Team Leader Accounting
Resume:
MUHAMMAD ATIF SHAIKH
A-****, Gulshan-e-Hadeed Phase II, Bin Qasim Town
Karachi, Pakistan
Cell +92-332-*******
*.**********@*******.***
Dear Sir/Madam
This letter is to introduce myself for an available position in your organisation. My diversified and in-depth professional work experience of more than 4 years at A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants (a member firm of the network), coupled with a record of outstanding performance at both professional and academic level has enabled me to present myself as a potential candidate for a suitable position in your organisation.
Being a Chartered Accountant Finalist, with an outstanding academic background and unique working exposure, I have been consistently providing professional services at the firm that proves my determination and demonstrates my unyielding commitment to work hard for the accomplishment of my goals. I offer a good blend of professional experience, requisite knowledge and skills to become a vital member of your organization.
Presently, I am working as a Senior in the Assurance and Business Advisory (ABAS) of the firm. By virtue of working in this organisation since April 2012, I have had an opportunity of being involved in various statutory and non-statutory audits and reviews, corporate taxation and legal advisory services and financial advisory services. This exposure to a wide spectrum of clients with a variety of work experience has provided me with an in-depth view of the key business processes, risk management procedures, accounting and internal control systems, corporate governance and regulatory as well as accounting framework for a range of industries. Moreover, it has enriched me professionally and equipped me with the traits needed to deal with a variety of situations in an innovative, effective and efficient manner.
I look forward to a career opportunity that is commensurate with my skills and qualifications and that can provide me with a competitive working environment coupled with the opportunity for career growth.
Thank you for your time to consider my application. I would appreciate the opportunity to further discuss how I can best meet the expectations of your organisation.
Regards,
MUHAMMAD ATIF SHAIKH
Encls: Resume
MUHAMMAD ATIF SHAIKH
Address
Residence
A.1625 Gulshan-e-Hadeed Phase II Bin Qasim Town, Karachi.
Telephone
Mobile
Personal
*.**********@*******.***
Skype
ID
atif.shaikh776
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging opportunity to demonstrate my organisational skills and educational background and aim for simultaneous achievement of corporate and personal goals in a rewarding global organisation offering career growth and professional development.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Particulars
Institute
Year
Status
Chartered Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Pakistan (ICAP)
2015
CA Finalist (Cleared 2 papers of Module E and attempted 2)
Masters in Economics
University of Karachi
2015
Appeared in (Final) Examinations. (Waiting for result)
Bachelors of Commerce
University of Karachi
2010
Secured 2nd Division
Intermediate
S.M. Govt Arts and Commerce College
2007
Secured A Grade
Matriculation
Govt. Boys Secondary School Port Qasim
2005
Secured A Grade
WORKING EXPERIENCE
A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants - A member firm of network
ASSUARANCE AND BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES (ABAS)
April 2012 to Present
The experience at the Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS) group of the firm has enabled me to develop an understanding of regulatory environment of diversified industries, key business processes, the accounting and internal control systems of several organizations. My responsibilities, achievements and the most significant clients at ABAS are presented below respectively:
Key responsibilities:
Leading large teams through planning, execution and completion stages of audit
Audit engagement planning based on understanding of the entity and assessment of business and related audit risks
Coordination with the team manager to define the extent of planned audit procedures and update on the progress of the engagement
Supervision, review and finalization of an assurance engagement
Liaison with client's management and communication of relevant matters arising out of audit to persons at appropriate level of responsibility
Consultation on significant matters with various professionals such as lawyers, tax advisors, actuaries and IT experts
Assisting clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework including compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), local corporate laws and directives of regulatory authorities
Establishing positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members, clients and other stakeholders
Providing basic advisory services to clients in respect of taxation and accounting treatment of complex transactions
Ensuring timely completion and submission of key deliverables to the client within stringent deadlines
On-the-job training and professional development of staff
Industry
Client Name
My responsibilities
Financial Services - Mutual funds
PICIC Income Fund (Annual audit – June 30, 2015) as team leader
Atlas Income Fund (Review – December 31, 2014) as team leader
Atlas Stock Market Fund (Review – December 31, 2014) as team leader
National Investment (Unit) Trust Limited – LOC Holders’ Fund (Special purpose Audit, 10 Months ended April 30, 2013) as team member
Along with planning of the engagement and supervision of other team members, areas of my responsibility covered all major functions including calculation of Net Assets Value, treasury operations under International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39; Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, computation of element and other areas of audit. My responsibilities further included to ensure that the funds were compliant with the provisions of their respective Trust Deeds, Offering Documents, Prudential Regulations issued by the SECP for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC), NBFC Rules and with the Code of Corporate Governance.
Financial Services – Insurance Companies
ACE Insurance limited – (Annual audit – December 31, 2014) as senior team member
My responsibilities included audit of Statement of Premiums charged by the company, Receivables under Insurance Contracts and any provision requirements. I was involved to calculate provision in respect of premium deficiency for the class of business as per SEC (Insurance) rules, 2002. I was also involved in assisting in preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS, the requirements of the Companies Ordinance, 1984, the Insurance Ordinance, 2000, the SEC (Insurance) rules, 2002 and directives issued by the (SECP).
Industry
Client Name
My responsibilities
Financial Services – Commercial Banks
State Bank of Pakistan limited – Banking Services Corporation (Annual audit – June 30, 2013) as team member
I was responsible for the audit of Employee Loans in determination of the provisioning in accordance with the requirements of the Prudential Regulations issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Net Operating Expenses and staff retirement benefits and compensated absences of the bank.
I was also assigned the audit of different branches of the BSC, the overall supervision of the engagement, liaison with the client including timely escalation and resolution of significant issues, review of the working papers of all the significant components of the financial statements of each branch and preparation of Internal Control Memorandum and reporting on the various compliance issues of the branches.
Samba Bank Limited (Review – September 30, 2012) as team member
Samba Bank Limited (Annual audit– December 31, 2012) as team member
Samba Bank Limited (Review – March 31, 2013) as team member
Samba Bank Limited (Half year Review – June 30, 2013) as team member
I was involved in the audit of all major banking functions including head office functions that is audit of advances portfolio of the bank and determination of the provisioning requirement in accordance with the requirements of the Prudential Regulations issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the bank balances maintained with treasury banks and Central bank the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Requirement (SLR) including the compliance for maintaining the required deposits and reserves with the central bank as per the directives issued by the SBP, the operating fixed assets and depreciation, the administrative expenses of the bank, and branch banking operations including preparation of Internal Control Memorandum and reporting on the various compliance issues of the branches.
MCB Bank Limited (Interim reporting) as team leader
As a team leader, I was responsible for the General Banking assignment of the bank, preparation of the Internal Control Memorandum and reporting on the various compliance issues of the branches.
Non-Profit Organization
Lady Dufferin Hospital (Annual audit– June 30, 2015) as team leader
Lady Dufferin Foundation Trust (Annual audit– June 30, 2015) as team leader
Key areas of my responsibility included planning the audit, overall supervision of the engagement team, liaison with the client including timely escalation and resolution of significant issues, and review significant components of financial statements of the hospital and trust including revenue from different streams, expenditures, investments and fixed assets etc. My responsibilities also included preparation of Financial statements of the hospital in accordance with Accounting and Financial Reporting Standard (AFRS) for Medium Sized Entities (MSEs) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and for the Trust with the Guideline for Accounting and Financial Reporting for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) / Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan..
Non-Banking Financial Institutions – Modarabas
Standard Chartered Modaraba (Annual Audit – June 30, 2012) as team member
My responsibilities included assisting in audit of Ijarah financing facility obtained by the Company and determination of the provisioning requirement in accordance with the requirements of Prudential Regulations for Modarabas issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
TAXATION AND LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICES (TLS)
Unilever Pakistan Limited and its associated entities
S. C. Johnson & sons of Pakistan (Private) Limited
Mitsui OSK Lines Pakistan Pvt Ltd
Asian Consumer Care
Pakistan (Private) Limited
Key responsibilities:
Filing of Income Tax Returns
Filing of Sales Tax Returns
Other compliances of various clients in accordance with the requirements of Income Tax such as quarterly advance tax
Filing of monthly statements of withholding taxes.
Responding to notices issued by tax officers, and filed various extensions.
Preparing Reconciliations for Monitoring of Withholding taxes
OTHER
Statutory Reports and Certifications
Certification of the statements of PLS rates of various types of deposits of the Samba Bank Limited as required for submission to the State Bank of Pakistan by various Commercial Banks.
Certification of Royalty, Technical fee and Dividend Remittance of the Exide Pakistan Limited as required for submission to the State Bank of Pakistan.
Performed Cash Count assignments of the various branches of the banks including Samba Bank Limited, Faysal Bank Limited, Bank Islami Pakistan Limited etc.
Performed Stock Count assignments of the National Food Limited and National Refinery Limited.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTS / SKILLS / INTERESTS
Marital Status:
Single
IT and other Proficiencies:
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Hands-on practical experience of using PwC special audit software Aura (PwC’s proprietary software)
Attended various in-house workshops & training sessions on the subject of PwC Audit Methodology
Passed various E-learns (internal tests) as devised by PwC for its audit and advisory personnel
Hands-on practical experience of using accounting packages such as Sidhat Hyder.
Attended English language course from A.C.C Language Centre.
Completed 90-hour Course of Computer Practical Training (CCPT) recommended by the ICAP
Completed a 100 hours Presentation Skills Training Course (PSTC) prescribed by ICAP.
Completed a 100 hours Presentation and Communication Skills Course (PCSC-II) prescribed by ICAP.
Co-curricular:
Actively participated in organizing and managing various functions at school.
Participated in debate competitions held by Govt. Boys Secondary School Port Qasim, A.C.C and other institutions.
Participated in comparing and presentations held by A.C.C.
Providing home tuitions to O level and Graduate students.
Interests:
Fitness and workout routine
Watching movies
Date of Birth:
January 31, 1989
Language Proficiency:
English, Urdu and Sindhi
Nationality:
Pakistani
Gender:
Male
Geographical Preference:
Willing to relocate and can travel for official assignments
Availability
Immediate
References
Will be made available upon request.
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