Experience

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  Mcb bank limited

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

  Corporate intern
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  Ey

  Dec 2017 - Nov 2021

  • Involved in various assignments contributing to audit client engagements.• Part of large team and worked on planning, execution and completion stages.• Responsible to actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships, execute complex assurance procedures for several industry sectors.• Effective engagement planning for external audits with respective managers and senior managers based on the understanding of the entity and the assessment of the business and its related risks.• Implementing audit transformation tools such as GL Analyzer and also coordinating with the staff for all the engagements to enhance efficiency in the audit.• Preparing and implementing budgets for the engagements and assisted in the process of PACE from initiation, to submitting the questionnaire for the engagement setup including setting up budgets.• Liaison with client's management and communication of relevant matters to persons at appropriate level of responsibility.• Consultation on significant matters with various professionals such as lawyers, tax advisers, actuaries and IT experts.• Establishing positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members, clients and other.• Providing basic advisory services to clients in respect of taxation, foreign currency remittances, accounting treatment of Complex transactions and compliance with local regulations.• Preparation of consolidated and standalone Financial statements of the entities.• Delegate duties to team members and provide coaching to help them deliver results.• Evaluating the efficiency and design of internal controls & proposing appropriate recommendations to the management.• Able to read situations and modify behaviour to build quality, diverse relationships with clients.• Implementation of new accounting standards at clients which includes IFRS 9, 15 and 16.• Lead teams on the audit of local, public sector and large multinational organizations. Show less

  • Assistant Assurance Manager

    Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Senior Auditor

    Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Senior Auditor

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Audit Associate

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Auditor

    Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  • Audit Executive

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Audit Associate

    Mar 2019 - May 2019

  • Audit Associate

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Audit Intern

    Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
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  Ey-parthenon

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Senior consultant
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  Ailaaj

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

  Accounting and finance manager

  • Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the group (managing four companies at a time, two incorporated in Pakistan and two in Singapore).• Helped management to finalize funding round. • Hands on experience with finalization of convertible loan agreement. • Hands on experience with finalization of options subscription agreement. • Secured financing from a leading bank. • Secured financing for inventory purchase from a financial institution. • Dealt with tax authorities and cleared notices.• Liaison with bank, tax authorities and lawyers for ensuring compliances and smooth operations of the company. • Helped the management to cut down the cost of warehouse direct and indirect expenses amounting PKR 10 million annually. • Opened an international bank account in Singapore for managing international payments and cutting down the huge transaction costs and hedge against rupee devaluation against USD, EURO and GBP. • Secured credit card in USD for managing tech subscriptions and other direct expenses in foreign currencies. • Ensured regulatory filling and compliance of SECP and Singapore Companies Act 2014. • Processed monthly payroll of 125 plus employees. • Supervised calculation of income tax WHT and other tax deductions.• Managed monthly billing of corporate customers and recoverability of outstanding receivables. • Finalized the audit of 2021 for the group. • Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting.• Participate in strategic data analysis, research, and modeling for senior company leadership.• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries.• Budgeting and forecasting cash flows.• Prepare daily and monthly vendor payable reports.• Prepare & review monthly reconciliations of all vendors. Show less

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  Ascend solutions

  Jan 2023 - now

  Group accounting lead

  • Currently leading an accounting team located across different geographies. • Ensured and monitored timely closing of financial statements closing process.• Consulting with Operations, Supply chain, Commercial and HR department on daily basis for running of smooth business activities.• Helped management to develop new processes like digitalizing Accounts payable and Fixed asset SAP modules for better reporting and process improvement. • Reconciliation of the balance sheet & Intercompany transactions and resolve • Supervise the monthly bank reconciliation and follows with the team for the timely recording of all transactions. • Reviewing and improving the accounting policies and procedures in accordance with IFRS and the best practices• Successfully lead the implementation of two new entities accounting policies and procedures. • Support senior management on ad-hoc management information from time to time.• Manage Accounts Payable and report the performance on a quarterly basis.• Reconciliation of Vendor Accounts ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the booking.• Clean the entire Fixed Asset Register and develop controls and procedures to ensure capitalization and disposal of assets. • Monitoring Supplier Advances by tracking the disbursements of funds during the P2P cycle.• Risk Analysis for the Advances more than 180 days with clear action plan• Audit coordination of internal and external auditors and resolving the queries• Conduct regular risk assessment and devise ways to minimize risk.• Oversee the tax compliance for VAT, WHT and documentation. Show less