Senior Auditor 2
Ernst & Young Dubai LLP
Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months
• Thoroughly contributes in the planning, mobilization and execution of the audit.
• Reports directly to managers and/or partners of the engagement.
• Prepares high quality financial statements, management letters and other reportorial requirements. Reviews financial statements and reporting packages drafted by clients.
• Develops and maintains strong client relationship and being the main contact with clients.
• Resolves issues, recommends resolutions and points for improvement and discusses these with client’s top management.
• Exhibits a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing issues and clearly presents these to engagement team members and client’s management.
• Ensures all client deliverable are prepared on a timely basis with high technical standard and presentation quality as well as execution of audit documentation to high standards.
• Supervised performance of work by staff on the field of assurance engagements and made sure that the work plan was properly documented by the team and concluded in accordance with the strategies. Contributed to the definition of audit strategies and presentation of our work and its findings to the client under the supervision of senior manager.
• Involved in the implementation of planned assurance procedures and programs, compliance to work in order to provide assurance on audit engagements which consist of companies using Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
• Understood the client’s business operations and evaluated the accounting and internal controls system by performing analysis in order to identify significant accounts, processes, classes of transactions and other risk factors to identify the nature, extent and timing of the audit procedures;
• Performed actual fieldwork for significant account/processes, /classes of transactions using risk-based auditing, high and sensitive audit risk areas and other audit procedures as appropriate;
• Examined annual report, audited financial statements, income tax computations, income tax returns and other reports required for regulatory compliance. Also, assisted clients on tax, accounting and other audit related matters. This entailed research and formulation of opinions and written replies to queries raised by clients;
• Participate in the discussion financial reports and audit issues with client personnel during audit fieldwork and closing meetings with management and audit committee; and
• Provided suggestions and recommendations to improve clients’ internal controls, accounting policies/procedures and risk management processes through preparation of management letters. This includes discussions with clients’ top management.
• College Scholar and Dean’s Lister, Accountancy Department 1st Semester of School Year (SY):2002-2003; and • Grand Champion, Financial Accounting Quiz Bee (SY):2002