Saqib Shehzad, Audit Senior, I

Saqib Shehzad

Audit Senior, I

Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder, Chartered Accountants

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, Chartered Accountancy
Experience
5 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 2 Months

Audit Senior, I at Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder, Chartered Accountants
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • April 2008 to May 2013

Working as an Audit Senior, I lead large teams through the planning, execution and conclusion stages of statutory audits and other varied special nature engagements. My responsibilities include: - providing liaison between the audit team and the engagement manager
- managing client relationship
- engagement planning and supervision
- coordinating with professionals of various fields like legal, actuarial and IT experts and decision-making for resolution of critical reportable matters
- assisting clients in preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with the financial reporting framework applicable in Pakistan which includes compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, local corporate laws and directives of regulatory authorities
- evaluating internal control systems, identifying control weaknesses and making appropriate recommendations to the management
- on-job training and professional development of staff
Following are the most significant clients and related engagements that have contributed to my professional growth: ASSURANCE SERVICES - Pakistan

Shipping & Related Sector
- Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
- Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited
- Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited

Allied/Engineering/Automobile Sector
- Atlas Engineering Limited
- Auvitronics (Private) Limited
- Thal Limited
- Agriautos Industries Limited

Cement Sector
- Lucky Cement Limited
- Cherat Cement Company Limited

Service Sector
- Western Union Financial Services - GmbH

Sugar Sector
- Habib Sugar Mills Limited

Pharmaceutical Sector
- Parke, Davis & Company, Limited
- OBS Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Mactor International (Pvt) Limited
- Schering Plough Pakistan (Pvt) Limited

Media & Entertainment Sector
- Hum Network Limited

Packaging Sector
- Cherat Packaging Company Limited

Chemicals Sector
- Captain PQ Chemical Industries (Pvt) Limited

Audit Assoicate in Audit & Assurance at Ernst & Young - Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2013 to April 2013

Performed audit of following clients as an Audit Associate in Audit and Assurance Services group of Ernst & Young.
- ABB Industries Limited (Statutory and Foreign Reporting) (Power Generation Company)
- Roerto coin Middle East LLC (Trading Company)
- United Investment Bank Limited (Investment Company)
- Al-Baker Real Estate LLC (Real Estate Company)
- Al-Baker Pharmaceutical LLC (Pharmaceutical Company)
- Reliance Industries Limited (Energy Sector)

Audit engagement at Ernst & Young
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2011 to March 2012

(Dec 2011 - Mar 2012)

Seconded to Ernst & Young, Abu Dhabi office for three months. During secondment, I performed audit of following clients as an audit engagement in Audit and Assurance Services group of Ernst & Young.

- Fujairah Asia Power Company Limited
- Fujairah F2 O & M Company Limited
- Holiday Center Dubai
- Copthorne Hotel Dubai
- Van Leewun Pipes and Tubes Limited (Gulf, Middle East and KSA Branch)
- Al-Dhafra Irrigation Systems Limited
- Ittehad International Petroleum and Chemicals Limited

tax and Audit engagement at Ernst & Young
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2011 to April 2011

Performed tax and audit engagements of the following clients:
- IHI Heavy Industries Limited
- Punj Lloyd Limited - Qatar Branch
- Maersk Oil Qatar
- Chiyoda Corporation - Pearl GTL Project

Education

High school or equivalent, Chartered Accountancy
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
  • July 2013

Cleared all papers and just Attempted final 3 papers, waiting for the results

Master's degree, Economics
  • at Karachi University
  • January 2011

M.A (Economics) Karachi University - 2011 (result awaiting)

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Karachi University
  • January 2007

B.Com Karachi University 2007

High school or equivalent, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
  • at Adamjee Govt. Science College
  • January 2005

Intermediate Adamjee Govt. Science College 2005

High school or equivalent, Mathematics
  • at D.A. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed High School
  • June 2003

Matriculation D.A. S.K.B.Z. High School 2003

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Internal Audit
Auditing
Financial Accounting
Financial Analysis
ACCOUNTING
ACTUARIAL
BUSINESS SERVICES
CLIENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL SERVICES
SHIPPING
Auditing

Languages

Urdu
Beginner
English
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

IFRS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Valid Until:
August 2009