Experience

Moore Kingston Smith

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Audit Supervisor

  • Nov 2021 - Present



Crowe UAE

• United Arab Emirates
• Accounting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Professional and Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Dec 2016 - Sep 2021

  Assigned at Crowe’s (DIFC) office, which is known as Middle East’s Financial Hub whereby firms are regulated by Dubai Financial Services Authority – the DFSA (equivalent of FSA/Financial Conduct Authority UK). - Technical and non-technical review of Financial statement and other regulatory reports of audit clients before partner’s review and approval. - Implementation of an in-hhouse software - Caseware Cloud and its migration process for DIFC and other offices. - Financial statements audit as per ISA & Dubai Financial Services Authority DFSA rules and regulations; - Overall planning of engagements, designing audit strategies after assessing the audit risks; - Supervision of team of 5 to 8 staff through planning, execution and finalization of audit; - Finalize audit findings and recommend improvements to strengthen internal control; - Conduct follow up and assessment of previous open findings reported through the Management Letter (ISA 260); - Held and conducted various meetings along with partners with those charged with governance. Show less



First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

• United Arab Emirates
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2016

  - Preparation of a unit Financial Statement (Different units ranging from personal to corporate banking) - Responsible for the preparation of audit strategy, setting budgets and timeline, scheduling audits and Financial Reporting for a unit. - Monthly Bank Reconciliations Statements (vendors), budgeted cash flow statements and incorporation of Accrual / prepayments in general ledger. - Handling the back end department in case of any reversals and operations procedure. - Preparation of MIS reports for Management and vendors. - Maintenance of accounting records & posting in accounting software. - Closing out project accounts upon project completion. (one off projects) - Critically evaluation of the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by subordinates in preparation of financial statements and disclosures. Show less



EY

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

• Associate

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

  - Participated in ABC reviews for Multinational Hotel, reviewed the policies and procedures relating to important process to identify the risks and carried out transactions testing on sample basis.- Participated in AML engagement where the multinational bank required us to perform customer due diligence as per DFSA on larger of number of customer acquired from another bank.- Assessment of efficiency and effectiveness of client’s internal controls system, suggested improvement with reference to International Standards on Auditing (ISA’s)- Bank Reconciliation statements, Debtor’s & Creditors A/c Reconciliation. Show less

• Internship

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Helping associates with audit procedures and use of audit software.



Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

• United Arab Emirates
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  One off construction project of an year - handled all construction related transactions and IAS 11 implementation. One off construction project of an year - handled all construction related transactions and IAS 11 implementation.