Karam A.

Experience

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  KPMG

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  Auditor in charge

  • As a member of the engagement team, performed financial statement audits for clients within the Consumer and Industrial Products and Services Practice for both public and private clients (including pharmaceutical clients: Impax Labs, United Drug (Sharp) and other manufacturing and information technology clients), and developed an understanding of the client’s industry to highlight practices unique to that industry to determine transaction and events that may affect the client’s financial statements.• Researched each client, including accounting systems & internal controls, and compiled data in order to sufficiently assess the risk of material misstatement of financial statements, due to fraud or error.• Designed and implemented audit programs which increased accuracy and efficiency in all duties.• Testing of internal controls to plan the nature, extent, and timing of auditing procedures and analyzed internal control environments, along with all balance sheet and income accounts, investigated variances from previous years and any unusual activity.• Provided direct audit support by performing actual tests, preparing audit confirmations, investigating audit exceptions, obtaining explanations and audit documentation.• Performing substantive audit procedures in response to the planned level of detection risk, which in turn is based on the results of tests of controls and the level of risk of material misstatement.• Established and maintained professional and productive relationships with clients or businesses.• Supervised and evaluated the work performed by first year staff auditors, as required by GAAS, to ensure the audit objective is achieved. Show less

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  Kreischer Miller

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Auditor
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  The Citco Group of Companies

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

  • Preparing and reviewing annual, semi- annual and quarterly financial statements in accordance with GAAP for hedge fund clients• Ensuring accuracy of footnotes disclosures via reviewing of legal documents governing the funds.• Presenting and exchanging information internally, with clients and outside auditors and coordinating year-end financial statements process.• Designing and implementing various reports to allocate income and expenses, management and incentive fees.• Extracting the funds financial data from Aexeo and Bloomberg database for financial statements preparation.• Executing follow-up for meetings and team conferences, and resolving any administrative issues.• Participating in various client meetings and engagement team discussions. Show less

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  Robert Half

  Apr 2015 - now

  Candidate Development and Placement Activities:•Identify highly skilled mid to senior level professionals in Finance and Accounting (senior analyst to management) to meet our clients' staffing needs.• Conduct interviews and consult for temporary, project and consulting to hire opportunities. •Provide ongoing communication with candidates while offering professional and value-added career guidance.•Select well-matched candidates to fulfill client job orders and maintain ongoing contact with clients and candidate.•Resolve any customer service issues quickly and efficiently.Client Consulting:•Work with our clients to develop long-term relationships through evaluation and consulting to offer our candidates the best opportunities in the market.•Resolve any customer service issues quickly and efficiently to maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction.If you or someone in your network is looking for opportunities, please feel free to call me at: (609)987-2462 or email me at karam.abas@rhmr.com Show less

  • Senior Talent Director, Vice President

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Finance and Accounting Senior Resource Manager

    Apr 2015 - Oct 2018