At Digicom Trading (pvt) Ltd ie Qmobile I was responsible for:
-Devising & getting implemented Risk Mitigation procedures, internal audit plans & Substantive procedures SOPs.
-Worked on developing a Central Database of all the service providers, suppliers & vendors of the company.
-Working with the Head of Internal Audit to harmonise & standardise company policies for various operational areas & liaising with the appropriate departmental heads.
-Overseeing the processes & procedures for expense rationalistaion & control.
-Advising various internal stakeholders on how to improve or further strengthen the processes in their own operational areas.
-Undertaking & reporting on special purpose projects/assignments as an internal appraisal measure.
-Reviewing the processes & procedures used by the expense control team & monitoring their work.
-Have my team perform periodic analysis of actual vs planned performance in various financial areas.
An assurance, consulting & outsourcing firm started in 2014. I along with two friends, setup this financial services firm. We provide financial outsourcing services to clients in the United Kingdom & business advisory services to local clients. As such I dealt with final reviews of assignments done by our work teams & peer reviews of assignments finalized by my partners. I also dealt with sundry administrative issues.
While employed in the above designation at Malcus & Myre Corp consultants, I managed the teams working on various risk advisory & audit assignments internal, external & forensic. My main responsibilities & achievements at Malcus & Myre include:
• Identified & prioritised risks & assessed their impacts on clients’ operations & designed the work strategy/procedures applied thereto. Reviewed the same as identified by the assignment teams & assessed their veracity & relevancy wrt the particular client.
• Participated in initial meetings with the clients alongside the audit/assignment teams to ensure that both I & the team working knew what the clients’ requirements were.
• Advised clients regarding risk mitigation procedures. Assisted client’s management in working on grant applications, both local government /State Bank of Pakistan & Foreign Government proffered grants.
• Undertook review work as a risk advisory consultant for clients on their projects funded via local or foreign grants & reported back thereon to the relevant donor organizations/agencies.
• Initially devised & calculated financial & social Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for a major client in the microfinance sector.
• For statutory external audits, reviewed & ensured that the work has been carried out in accordance with the applicable standards both the IFRS & any relevant local regulations.
• Helped clients’ management in preparation of their financial statements in accordance with IFRS & local regulations.
• Reviewed & approved the budgets for different assignments & associated logistics.
• Was responsible for keeping any eye on the work of the supervisor level employees under my authority & providing them with guidance & coaching for their professional & personal development as & when required.
• Coordinated the work of the various teams on assignments, ensured they were kept cognizant of the deadlines for assignment completion.
• Kept the directors apprised of the current situation a