The Society of Auditors, Chennai is India's oldest body of professionals in the accounting & attestation and is senior even to the accounting regulator of the country viz., ICAI nearly by a generation.
The best known names in the Indian accounting professional arena from this part of the country were not only instrumental in the formation of the Society but also in nurturing it to ensure its steady and influential presence to an extent that the body was a precursor and a trendsetter for many such organisations to germinate, grow and flourish across the country. The Society itself was a persuasive force to the Government of India to even formulate the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India under an Act of Parliament in 1949.
The Society is a sagacious, perspicacious and a serene body that has a wealth of experience behind it, thanks to the several doyens and veterans of yesteryears which the current generation is making effective use of - in conjunction with the modern and futuristic tools of learning and dissemination of knowledge. With a hoary past and a vibrant present, the Society is gloriously nearing its nineties.
Even though a nonagenarian organisation, paradoxically enough, with each passing year of the society, the average age of the members is actually going down, as more of the younger members are enthusiastically participating in carrying on the mantle.
Specific mention needs to be made of the way in which the distressing time of Covid 19 lockdown was effectively converted in to a knowledge augmentation opportunity with a series of webinars arranged by the young turks of the Society, with many members eagerly and interactively participating in them.
The Society of Auditors was formed in the pre-independence era, circa 1927 as an informal group of well-known and respected accounting professionals, then known as Registered Accountants. Th same was formally registered as a Society in 1932 (mind you, we are calculating Society’s age only from its formal birth!) and was the only body of accounting professionals (including the wannabe ones) that was a connect between the profession and the Government.
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| “Investigating Complex Corporate Frauds"
Speaker: CA Suneel Ananthanarayanan & CA Kishore Kalyanam | 17th April 2026 (Friday) at 4.00 PM to 5.00PM (Zoom - Virtual) |
Meeting Link : Click Here About the Subject: In this session, the speakers will be giving us a flavour of Fraud aspects interspersed with AI elements and auditors' assessment & approach to combat the same. Attending this capsule will give the participants good takeaways to re-strategies their audit approach & practice in tune with current rapid developments. About the Speakers: Suneel Ananthanarayanan, FCA, CPA, CISA, CITP, CIA, CFE Suneel is the Founding Partner of S K R and Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, established in April 2010 by a team of former Big 4 professionals. He heads the firm's Assurance and Advisory practice. With over 15 years of professional experience, Suneel has worked extensively on statutory audits, SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestation, information systems audits, internal audits, Ind AS transition, and IFC implementation. A commerce graduate from the University of Madras and an alumnus of RKM Vivekananda College, he holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), USA, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), DSCI Certified Privacy Lead Assessor, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. Prior to founding SKR, Suneel was with KPMG Chennai in the External Audit practice. He has worked across industries including Automobile, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Logistics, and IT/ITES. SKR with its associates, today is a 200+ member, multi-location, ICAI peer-reviewed and PCAOB-registered firm serving MNCs, domestic corporates, and SMEs across India. Kishore Kalyanam, FCA, CISA, CIA, CFE, Dip IFRS Kishore is a Partner at S K R and Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, where he leads the firm's Risk and IT Advisory practice. A commerce graduate from the University of Madras and an alumnus of RKM Vivekananda College, Kishore is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of professional experience. He holds certifications as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Diploma in International Financial Reporting (ACCA, UK), DSCI Certified Privacy Lead Assessor, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. At SKR, Kishore has managed diverse engagements across internal audits, information systems audits, SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestation, and ERP application reviews covering SAP, MS Dynamics, and in-house systems. Prior to SKR, he worked with the Enterprise Risk Services practice of Deloitte Chennai, specialising in control assurance, SSAE 18 and ISAE 3402 audits, ICFR, and process improvements. He also had a stint at Larsen & Toubro. His industry experience spans Automobile, Manufacturing, IT/ITES, Healthcare, Banking, and NBFCs. |
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