Mehvish Aslam
Chartered Accountant
Abu Dhabi
Summary of Career
1. Performing external audits,internal audits,interim reviews and agreed upon procedures.
2. Managing the day-to-day operations of the accounts payable department which processes non-payroll disbursements to individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities.
3. Supervising personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution, evaluating performance and making recommendations for personnel actions.
4. Overseeing the maintenance of departmental records and the generation and balancing of transaction reports.
5. Performing walk through analysis of the system and controls and identifying the control weaknesses in the existing system.
6. Devising and implementing suitable internal controls to overcome weaknesses in the existing system.
7. Developing annual plans and discussing it with managers and stakeholders to agree on systems that will help the business grow.
8. Ensuring timely & accurate processing of data & transactions
9. Preparing budgets and performing variance analysis
10. Teaching Financial Reporting, Taxation and Audit & Assurance to CA, ACCA & ACMA
Experience as Manager Internal Audit & Internal Controls
Winlay Foods
01 January 2019
22 March 2020
• Performing walk through analysis of the system and controls and identifying the control weaknesses in the existing system.
• Devising and implementing suitable internal controls to overcome weaknesses in the existing system.
• To perform forensic audit for the year ended June 30, 2019.
• Performing audit including risk management, control management, and assessing financial reliability to ensure that compliance is met within all the company’s systems.
• Analyzing and evaluating accounting documents, preparing reports that reflect the audit results and document the proposed process. These reports are prepared on monthly basis and presented to Directors.
• Developing annual plans and discussing it with managers and stakeholders to agree on systems that will help the business grow.
• Conducting follow-up audits to make sure that regulations and sector rules are still being met and best practices are being followed.
Experience as Lecturer-Permanent faculty member
SKANS School of Accountancy
02 October 2017
10 December 2018
Teaching Financial Reporting, Audit & Taxation to both CA & ACCA
Experience as Manager Accounts
Fazal Cloth Mills Limited
13 June 2016
18 June 2017
Brief job responsibilities included, but not limited to following: -
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the accounts payable department which processes non-payroll disbursements to individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities.
• Supervising personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution, evaluating performance and making recommendations for personnel actions.
• Ensuring timely & accurate processing of purchasing/payment documents such as purchase orders, vendor’s invoice and ensuring the compliance with legal & regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing the maintenance of departmental records and the generation and balancing of transaction reports.
• Interacting with vendors and purchasing department for information, training, and problem resolution.
• Interacting with internal and external auditors and providing information and access to accounting records as required.
Experience as Audit & Assurance Senior
Deloitte & Touche Lahore
21 December 2009
31 March 2014
During the period of more than Four years with the firm I was involved in various assignments in Audit & Assurance Department. The various sectors I worked in ranged from manufacturing, financial, media, Real Estate, Construction and services. The assignments included full scope audits, limited reviews, agreed upon procedures and special certification in accordance with the regulatory requirements.
The ensuing paras describe the major tasks I performed during this period:
• Initial planning of the job and identifying risk areas during the process;
• Assessment of control risk and designing the tests of controls for specific areas in consultation with the engagement manager;
• Designing the substantive procedures in consultation with the engagement manager;
• Performing the tests of controls and substantive procedures highlighting the issues/ matters;
• Discussions with the clients regarding various accounting or other issues/ matters identified during the assignment;
• Reviewing the work done by the team members and getting it reviewed by the engagement manager and partner;
• Extensive application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),International Standards on Auditing (ISA’s) and preparation of financial statements in compliance therewith;.
Major Engagements (UAE)
Grundfos Gulf Distribution, Arenco Real Estate, Seven Tides Limited, Depa Interior LLC, Memac Ogilvy & Mather LLC, SERCO
Major Engagements (PAK)
National Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Punjab, Ahmed Fine Textile Mills Limited, Colony Textile Mills Limited, Fatima Sugar Mills Limited, Awaz Foundation
Other 27 January 2014
ACA- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan