Supervisor Audit
Mazars
Total years of experience :13 years, 5 Months
Preparing external risk based audit plan, risk assessments, carrying out audit field work, supervising audit assistants and concluding audit engagements with reporting
• Developing / updating of audit test programs/checklists in line with ISAs and Mazars audit approach
• Breasting myself with the latest audit approaches and techniques and continuous professional development
• Applying internal controls concept in a wide variety of IT processes and appropriately assessing the exposure resulting from ineffective or missing control practices and recommending actions needed to address them
• Preparing separate (standalone) and consolidated (group) financial statements
• Performing statutory audits, annual audits, sales audit, limited scope review engagements (interim/half yearly), agreed upon procedures
engagements, tax advisory for VAT
• Preparing audit engagement files on Mazars’s proprietary software “AuditSoft”
• Performing preliminary and concluding analytics of financial statement
• Team leader, trainer, having exposure of audit - supervisory-senior role
Managed annual treasury of USD 70 million and provided support to over 1, 800 employees spread over four regional offices along with
the head office. Supervised the accounting function, responsible for consolidation of financial reports, preparing overall and departmental
budgets, and forecasting a five-year plan on annual basis. In addition, managed different donor funded projects (USD 24 million) with
regard to financial management, donor compliance, record keeping, development of financial system, and staff management.
Key achievements:
• Managed over 35 bank accounts in multiple currencies and approving related bank reconciliations on monthly basis
• Trained and supervised accounting staff in using ERP (iScala) with a transaction base of more than 250, 000 annual entries
• Updated finance policy manual of AKF by incorporating changes necessitated by introduction of new authority matrix
• Developed policies to control costs by aligning them with available budget and thus saved the organization USD 1 million
• As a member of core purchase committee, effectively participating in processes of procurement, and administration ensuring compliance
with organizational policies, donor regulations and legal requirements
• Prepared and disseminated budget utilization report on monthly basis covering variance analysis and progress of projects at hand
focusing on material deviation from milestones and actions needed to resolve them
• Visited regional offices and performed different internal audit activities, i.e. compliance audits, value for money (VFM) audits, special
audits and presented overall audit findings to the board of directors
• Lead implementation of financial policies and training of finance personnel in a newly setup organization funded by AKF
• Assisted in developing and updating a five year forecast keeping in mind approved and pipeline budgets at hand
• Lead the overall annual budgeting process and derived from it departmental, sector wise, regional and operational budgets
• Coordinated with external and internal auditors for grants specific and organizational statutory audits
• Development of an overall audit strategy and audit plan to allocate resources to meet audit objectives;
• Business risk assessment through in-depth understanding of the client’s business and industry, including review of information systems, control environment, and preliminary as well as concluding analytics;
• Development of scope, timing and direction of audit procedures to achieve desired level of audit comfort;
• Coordination with clients’ staff for smooth and efficient execution of the audit;
• Development, understanding and extensive reviews of accounting and related internal control systems with the objective of recommending improvements;
• Continuous communication with the Manager and/or Partner with respect to engagement progress - risks, issues, variances from plan in terms of time, budget and cost etc.;
• Preparing financial statements, drafting notes and audit report to assist the Partner in expressing an opinion on the truth and fairness of financial statements;
• Communication and coordination with the clients, involving interactions with professionals of different fields and decision making for timely resolution of critical matters; and
• Reviewing compliance of financial statements with the applicable statutory/regulatory framework, FRS and ISA.
Started my professional career as an auditor in the year 2009 with CA articles from Deloitte Pakistan and moved up the ladder from audit
assistant to audit supervisor. More than four years of national and international experience providing industry-focused audit, assurance,
advisory and taxation services.
Key responsibilities
• Preparing external risk based audit plan, assisting in risk assessments, performing audit procedures, analytical reviews,
preparation/finalization of audit reports and executive summaries
• Developing / updating of audit test programs/checklists
• Breasting myself with the latest audit approaches and techniques and continuous professional development
• Applying internal controls concept in a wide variety of IT processes and appropriately assessing the exposure resulting from ineffective
or missing control practices
• Separate (standalone) and consolidated (group) financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow Statement etc.)
• Statutory audits, annual audits, limited scope review engagements (interim/half yearly), consultancy assignments, continuous internal
audits, agreed upon procedures engagements, tax advisory (VAT / Sales Tax/ Income Tax)
• Planning, carrying out audit field work, supervising audit assistants and concluding the engagement with reporting
• Review and evaluation of internal control system and recommendations for removal of weaknesses therein
• Team leader, trainer, having exposure of audit-supervisory-senior role
Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) from ICAP
An Affiliate from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).
Associate Public Finance Accountant from the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA)
FSC (Pre-Engineering) at Sayurj Public School & College, Chitral affiliated with Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar