Muhammad Asad Mughal

Analyzing financial and operational results to operational and strategic
management levels
▪ Utilizing BI, financial modelling, sensitivity analysis and forecast tools to present
insights into business performance and cashflow position
▪ Producing models to project long-term growth and determine the impacting
business factors
▪ Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the
leadership team
▪ Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly management reporting pack (MIS) with
trend and budget vs actual variance analysis commentary for presentation to the
board members
▪ Prepare monthly financial performance and KPI scorecard reports for business
units and meet business unit owners to provide insights on the past performance,
recommend focus areas to improve business performance, implement strategies
to grow and track them over time
▪ Coordinate with AP, AR and GL teams for timely closing of monthly books and
conduct trial balance review
▪ Prepare OPEX, CAPEX and headcount forecasts incorporating the changes in
business environment
▪ Advise business units on the best practices in the areas of system
implementation, reporting and process improvement
▪ Assist with special projects, audit and adhoc reports as requested by the
management

Conducting and supervising various group and statutory audits, group reporting
assignments, group consolidations in accordance with IFRS and GTIL's globally
adopted audit methodology.
▪ Review of government grants, grant budgeting and its application on various
clients in UAE.
▪ Review of various joint venture agreements between Government and developers
and suggestion of benchmark accounting treatment.
▪ Possessing in-depth knowledge of ERP systems i.e. Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics
and their implementation.
▪ Providing on-the-job training to team members.
▪ Conducting and supervising international audit assignments with Grant Thornton,
Azerbaijan practice on frequent basis. Supervising first time IFRS adoption
assignments at major Aviation and FMCG companies in jurisdiction of Azerbaijan.

 Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation
 Post Implementation Support
 Business Process Re-engineering
 Post Implementation Review
 Systems & Process Assurance

 Public accounting, statutory audits and financial reporting engagements with focus on Financial Institutions and NBFIs.
 Reviewing compliance with applicable Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), local corporate laws, tax laws, protocols and directives of regulatory authorities.
 Advising financial institutions on bench-marking of internal controls and procedures for implementing and harmonizing best practices in industry.
 Planning, budgeting and human resource management on audits and other special nature engagements including team building, leadership and on-job professional training of staff.
 Consultation on significant matters with client's management and other professional i.e. legal counsel, tax counsel, banks, agents, IT experts.

- SOX 404 & COSO Framework Compliance Review.
- Basel-III Assessment & Enhancement
- Internal Controls Review