Partner

• Apr 2015 - Present

Associate

• Jul 2010 - Mar 2015

Mohamed is responsible for managing the audit team on a day to day basis. He undertakes various audit, due diligence and consultancy assignments and regularly advises clients on internal control systems and their effectiveness.Mohamed’s sector experience includes manufacturing, retail, property and construction. Although Mohamed has worked with clients on the OFEX and AIM listed markets, his primary focus and experience has been in the owner managed business sector.

Audit Senior Manager

• May 2005 - Jun 2010

Manager in control of an audit department of twelve staff. Managed and planned the audit process, including allocation of resources for a varied portfolio of clients across a broad spectrum: Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction, Retail, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Owner managed companies, UK subsidiaries with an overseas’ listed parent, companies ranging from £1million to £50million in turnover. Pro-active leader of a team, ensured team members were properly managed and motivated to ensure staff needs. Strong working knowledge of UK, IFRS, ISA’s Companies Act, FRS, LLP SORP and FRSSE. Strong project management skills ensuring multiple projects are completed on an accurate and timely basis, and within budget. Managed key client relationships ensuring resolution of queries within strict deadlines. Responsible for the provision of general business advice and support to client base. Strong business development skills, met new clients, proposal documentation and brainstorming to ensure the best ideas are put forward at the client meeting. Instrumental in the recruitment process and responsible for the training, continued development and formal performance appraisals of staff every six months. Instrumental in the tendering and proposal process for potential new client work. Recognised opportunities in group structures with a view to maximising taxation savings. Performed quality assurance reviews for the firm and its associates throughout the Eastern region, including writing reports and providing feedback to the Partners. Implementated new audit documentation/guidance within the office including the standardisation of work programmes and templates. Prepared financial forecasts and financial modelling. Completed due diligence fieldwork and reports. Prepared management accounts and statutory financial statements. Show less

Assistant Audit Manager

• Dec 2004 - Apr 2005

Planned and reviewed audit work, wrote reports to management, was involved with firm’s marketing campaign for clients in East Anglia and performed Sarbanes Oxley work. As clients primarily were subsidiaries of US listed companies, experience gained on Sarbanes Oxley work with regards to the design, implementation and testing of controls and reports to Management/Group Auditors. Planned and reviewed audit work, wrote reports to management, was involved with firm’s marketing campaign for clients in East Anglia and performed Sarbanes Oxley work. As clients primarily were subsidiaries of US listed companies, experience gained on Sarbanes Oxley work with regards to the design, implementation and testing of controls and reports to Management/Group Auditors.

Partner Assistant

• Nov 2003 - Dec 2004

Responsible for the timing, planning and review of exempt accounts and audit assignments: Prepared personal tax returns and corporation tax returns, was a day to day contact for clients to deal with their routine and non-routine queries and carryed out ad-hoc projects. These ad-hoc projects included valuation of company shares, salary versus dividends, tax efficiency and dealing with Inland Revenue corporation tax enquiries. Clients included sole traders, partnerships, small and medium sized companies and small and medium sized groups. Show less

Audit Supervisor

• Sep 1997 - Oct 2003

Three month secondment to Business Services (Accounts preparation) at the start of my career, experience gained in accounts preparation of small to medium sized clients varying from charities to consultants. Involved in preparing schedules from clients’ records all the way through to producing a set of accounts on Finax accounts package. Senior member of the audit team on small/medium sized companies, small/medium sized groups and PLC’s varying from manufacturing to leisure clients. Full audit experience gained, including producing consolidation schedules, cash-flow statements and statutory accounts on Caseware accounts package, and preparing tax computations on Taxsoft. Being an audit senior involved being responsible for the planning, fieldwork, completion, and clearance stage of audits, also the review of assistants’ work. Promotion to Audit Supervisor (January 2002) involved being responsible for my own portfolio of clients. Supervisor duties included being responsible for the timing of audit assignments, ensuring staffing is adequate for assignments, reviewing audit work, billing fees, dealing with company secretarial work and day to day involvement with Partners to ensure all audit and client issues are dealt with satisfactorily. Experience also achieved on systems reviews for specific clients. Detailed testing of sales, purchases, payroll and stock systems to identify control weakness areas and any advisory issues, work documented in “Client Report” and submitted to the Board of Directors. Show less

Accounts Assistant

• Jul 1997 - Aug 1997

Invoice checked and reconciled fixed assets to fixed asset register. Worked independently to produce reports for Accounts Managers to propose the viability of scrapping or making use of existing fixed assets. Invoice checked and reconciled fixed assets to fixed asset register. Worked independently to produce reports for Accounts Managers to propose the viability of scrapping or making use of existing fixed assets.

Accounts Clerk

• Jul 1995 - Sep 1995

Prepared accounts of small clients of various business types. General administrative duties also performed. Prepared accounts of small clients of various business types. General administrative duties also performed.