Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, F&O Auditor - Assistant Audit Manager

Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal

F&O Auditor - Assistant Audit Manager

Etisalat, UAE

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Risk Management, Internal Controls
Experience
18 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months

F&O Auditor - Assistant Audit Manager at Etisalat, UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2009

My job responsibilities are:
• Execute and carry out audits and other tasks as assigned by superiors to determine compliance with company policies and system of internal controls, applicable laws, regulations, industry trends and best practices identifying areas for improvement in accordance with Risk-Based Audit Approach, Internal Auditing Standards and Guidelines, best industry-practices and other relevant laws, policies and procedures maintaining independence, objectivity and confidentiality at all times.
• Perform special investigations of confidential nature including following up secretly for fraud or misappropriation as and when indicated or requested by Manager, VP and/or SVP Audit.
• Prepare system notes, flow charts using specialized software tools and audit working papers in accordance with auditing standards i.e. sufficient, reliable, relevant and useful evidence to support findings and recommendations.
• Regularly report and discuss with Manager the performance of planned audits and other ongoing assignments and take appropriate actions to meet all reporting deadlines.
• Use specialized audit tools (Teammate for e-Audit), software (ACL), CAATs and other relevant technology for performance of audit using best-practices.
• Prepare audit reports for Manager, VP and SVP Audit’s review on audit activities and findings, progress in implementing agreed recommendations and overall assessment of control environment and finalizing thereof.

Senior Associate Auditor at KPMG
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2007 to October 2009

My responsibilities were:
• Job planning, supervision and execution in accordance with KPMG Audit Methodology, including close liaison with clients’ management and reporting to the engagement manager and partner;
• Assessing business and audit risks, co-ordinating with professionals of various fields like legal, Operations and IT experts and decision-making for resolution of critical reportable matters;
• Evaluating internal control systems, identifying control weaknesses and key risk areas and making appropriate recommendations to the management;
• Assisting clients in preparation of Financial Statements (consolidated, annual and interim) in accordance with the financial reporting framework applicable in UAE which includes compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Federal Laws and directives of regulatory authorities;
• Thorough Financial Statements and Management information analysis (quantitative and qualitative);
• Preparation of Management reports, Board presentations and Issue memorandums; and
• On-job training and professional development of sub-ordinates.

Financial Reporting Specialist (BPS-19) at Auditor General of Pakistan - PIFRA project
  • Pakistan - Quetta
  • August 2006 to July 2007

My job responsibilities were:
• Quality assurance of finance reports generated by Accountant General (AG) of Balochistan and to give technical input on key issues;
• To prepare various financial analysis and reports from SAP system; and
• Coordination among various stakeholders for implementation of SAP and IPSAS.

Auditor at Wajih Al Atrash Audit Bureau
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2005 to July 2006

My job responsibilities were:
• Planning, execution and completion of audit assignments including analysis of existing organizational internal controls and accounting system, evaluating potential risks and advising management of remedial action; and
• Time and resource management for consultancy and audit engagements.
• Compliance to IAS/IFRS and quality assurance of the reports issued.

Education

Diploma, Risk Management, Internal Controls
  • at Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • July 2013

Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)

Diploma, Information Systems Auditor
  • at Information System Audit & Control Association (ISACA)
  • August 2012

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Bachelor's degree, BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • October 2011
Diploma, Internal Auditing
  • at Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), US
  • August 2010

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Master's degree, Accounting, Auditing, Finance and Management
  • at Assosiation of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), UK
  • February 2005

Some other subjects include: Advanced Corporate Accounting and Reporting,Stretegic Financial Management, Stretegic Business Planning and Development, Audit and Assurance Services, Performance Management, Business Taxation, Financial Management and Control, Corporate Law, Information Systems.

Diploma, Accounting and Finance
  • at Assosiation of Chartered Certified Accountant, UK
  • June 2002

Accounting, Management, Audit, Finance, Information Technology,Costing, Maintaining Records

Diploma, Financial Auditing
  • at Brainbench, US
  • September 2000
High school or equivalent, Pre Engineering
  • at Cadet College Hassanabdal
  • August 1999

The subjects were: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, Urdu, Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies

Specialties & Skills

Internal Audit
Risk Management Consulting
Risk Based Testing
Financial Accounting
Accounting Software, like Peachtree & Quickbooks
MS Office i.e. MS Word, MS Excel
System Application Products (SAP)

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK
  • ACCA
  • December 2008
Institute of Internal Auditors
  • .
  • December 2012

Training and Certifications

Conference (Training)
Training Institute:
6th Annual Regional i-Safe Conference, arranged by ISACA-UAE (2012)
Date Attended:
November 2012
Conference (Training)
Training Institute:
11, 12 and 13 Annual Regional Gulf Audit Conferences, arranged by IAA-UAE (2010-11-12)
Date Attended:
April 2012