Syed Ashraf Abbas  Zaidi, Group Internal Auditor

Syed Ashraf Abbas Zaidi

Group Internal Auditor

Al Falah Holding

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis
Éducation
Baccalauréat, ACCA
Expérience
10 years, 5 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :10 years, 5 Mois

Group Internal Auditor à Al Falah Holding
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • Je travaille ici depuis février 2017

- Reporting directly to the Supervisor/ Manager, following include my key responsibilities;
- Performing audits of financial statements, internal controls and business processes,
- Agreeing recommendations with relevant staff members to make improvements to operations,
- Preparing audit report based on the work performed and sharing it with the relevant staff after discussing with my supervisor and manager.

Senior Consultant - Risk and Advisory à Ernst & Young
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • octobre 2014 à septembre 2016

- Lead, manage and finalize advisory clients;
- Researching and assessing how risk management processes operate;
- Performing financial analysis;
- Checking the accounting records;
- Performing risk assessments on key business activities, identifying key risks and using this information to suggest improvements;
- Assessing how well the business is complying with rules, regulations and industry best practices;
- Agreeing recommendations with relevant staff members to make improvements to operations and helping to secure backing for them in meeting; and
- Attended various in-house training to develop an understanding of Microsoft Office and Visio
- Working in an ERP Environment (Oracle and SAP)

Major Clientele - Internal Audit
Audited the following key processes:
Pfizer/Wyeth Pakistan Limited
- Procurement to payment,
- Commercial practices.
National Foods Limited
- Procurement to payment,
- Production and inventory management.
Dawood Hercules Corporation Private Limited
- Investment management,
- Annual planning, budgeting and monitoring.
English Biscuits Manufacturers
- Human resource and payroll management,
- Procurement to Payment,
- Marketing.
Khaadi
- Sales, receivables, and marketing.

Business Development
Worked on the following business proposals:
- Aisha Steel Mills Limited,
- Kompass Pakistan Pvt. Ltd,
- Hilal Foods Pvt. Ltd.

AS-IS, GAP Report, Policies and Procedures Prime Safety Limited (Group Company of Midas Safety)
- Production and Inventory Management.

Audit Trainee à BDO
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • août 2013 à septembre 2014

- Inquiring of management and others to gain an understanding of the organization itself, its operations, financial reporting, and known fraud or error;
- Evaluating and understanding the internal control system;
- Evaluating whether the ledger balances are accurate;
- Testing documentation supporting account balances or classes of transactions;
- Applying appropriate audit procedures on heads assigned to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence;
- Completing working papers with respect to work assigned;
- At the completion of the audit, offer objective advice for improving financial reporting and internal controls to maximize a company’s performance and efficiency
- Working in an ERP Environment (SAP)

Major Clientele - Internal Audit
Audited the following audit processes:
Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited
- Purchases, payables and payments,
- Human resource and payroll management.
Premier Insurance
- Co-Insurance,
- Re-Insurance.
Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture
- Fees and deposits,
- Purchases, payables and payments.

Major Clientele - External Audit
Audited the following audit heads:
State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan
- Fixed assets(Branch),
- Cash and Bank (Branch),
- Expenses (Branch and Head Office).
State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan
- Fixed assets,
- Expenses.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, ACCA
  • à ACCA
  • février 2014
Baccalauréat, Commerce
  • à University of Karachi
  • janvier 2014

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Accounting
Microsoft Office
Team Player
Multitasking
Problem Solving
Client Relationship
Pressure Handling
Internal Audit
Accounting
External Audit
Gap Analysis
Taxation
Payroll

Langues

Urdu
Langue Maternelle
Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

MS Excel - Advance (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Ernst and Young
Durée:
4 heures
MS Visio (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Ernst and Young
Durée:
3 heures
Internal Audit Methadology (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Ernst and Young
Durée:
4 heures
MS Word (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Ernst and Young
Durée:
3 heures

Loisirs

  • Reading Books
  • Watch football matches