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 Accounts at Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) a listed company, subsidiary of e& International (formerly Etisalat). 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.
• Ensuring completeness of accounting transactions into the GL, with effective coordination across key internal teams.
• Preparing financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and onwards submission to SECP & PSX.
• Monthly performance review to the Group CFO, with analysis of variance trends in respect of assigned areas.
• Preparing work papers for board meetings, annual general meeting and for submission to regulators.
• Supervising the audit process, including coordination with various internal teams, for timely completion.
• Ensuring strict adherence to reporting requirements, and industry best practices.
• Overseeing and approving the work produced by the team.
My key responsibilities include:
• Preparing Segment wise/Product wise Contribution Margin Analysis Report and concise reporting of PTCL.
• Preparation of Separated Accounts / Reports from Cost Model of PTCL as per PTA requirements.
• Preparation of Monthly site wise Contribution Margin reports of Ufone.
• Preparing and Finalising network cost components on monthly basis for GCFO's review.
• 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.
• Any other reporting task assigned by the PTCL Group (PTCL | Ufone)
• Overseeing the preparation of monthly, quarterly, & annual budgets.
• Preparing and presenting management reports for both local & HQ reporting.
• Identifying budget areas for cost savings and implementing budget controls.
• Reviewing major procurement contracts and advising on Income Tax & Sales Tax matters.
• Reviewing quarterly and annual Income Withholding Tax statements and the annual Income Tax return.
• Reviewing and finalizing the Fixed Asset Register, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other schedules.
• Preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRSs on a quarterly, half-yearly, and annual basis.
• Liaison with external auditors for timely completion of audit.
• Participation in the hiring process for various finance roles.
Additionally, I was involved in the implementation of SAP, focusing on the design and controls relevant to finance, budgeting, reporting, and taxation.
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.