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CORE COMPETENCIES AND SPECIALTIES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Responsibilities
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ZAHIRA NIAZ
Participated in generating quarterly financial reporting for external audit purposes Coordinated
and streamlined quarterly review meetings with executive committee, including improving quality and
usefulness of financial and operational reports for decision making.
Support the team for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS & local laws
MAZARS M.F. & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) (May 2015 to August 2016)
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Position: SENIOR SUPERVISOR ACCOUNTING OUTSOURCING
Responsibilities:
Accounting
Obtain, understand and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger;
Preparation of chart of accounts in order to make available for presenting in accounting software;
Ensure trial balance and general ledger entries are accurate and are in line with companies
procedures and IFRS;
Ensure reconciliation of sub ledger and general ledger is performed on regular basis;
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Taxation
Preparation of income tax withholding challan and filling of monthly statement and annual statement.
Preparation of sales tax challan (including withholding) and filling of sales tax return.
Preparation of Sindh sales tax challan (including withholding) and filling of Sindh sales tax return.
Preparation of employee payroll tax calculations.
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Worked as Senior auditor in Audit Department, I lead teams through the planning, execution and
conclusion stages of statutory audits and other varied special nature engagements. My Job responsibilities
and regular tasks includes:
Formulating audit strategy, preparing audit plan, and managing its progress;
Reviewing working papers and getting the deliverables reviewed by partner and their sign off;
managing client relationship
coordinating with professionals of various fields like legal, actuarial and IT experts and decision-making
for resolution of critical reportable matters
assisting clients in preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with the financial reporting
framework applicable in Pakistan which includes compliance with International Financial Reporting
Standards, local corporate laws and directives of regulatory authorities
evaluating internal control systems, identifying control weaknesses and making appropriate
recommendations to the management
On-job training and professional development of staff
I prepare overall audit plan, determine the scope and conduct of audit, perform risk assessment
procedures and to develop an overall audit strategy;
Communication with the clients to obtain and understanding of the client business and discuss the
significant matters and risks relating to significant cycles;
Critical review of the clients’ system of internal controls and highlighting the deficiencies;
Ensuring that planning, execution and reporting on audit and other assignments are appropriately
documented as required by professional standards;
Ensuring that appropriate disclosures in financial statements have been made in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Following are the most significant clients and related engagements that have contributed to my
professional growth
External Audit:
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Manufacturing Sector
Construction Sector
Restaurants, Showrooms and Resorts
Shipping and Freight Forwarding
Marketing And Advertising
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