Senior Associate
Mazars Chartered Accountants
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
• Planning, execution and completion of audit assignments that included conducting preliminary reviews, drafting audit programs, supervision and review of work of staff and reporting to the engagement manager and partner.
• Performing analytical reviews of financial statements to identify anomalies and risk areas through variance analysis, ratio analysis, data mining and existing knowledge of the business.
• Obtaining an understanding of the business’s internal control environment as per the COSO framework and identifying areas of business risk.
• Assessing entity’s system of internal controls and testing compliance with company policies, IFRS and industry best practices.
• Preparation of audit programs and work flows to mitigate specific risks based on their risk rating and preparing audit steps by selecting appropriate analytical procedures, test of controls and test of details to execute the audit programs on.
• Preparing checklist for system controls, regulatory requirements and legal requirements and performing compliance.
• Preparation of Management letters identifying weaknesses in internal controls, their impact and recommended course of actions.
• Drafting of audit reports as per International Auditing Standards.
• Preparing and maintaining of audit documentation through permanent and working paper files and ensuring the audit conclusions are supported by audit evidence available.
• • Managing assurance and advisory engagements from planning and executing till issuance of deliverables.
• Assessment of Internal control framework.
• Identifying, reporting and devising course of action for legal, regulatory and accounting issues, staying up-to-date with IFRS and local laws and regulations.
• Carrying out compliance with accounting manuals and legal checklists.
• Designing and implementing business process and assessing design and implementation of existing processes
• Preparation of consolidated and separate financial statements including balance sheet, profit & loss account, cash flow statements and notes to the financial statements.
• Analysis of financial statements with variance analysis and ratio analysis to identify anomalies and ensure consistency of reported financial information
• Preparation of accounting records for advisory clients including subsidiary accounting records such as customer, supplier ledgers and fixed assets registers.
• Preparation and review of budgets and business plans for accuracy and reasonableness.
• Preparation of taxation returns for accuracy and compliance with tax regulations for both direct and indirect taxes
