Student Ambassador | Executive Committee Blockchain Society | TEDx London Business School
Bangalore University
Bachelor of Business & Commercial Administration
Specialised in Corporate Law, Marketing, Finance and Business Management
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant (ACA Equivalent)
Built strong grounding in financial accounting, GAAP/IFRS reporting, controls, audit, structured finance, derivatives, securitisation and fixed income products.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Whitepaper on Blockchain-based Carbon Markets
Indian Classical Singer
for 20+ Years
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