Statutory Audit Delivery at Scale
Supervised the successful delivery of 60+ statutory audits for a Fortune 100 company, helping ensure timely completion and audit quality across engagements.
Ganesh Chitta
- Audit Leadership
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Governance & SOX
14+ years · Chartered Accountant · Swiss Licensed Audit Expert
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About
Chartered Accountant and Swiss Licensed Audit Expert with 14+ years of experience leading complex audits, internal controls, and financial reporting engagements across global regulatory environments. Trusted by senior stakeholders for sound judgement on governance, SOX compliance, complex accounting matters, and audit quality. Led cross-border teams, strengthened execution efficiency, and developed high-performing professionals across multinational engagements.
Zurich, Switzerland · imganesha@icloud.com · +41 78 215 08 01
Key Achievements
Swiss CPA Equivalency
Completed the certification pathway for foreign accountants (dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer), strengthening readiness to operate within the Swiss audit and regulatory environment.
Cross-Border Audit Teams
Managed teams across multiple locations on large PCAOB engagements, coordinating delivery and consistency across complex international audits.
Audit Quality Leadership
Served on the firm's internal inspection teams for PCAOB engagements and led the materiality consultation group, supporting US National Office consultations on complex audit matters.
SOX Audit Excellence
Ensured compliance on SOX audits with effective internal control processes across multinational engagements.
Journey & Experience
Audit Manager
Deloitte AG
10/2021 – Present · Zurich
- ◆Managed audit delivery for two large publicly listed commodity trading engagements, driving timely execution across complex workstreams.
- ◆Advised clients on complex accounting transactions, strengthening compliance and audit quality in high-risk areas.
- ◆Managed multiple client engagements in parallel across consumer goods, healthcare, and industrial equipment.
- ◆Partnered with internal audit teams to identify control gaps and improve readiness for PCAOB inspections and SOX compliance.
- ◆Designed and delivered internal training on accounting and audit of complex commodity trading transactions.
Audit Senior Manager
Deloitte India (US offices in India)
08/2020 – 09/2021 · Hyderabad
- ◆Led audit engagements across consumer and industrial products, logistics, and transportation services.
- ◆Supervised large, multi-location teams while managing the full audit lifecycle and partnering with client executives.
- ◆Oversaw a 50+ professional cluster implementing the firm's shared service center audit guidance.
- ◆Contributed to internal inspection engagements covering PCAOB and AICPA audits.
- ◆Supported National Office partner consultations on materiality while leading a centre of excellence team.
Audit Manager
Deloitte India (US offices in India)
09/2016 – 08/2020 · Hyderabad
- ◆Led the full lifecycle of PCAOB engagements, coordinating cross-functional teams and partnering with client executives.
- ◆Helped develop firm guidance and templates for PCAOB audits involving shared service center accounting.
- ◆Evaluated design and implementation of internal controls and tested operating effectiveness.
- ◆Contributed to technical reviews of potential business combination arrangements within Deloitte's technical accounting group.
- ◆Served on internal inspection engagements covering revenue, journal entries, and internal controls.
Audit Senior
Deloitte India
09/2014 – 08/2016 · Hyderabad / Bengaluru
- ◆Managed audits in planning, testing, and review under PCAOB, AICPA, and Indian AS, ensuring quality across varied regulations.
Audit Senior
KPMG India
09/2012 – 08/2014 · Hyderabad
- ◆Supervised audit engagements covering planning, budgeting, substantive testing, work paper review, and financial statement disclosures under Indian AS.
- ◆Built early experience across PCAOB audits, SEC reporting, SOX work, and internal control testing.
Associate, Transaction Advisory Services
Ernst & Young India
01/2012 – 08/2012 · Bengaluru
- ◆Supported financial due diligence for acquisitions, mergers, and capital-raising initiatives.
- ◆Evaluated target businesses and identified internal control gaps to inform investment decisions.
Article Assistant (Trainee)
Deloitte Haskins & Sells
03/2008 – 04/2011 · India
- ◆Performed audit testing across balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- ◆Selected by firm leadership to support the Mahindra Satyam financial investigation and restatement project.
Education & Beyond
Certificate for Swiss Law for Foreign Accountants
Swiss CPA / dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer, EXPERTsuisse
2024 · Zurich, Switzerland
Chartered Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
2012 · Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Commerce
Osmania University
2007 · Hyderabad, India
High School, Accountancy & Economics
SICA School
2004 · Indore, India
Languages
- English Native
- Hindi Native
- German Beginner
Volunteering
Managing Committee Member
ICAI Switzerland Chapter · 2025
Generating leads through external partners such as EXPERTsuisse and SICC, organising webinars for chartered accountants in Switzerland, and managing the members' newsletter with relevant accounting guidance and key industry updates.
Side Passion
Beyond Audit
Outside professional work, I write about football — with a particular interest in Arsenal, tactics, transfers, club strategy and the business behind the game. The writing combines the perspective of a long-term supporter with a structured, analytical approach.
Independent Football Writing
FCTalkingLeague
Analysis and commentary on Arsenal, football tactics, transfers, club strategy and the wider business of the sport.
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