Rahim Ali Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

- Effectively conduct and manage risk based internal audits to determine efficiency and effectiveness of global rating processes.- Assist in finalizing the audit scope and planning; develop audit tests and programs, and ensure timely and efficient fieldwork.- Identify improvement areas in Business and IT Operations Processes; develop practical and cost effective recommendations to mitigate risks and improve controls.- Perform compliance reviews to determine compliance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations.

Abu Dhabi, Uae

- Prepared risk based audit plan, conducted and managed risk based IT audits of domestic and overseas branches including Washington, London and Hong Kong; accomplished more than 95% of planned audits.- Planned individual audits and reviews, finalized audit scope and planning memorandums, and developed audit tests and programs.- Conducted pre and post implementation reviews of Core Banking, Treasury, Trade Finance, Capital Market, Retail Banking, Electronic Banking, Card Based, Online Trading, Insurance and financial systems.- Conducted audit of Project Management Office and strategic projects in line with PMBOK.

Abu Dhabi, Uae

- Planned, supervised and reviewed Assurance and Consultancy assignments including financial and non-financial business processes. - Successfully conducted fraud investigation which discovered fraud of US$ 0.15 million; gathered substantial evidences through analyzing payments and identified the perpetrator.- Benefited clients with business process improvements and cost effective recommendations which were well appreciated; coordinated directly with department heads for audit engagement and finalization.- Performed data analysis using ACL and Excel; interpreted results to make appropriate recommendations.

Dubai, Uae

- Consolidated financial statements and prepared weekly and quarterly financial reports. Prepared and monitored financial budget and cash flow. - Supervised payment and journal voucher functions and coordinated with branches for accounting matters. - Developed IT and security policies.

Karachi, Pakistan

- Completed article-ship as required under the by-laws of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. - Planned, supervised and successfully managed statutory and fund audits, special assignments and internal audits of multinational public/private listed companies including American Express Bank and Citibank, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and auditing standards. - Conducted IT audits of various financial institutions and reviewed various accounting and financial systems and ERP solutions including JD Edwards and Oracle Financials; provided assistance to external auditors to place reliance on information systems.- Planned and executed audits and supervised audit teams. Assisted partners/managers in drafting conclusions, audit opinion and recommendations for clients’ management.

Gpllm, Business Law

Subjects included: Law and Business in a Global Economy, Comparative Corporate Governance, Securities Regulation and Corporate Finance.

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), International Law And Legal Studies

Ca Foundation

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

Dimploma In Computer Science, Computer Programming (C++, Cobol, Dbase, Oracle), Data Communication, System Analysis And Design

Hsc, Engineering Science

Ssc, Engineering Science, A+