Experience

Intersol Group Ltd

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • May 2017 - Present

  • Responsible for financial planning and analysis, treasury management including cashflows, month-end/ year-end closing, preparation of financial statements including routine and non-routine transactions and getting them reviewed by the external accountants Accounting for long term contracts and the relevant progress billing • Preparing budgets and forecast as well as performing the variance analysis with the actual results • Identifying and communicating risk and opportunities in all business areas • Story telling through financial and visual management reports on the performance of the company • Business partnering and working in close coordination with all stakeholders to identify and fulfil their information needs • Ensure compliance with the tax laws; prepare and submit sales tax returns and make corporate tax payments • Accomplishment: 1) Successful development and implementation of new system Zoho. Tasks included identifying requirements for data flow controls as well as output requirements, working with the developer to design Zoho accordingly, providing training and informal assistance to the users, continuously improving the system to meet changing business needs 2) Initiation and development of a good set of management reports to meet the needs of business partners/senior management Show less



Etisalat UAE

• United Arab Emirates
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst - Budgeting, Business Planning and Reporting

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Prepared monthly reporting dashboards for Group reporting • Reviewed financial statements and note disclosures prepared by the relevant teams for accuracy and compliance with IFRS • Established business partnership with key management personnel from all departments to identify and fulfil their information requirements including key drivers related to ARPU and subscribers • Prepared statutory reports for Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) • Supported a full budget cycle from establishing targets/goals to socialization to business partners, preparation of long-term business plan and periodic forecasts • Prepared and sustained all variance analysis with business operations metrics and drivers, budget and forecast variance analysis and kept track of the variance reasons • Liaised with other client departments and intimated them timely about their respective budget over-runs and advised them about the risks and opportunities associated with business activities • Prepared financial models for any ad hoc projects like business case for new projects etc. • Accomplishment: Successful transitioning from offline to online Hyperion reporting. Tasks included learning the HFM & HPM online reporting tools, running the old and new systems in parallel till complete adoption of new tools, providing training and informal assistance to team mates. Show less



Saudi Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Co. Ltd.

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager - Internal Audit Division

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Provided independent, objective assurance function within the organization • Evaluated the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls and governance processes throughout the organization • Prepared comprehensive reports on the results obtained, prepared recommendations and presented to the Audit Committee • Provided independent, objective assurance function within the organization • Evaluated the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls and governance processes throughout the organization • Prepared comprehensive reports on the results obtained, prepared recommendations and presented to the Audit Committee



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior

  • 2008 - 2012

  • Planned audit engagements, imparting appropriate direction to assistants, monitoring the progress of audit and coordinating with various personnel involved in audit • Evaluated an organization’s overall internal control environment • Evaluate and develop appropriate procedures based on the identified risk of material misstatement, perform the work plan and, evaluate the evidence and results of analysis, document the work performed and its results • Analyzed financial statements to ensure compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local laws and regulations • Performed substantive audit procedures including test of details as well as analytical procedures on the financial statements and to ensure sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence obtained • Prepared audit documentation of all the procedures performed • Drafted reports including audit reports and management letters highlighting internal control weaknesses and the risk involved, business improvement points and suggestions • Performed variety of cash counts and inventory counts at year ends of companies in different industry sectors • Worked from an associate to senior level and handled audits and audit teams independently Show less