An ACCA member, with over 11 years of experience in the areas of external audit, internal audit, institutional risk assessments and internal controls implementation with KPMG, ZTBL and AKBL.
Unit Head, Enterprise Compliance Risk management, responsible for implementation of SBP Compliance Risk management guideline, including regulatory repository management, risk and control self assessments, key risk indicators and validation/ testing of key compliance controls.
Responsible for planning of management audits of all departments of ZTBL Head Office , including finance, accounts, risk management, compliance, credit, liability marketing, human resource etc. My role is to develop audit programs for all HO departments, along with other team members, in the light of regulatory requirements, such as SBP Prudential Regulations, SBP Risk Management Guidelines, SBP Compliance Risk Framework, SBP Guidlines on Internal Controls, SBP Guidelines on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Banking Companies Ordinance, Public Sector Rules, Income Tax Ordinance and Rules, Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Rules etc and departmental policies/ manuals/ circulars etc.
I have thorough understanding of SBP requirements with regard to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), on the basis of my experience of developing ICFR roadmap for a financial institution while working with KPMG and evaluation of ZTBL's ICFR roadmap during management audit of ICFR Implementation Department of ZTBL.
I also conduct special audits of Head Office Department, as and when required by competent authority.
As Supervisor, I have completed following audit engagements;
- Audit of UNHCR funded projects for the year 2014-15
- Audit of UNHCR funded projects for the year 2015-16
- Audit of UNHCR funded projects for the year 2016-17
- Audit of Human Appeal International
- Audit of Towershare Inc.
- Audit of UNICEF funded projects for the year 2016
I led the teams ranging from 2 to 36 members on the audit engagements.
As Senior Associate, I worked as team leader on various external audit, internal audits, internal control review and institutional assessments. My role was to plan the engagements, develop audit programs and information requisitions, getting the plan approved from senior management, execution of audit procedures, preparation and finalization of deliverables and getting the final working papers and deliverables reviewed from the senior management.