AHS 21

To excel in the field of financial and risk management and to gain experience and knowledge that would help me to strive towards proficiency and excellence.

KPMG, Big4 Audit and Consulting Firm, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Manager Audit [from March 2007 to present]

Under Audit & Assurance Function; responsible for and managing audits of major local and international clients involving consolidation and group reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local accounting standards (SOCPA); clients include listed and medium size companies related to different sectors including banks, insurance and investment companies, manufacturing, services and contracting companies;

My responsibility include management of client portfolio, from resource planning and budgeting till issuance of audit opinion, maintaining principle of value addition with quality management; review and approve planned activities applying risk based approach; perform in-depth financials analysis; keep close interaction with senior management; drawing and reporting audit conclusions, formulation of management letters and preparation of foreign reporting packages;

Discuss significant issues with Audit Committees in case of listed entities, submit presentation; highlight accounting and controls issues identified
during audit process and related risks;

Assist clients on application of various accounting and financial reporting standards; give professional advice on accounting issues and disclosures; monitor financial reporting process and related accounting activities and where required provide guidelines in order to ensure the reporting according to IFRS / GAAP; review budget process and cash flow projections;

Under Risk & Business Advisory Function; involved in special regulatory examination and inspection of one of the largest Islamic Bank; and Brokerage House, which required in-depth review and analysis of control and risk environment of entire entity, which was complex in nature and involved regular meetings between clients and regulators; co-ordinated different teams and partners of the project; directly involved in strategic review (including Risk Management Basel II and Compliance), Corporate and Margin Lending, Operations, and Human Resources functions; presented the final reports to clients and regulators on all the key functions; applied KPMG GREG, (a project management tool); 

Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
[Passed final examination in August 2001.]

Certified Internal Auditor from The Institute of Internal Auditors, USA in 2007.