Abdul Suleman

Accounting advisory and Finance Change and Control Team - PwC London office

Senior Manager in PwC's Finance Transformation team, in the Financial Service group, whose specialism include Finance function transformation and change programs, Design and implement key accounting and reporting standards e.g. New IFRS
implementation, IFRS / GAAP conversions, reporting rationalization projects. Delivery of my performance include:

Leading the implementation and application of new accounting standards, transaction accounting support, accounting policy and financial statements reviews of our client who are undergoing
transformation in the accounting world

Act as the lead subject matter expert for our client to advice on structured transactions, complex accounting judgements and IFRS and GAAP accounting queries

Manage project delivery model such as client management, project budgeting and finance management, coaching and resource
management on a portfolio of clients;

Training, Coaching and supervising of staff within PwC's Finance Transformation team

Maintaining a strong relationship with client, inside the PwC network, collaborate with PwC colleagues cross line of services team, taking a complete lead of accounting advisory project delivery;

Managing key client accounts, driving business development activities, designing and overseeing winning proposals and presenting to senior client stakeholders.

Take a lead in running Client workshops for CFOs and Senior Management on latest development in accounting and financial reporting and key area of regulatory focus.

Lead on Technical Accounting Projects - IFRS 9, IFRS 10 & 3, IAS 36 and IFRS 17:

Advice client on insurance technical accounting for IFRS 17 and IFRS 4 and helping clients with their journey to implement IFRS 17.

Performing insurance accounting technical analysis and reviewing IFRS 17 accounting technical papers.

Performing accounting policy and financial statements reviews for variety of our client base and helping them out to improve the quality of their financial statements including accounting technical papers to align and improving their accounting policies with their system transformation projects.

Advice insurer on IFRS 9 implementation to avoid accounting mismatch on transition of IFRS 17.

Review the classification and measurement of IFRS 9 financial Instruments (FI) on various accounting technical papers.

Advice clients on the review of technical accounting around derecognition and modification and related accounting treatments of financial instrument.

Advice client on hedge accounting, various swaps and economic hedge derivative treatment.

Advice clients on impairment review, IFRS 9 ECL Part VII transfer, business combination and restructuring related accounting treatments.

Accounting Consulting Services (ACS) - PwC London office
•Performed a detailed hot review and accounting quality reviews on FTSE 100/350 audit clients' financial statements and half yearly reports and those included in listing and prospectus documents.

•Managed various IFRS advisory and financial reporting projects including the most complex and high-profile accounting issues faced by PwC client with a particular focus on IFRS 9, IFRS 16, IFRS 4/IFRS 17, IFRS 3/IFRS 10, IAS 36 including GAAP compliant financial statements, technical accounting analysis papers, accounting policies documentation, advice client on FRC thematic reviews, corporate reporting, corporate governance framework, SECR and climate change related disclosure.

•Specialized in providing IFRS and UK GAAP accounting guidance in response to consultation from the wider PwC UK practice and offices and advice the practice on improving the quality of the audit and highlight material non-compliance with relevant reporting requirements to raise with the client and recommending appropriate action.

•Accounting advice on transaction and financial reporting such as on-call accounting advisory projects for client including design and review of accounting policy manuals, advice of IFRS conversions, and financial statements.

As part of my audit role, I engaged in managing the audit and accounting engagements to a wide variety of public and private companies in varied industries including Insurance, Banking, Asset and Wealth Management, Consumer Goods and PE Back entities. My roles and responsibilities include:
•Engaging with PwC Partners and client executives include FD, CEOs and CFOs.
•Preparing and reviewing internal and external reports, particularly to audit committees.
•Devising and delivering audit strategy and execution including managing audit project, finance, resources and monitoring.
•Leading audit team of up to 8 people.
•Preparing technical memos on complex accounting matters.
•Being a people manager for individuals, supporting them through their career at the firm.

Worked with Munich Re DIFC Office (MRUA) in the capacity of Internal Control, Compliance and IFRS advisory position.
Key Projects deliverables:
•Rolled out technical accounting support on insurance accounting and regulatory change project such as new IFRS, review of accounting policy manual and financial statements across the MRUA Middle East entities;
•Rolled out Internal Control System (ICS) in MRUA based on Solvency II requirement and in line with the COSO framework;
•Prepared and submitted ICS report to the senior management to highlight weaknesses and measures to improve controls systems and links key controls and steering measures with the significant operational risks of the Company;
•Devised pragmatic risk structures including compliance manuals and other internal control policies and procedures for the regional entities and rolled out compliance management systems to the regional entities in line with the Munich Re Group;
•Provided training to regional entities to implement ICS framework, risk and compliance management system in line with their regulatory and headquarter requirement.

Leading the day-to-day delivery on client engagement projects to provide high quality client deliverables - Key deliverables include:
•Delivering technical accounting advice across a range of clients for IFRS advisory projects, including technical accounting analysis papers, GAAP compliant financial statements, special purpose financial information, accounting policies documentation.
•Managing audit and assurance projects, including developing audit plans and risk-based audit programs, identifying and defining issues, reviewing and analyzing evidence, attending audit closing meetings and finalizing audit report and deliverables.