Assistant Manager
pricewaterhousecoopers
Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months
My key responsibilities as an Assistant Manager include leading teams of up to six members, liaising with key client contacts and serving as the principle point of reference between clients and the firm through planning, mobilisation, execution and closure of audit assignments.
My core concentration is in real estate, media and communications sectors. Responsible for the audits of Jabel Ali
Free Zone, Economic Zones World (subsidiaries of Dubai World), Deyaar Development PJSC, Dubai Healthcare
City (subsidiary of Tecom Investments) Emirates International Telecommunication (subsidiary of Dubai Holding), Middle East Communications Group and Eastnets FZ LLC and their subsidiaries and associates including those in the UAE, Middle East, Europe and Asia.
Other clients in my portfolio include Magrabi Optical Company (retail), Marriot Harbor and Al Maha Desert Resort (hospitality), Dubai Group (government owned holding company with investments in financial institutions) and Dubai Chamber of Commerce (government).
Have gained hands on practical experience of:
• Complex consolidation including carve outs, acquisitions and disposals
• Reviewing business processes and identify control deficiencies and scope for improvements
• Financial due diligence for issuance of prospectus prior to listing of debt instruments
• Assessment of impairment valuations including key valuation inputs
• Fair valuation of financial and non-financial assets
• Evaluating budgets, related assumptions, projections and cash flows for assessment of going concern
• Evaluating market trends including performance benchmarking for both real estate and hospitality
• Evaluating management’s compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act 2002 Section 404 and COSO
• Reporting to multiple superiors, managing several teams and juggling multiple engagements together
• Managing all stakeholder expectations including quality of output and job cost recovery rates successfully
• Report writing, in particular reporting to the members of Audit Committee for communicating audit and review findings
As an Assistant Manager in Assurance and Business Advisory, obtained adequate expertise in review of systems and audits of manufacturing, energy and financial services sectors. Experience gained included ensuring the adequacy of reporting systems, compliance with management policies and statutory requirements, reviewing existing systems to identify any control weaknesses and reviewing financial statements to ensure compliance with local laws and International Accounting Standards.
Involved in providing professional services relating to compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act 2002 Section 404 and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Framework requirements to Pepsi Cola International (Private) Limited with involvement in following areas:
• Understanding and documentation of business processes flows, internal controls and identification of gaps thereon focusing on Advertisement and Marketing, Capex, Information Technology, Purchases to Payables, Agro Supply Chain Management, Inventory to Consumption, Sales to Collection and Financial Reporting.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures and Control Matrices of the aforementioned cycles.
• Evaluation of existing internal controls and recommendation of remediation to comply with COSO.