First Resort Consulting provides specialist-led accounting advisory, audit, risk and compliance support | connecting financial reporting with the way businesses actually operate.
Choose an area to see the capability, practical approach and relevant field experience.
Accounting clean-up, close, reporting, IFRS support and better finance processes.
Process reviews, controls, SOX/C-SOX, revenue assurance, operational audit and remediation.
SOX 404, C-SOX, fraud, AML readiness, regulatory mapping and licence-to-operate reviews.
Financial audit support, IFRS reporting, substantive testing, audit readiness and financial statements.
Real situations from accounting, audit, controls, compliance, operations and education.
Gamified finance discovery for school students and practical simulations for professionals, universities and corporate teams.
The work changes with the business. Inventory, revenue, regulation, reporting and operational risk look different across sectors.
Practical accounting and reporting support that connects transactions, ledgers and financial statements to management decisions.
Experience includes IFRS financial reporting and accounting support in Rwanda across pharmaceuticals, FMCG, petroleum, construction, agriculture and nonprofit environments, using tools including Tally and CaseWare.
Internal audit that follows how work actually happens | from process and systems through controls, evidence, exceptions and remediation.
Process walkthroughs, control design, operating effectiveness, ITGC exposure, deficiency analysis and remediation.
Revenue assurance, inventory, process compliance and operational controls | connecting financial impact to business activity.
Separate documentation gaps from genuine control failures and focus remediation on the underlying risk.
Risk work covering financial, operational, regulatory, fraud, technology, revenue and licence-to-operate exposures.
ICFR, COSO-aligned controls, walkthroughs, testing, deficiency assessment and remediation support across US and Canadian environments.
Land titles, environmental permits, operating licences, physical inventory and other evidence critical to continued operations.
Transaction and journal review, evidence tracing, exception investigation and targeted forensic procedures.
Regulatory mapping and readiness support, including exposure to US and Canadian financial-sector requirements.
Billing controls, revenue leakage, system logic and transaction-flow reviews.
Technology-enabled control environments, automated controls and ITGC-related audit exposure.
Financial audit and reporting support focused on evidence, accounting accuracy, reporting quality and clear communication with management.
Planning support, substantive testing, account analysis, audit schedules and evidence review.
Financial statement preparation/review, accounting adjustments and IFRS reporting support.
Prepare schedules, reconciliations and supporting evidence before external audit fieldwork begins.
Selected situations from audit, accounting, controls, compliance, operations and education | showing the thinking behind the work.
Accounting · IFRSForensics · InfrastructureSOX · MiningRisk · Licence to OperateDifferent learners need different experiences. School students discover finance through games; professionals build workplace capability through practical simulations.
Discover finance before deciding your career.
Gamified experiences | not workpapers | designed to make accounting, business and finance understandable and fun.
Move from qualified to workplace-ready.
Simulation-based programmes where learners perform the work rather than only study the concept.
Bring the workplace into the classroom.
Practical simulations across audit, accounting, FP&A, controls and AI in finance, alongside professional qualification and employability pathways.
Train teams on the work they actually perform.
Scenario-led simulations for finance, audit and risk teams, designed around practical execution and professional judgement.
Career exploration can introduce students to pathways such as FIA, ACCA, CPA Australia, CMA (US), CFP, CIA and CISA | helping them understand that finance careers extend far beyond bookkeeping.
Professional designations are shown as career pathways to explore; First Resort Consulting does not award these qualifications.
First Resort Consulting is an independent proprietorship led by Arun Sasikumar, providing specialist accounting, audit, risk, compliance and professional capability services.
Experience spans financial audit, internal controls, SOX/C-SOX environments, accounting, operational consulting and professional education across India, East Africa, the United States and Canada.
The approach is practical. Understand how the business works, trace the numbers and evidence, identify the actual risk and communicate the solution clearly.
Independent practitioner with multi-regional experience across audit, risk, compliance, accounting, operational support and finance education.
Discuss the requirement directly with First Resort Consulting.
