Experience

IgniteTech

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • May 2022 - Present



Trilogy

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022

  Working in a fast-paced and challenging environment at one of the largest fully remote-working software companies in the world - my day-to-day activities here span a wide range of financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, and tax-related areas. Working in a fast-paced and challenging environment at one of the largest fully remote-working software companies in the world - my day-to-day activities here span a wide range of financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, and tax-related areas.



VEON Global Services (Pvt.) Ltd.

• Islamabad, Pakistan

• Team Lead - Fixed Assets

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

  VEON is a multinational communications and technology company listed on NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam. Working as Team Lead - Fixed Assets, I am responsible for: • Reviewing daily and monthly fixed asset activity (additions, retirements, transfers, depreciation, etc.) in Oracle R12, review of reasons for variances and evaluating trends; • Reviewing and presenting monthly closing reports and schedules to Senior Management, with a specific focus on the set KPIs; • Review of compliance with SOX Fixed Assets controls and reporting results to Senior Management; • Liaison with Internal and External Auditors for provision of any audit schedules and discussion and resolution of any identified audit-related issues; • Reviewing reconciliations of fixed assets sub-ledger accounts with GL in Blackline; • Quarterly impairment assessment of Fixed Assets and CWIP balances; • Liaison with the FP&A and SCM department for day to day items, clearance of CWIP balances and fixed assets’ reconciliations; • Coordinating physical verification exercise of Fixed Assets; and • Working to improve the quality of processes through automation and continuous improvement initiatives. Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager - Core Assurance

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2018

  Being one of the top Big 4 accounting firms as well as being in the heart of Silicon Valley, PwC San Jose offers unique learning experience over a wide range of assurance engagements and that too in multiple Fortune 500 companies. While being in PwC San Jose, I am involved in managing the audits and other assurance engagements of several multi-billion-dollar companies, such as: • Cisco Systems, Inc.; • Varian Medical Systems Inc.; • Keysight Technologies Inc.; • Maxim Integrated Inc.; and • Equinix Inc. Show less



Global Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited

• Pakistan
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager Internal Audit

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Global Pharmaceuticals (Private) Limited is a top multi-million-dollar revenue company of the country with a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution set-up of its own. It has been operating in Pakistan for the last 18 years and has a dedicated team of experienced professionals working consistently over the lines of Total Quality Management (TQM). It has a wide range of products including tablets, fluids, ointments, syrups, injectable & intravenous (IV) products, etc. Key responsibilities at my current role include: • Continuously evaluating & bench-marking business processes against best industry practices; • Continuous review of areas requiring process improvements and revamping the said processes through automation & implementation of improved controls; • Evaluating compliance of the Company's operations with approved SOP's; • Evaluating compliance of the adopted accounting treatments with IFRS; • Reporting any identified non-compliance instances to CEO & respective departmental head for prompt action and performing follow-up engagements to ensure that the identified issues are timely resolved; • Arranging periodic stock-counts of all stores and performing root-cause analysis into any identified issues; • Development & maintenance of a centralized SOP's repository; • Liaison with external auditors to discuss areas of mutual interest aiming to achieve operational excellence; • Arranging monthly meetings with different departmental heads over supply chain management, supplier relations, receivables' recovery, marketing strategies, etc. to get the issues out in the open; • Building and maintaining effective business relationships with all the process owners to optimize the audit process; and • Promoting a culture of transparency, teamwork, innovation, team development, and professional grooming. Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager - Assurance and Business Advisory

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2014

  Diversified experience in reporting, supervision, execution, and finalization of audits, reviews, validation of financial reporting packages and other varied special nature assignments like forensic audits, due diligence assignments, advisory and agreed-upon procedures assignments over a portfolio of clients in telecommunication, manufacturing, financial & development sector. Key responsibilities included the following: • Preparing, reviewing and finalizing various types of reports and other deliverables; • Overall assignment management and adherence to reporting deadlines; • Co-ordination with professionals of various fields like legal, actuarial and IT experts and decision-making for resolution of critical reportable matters; • Development of overall audit strategy and plan in line with the PwC guidelines, which involves system review, risk analysis and development of audit tests aimed at reducing audit risks; • Delegation of job responsibilities, supervision, and review of the work of audit staff and interaction with the client; • Evaluating internal control systems, identifying control weaknesses and making appropriate recommendations to the management in the form of a management letter; • Ensuring statutory compliance of laws which includes the Companies Ordinance 1984, Code of Corporate Governance, Listing Regulations, etc.; and • Dealing with white-collar crimes with special attention towards anti-money laundering, asset misappropriation, corruption, bribery, and financial misrepresentation. Show less