Ajo John is a Chartered Accountant and finance professional specializing in Audit & Risk Advisory, Financial Reporting & Analysis, Control Testing & Improvements, and Data Analytics. He is currently an Associate in Statutory Audit at Walker Chandiok & Co. (Grant Thornton) in Bengaluru, working across financial performance analysis, operational risk, revenue recognition, provisioning, financial reporting, reconciliations, and process improvements. His experience includes analysing real estate businesses with ₹2,000M–4,000M turnover, identifying an Ind AS 115 revenue recognition risk with ~₹500M potential earnings distortion, resolving ₹10–20M posting gaps, and automating reporting workflows to reduce manual effort by ~70%. Previously, at Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants, he worked across NBFC, banking, hospitality, and IT sectors, analysing 12+ entities with ₹200M–6,500M turnover. His work included Ind AS 109 ECL provisioning, Ind AS 116 lease accounting, financial reporting, GST reconciliation, variance analysis, and resolving ~₹800M inter-unit balance mismatches. He managed 18+ engagements and reduced engagement cycle time by 33–45%. His technical toolkit includes Advanced Excel, Power Query, Power BI, SQL, Python, SAP, VBA, Tableau, Tally, and Zoho Books, with expertise in data ETL, data modelling, sensitivity analysis, scenario modelling, variance analysis, and data reconciliation.