Zaidh Uwais, Business Analyst

Zaidh Uwais

Business Analyst

Gears Software Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
Experience
5 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 9 Months

Business Analyst at Gears Software Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • August 2018 to February 2019

- Coordinated with ISO 27001 Lead Auditor to identify and fix compliance gaps in the company.
- Worked with Technical Leads to ensure compliance of the company’s ERP solution to US SOX and internal control frameworks such as COSO and COBIT.
- Developed the user manual of the company’s premium ERP solution, which is used by major oil services companies in the Middle East.
- Streamlined the financial reporting processes of the company and delivered trainings to relevant individuals on best practices in accounting and internal controls.

Senior Associate at KPMG Lower Gulf Limited
  • Oman - Muscat
  • January 2018 to July 2018

• Overall management of assurance services to a portfolio of clients which are of varying sizes, comprising various types of organizations including local subsidiaries of multinationals, conglomerates, companies operating in various industry segments, such as manufacturing and trading, construction and service organizations.
• Planning & performing audits and assurance services in compliance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and other local regulations.
• Preparing financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and checking compliance with reporting requirements.
• Co-ordinating with specialists involved in audits especially IT specialists and analyzing results of their work.
• Reviewing the internal control systems to identify internal control weaknesses and report to management with recommendations to be implemented to overcome the same.
• Performing compliance checks with various regulations, taxation, and accounting for acquisitions, determination of bargain purchase and accounting treatment, impairment test of goodwill, biological asset valuations etc.
• Effectively managing team members to meet deadlines and coordinating with other Managers and Partners to finalize audits.

Project Manager at KPMG
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • June 2013 to January 2018

• Overall management of assurance services to a portfolio of clients which are of varying sizes, comprising various types of organizations including local subsidiaries of multinationals, conglomerates, companies operating in various industry segments, such as manufacturing and trading, construction and service organizations.
• Planning & performing audits and assurance services in compliance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and other local regulations.
• Preparing financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and checking compliance with reporting requirements.
• Co-ordinating with specialists involved in audits especially IT specialists and analyzing results of their work.
• Reviewing the internal control systems to identify internal control weaknesses and report to management with recommendations to be implemented to overcome the same.
• Performing compliance checks with various regulations, taxation, and accounting for acquisitions, determination of bargain purchase and accounting treatment, impairment test of goodwill, biological asset valuations etc.
• Effectively managing team members to meet deadlines and coordinating with other Managers and Partners to finalize audits.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • May 2019

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
External Audit
Financial Management
Financial Reporting
Microsoft Office
Financial reporting
Statutory audits
Finance Mangement
Financial Analysis

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Tamil
Native Speaker

Memberships

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • ACCA
  • July 2016