Accounting, auditing and finance professional with more than 5 years of diverse experience in external audits, internal audits, financial reporting under IFRS, financial analysis/interpretation for leading private, public listed and multinational companies.
Accountable for the development and coordination of the Company’s internal auditing activities.
Develop and implement internal auditing policies, procedures, and program.
Review of accounting procedures.
Survey functions and activities in assigned areas to determine the nature of operations, and adequacy of the system of control to achieve established objectives.
Planning and performing operational and financial audits.
Identifying business process risks and suggesting controls to mitigate risks to an acceptable level.
Developing testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls
Documenting the results of the evaluations
Supervise or conduct independent audits of key business processes like sales, operational expenses, Accounts Receivable.
Investigate and determine causes of irregularities, and errors.
Advise top management and Board of Directors on audit, and internal control matters.
Presentation of Internal Audit Report.
Ensure remediation of identified control gaps and presentation of remediation report to higher management.
During my tenure serving as Senior Associate at KPMG Taseer Hadi & Company, I had the opportunity of performing in an excellent corporate environment, the following professional tasks:
AUDIT & ASSURANCE
Obtaining an understanding of client business, its nature, objectives and strategies to identify key risk areas during the process.
Obtaining an understanding of internal controls and identifying control weaknesses, its risk implications and recommendations.
Initial planning and scheduling of audit programs and ensuring timely completion of audits with the use of e-Audit.
Extensive exposure of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS’s) and reviewing financial statements to ensure compliance therewith.
Preparation of client deliverables and reports such as Management Letter (ML), identifying control weaknesses, its risk implications and recommendations.
Experience of various accounting softwares.
Reviewing the working paper of audit staff and further review by audit Manager and Partner.
Development, restructuring and evaluation of internal control systems.
Examination, analysis and review of financial statements and accounting systems, delving into systems development.
INTERNAL AUDIT & RISK ADVISORY
Internal controls evaluation, detection of control weaknesses and suggesting appropriate improvements for the system.
Identification of non-compliance with financial regulatory control, policies, standards, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
Assessing how well the business is complying with laws, rules and regulations.
Training of the staff on new accounting or internal control procedures implemented.
Identification of design gaps, opportunities for process improvements and putting up practicable recommendations.
Presentation of Internal Audit Reports to Higher Management.