Assistant Manager
pricewaterhousecooper, dubai
Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months
Currently working as an Assistant Manager in the Risk Assurance Services group of the firm. My professional experience of over six years is concentrated in external and internal audit, risk assessment, forensics, business process re-engineering, process and internal controls reviews and advisory, across a wide spectrum of multinational and local clients in a variety of industry sectors including Financial Services (Commercial & retail banks, Investment banks, Islamic banks, Insurance, Asset Management, Sovereign Funds, Mutual Funds), Real Estate, Transportation & logistics, Tourism, and Energy.
-Responsible for managing simultaneous teams on a day-to-day basis to ensure application of PwC methodology and practices to drive quality output for risk assessment and execution of internal audit reviews
-Supervise teams to execute audit program for high risk / complicated areas
-Define the scope for each audit, perform business process risk and controls mapping through discussions with client management and key process owners, tailoring risk based audit plans relevant to the current processes in place, evaluating of internal control systems used, developing detailed risk control matrices for operational and financial processes, performing detailed test of controls to assess its operational effectiveness and preparing draft reports along with recommendations and discussing the same with the management.
-Responsible for on-the-job coaching of staff, preparing engagement deliverables and communicating the results of work performed, risk exposures, internal controls that may help mitigate these risks, and opportunities for internal control improvement.
-Recommend action plans to rectify control deficiencies, obtain buy in from key stakeholders and monitor the implementation of the action plan to ensure its timely execution;
-Manage and complete special assignments to deadlines and presentations to the Board and Audit Committees
I have previously served as a Senior Consultant at the Risk Advisory and Internal Audit Services. At Protiviti, I led a number of engagements at commercial & retail banks, investment banks, Islamic banks, investment companies, asset management companies and sovereign funds.
I served at PwC-Pakistan for almost four years, leading teams through the planning, execution and completion stages of varied advisory engagements and statutory audits. At PwC I had the opportunity to work in the Risk Advisory Services (RAS) and Audit and Business Assurance Services (ABAS) Groups of the firm.
The RAS experience with the firm has enabled me to develop a comprehensive understanding of the competitive and regulatory environments of diversified industries and the accounting and internal control systems implemented at various organizations.
At PwC’s Assurance and Business Advisory Group (ABAS), I was involved in statutory audits and half yearly reviews of institutions pertaining to the financial services sector. This experience exposed me to practical implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards whilst also enabling me to develop a comprehensive understanding of the competitive and regulatory environments of financial services sector and the accounting and internal control systems implemented at these institutions.
2:1. BSc. (Hons.) in Applied Accounting
I am a member of ACCA. Certified Chartered Accountant