Megha Arora FCCA

Associate Partner

Toronto, Ontario, Canada5 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Chartered Certified Accountant with 9 years of experience.
  • Expertise in Financial Reporting and Auditing across multiple industries.
  • Proven track record in managing audits and financial statements.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Financial Services professional with extensive experience in Accounting and Auditing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial ReportingAuditingAccountingFinancial Analysis

Other Skills

ASC 606Account ReconciliationAccounts Receivable (AR)Auditing activitiesAutomation of accounting proceduresBalance SheetBank ReconciliationBlackLineCash Flow StatementsCommunicating with regulatory authoritiesCorporate Financial ReportingCost AccountingData AnalysisData analytics proceduresDigital auditing

About

- A Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA U.K.) with 9 years of experience. - Currently working as an Associate Director, Finance, entity control at MuFG Investor services. - Previously worked as a as a Senior Accountant at Stericycle ULC Canada, Manager at American Express GBT in India for 7 months; an Accountant at a US based company, Shipbob, Inc for a year and with EY for 4.5 years as an Audit Senior. - Have experience in working with multiple clients for technology, media & entertainment, shipping, life science industry, e-commerce etc. - Currently exploring new opportunities in Financial Reporting and Auditing.

Experience

Mufg investor services

Associate Director, Finance, Entity control

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Stericycle

Senior Accountant

Nov 2022Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • As a Senior Accountant at Stericycle, I am responsible for ensuring efficient month-end closing each month which includes Journal entries related to Direct and Indirect taxes, Investments and the reconciliations and management monthly review reporting analysis.
  • Closely involved in ensuring the monthly and quality reviews for the Canadian entity by working closely with the Director and Senior Directors of Accounting and Finance team and presenting the results to senior leadership.
  • Reviewing the work of offshore teams by ensuring quality of the work performed around month-end and incorporating process Improvements.
  • Complying with SOX requirements in review of Journal Entries and account reconciliations.
  • Involved in finalization of Income tax returns for Canadian and Puerto Rico entities.
Journal EntriesManagement monthly review reporting analysisSOX complianceIncome tax returns finalizationFinancial ReportingAuditing

American express global business travel

Manager - Controllership

Mar 2022Sep 2022 · 6 mos

  • Managing Audits for multiple locations like Norway, UK, Germany, etc. for American Express GBT's newly acquired company, Egencia, Inc.
  • Preparing the financial statements for each Stat entities.
  • Executing audit plans for assigned entities to ensure execution of timely and effective audit.
  • Communicating with regulatory authorities to ensure monthly, quarterly and yearly filing of mandatory fillings specific to UK and Europe region.
Managing AuditsFinancial statements preparationCommunicating with regulatory authoritiesAuditingFinancial Reporting

Shipbob, inc.

Accountant

Feb 2021Feb 2022 · 1 yr · India

  • Involved in month end accounting functions including journal entry preparation, posting accrual entries, manual JEs and reconciliation of multiple balance sheet accounts and P&L Accounts
  • Involved in P&L Analysis and Balance Sheet accounts and identifying any discrepancies as per the accounting standards.
  • Preparation of Financial Statements and their associated schedules and assisting in external audits.
  • Involved in Automation of various accounting procedures like bank reconciliation, prepaid reconciliation, Fixed Assets, etc.
  • Assisting in creating narratives for all procedures and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen Internal Controls.
  • Working with multiple teams like AP, AR and FP&A regularly to review transactions to understand projects and reflect accurate balances in financial statements.
Month end accounting functionsP&L AnalysisFinancial Statements preparationAutomation of accounting proceduresAccountingFinancial Reporting

Ey

2 roles

Audit Senior

Promoted

Oct 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Managing multiple cleints at a time
  • Reviewing the work of associates, advanced associates and lead associates
  • Upskilling, coaching and guiding the staffs and peers with day to day tasks.
  • Working in data analytics procedures on various clients
  • Performing quality and detailed reviews to help the onshore teams complete the audit effectively and efficiently.
  • Performing planning, execution and monitoring various audit engagements.
  • Performing tests of contols
  • Assisting the audit teams in identifying the audit and accounting issues and resolving them.
Managing multiple clientsPerforming quality reviewsData analytics proceduresAuditingFinancial Analysis

Lead Associate

Jul 2016Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Managing day to day tasks and ensuring timely and accurate submission of all deliverables
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
  • Handled the auditing activities of clients in various industries like technology, Media and Entertainment, shipping etc, with their turnover being in billions.
  • Worked on Integrated as well as statutory audits.
  • Working on audit of IPO (Initial Public Offer) clients as well as on Comfort letter procedures
  • Involved in audit & accounting process related to cash, debt, equity, AR (Accounts Receivable)etc.
Managing day to day tasksAuditing activitiesIntegrated and statutory auditsAuditingAccounting

Education

ACCA

ACCA — Accounting and Finance

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Master of commerce

Jul 2017Nov 2020

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Post graduate diploma in international business operations — International Business

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Gargi College, Delhi university

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom(H)

Jan 2013Jan 2016

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