• Conduct or assist in the planning and performing of financial, and IT Audit activities,
• Develop and execute relevant plans and procedures to monitor and test controls and business processes,
• Gather, organize, and manage required documentation and evidence to support the monitoring, testing, and compliance with required controls,
• Manage and maintain the risk register and supporting processes,
• Generate and create required audit and compliance reports,
• Plan and perform audits of processes and systems in accordance with internal standards and procedures,
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the audit and compliance capability.

• Improved financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.
• Assessed and evaluated financial and operational aspects of monthly, quarterly and yearly management accounts,
• Performed risk assessments on key business activities and used this information as a guide to cover audits, anticipating emerging issues through research and interviews to decide how to rectify the issues,
• Prepared quarterly board audit committee reports to highlight material risks and control gaps and distributed the same to the relevant stakeholders,
• Assessed how well the business is complying to rules and regulations and informed the management whether any issue requires their attention, and
• Provided ad hoc advice and guidance to managers and staff at all levels, sometimes by delivering in-house trainings, and managed and respond queries of all stakeholders to their satisfaction through regular communications.
Achievement: Worked as a lead to supervise the first time development and implementation of Business Continuity/Disaster Program to ensure safety of the company in events of hazards and mentor the team members for their development.

• Increased productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements.
• Determined cost of operations by establishing standard costs; collecting operational data.
• Identified financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Guided cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.
• Recommended actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
• Reconciled transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Assisted line manager in developing yearly departmental budgets relating to manpower and infrastructural investments.
Achievement: Performed IS / IT audit for the company in accordance with ISACA and COBIT framework, which resulted in formation of IT Steering Committee to consider effective and efficient use of company’s resources for new IT projects resulting in cost saving.

• Designed internal audit procedures and work programs in accordance with E & Y Global practices, to conduct audits in order to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the business, IT and SOX frameworks, controls and procedures,
• Performed financial and non-financial analysis and provided conclusions on effectiveness and efficiency of overall company’s position,
• Conducted SOX compliance testing for clients in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley Act Section 302 and 404 to ensure financial reporting and internal controls implemented are efficient and effective, maintain the Audit working papers including risk assessment, process narratives, SOX documentation and test scripts, as well as the summarization of deficiencies and plans for remediation,
• Conducted preliminary engagement meetings along with audit team senior, to understand the business processes and environment of an audit client, developed a risk-based annual audit plans detailing the scope, nature and timing of audit activities and also conducted risk assessments and identified controls in place to mitigate risks,
• Assisted the engagement manager by conducting risk based audits, to ensure a system is in place which ensures that all major risks of the organization are identified and analyzed, identified control gaps and opportunities for improvement and prepared audit reports in accordance with the approved audit plan,
• Assessed and evaluated the gathered audit evidences using multiple audit procedures including the Global E & Y Audit Methodology and promoted compliance to all applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, processes and standards pertaining to organizational financial policy and statutory requirements,
• Verified last year’s audit observation and ensured whether they were resolved within decided timelines and in accordance with audit recommendations, performed substantive testing by verifying audit assertions and other audit techniques in accordance with E & Y Globa

• Recorded and updated financial books including account payables / receivables on real time basis to ensure they reflect company’s true financial picture and ensured maintenance of the general and subsidiary ledgers,
• Ensured that financial transactions are properly updated and recorded by reconciling financial books with their source records, and oversee the preparation of all financial statements, invoices, proposals, etc as required,
• Investigates invoice discrepancies or mismatched invoices as required ensuring proper resolution; stop payments and voids are completed in a timely manner once approved by management,
• Proactively takes steps to streamline and automate existing Accounts Payable processes and procedures, and review and approve all AP / AR journal Vouchers and accruals,
• Updated financial records with recent transactions and changes, and ensure account receivables and payable activities are performed accurately and timely, and
• Performed finance analysis, reporting and management tasks, and identified and resolve invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related issues.
Achievement: Worked simultaneously on clients in Ontario and Saskatchewan and assisted teams to complete accounting cycle for the development and improvement in financial statements.