• Prepare and review financial statements, balance sheets, and profit and loss statements.• Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and legal regulations.• Oversee daily accounting operations including general ledger, revenue recognition, accounts payable, accounts receivables and payroll.• Manage the reconciliations of accounts and resolve any discrepancies.• Supervise and mentor accounting staff to ensure accurate and timely processing of financial transactions. • Led the month-end close process to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.• Prepare and file annual and periodic Income tax withholding statements, Sales tax returns and Income tax returns.• Stay updated on changes in tax legislation and assess their impact on the organization.• Provide tax planning advice to minimize tax liabilities and ensure compliance with local and federal tax regulations.• Led tax audits and represented the organization before tax authorities.• Communicate effectively with external stakeholders, including tax authorities, auditors, and financial institutions.• Coordinate internal and external auditors, providing necessary documentation and explanations.• Build out an excellent accounting team - hire, train and mentor the team. Provide the leadership, structure and vision needed for the team to excel as the company grows.

• Reviewed the company's financial statements, reports, documents and accounting entries regularly.• Developed and executed comprehensive internal audit plans based on risk assessments and organizational priorities.• Conducted detailed audits of financial, operational, and compliance processes to ensure adherence to policies and regulations. • Prepared and presented audit reports with findings and recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.• Maintained effective communication with management and external auditors to coordinate and discuss audit-related issues and resolve audit observations.• Establishes and conducts a periodic comprehensive internal audit covering all the activities, prioritizing the areas based on a risk assessment effectively and efficiently.• Gathered information from the company's financial reporting systems and tax returns. Review and present financial data to stakeholders accurately and fairly, ensuring no material misstatements or errors are present in the financial information.• Maintained a working environment through knowledge sharing and mentoring that fosters professional growth, advancement, teamwork, initiative, and creativity.• Any other job-related specific task assigned by the Directors.

I’ve worked as an “Audit & Tax Senior” in audit and tax department at Kamran & Co, Chartered Accountants Lahore.During this period, I have worked in capacities ranging from entry-level Audit Assistant to Audit Senior, managing various assignments and leading teams of article students.Gained experience in the areas of:• Effective planning and execution of assignments to meet stringent deadlines.• Application of international financial reporting standards, international auditing standards and technical standards.• Overall planning of audits, conducting initial planning meetings with clients to understand and co-develop expectations and designing audit strategies in consultation with the engagement partner, after assessing the underlying audit risk in light of the assessment of the client’s overall control environment.• Establishing the overall audit strategy and preparing audit plans in the context of applicable financial reporting frameworks, industry-specific reporting requirements, and reporting objectives of the engagement.• Evaluating a system of internal control and risk management procedures, identifying control weaknesses and suggesting appropriate best practices to client management and/or those charged with governance.• Obtaining a thorough understanding of the nature of the client’s business, the business and regulatory environment in which it operates, SWOT analysis, identification of critical success factors and key performance indicators, initial overall analytical review, understanding of effective business processes, analysis and testing of internal controls at interim and final stages and detailed testing of significant account balances and transactions.• Preparation of final audit deliverables-the audit report, the management letter and other reports and certificates.During my association with the firm, I have conducted various assignments, including External audits, internal audits, tax audits, reviews and internal control assignments.