Vivekanand bio

Vivekanand Balvalli

  • Associate Partner - Technology Risk Assurance
  • 22+ years experience

"I am personally invested in the success of this engagement and committed to building a trusted relationship with the group's leadership and governance stakeholders. Through active involvement, timely decision-making, and a relentless focus on quality, I will help ensure an audit that not only meets regulatory expectations but also delivers meaningful insights and confidence to stakeholders."


Vivekanand is Associate Partner with the Technology Risk Assurance practice with a particular focus on IT Risk and Controls around key technologies like SAP S4 HANA, Oracle and Microsoft products. He operates out of Mumbai India and has over 22 years of experience in IT Audit and Compliance domain. Also worked with Big4 Firm for almost 20+ years.

He has managed and delivered a wide array of engagements such as Sarbanes Oxley controls testing, General IT Controls review, Post implementation reviews, Risk based internal audits, business process controls review, IFC reviews, application security review, cyber security assessments which have resulted in automating processes in IT environments in India and overseas.

He has been involved in identifying and testing automated controls within end-to-end business process i.e. banking operations, Credit card, Nostros, Fund Accounting, Claims Processing, Fixed Assets etc. Has worked on multiple Multinational clients based out of Europe and United States and collaborating with multicultural teams across business environments

Largest Financial Services clients serviced:

  • AU Small Finance Bank
  • TATA Capital
  • TATA AIA Life Insurance Company Limited
  • Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Limited
  • Indostar Capital Finance Limited

Group / Multinational audit experience

Significant experience in multinational and group audits conducted under PCAOB and global auditing standards, including coordination with overseas engagement teams, review of component reporting packages, and execution of audit procedures for group reporting purposes. Key engagements include GlaxoSmithkline India | Bayer India | Bunge India | Beiersdorf (Nivea India) | Dow Chemical |Huntsman |Lafarge

Qualifications and professional affiliations 

  • Certified Information Systems Auditor 'CISA' 
  • ISO 27001 Lead Auditor