Gopa Ganesh Krishnan

Associate Director Governance Risk & Compliance

Education & Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant - Institute of Chartered Accountant India (ICAI)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA (ACFE)
• Bachelor of Commerce - University of Kerala

Areas of Expertise

• Entity-level control reviews
• Internal audit and SOX
• Forensic investigation
• FCPA and UKBA review
• Operation, financials and fraud risk assessment
• Policy formulation
• Vendor due diligence
• Whistleblowing operations
• Integrity Agenda
• Anti-fraud framework
• Transition management

Overview

Gopa is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner with 11 years of Risk Advisory and Forensic Audit experience. Gopa is proficient in a wide range of industries such as Technology, Aviation, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Real estate (including hotel). He got the experience from working as an Adviser at the big4 audit firms (Deloitte and Ernst & Young).

Relevant Experience

• Worked on internal audit and SOX testing in ERP environment in areas such as entity-level controls, procurement, revenue, fixed assets, HR & payroll, statutory compliance, treasury, finance, and accounts, asset management, wealth management, investment banking (including direct investment), investment operations, Risk Management, Corporate governance, Fraud Risk management
• Designed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/manuals for business cycles such as procurement, revenue, inventory, pricing, cash, fixed assets, and HR
• Lead multiple engagements for the review of board governance and board committee governance
• Led an audit of a construction company in the area of EHS
• Designed policies on whistle-blowing, anti-fraud, and disciplinary action matrix
• Led assessment of anti-fraud framework of leading manufacturing and retail company
• Conducted Anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) review for a software implementation company based in UAE
• Piloted transformation of existing finance and accounting process, identifying the areas of improvement and recommending the best practice approach