Muhammad Umar Sheikh, Aca Email & Phone Number

I am a Qualified Chartered Accountant, possessing 3+ years of experience of articleship, currently working as Senior Associate in A.F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of PwC), one of the biggest firms in Pakistan for the Chartered Accountants and a big four firm having recognition globally.My objective is to enhance my skills as a professional accountant, learn how to deal with new challenges and play an effective role at the designation I work to facilitate my personal and professional growth.Key competencies:• International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), International Standards on Review Engagements (ISREs) and International Standards on Related Services (ISRSs);• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and IFRS for SMEs;• Preparation of financial Statements in accordance with IFRS and Companies Act, 2017;• Preparation of consolidated financial statements;• Reporting to the Parent company as component auditor and Group reporting (instructing and managing the components’ auditors for Group audits);• Internal controls and Business processes related to Payroll, Purchases and Payables, Revenue and Receivables, Fixed Assets, Inventories and Production of different manufacturing companies;• Corporate Laws, applicable to listed and non-listed companies in Pakistan, governing their ordinary and special businesses such as incorporation, meetings, election of directors, public listing process, equity raising and repurchasing;• Deep insights to theoretical and practical implications of Code of Corporate Governance Regulations, 2019 in addition to multiple personal and managing experiences related to compliance with CCG regulations 2019;• Financial due diligence of companies highlighting the significant matters as recorded in the financial statements and their potential impacts along with quality of earnings, debt and debt like analysis and working capital analysis;• Human Resource due diligence of companies highlighting the HR policies, systems and processes, cost analysis, compliance with labor laws of compensations as applicable in Pakistan;• Corporate and Individual Taxation governing the applicability of Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and other related rules and regulations made thereunder. Understanding of different regimes of taxability and their calculations alongwith deferred tax implications;• Investment Appraisal, Portfolio management, Exchange rate and Interest rate risk management, Financial Planning and Budgeting, Process and Standard costing and Business Valuation.