Kamran Ali

• Establishing and maintaining business relationships with client directors and senior management.

• Leading role in planning, budgeting, organisation and guidance of audits.

• Supervision, and review of working papers of junior staff.

• Quality control and senioring of audits in accordance with Auditing Standards, the firm’s professional guidance, and Local Laws.

• Solving accounting and auditing issues and communicating resolutions to clients.

• Preparation and review of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, Saudi GAAP, Code of Corporate Governance and Local Laws.

• Identifying control weaknesses and business opportunities in clients’ operations and communicating these in a professional manner to management.

• Liaison with internal taxation, company secretarial, Actuary and IT audit departments.

• Drafting audit opinions and other statutory reports including modifications in accordance with International Standards of Auditing and Local Laws & regulations.

• Maintain up-to- date knowledge of changes in Auditing Standards, Accounting Standards and Companies Legislation.

I was associated with Deloitte, a leading Audit Firm, as ‘Senior - Audit & Assurance’ with following key responsibilities:
 Planning, budgeting and coordination of engagements to meet tough deadlines, including the team supervision, training and motivation.
 Conducting research in order to have an in-depth understanding of the client’s industry and business.
 Assessing business and audit risks and assessing their impacts on the financial statement assertions.
 Coordinating with professionals of various fields like legal, actuarial and IT experts and decision making for resolution of critical matters.
 Review of accounting matters, internal control systems and compliance with local corporate laws like Companies Ordinance, Code of Corporate Governance and suggesting procedures for their improvements.
 Frequent liaisons with the client personnel at the appropriate levels during all the phases of the audit engagement.
 Advisory services to the clients on various accounting, corporate and financial issues.
 Maintaining good relationship with the client and acting as the client’s main point of contact with the firm.
 Assisting clients in preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework which includes compliance with the International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards, local corporate laws and directives of regulatory authorities.

Around 5 years of experience has enabled me to develop a comprehensive understanding of the competitive and regulatory environments of diversified industries and the accounting & internal control systems implemented at various organizations.

Following are the clients that have contributed to my professional growth while working in Saudi Arabia:

MEDIA INDUSTRY
- MediaEdge - cia
- Team Young & Rubicam
- Al Khayal Advertising Company

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
- Mohammed Said Tamer Logistic Services Company Ltd

RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
- National Jewellery Company Limited - United Modern Jewellery Company Limited
- Al Hamrani United Company Limited (Nissan)

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
- E.A Juffali & Brothers Company For Chemical Products
- Universal Reliance For Speciality Chemicals

TECHNOLOGY
- Amadeus Saudi Arabia Limited

FINANCIAL SERVICES
- BMG Financial Group

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
- Saudi Ensas Company Limited

Following are the clients that have contributed to my professional growth while working in Pakistan:

MEDIA INDUSTRY
- WPP Marketing Communications (Private) Limited
- Ogilvy and Mather Pakistan (Private) Limited

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- Abbott Laboratories Pakistan Limited

MANUFACTURING & TRADING
- Procter & Gamble Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Idress Textile Mills Limited
- Gadoon Textile Mills Limited
- Alnoor Sugar Mills Limited

POWER GENERATION INDUSTRY
- The Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO)
TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
- Egyptian Pakistani Telecommunication Services Company (Private) Limited

The major special assignment is my secondment to HUBCO reporting to Finance Manager and CFO to perform following responsibilities:
 Reviewing Management and Statutory Accounts
 Reviewing Financial Schedules
 Performing Financial and Variance Analysis
 Performing Regulatory Reporting
 Providing assistance in preparing budgets
 Providing consultancy services on Accounting and legal issues as per IFRS and Companies Ordinance

Apart from the above assignment I have worked on the following assignments related to various clients:
 Certification of Dividend remittance to non-resident share holders
 CDC nomination certification
 Royalty / Technical Fee remittance to non-resident beneficiaries  Compliance with Code of Corporate Governance