Talha Motiwala

I am presently working as Financial Analyst in Planning, Budgeting & Controlling Department of the
Company and reporting to Financial Controller. My key responsibilities include:
• Preparing balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance
analysis and reporting the same to Regional team on a monthly / quarterly basis.
• Compiling secondary sales data received from distributors, comparing the secondary sales with the
budget and annual targets and reporting of secondary sales to the Regional team on a monthly basis.
• Assisting with annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting.
• Compiling and analysing financial information for business units to determine the product-wise
amount of spending on Advertising & Promotion expense.
• Approving Electronic Purchase Requests (EPRs) for all OPEX and CAPEX and considering annual
budget targets.
• Tracking of CAPEX on industrial plant and preparation of FAR for the same.

I was associated with A.F.Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants \[a member firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers network\] (PwC) as Supervisory Senior in the Assurance department of the firm. As
part of such a prominent and leading organisation, I lead teams through the planning, execution and
conclusion stages of audits, (including foreign reporting), validation of financial reporting packages and other
special nature engagements including work on controls within the financial reporting function. Given below
are the engagements that led to my professional growth during my association with A.F.Ferguson & Co.

- AUDIT AND ASSURANCE

Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
•••• Unilever Pakistan Limited - Listed (Limited Review 2012)
•••• Unilever Pakistan Limited - Listed (Statutory Audit 2012)

Pharmaceuticals
•••• GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited - Listed (Limited Review 2011)
•••• GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited - Listed (Statutory Audit 2011)
•••• GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited - Listed (Limited Review 2012)
•••• Stiefel Laboratories Pakistan (Private) Limited - Unlisted (Special Audit 2010)

Logistics
•••• DHL Pakistan (Private) Limited - Unlisted (Statutory Audit 2010)

Chemicals
•••• DuPont Pakistan Operations (Private) Limited - Unlisted (Statutory Audit 2012)

Foods Sector
•••• National Foods Limited - Listed (Statutory Audit 2013)
•••• National Foods Dubai Multi Commodities Centre - Unlisted (Statutory Audit 2013)
•••• K. S. Sulemanji Esmailji & Sons (Private) Limited - Unlisted (Statutory Audit 2013)
•••• Kolson Industries (Private) Limited - Unlisted (Statutory Audit 2013)

- SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Shipping & Logistics
•••• Pak Shaheen Container Services (Private) Limited - Unlisted

o Preparation of Business Profitability Analysis with key focus on identification of profitability-sensitive factors.

o Identification of control weaknesses that may exist in various business processes of the entity and recommendation of appropriate remedial measures.

Foods Sector
•••• Dalda Foods (Private) Limited - Unlisted
Internal audit assignments related to:
o Upcountry depots and distributions audit
o Quarterly stock count and stock reconciliations
o Fleet management and related costs
o Sales and marketing
o Depot expenses

•••• K. S. Sulemanji Esmailji & Sons (Private) Limited - Unlisted
Kolson Industries (Private) Limited - Unlisted

o Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for various key processes of the company in order to facilitate initiation, recording, processing and approval of transactions.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AT PwC
Technical Role
• Effective planning, supervision and review of the audit and non-audit engagements to meet challenging deadlines;
• Assisting clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), local corporate laws and directives issued by regulatory authorities;
• Conducting audit as per the requirements of International Standard on Auditing (ISA);
• Carrying out internal audit assignments and providing fact findings reports for value additions;
• Leading large teams through planning, execution and completion stages of audit;
• Liaison with client's management and communication of relevant matters to persons at appropriate level of responsibility;
• Consultation with in house Tax, Audit and IT specialists; and
• Involved in decision-making for resolution of critical matters / significant issues.

Management Role (People Management)
• Supervision, training and motivation of teams members; and
• Acting as training personnel for implementation of audit methodologies on audit engagements.