Management Real Estate

SOHAIL SALIM – CIA, CISA, CRMA

E-mail: ***********@*******.***

Phone: 682-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

Work for a dynamic organization with potential for personal and professional growth.

CORE COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Auditing

•About eight years of Internal Audit and SOX Internal Controls Analyst experience – both IT and Non-IT, for System Documentation, Identifying Controls and weaknesses, Testing and Remediation efforts, Segregation of Duties (SOD) issues evaluation and remediation etc.

•Four years of Public Audit (Big four) experience as Audit Senior for PricewaterhouseCoopers performing Statutory Audits, Internal Audit Assignments, Tax Audits, Special Assignments, Review engagements

Accounting

•Five years of working experienced with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

•General Ledger, variance analysis, management of A/R, A/P, Payroll, Fixed Assets and Cash flows

•Designing and implementing Accounting systems and internal controls

•Month end close, financials, preparation of Financial Budgets and Projections

Computers

•Microsoft Office Suite (including MS Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook)

•SAP

•SAP Access Enforcer system

•Audit Control Language (ACL)

•Lotus Notes – Auto Audit Module for work paper documentation

•QuickBooks

•Oracle Financials

INDUSTRIES:

Internal Audit, SOX, Public Accounting and project experience across broad array of industries, including:

•Manufacturing

•Oil & Gas exploration

•Chemicals

•Transportation

•Real Estate

•Financial

•Steel & Wire etc.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

•Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) USA

•Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) from Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) USA

•Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) USA

•Passed Foundation Examination (FE) and Professional Examination (PE) Part-I of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)

•Bachelors of Commerce from University of Karachi, Pakistan

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Ecom Consulting Inc. (4/2004 to Present)

SOX/Internal Audit/Accounting Consultant

Dallas Fort Worth, TX

About eight years of Internal Audit, Accounting and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Internal Controls project based consulting experience (Entity Level audits and integrated audits - working on both IT and Non- IT audits) for the following companies:

•RadioShack Corporation

•Keystone Steel & Wire Company

•Justin Brands Inc. (Wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)

•McAfee, Inc.

•Greyhound Lines, Inc.

•Crescent Real Estate Equities Company

•Celanese Corporation

•Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway

Job responsibilities:

•Leading and performing the following for Accounting, Financial Statement Close, Consolidation, Human Resources, Information Technology, Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets Process, Capital Work In Progress (CWIP), Purchase to pay, Cash Receipts and Disbursements Process and Commitments & contingencies processes:

-Process Level Evaluation, process documentation (process narratives, Risk and Control Matrices and Segregation of Duties (SOD) Matrices preparation), Walkthroughs, Testing Template preparation, Controls Testing and Remediation work.

-Preparing and monitoring the preparation of the exception listing for identified exceptions during Testing

-Entity Level Controls evaluation, assessment, testing and making recommendations

-General Computer Controls evaluation, assessment, testing and making recommendations

-Evaluation, assessment and Testing the Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity Plan

-Coordinating and evaluating the results of Quarterly Self-Assessments of SOX/internal controls

-Periodic Testing of key SOX/internal controls (including developing evidence requests and coordinating testing)

-Monitoring, Review and Development of mitigation plans for SOD issues in co-ordination with IT Security and using the SAP Access Enforcer system

-Coordinating with Business Process Owners and management for SOX/internal controls related issues and updating/changing controls, narratives and process flowcharts

-Using the Movaris tool for SOX compliance purposes

-Training Business Process Owners for new/changed SOX/internal controls and SOX/internal controls testing procedures

•Performing various Internal Audits i.e. the Account Reconciliation Module in the Movaris system, Travel and Entertainment audit etc.

•Engineering Inventory Testing related to following: Inventory Shipment and Physical Inventory adjustments

•Evaluation, assessment and Testing the Employee Incentive Compensation Program

•Evaluation, assessment and Testing External Rate Additives (Overheads Charged) relating to Government Contracts

•Reviewing and summarizing various company contracts and comparing them against company standards

SYP Enterprises Inc. (From 5/2002 to 4/2004)

Controller

Arlington, TX

Job responsibilities included leading and performing the following:

•Preparation of Financials, recording financial transactions, reconciling accounts, management of Payroll, Receivables and Payables

•Management of Bank balances, Cash flows of the company and dealing with Banks, external auditors and other regulatory bodies on behalf of the company, preparation, implementation and review of Budgets and Standards

Orix Corporation (From 03/2000 to 4/2002)

Senior Officer Finance & Accounts

Karachi, Pakistan

Job responsibilities included leading and performing the following:

•Compilation & Review of monthly financial information based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

•Preparation & submission of monthly Financial Statements both in local (IFRS) and group company format

•Preparation of Financial Budgets and Projections

PricewaterhouseCoopers (From 1/1996 to 2/2000)

Audit Senior

Karachi, Pakistan

Job responsibilities included being Auditor, Senior and Lead Senior Auditor for the following:

•Statutory Audits, Internal Audit Assignments, Tax Audits, Special Assignments, Review engagements based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

•Audit experience of both Manufacturing concerns as well as Financial institutions

•Review of Management Information System (MIS) and reporting thereon

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