Zanjbeel Rana

***** ** ***** ***, *******, WA, **052.

+1-425-***-****

Objectives

To enhance and apply my accounting skills to help drive organizational growth and be an inspiration to other women in the field.

Qualifications

Institution

Chartered Accountant (1 paper remaining)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)

A-Level (University of Oxford)

Beaconhouse School Systems

O-Level (University of Oxford)

Beaconhouse School Systems

Trainings

Global Audit Methodology (GAM) – Effective Application

Audit & Accounting

Planning & Risk Assessment

Time & Stress Management

Memberships & Trainings

The Canadian Association of Financial Consultants

Coursera - Google Project Management

Experience

Bright Horizons

Dec 2017 – August 2020

Early Childhood Education

Preschool Teacher

Prepared curriculum for pre-school and pre-K classes.

Organizing activities for students

Interfacing with parents/guardian for day-to-day concerns and progress towards early educational goals.

ZASS LLC

Sep 2022 – To date

Private business - Outsourcing

Owner

Interfaced with online clients to gather requirements for small IT project.

Collaborated with independent contractors outside US to track project progress and delivery.

Engagement with online clients to apprise progress and final delivery.

SEFAM (Pvt) Ltd

July 2011 – Dec 2011

Textile Manufacturing, Retail Designer Line & Import/Export

Business & Financial Analyst

Prepared action plan for investment based on financial analysis.

Analyze financial information to forecasts business, industry, and economic conditions.

Analysis of performance data for cost management and control.

Proactively planned for efficient utilization of resources, tracking execution and visibility to senior management.

Ernst & Young (Bahrain & Pakistan)

Jun 2007 – April 2011

Big4 International Auditing Firm

Senior Auditor

Audit planning, risk assessments, development & execution of substantive and analytical audit procedures.

Coordinated & lead engagement team discussions around the audit planning and execution of procedures.

Designing of the internal controls and preparation of auditing documents.

Review of financial statements in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and regulatory filings in accordance with corporate laws.

Preparation & analysis of balance sheet, profit & loss and cashflow, ratio analysis.

Annual cash consolidation & ensuring revenue recognition as per relevant accounting standards.

Supervised and mentored individual team members on the audit process.

Proactively interacted with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.

Incorporated notes on the accounts and relevant disclosure as per International Audit Standard.

Lead & supervised the audits of the following entities across various industry sectors:

Information Technology: International Turnkey Systems

Services: Bank Al-Baraka, The Bank of Punjab, Gloria Jeans (Pvt) Ltd

Educational Sector: Lahore University of Management Sciences, Educational Services (Pvt) Ltd

Semi-Senior Auditor

Annual & bi-annual stock consolidation.

Analytical analysis of long & current liabilities.

Working on current assets, liabilities, sales and cost of sales.

Preparation of financial statements as per IAS & local regulations.

Drove independent deliverables to completion for audits of following entities across various industry sectors:

Beverages/Food Packaging & Processing: Tetra Pak Pakistan Ltd, Shezan International Ltd

Manufacturing: Bata Pakistan Ltd

Associate Auditor

Preparation for audit of financial statements

Verification of fixed assets, account payables

Performance of analytical analysis on current assets and fixed assets

Interacting with client over observations during audit

Ensuring application of international accounting standards

Ensuring and validating expenses of business and categorization of expenses under appropriate head(s).

Worked on audits of following entities across different industry sectors:

Beverages/Food Processing & Packaging: Coca Cola Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd

Health Care: Becton Dickinson Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd

Achievements & Strengths

Secondment at Ernst & Young Bahrain for outstanding performance at Pakistan Office.

Variegated experience of statutory external audit and other accounting/auditing/assurance services across disparate industry sectors.

Excellent Business Development & Communication Skills.

Experience managing people.

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