I am a Financial Reporting, Auditing and Financial Management expert having around 9 years of overall experience with various employers including Deloitte Qatar and Pakistan. Have a combination of qualified chartered accountancy certification from ICAP, an associate membership, and bachelor’s degree in economics and Law.
My core areas of expertise include International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), budgeting and financial modelling, internal and external auditing. Currently working as Manager Regulatory Reporting at Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) a listed company, subsidiary of e& International (formerly Etisalat). I am responsible for regulatory and management reporting, cost optimization and cost control in close liaison with senior management. Previously, I worked with Deloitte and Touché Doha Qatar, Deloitte Yousuf Adil, Chartered Accountants, Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF) in Pakistan and National Rural Support Programme.
Working on local and international assignments in a multicultural environment enables me to be an adaptable, collaborator, adaptive learner and result oriented professional. Extensive training and development and having appropriate industry and specialized knowledge enriched my skill set on standard accounting and auditing methodologies, and IT tools including accounting software, SAP, and MS office packages.
Moreover, I have a deep interest in strategic planning, business analytics and IT enablement of the organizations to succeed in the cutting-edge competition.
Additionally, I am enthusiastic to travel and learn in this dynamic world to build myself a more productive person every next day.
Collectively, these personal traits and professional experience gives me confidence that I can add value to different combination of teams and businesses to achieve their objectives.
I will be thankful for your consideration and giving me an opportunity to prove myself.
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) a subsidiary of e& International (formerly Etisalat) and is the largest integrated Information Communication Technology (ICT) company of Pakistan. With the largest fixed line network of the country, PTCL offers products and services like high-speed Broadband internet, Smart TV (IPTV) service, CharJi wireless internet, over-the-top (OTT) applications like Smart Link App, Smart TV App and Touch App, and world class digital content like Netflix, iflix and icflix.
From 2021, PTCL & PTML (Ufone) is working as functionally merged entity.
Working in the Group costing and regulatory reporting department, my key responsibilities include:
• Preparing Segment wise/Product wise Contribution Margin Analysis Report and concise reporting of PTCL. This includes obtaining requisite data from relevant stakeholders and analyzing it on determined methodology/cost model.
• Preparation of Separated Accounts / Reports from Cost Model of PTCL as per PTA requirements.
• Preparation of Monthly site wise Contribution Margin reports of Ufone.
• Costing models with change in company structure and with launching of new product/service.
• Supporting Regulatory, Legal & other departments in matters pertaining to costing, tariff, and regulatory affairs.
• Identifying areas of cost savings for the Company, to strategic planning in broader sense at the Group level.
• Working on cost savings and cost optimization projects at the group level.
• Work on means of enhanced automation techniques resulting efficiency in day-to-day tasks.
• Work on SAP to analyze / verify the cost of each ‘unit’ and ‘cost center.’
• Any other reporting task assigned by the PTCL Group (PTCL | Ufone)
Pak-turk maarif international schools and colleges is governed by Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF). TMF has vision to become a pioneer educational institute, nurturing pure-minded people who use knowledge for the peace and welfare of humanity. It is serving in more than 35 countries globally, running 200+ schools and educating 33,000+ studentsWorking as budgeting and reporting chief, Adeel is involved in reporting to the Management on the disbursement of schools budget, performing variance analysis of budget vs actual expenses and preparing any other Management Report requested by the Management. Key responsibilities include:Making sure schools budget is disbursed on time to schools relevant bank accounts.Preparing and presenting monthly, quarterly and annual variance analysis report to the Management.Ascertaining budget areas to economize expenditures.Inquiring the reasons of variances from branches.Coordinating with campuses regarding budgeting and controls.Maintaining budgeting and controls database.Involved in the system implementation of e-maarif (an in-house built ERP) relating to the controls and design of the system relevant to the budgeting and reporting. Liaison with external auditors. Other unspecified tasks that are commensurate with the level of the position as specified by management and reporting accordingly.
Being on second time secondment to Deloitte - Doha office I enhanced my understanding of financial reporting, auditing and taxation (specifically in construction and trading sectors) with extensive training development being the mandatory part of Big Four firms along with other accounting soft wares/ERPs and other IT tools required in the profession. During my tenure, I improved my skills to work in the multi cultural environment, efficiently and effectively plan and execute assignments to meet the deadlines while developing good relationships with the stakeholders.
NRSP is a nationwide organization in Pakistan having two categories of operations (i) microfinance bank and (ii) donor funded development sector interventions. Working as Internal auditor, I have been involved in the conducting of region-wise internal audit assignments and reporting findings in the well-drafted reports to the top management. Key responsibilities include:
• Assisting in the preparation of internal audit plan for various sectors including Microfinance and Enterprise Development, Physical Infrastructure and Technology Development, Small Grants, Social Sectors Services, Human Resource Development etc.
• Evaluating the soundness, adequacy, application of procedures and internal controls at different organs of the organization.
• Carrying out internal audit assignments at regions and field units in the above mentioned sectors. It also includes donors interventions by USAID, DFID, The GF etc.
• Ensuring compliance of contract covenants of donor funded projects that includes budgetary variance analysis, matching programmatic objectives with financial objectives.
• Verification of activities at sites.
• Drafting the internal audit reports for presenting it in the audit committee meeting on quarterly basis. Also attending the internal audit meetings with the stakeholders
By the virtue of academic knowledge and work experience I am capable of:
• Supervising audit execution while working as ‘Senior’ and as ‘Job in Charge’.
• Planning of audit and review engagements in line with ISAs and Deloitte Audit Approach / Methodology.
• Planning and delivering audit assignment in compliance with quality standards defined by Deloitte’s Engagement Quality Control Review (EQCR).
• Managing efficient communication with client and respective Manager/Director/Partner during the course of audit.
• Client facing and relationship management during day to day audit related matters without compromising professional responsibilities.
• Drafting of auditors’ report on different audit and review engagements.
• Preparation and presentation of audit documentation in a quality manner. Delivered number of audit assignments ensuring completeness, accuracy and proper referencing of working papers in EMS.
• Deep understanding of best practices of Corporate Governance, Prudential Regulations for Banking Companies and Environment of Corporate Laws.
• Understanding of business cycles, internal controls system and processes of reviewing systems to identify improvements.
• Training the audit trainees and junior staff, supervising and reviewing their work.
• Fluent in use of audit related applications including
The Engagement Management System (EMS) 4.0.2.
AuditSystem 2 Release 4.2.
ACL Analytics 10
I have been seconded from Deloitte pakistan office to Deloitte Doha office to carry out various audit assignments.