Asif Mirza - MBA - CIA - CISA

Experience

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  GLOBAL MARKETING LIMITED

  May 1995 - May 1997

  ACCOUNT OFFICER

  - Managed Secretarial Work of the Company.- Prepared Costing Sheets of Imports and determined their Selling Price.- Prepared Bank Reconciliation Statements

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  Sanaulla Group of Companies

  Jul 1997 - Aug 2007

  Manager Finance

  RESPONSIBILITIES:- Finalize financial statements of group companies / firms including a listed company.- Manage Sales Tax affairs of all group companies / firms.- Manage Secretarial Work of all group companies.- Co-ordinate with the external auditors.- Prepare Income Tax Return of some Group Companies / Partners / Owners.

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  THE REVIEW (PRIVATE) LIMITED

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2008

  MANAGER FINANCE AND ADMIN

  - Manage finance, cash flow including dealing with financial institution, taxation and secretarial affairs.- Preparation and finalization of the financial statement of the Company.- Overall administrative responsibilities.

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  Adamjee Life Assurance Company Ltd.

  Dec 2008 - Nov 2010

  Assistant Manager / Manager Finance & Compliance

  Managed finance department including cash flow management, payments, payroll, preparation of periodic financial statements and filing of various tax and other statutory returns, I was involved in designing and implementing financial controls and processes including development of Chart of Accounts and implementation of ERP Systems in the capacity of Head of General Accounting.

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  Adamjee Life Assurance Company Ltd.

  Jan 2014 - now

  I have been running an independent Compliance Department since March 2017, reporting to CEO and Board of Directors through Management' Risk Management and Compliance Committee.Responsibilities include:• Managing the Regulatory Non-Compliance Risk of the Company.• Built up a team of diversified skills such as risk management and audit, • Developed and implemented Compliance Framework as required under CoCG of insurance companies.• Developed and implemented AML/CFT Policy & Procedures.• Overseeing and managing compliance issues including compliance with corporate laws including Insurance Law and any other rules & regulation relevant to the Company.• Implementation of all new / any change in Laws, rules, regulations and various directives issued by the Regulator for a Life Insurance Company. • Ensure filing of periodic regulatory returns of the Company within stipulated time.• Review of agreements with 3rd parties or get them vetted by the Legal Advisor of the Company, to ensure the Compliance with relevant Laws and that all relevant risks are covered under the agreement. (Effective January 2022 this responsibility was transferred to Legal Department)• Managing quarterly compliance monitoring program.• Perform periodic review of Company’s Policies & SOPs of various departments to evaluate the appropriateness of the procedures from control & compliance perspective and to recommend the changes, if need be. Show less Responsibilities include:• Managed in house Internal Audit Function, including special audits assigned by CEO, in addition to out-sourced Internal Audit Function including Information System’s Audits.• Liaison with Internal Auditors (out-sourced), including finalization of yearly audit plan, audit work program, finalization of Internal Audit Report, implementation of Internal Audit Recommendations and reporting of status of implementation to Audit Committee.• Served as Secretary to Board’s Audit Committee. Show less

  • Head Of Compliance

    Nov 2010 - now

  • Senior Manager Internal Audit

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2016