Usama Zulfiqar FCCA CISA, Manager

Usama Zulfiqar FCCA CISA

Manager

BDO

Location
Bahrain
Education
Bachelor's degree, BA
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months

Manager at BDO
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since January 2012

• Planning the audit, supervising the work of team and managing relationship with the clients;
• Perform risk assessments of financial and operational activities and processes;
• Develop risk based work plans to complete Audit and control objectives;
• Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of financial and operational processes and controls;
• Draft audit recommendations to mitigate risks and achieve business objectives; and
• Perform special reviews (IT Audits and Process Reviews).

Deputy Manager at Kohinoor Textiles Mills Limited
  • Pakistan
  • March 2010 to November 2011

• Developed internal audit policies and procedures for conduct and reporting of internal audit
assignments;
• Involved in the preparation of annual internal audit plan;
• Conducted financial and operational internal audits engagements and coordination with
relevant departments;
• Plan and conduct special assignments on the request of management to highlight internal
control weaknesses and recommend suitable internal controls;
• Conducted review of the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance to policies and
procedures, and consulting services to add value and improve operations; and
• Identify internal control weaknesses and deliver practical, cost effective and value-added
recommendations to the Management.

Senior Associate at Member firm of KPMG International
  • November 2008 to August 2009

• Information System audits of statutory clients;
• Review of entity level controls, IT environment and application controls;
• Business Process reviews and GAP Analysis; and
• IT governance and strategic planning process, IT infrastructure, segregation of duties, access
rights, IT operations, change management procedures, disaster recovery procedures and
backup procedures.

Senior Auditor at EY Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder & Co. Chartered Accountants Member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited
  • July 2005 to August 2008
Chartered Accountants at KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co
  • Pakistan
  • to

Education

Bachelor's degree, BA
  • at Arts University of the Punjab
  • January 2006
High school or equivalent, medical
  • at Govt. College of Science
  • January 2000
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Science Lahore Presentation Convent
  • January 1998

Specialties & Skills

IT Audit
Investment Banking
Internal Audit
Insurance
Reinsurance
ASSISTANT MANAGER
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
POLICY ANALYSIS
PROCESS ENGINEERING
REPORTS
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Urdu
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