Sheikh Abdur Rafee

SHEIKH ABDUR RAFEE MEMBER ACCA, ICAEW (FINALIST), 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Profile Member of Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) finalist with 5 years of practical working experience with Hyphen consultancy private limited, Khurram Aziz & Co (KAC) and A.F.Ferguson & Co. ( PWC). Working Experience Skills Dec 2015 Present Professional Skills IFRS Reporting P&P manual Budgeting and forecasting Research Technical Skills MS Excel MS Word MS Visio Quickbooks Xero Soft Skills Communication Team management Presentation  H#148-C, Gali # 16, G-6/2,Islamabad, Pakistan--https://www.linkedin.com/in/shei kh-abdur-rafee-acca-29178b88/  abdur.rafe8     - Hyphen Consultancy Private Limited Assistant Manager Assurance & Advisory , Islamabad Successfully executed various assurance, IFRS transition, Internal audit, budgeting & forecasting and business research assignment(s) as a supervisor and team lead. Aug 2015 - Dec Khurram Aziz and Co. Chartered 2015 Accountants Audit Trainee, Islamabad Successfully executed various assurance assignments as per the applicable reporting framework including IFRS and Companies Act as a supervisor and team lead. Oct 2014 - May A.F.Ferguson & Co. Chartered 2015 Accountants (PWC) Audit Trainee, Islamabad Worked on various statutory audits and assignments as a team member. Education 2017 - Present ICAEW - Finalist Institute of Chartered Accounts of England & Wales , UK 2011 - 2014 ACCA Associate Chartered Certified Accountant, Islamabad 2011 - 2014 BSc. Honorus Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom 2009 - 2011 Intermediate in Commerce Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Islamabad WORKING EXPERIENCE AT HYPHEN CONSULTANCY Saba Aslam Education and Welfare Trust Internal Audit, Pakistan • Developed policies and procedures manuals of the Trust • Evaluate processes, risks and controls to perform operational, compliance and financial audits • Draft internal audit reports, highlighting observations, potential risks & impact, and provide recommendations for improving control environment • Review, assess and test internal control system • Provide guidance and training to operational staff of the Trust Saudi Arabia ATU, BTA, and Havas IFRS Transition and implementation, Saudi Arabia Worked as a team lead on IFRS transition • Reviewed IFRS diagnostic report of companies • Prepared IFRS compliant accounting policies and procedures • Liaison with companies management to assist them in resolving accounting and reporting issues • Assisted management in resolving audit issues raised by the auditors in compliance with IFRS reporting • Prepared IFRS compliant Financial Statements Saudi Arabia Gandour, MMG, and Binzagr IFRS Transition and implementation, Saudi Arabia Worked as a team member on IFRS transition • Performed detailed IFRS vs SOCPA gap analysis • Recommended IFRS based on diagnostic review • Prepared IFRS compliant accounting policies and procedures • Prepared IFRS compliant Financial Statements • Performed detailed IFRS for SMEs vs SOCPA gap anlaysis Honda Avenue (Private) Limited Internal Audit, Pakistan Worked as a team lead on internal audit • Performed test of internal controls to ensure effectiveness • Drafted Internal audit reports • Prepared management reports on audit findings (such as matters related to misstatement of financial information or severe control deficiencies) • Reviewed clients’ responses to ensure that recommendations are implemented • Developed departmental budgeting and forecasting method for the company • Documented internal controls, policies and procedures of the company • Identified risk and suggested internal control to overcome the deficiencies in the process Farabi Petrochemicals IFRS Transition, Saudi Arabia • Reviewed diagnostic report issued by PWC for IFRS transition • Identified and suggested additional gap based on the diagnostic report OMV and Ocean Pakistan Pty Limited Non – operator Audit, Pakistan Worked as a team member on non-operator audit • Review of the Operator Processes specifically related to Inventory & Fixed Assets • Performed a detailed analysis to ensure that the costs incurred and charged are for the benefit of the Joint Operations • Ensured that the expenditure incurred as per the approved work programs, Authority for Expenditure (AFE) and budgets • Ensured that the overheads / common costs allocated to the Concession are fair, equitable and Justifiable to the Concession • Management and identify areas of control weaknesses Vistra Funds OPTP Franchise TMS Pakistan Private Limited Assurance and Tax services Financial Services, Singapore / Pakistan Worked as team lead, responsible ; • to assign role and establish Job description to the staff members of the company • to ensure monthly management reporting to a foreign parent company • to perform monthly reconciliation of reports Internal Audit, Rawalpindi • Evaluation of Operational, Financial and Inventory controls at OPTP • Ensure compliance with the franchise agreement • Suggestion of controls for operational Effectiveness • Preparation of Annual accounts Financial services, Islamabad Working as a project manager on regular basis, responsible; • to develop and update policies and procedures for the company's departments • to assign role and establish Job description to the staff members of the company • to ensure monthly management reporting to a foreign parent company • to perform monthly reconciliation of reports • for implementation of accounting software and training of staff • to ensure legal and regulatory compliance • to manage payroll of the company • to manage AP/AR of the company • to liaison with the UK parent company, named TMS Global Tax and Assurance, Islamabad • Submitted corporate and individual tax return for various companies and individuals • Registered Single Member Company, AOP and Private Companies WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH KHURRAM AZIZ & CO. (KAC) PECT Technologies , PECT Private limited and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Foundation External Audit, Pakistan Worked as team lead on external audits • Performed planning and execution of audit engagements, as per the scope of each assignment • Draft audit report and audited financial statements • Finalization of audit engagements • Conducted external audit as per International Standards on Auditing as applicable in Pakistan. • Managed teams for site audit WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PWC) Nokia Solutions and Network (NSN) Private Limited, Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC), and Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB). External Audit, Pakistan Worked as team member and team lead on external audits • Performed planning and execution of audit engagements, as per the scope of each assignment • Conducted external audit as per International Standards on Auditing and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as applicable in Pakistan. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) External Audit, Pakistan Worked as a team member on external audit Ensured disbursement of grant as per World Bank, USAID and UN. Ensured proper documentation of project activities Performed site visit for the projects Ensured compliance of project as per the grant terms and conditions • • • • OTHER EXPERIENCE Hyphen Consultancy (Private) Limited Research and Development and IT Developed learning material for Hyphen Learning Platform as per Code of Corporate Governance Developed risk matrix for different Internal control processes and sub processes for development of Internal Audit software developed by Hyphen Consultancy named “Abilite” Provided COSO Framework, Excel, Word and other software training to employees of Hyphen consultancy. Developed various software, tools and software designs for Hyphen Consultancy. Performed Industry research for opportunities in Pakistan. Performed liaison with Web developers and tested software to ensure system accuracy and complete functionality. • • • • • • Additional certifications Aug 2019 - Dec XERO ADVISOR CERTIFIED Xero 2020 FUNDAMENTALS OF VISUALIZATION WITH TABLEAU UC Davis Learned Linking and visualization of data through Tableau with other online and offline datasets. THE DATA SCIENTIST’S TOOLBOX Johns Hopkins University Learned to set up Rstudio and Github to perform, edit and upload data.