14 April 2009

c a Finalist in Dubai

SAFDAR ALI (C.A FINALIST)
C/o Mohammad Khan, House# 333, Street# 64, Sector I-10/3, ISLAMABAD.
Mobile # +9203038397492, 0996-413286.
Email: otherlaws@yahoo.com




OBJECTIVE

To achieve excellence in the profession of Financial Reporting, Corporate & Secretarial, Taxation, Budgeting & Control and Auditing & Assurance and to obtain a challenging position in a Finance, Taxation, Budget or Audit department of a reputed organization, offering opportunity for personal growth and career building and to become part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of professionals with a result oriented and forward looking approach.


PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan: Status Year
• CA Final
Module E


Module F
Passed


Adv. Tax pass
2008


2008
• CA – Foundation and Intermediate Passed 2005

BASIC EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• Board of Intermediate And Secondary Education, Abbottabad Grade Year
• Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) (Pre-Medical)
Abbottabad Public School & College, Abbottabad. B 2001
• Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Abbottabad
• Secondary School Certificate (SSC) (Science subjects)
• Abbottabad Public School & College, Abbottabad. A+ 1999









CAREER SUMMARY


During my tenure of professional career I gained sufficient experience in the following fields:

• Accounting and book keeping
• Audit and Assurance
• Financial Reporting
• Business consultancy
• Tax and corporate affairs
• Staff planning for various Jobs
• Coordination with top level management


WORKING EXPERIENCE

 Intern ship with M/S Yousaf Adil Saleem and Co; (September 21, 2004 to
Chartererd Accountants. December 31, 2005)


 ARTICLESHIP (May 06, 2005 to November 05, 2008)

BDO EBRAHIM & CO., Chartered Accountants (a member firm of BDO International)

Iftikhar Ali and Co; Chartered Accountants.


• Three and a half years of professional training under the byelaws of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) with BDO Ebrahim & Co; Chartered Accountants, Islamabad and Iftikhar Ali and Co; Chartered Accountants, Peshawar.


Articles to date at a Glance:

• Audit Supervisor January01, 2008 to November 05,2008 (10 months)
• Senior January 01, 2007 to December 31, 2007 (1 year)
• Semi-Senior June 01, 2005 to December31, 2006 (6 months)
• Junior May 05, 2005 to June01, 2006 (13 months)


• During the training period I qualified as a CA Finalist and got promotion to Audit Supervisor. Such promotions are based on positive results of the exams conducted by ICAP and good scores during firms' performance and evaluation programs. These programs are designed to evaluate individual performances and to decide upon promotions of the students.




 MY SCOPE OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CONSISTS OF EXPERTISE IN FOLLOWING AREAS:

1. Audit & Assurance
My main strength comprise of audit assignments as I have spent major part of my Articleship in the firm's Audit and Assurance Department. I have been involved in the audits of the financial statements of organizations in the following sectors:
• Plastic
• Pharmaceuticals
• Power Generation
• Government Organizations
• Manufacturing Concerns
• Packaging
• Services
• Non-governmental Organizations
• Colleges
• Oil and Gas


2. Business Consultancy & Taxation
I have also been involved in computation of taxable income and filing of returns of different Companies.
3. Corporate Affairs
I worked in corporate department during my articles and remained involved in submission of various corporate returns of Companies under Companies Ordinance, 1984 and incorporation of new Companies.

4. Book Keeping Assignments
I handled book keeping assignments where the main focus was the development of an
accounting system and preparation and maintenance of books of accounts in accordance
with the relevant requirements of Companies Ordinance, 1984 and International Financial
Reporting Standards.






















 RESPONSIBILITIES AS AUDIT SUPERVISOR AND AUDIT SENIOR:

• Responsible for planning, execution and finalizations of audits. Worked as a team leader of two to six people team on external audits. Being a team leader, the responsibilities included dealing with the senior management at the client, delegating and reviewing work of subordinates and presenting completed jobs to Senior Managers and Partners for review. Other key responsibilities included:
• Developing the audit strategy and audit plan, which in turn included obtaining understanding of client’s business, information systems and internal control environment.
• Preparing tailored audit plans focused on individual clients’ business areas significant to the financial statements that are relevant to clients’ risk profiles.
• Planning and allocating resources to meet audit objectives.
• Performing test of controls and determining nature, timing and extent of substantive procedures based on the control assessment of existing internal controls.
• Providing sufficient amount of Direction, Supervision and Review to audit staff assigned at the audit.
• Evaluating the financial information provided by the client.
• Reviewing financial statements against the evidence collected in the audit process.
• Advising and consulting with the client on audit concerns.
• Preparing a formal audit report to express an opinion on the truth and fairness of the financial statements.
• Ensuring that financial statements are prepared in conformity with its respective statutory requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Advising clients on improving their internal control systems by identification of risk areas and recommending strategies for reducing risk through preparation of Internal Control Memorandums.
• Advising clients regarding their regulatory obligations.
• Designing, developing internal control system and procedures and evaluating existing systems of various clients.
• Ability to plan, organize & implement several projects simultaneously giving close attention to each assignment.



INFORMATION SYSTEMS AWARENESS

• Spreadsheet packages MS Excel
• Word Processors MS Word
• Accounting Soft wares Quick Books Pro (Version 5 & 2001);
• Operating Systems Microsoft Windows (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Professional 2000 & Windows XP, Professional Edition)
• Communication Soft wares MS Internet Explorer and
• Other MS Office Packages Microsoft Power Point;


PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of Birth August 14, 1983.
Nationality Pakistani
Marital status Single
Language skills Urdu, English, Pushto, Hindko, Punjabi,
Fathers Name: Usman Ali.


MAJOR AUDIT ASSIGNMENTS

Exposure includes but not limited to:


TEXTILE

Public Unlisted Companies

• Kashmir Textile Mills Limited
• Fazal Karim Textile Mills Limited.

 GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

• Small Industries Development Board (N.W.F.P)
• State Engineering Corporation (Pvt.) Limited.
• Forestery Development Corporation, Peshawar.
• N.W.F.P Textbook Board.






 POWER GENERATION

Public Unlisted
• New Park Energy Limited


 MANUFACTURING CONCERN

Public Listed Companies
• Bestway Cement Limited (Cost Audit).

Private Companies

• Nova Synpac (Pvt.) Limited.
• Comcept (Pvt.) Limited.
• Bloom Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited.
• Chemiworld (Pvt) Limited.
• Sarinal Industries (Pvt) Limited.
• Sarina Thermoplasticd (Pvt) Limited.
• Pakistan Lights (Pvt) Limited.
• MAP Rice Mills (Pvt) Limited.


 Colleges

• Fitsin (I.Tinstitute), Peshawar.
• Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.

 SERVICES SECTOR

• State Engineering (Pvt) Limited.
• TMI (Pvt) Limited.


 NON GOVERENMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Adventure Foundation Pakistan.
• Muheb-ban-e-al-Ali Trust.
• Jamiat-e-talaba-e-Islam.


 OIL AND GAS
Public Listed
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (Six Monthly Review)







CONSULTING

I have also conducted consultancy assignments while working in the consultancy department of BDO Ebrahim & Co., Chartered Accountants.
I Remained as a member of Accounting Software Development team for the development of accounting software for Fazal Karim Textile Mills Limited.


STOCK TAKE PLANNING

Successfully completed the task of stock take and planning during the article ship period every year.


NATIONAL TRAINING SESSION

Attended One days training session of Senior Partner of BDO Karachi at ICAP office Islamabad. The training session was conducted to enhance the Audit & Assurance skills of staff of the firm.

Attended evening session on globalization at ICAP office Islamabad.

Attended evening session on Information Technology Management Audit and Control conducted by senior partner of Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder and Co; Chartered Accountants.



LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Playing football and various computer games. Like to read articles/books mainly covering Islamic literature and the ongoing so called war on terror.

REFERENCES

References will be provided as required.


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