Abid Ali, FCA

Senior Accounting Manager at ESW
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, IE

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Experience

    • Ireland
    • Internet Publishing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Accounting Manager
      • Nov 2022 - Present

    • Saudi Arabia
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Audit Manager
      • Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

    • Ireland
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Financial Reporting
      • Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

    • Ireland
    • Accounting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Director
      • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

    • China
    • Accounting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Finance Manager (Accounting/Finance department)
      • Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

      Experienced in:• Closing and Reporting for Month-End, Quarter-End and Year-End• Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations• Working with SSC team in India, UK and Ireland on day to day accounting• Preparation of accounts for EY Companies and coordinating audit with external auditors• Review of several processes and suggestions to Head of Finance, related to control weaknesses and suggested controls to be implemented in different SSC locations• CSO returns filing for the firm• Working on Ad hoc projects, e.g.:o VAT Compliance in relation to annual return, VIES returns and FX matterso Cashflow projectionso Review and suggestions related to unreconciled accounts o Supporting SAP implementation teamo Other compliance matters, e.g. no requirement of audit for smaller Companies

    • Audit Manager
      • Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

      Audit Assistant Manager Oct 2012 - Sep 2014 and Audit Manager Oct 2014 - Dec 2016Stationed in the Dublin office my responsibilities were as follows:• Managing multiple audit clients and audit teams (5 to 25 persons), ensuring the on-job training of the staff and reviewing the work to ensure high quality of the working papers on a timely manner• Audit Coordinating Manager on firm’s biggest shared service centre clients • Experience in audit of complex areas e.g. stocks on manufacturing companies, intangibles and Revenue under US GAAP• Managing clients reporting under Ireland, UK, US GAAP and IFRS• Risk assessment for audits and internal control design and testing• Focusing on client requirements and offering business solutions and firm’s services and negotiating fees• Handling audit and accounting issues including coordinating with EY experts (IT, Tax and other Consultants)• Classroom/ on-job trainings of the staff

    • Audit Executive Assurance
      • Jan 2011 - Sep 2012

      I work in Audit department of EY in Non-Financial Services Group, which includes Clients related to Industrial, Commercial and Technology industries. My major clients are Oracle, CRH, ION Trading and Arista etc.

    • Audit Manager and Trainer
      • Apr 2006 - Jan 2011

      I worked in EY Pakistan as Audit Manger (Audit Trainee till Nov 2009 and than promoted to Audit Manager) in Non-Financial Services Group, which included clients from Manufacturing, Distribution, Services, Advertising etc. My Major Clients were Lucky Cement, Dadex Eternit, Atlas Engineering, Trakker, JWT, Avanza etc.

    • Engagement Auditor
      • Feb 2009 - Mar 2009

      While working for EY Pakistan, on a secondment, I also worked in EY Kuwait as Engagement Auditor. This was an excellent oppurtunity to increase my knowledge and experience related to audit and accounting issues of another Country. Major clients I audited were JWT (Advertising), Al-Sayer Group (Toyota/Lexus Cars Distributor/Rentals), British Medical Center etc.

Education

  • ICAP
    Chartered Accountant
    2004 - 2009
  • FG College, Quetta
    FSc
    2000 - 2002

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