Zeeshan Haroon, ACA

Zeeshan Haroon, ACA

Audit Associate

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  • About me

    Project Manager at Iconic Vista Real Estate Development

  • Education

    • Cambridge International School, Dubai

      2005 - 2007
      A Levels Economics, Maths and Accounting AAB

      Activities and Societies: Environmental Society, Film Group, Graduation Committee, School Prefect

    • The University of Manchester

      2007 - 2010
      Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Finance 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Manchester University Trading and Investment Society. Courses included:Financial Derivatives and Engineering | Advanced Management Accounting | Applied Statistics for Economists | Foundations of Finance | Behavioural Finance.Highlight:• Dissertation topic: ‘The Shareholder Wealth Effect of the Manchester United Takeover’ (Mergers & Acquisition).

    • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

      2011 - 2014
      ACA Accounting and Finance

      Completed as part of the qualification:• Initial Professional Development,• 3 Year’s Technical Work Experience (see above),• Structured Training in Ethics, and;• All the 15 exams – including:Financial Reporting | Financial Management | Tax (UK) | Audit and Assurance | The Case Study (based on a fictional company).

  • Experience

    • Grant Thornton LLP

      Oct 2011 - May 2015
      Audit Associate

      Key Responsibilities:• Completion of Audits as Audit In-Charge on several SME clients.• Interaction with and the management of clients, and the audit of important accountingcycles.• Calculate and analyse financial ratios to judge the liquidity, solvency, and profitability ofthe organization.• Perform test of controls by understanding the key business processes, drafting processnarratives, preparing flowcharts, and performing walkthroughs.• Ensure relevant accounting frameworks International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS) are followed during audits.• Preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.• To ascertain that the Analytical Procedures and the Test of details performed are as perInternational Standards in Auditing (ISA).Relevant Highlights:• Advanced understanding and use of Excel, while working with statistical data.• Analysing key financial information to assess crucial aspects of client’s business,particularly in context to the respective industry performance.• Evaluating financial performance to assess going concern.• Played a key part in obtaining a high revenue audit client, due to maintenance of clientrelationship and the quality of work delivered on previous engagements.• Managed and trained Associates while completing key projects.• Lead presentations on how to work with large scale data and accordingly selecting samplesfor testing. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance

      The University of Manchester
      Jun 2010
    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) - Level 1

      CFA Institute
      Dec 2016
    • ACA

      ICAEW
      Oct 2014
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer (CSR)

      Issued by EWS-WWF on Dec 2013
      EWS-WWFAssociated with Zeeshan Haroon, ACA
    • Student Ambassador

      Issued by The University of Manchester on Nov 2008
      The University of ManchesterAssociated with Zeeshan Haroon, ACA