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Khalid Naeem

San Jose,CALIFORNIA

Summary

An Associate Chartered Accountant with almost 6 years of experience with multinational corporations (PwC and JAZZ) possessing the following attributes:

  • Skilled and conscientious individual proficient in nature and elements of accounting, possessing in-depth knowledge of economics & finance principles, asset & liability management; holds ability to perform external audits and timely execution of daily tasks.
  • Result-oriented professional holding sound comprehension of analytically scrutinizing finances, enhancing efficiency in communications and assurance.
  • Skilled at multitasking between handling documentations and has potential to effectively plan & optimize audits & financial reviews.
  • Capable of performing audits while ensuring compliance with US and international standards and tax regulations.
  • Meticulous communicator and analytical thinker with faculty to learn and grow on-job and supervise cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
08.2022 - Current
  • Overseeing a team of five (5) Experienced Associates who are degreed professionals;
  • Managing Assurance engagements within the Technology, Media and Telecommunications industry to ensure work is performed in accordance with PwC policies, procedures and professional standards;
  • Recommending the hiring, firing, and promotion of personnel;
  • Assigning and delegating tasks to professional staff to meet deadlines;
  • Planning and allocating resources to meet audit objectives and ensuring compliance with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and International Standards on Auditing;
  • Overseeing multiple engagement teams through execution and completion phase, including review of work performed for quality, accuracy and relevance;
  • Leading the preparation of deliverables and resolving audit differences observed during fieldwork;
  • Leading the design of audit strategy and audit plans to determine scope, timing and direction of the audit;
  • Leading communications with clients to understand their business and any major events that occurred during the year which will impact the audit;
  • Coaching team members, recognizing their strengths, and encouraging them to take ownership of their personal development;
  • Reviewing and evaluating work of other professionals under their direct and indirect supervision; and,
  • Overseeing and providing direction for complex issues resolutions.

Expert Revenue Accounting

JAZZ (A Subsidiary Of VEON Ltd)
12.2021 - 07.2022
  • Comprehend the revenue booking process along with the relevant reporting requirements and lead respective revenue recording and reporting process during monthly closing cycle.
  • Maintain relationship with business as well as other finance teams to effectively run the revenue booking process.
  • Prepare product wise dashboard reporting for review of higher management including variance analysis between budget/ forecast vs actual, between previous and current periods and price and volume variances.
  • Ensure compliance with SOX controls including documentation and reporting.
  • Preparation of post-closing analysis and reports for higher management including Accounting Quality Assurance and reconciliations.
  • Acquire a sound business understanding of the relevant revenue domain.
  • Act as a key contact person for resolution of queries from finance and non-finance departments.
  • Achieve process excellence by improvement and automation of revenue booking process.
  • Support the implementation of changes in group policies and procedures in accounting for revenue.
  • Facilitate the digital initiatives and process optimization initiatives. th corporate finance executives.

Senior Associate

A.F. Ferguson & Co. (PwC Pakistan)
06.2017 - 11.2021

• leading engagements and completing jobs within set deadlines without compromising quality of works;
• obtaining guidance from using Audit related tools (PwC Audit Guide, Assurance Assist, PwC Inform) from planning stage through to conclusion and signing-off within set deadlines;
• identifying significant business, audit risks and assessing dealing with accounting technical matters;
• performing analytical reviews of financial statements and corroborating results with resultants of audit procedures performed;
• continuously chasing time trackers to identify any overruns and taking corrective actions at field level;
• maintaining a healthy working relationship with clients, being a key liaison for them, whilst keeping line manager firm well-informed of all the observations & progress and resolving managerial review points; and
• dealing with ad-hoc manager queries including technical and financial proposals for assurance and related engagements.
Assisting in the preparation of the Group Reporting Pack to PwC NL and PwC Cairo which includes detailed information as per IFRS and legal requirements.
Integrated Audit under PCAOB standards.
Involved in Annual Audit for the year ended 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and as per auditing standard issued by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
Involved in Review of interim financial information as per International Standards on Review Engagements (ISRE) and as per auditing standard issued by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
Involved in SOX-404 Compliance Audit for the year 2017 to 2021.
Assessment of impact due to adoption of IFRS-16 leases implication of financial statements.
Assessment of impact of due to adoption of IFRS-15 and IFRS-9.
Use of Service Organization and shared service centers.
Risk Assessment and Design evaluation of Business Processes.

Education

ACA -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Pakistan
01.2022

Bachelors of Commerce -

University of Punjab
Pakistan
08.2019

Skills

  • Sarbanes Oxley Act (SoX-404)
  • Risk Assessment and Compliance
  • SOX Walkthroughs and Control Testing
  • Business Process Re-engineering
  • COSO Framework 2013
  • US GAAP
  • US GAAS
  • Auditing standards issued by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
  • Supervision and Team Management and mentoring
  • Analytical and presentation skills
  • Working under tight deadlines and pressure
  • Time Management
  • Client Relationship Management

Timeline

Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
08.2022 - Current

Expert Revenue Accounting

JAZZ (A Subsidiary Of VEON Ltd)
12.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Associate

A.F. Ferguson & Co. (PwC Pakistan)
06.2017 - 11.2021

ACA -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Bachelors of Commerce -

University of Punjab
Khalid Naeem