Fawad Awan Email & Phone Number

Pakistan

Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

I am placed in corporate office and leading accounting function of 2 companies (FPCDL and FKPCL). My responsibilities (for both companies) as lead are:• Successfully managed team of 5 accounting & finance professionals, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all financial processes • Supervised and implemented of SAP S/4 Hana including FI, FM, SD and MM modules• Monthly and annual closing of books of accounts • Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting & analysis of variance with respect to comparative period and approved budget• Preparation and presentation of companies’ annual budget including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecast• Budget monitoring and analysing deviation in quarterly results from approved budget• Weekly and monthly Invoicing to power purchaser• Coordinating with power purchaser on various operational issues and disputes • Preparation of financial models for remaining PPA term

Pakistan

In KPMG I was associated with Tax department. I have been leading assignments related to accounting, book keeping, budgeting, costing, management & financial reporting and payroll & provident fund management. The tasks reflecting my role and capabilities are as follows:• Oversea accounting function of outsourced clients. Preparation of monthly & annual management reporting. • Preparation annual budget and budget monitoring reports• Looking after the operations of Provident Fund (of more than 4500 employees) including employee and employer contribution, Investment by fund, payments to outgoing members, reviewing, evaluation and processing of PF withdrawal applications in accordance with Income Tax Rules 2002, • Preparation of monthly investment schedules in accordance with International Accounting Standards. Investments include TFCs, Sukuks, share of listed companies, mutual funds, T-bills and TDRs• Development of procedures and processes for provident fund accounting, withdrawals and monthly payroll• Allocation of income of the Provident Fund to members • End to end processing of monthly payroll of more than 3000 employees• Coordinating with statutory auditors of the clients.• Preparation of other ad hoc payroll reports• Resolving employees’ queries regarding tax adjustment/credits and tax computation• Implementation of accounting and payroll software

Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan

• Manage the reporting requirements, processes, and procedures for capturing, maintaining, and reporting accurate data for preparation of monthly/quarterly and annual financial statements• Development and implementation of internal control processes and procedures with respect to procurement, inventory, production, accounting, cash managementa • Monitoring and analysing accounting data and prepare financial reports• Prepare and monitor forecasts, budgets, long-term business plans, and cash flow forecast• Compare monthly results with budgeted and analyse variation • Prepared Consolidated Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statement• Performing product standard cost analysis to help management in competitive pricing decisions• Preparation of project feasibility studies and financial models• Perform monthly financial statement analysis for Senior Management• Assist internal and external auditors in audit related issues to the financial statements• Streamline the financial reporting, planning & analysis processes to assist management in strategic planning• Manage and train team of 8, which included monitoring and documenting employee performance as per company guidelines and further skill development• Assisted Cash Manager in daily cash movement and intercompany funding• Implementation of ERP including GL, Supply Chain and Payroll Modules

Pakistan

A brief description of my tasks is listed below.• the audit strategy and audit plan which in turn included obtaining understanding of client’s business, information systems and internal control environment• Design appropriate audit procedures keeping in view the nature of the client’s business• Reviewing and finalizing the external audits• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimizes the financial risk• Oversee the implementation of internal control mechanisms to mitigate financial risks• Taking care of matters related to taxes and legal requirements• Reporting to top management of clients, providing and interpreting financial information• Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure• Preparation and presentation of feasibility studies, financial models and budgets for different clients• Prepare projections and perform projection analysis of the financial statements of businesses related to variety of industries.

Islamabad

• Preparation of Compliance Toolkits for review of contractor, subcontractors and sub grantees based on the requirements identified in the project specific binding instruments in accordance with USAID rules and regulations and organizations internal policies and procedures• Preparation of Compliance Reports required at various levels of the project, including Monthly Compliance Reports, Semi Annual Compliance Reports, and ongoing reviews of procurement activities• Compliance Review of Donor Reporting and contractor’s adherence to reporting requirement identified in the binding instrument and USAID rules and regulations• Performed various tasks in terms of Capacity Building of prime contractor, preparation of Training Need Assessment Report of the prime contracts, identification of benchmarks of training, GAP analysis and Course Compilation for financial management

Islamabad

The major responsibilities and task that I performed in this capacity are as follows:• Designing and application of appropriate procedures and audit programs using Voyager (Integrated audit and Control risk assessment Software), GT Explorer and Audit CARE and modifying audit procedures throughout the engagement based on new, complicated or specialized circumstances• Planning, supervision and review of financial audits of various listed and un-listed companies and organizations• Internal control reviews, including reviews of IT application and general controls• Analysing the external and internal business environment. Assessing the business risks, ensuring adequate business risk management activities and compliance to policies and procedures• Project management from the planning stage to audit completion. This includes planning, budgeting, managing and supervising staff and coordinating with the engagement manager and partner. Deliver assurance service on time and to budget and monitor variances. Identify efficiency improvements and additional billings• Performing a detailed review of the operations and internal control systems in a computerized environment to identify weaknesses in the system and to give recommendations for improvement• Advising the clients on activities to address the risks and providing recommendations on improving the risk management processes• Coordinating, motivating and training the audit engagement team. Responsible for effectively delegating tasks, providing guidance to staff, allocation of work, review and monitoring performance of the team on the engagement.