RSM Avais Hyder Liaquat Nauman is a member firm of RSM US LLP, RSM is one of leading professional services firm. My key accomplishments & responsibilities are:
• Exceeded annual project execution target of FY17-18.
• Awarded multiple `employee of month` recognitions.
• Rated 4.5 out of 5 in Annual appraisal review for FY17-18

• Formalizing strategies for RSM’s improved market presence & proactively establishing recently formed Advisory department through targeting potential clients. Capitalizing 60% revenue growth of RSM Islamabad, during FY18.

• Achieving excellent client management skills through, effective communication & delivering quality services. Negotiating assignments, worth PKR 4.6 million.

• Spearheading client’s meetings & presenting reports/deliverable to board & management committee.

• Hone the project management skills through handling diverse portfolio of clients.

• Conducted pre-feasibility & Feasibility studies, developed financial & business models & investment memorandum for multiple clients.

Working at RSM AHLN Assurance & Advisory department, has facilitated in developing knowledge of IFRS & IAS, audit procedures, risk assurance, consultancy. Following were the key highlights of my role;
• Rated 4 out of 5 in Annual appraisal review for FY16-FY17
• Supervised preparation of Financial Statements, Audit Report, Board Letter, Representation Letter, Management Letter, Summary of Significant Issues.
• Efficient & effective utilization of resources through supervision of team allocations.
• Supervised in-house training on internal & external audit, controls, risk, governance & communication.
• Operating team allocations, setting performance appraisal benchmarks & evaluating the performance.
• Managed & Delivered multiple external & internal audit including planning, risk assessment, execution, analysis (horizontal & vertical) & review, in accordance with applicable IFRS & IAS’s for financial statement closing process & finalization of reports.
• Evaluating Financial Statements for compliance with IFRS, GAAP, Companies Ordinance & Taxation laws (where applicable) & advising management on accounting & related technical matters.
Major Assignment
1. Compliance of Governance, Financial & Tax regulations
a. Executed an assignment, worth PKR 110 million, through Steering 5 teams of 100 officials on Compliance review & audit of 2,758 companies, all over Pakistan, listed on the panel of Ministry of Religious Affairs. Key task include the compliance of governance, reporting, tax structures as per the regulations of Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Federal Board of Revenue(FBR), State Bank of Pakistan(SBP). Effectively producing profit margin of 60%.

Major Clients

External Audit

Royal Airport Services
National Construction Limited
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

Advisory

Islamabad Medical & Dental college
Diverse service international
Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony
Pakistan Industrial Estate Development

My association with EY Pakistan, enhanced my skills of risk advisory, team work, leadership & management skills. During this period, I orchestrated various assignments across diverse portfolio of corporate & public sector entities. My key accomplishment & responsibilities were to:

• Led teams & directly delivered multiple assignments of internal audit, internal controls(COSO) & SOPs development, which includes planning, review, quality assurance & finalising of the reports.

Key Expertise

1. Internal Audits, Risk & Internal Control assessments, Gap Analysis
a. Senior team member on internal control review of 11 divisions of Askari Bank (mid-sized bank in Pakistan with more than 400 branches & assets worth USD 5 billion (2016)). Key tasks included documenting end-to-end processes & controls, identifying control gaps & recommending improvements;
b. Conducted risk based internal audits, risk & internal control assessment, gap analysis on multiple divisions of clients listed below. Key task included do documenting end-to-end processes, risk & control matrix, performing audit procedures, analytical procedures, test of controls & test of details to highlight risk embedded areas & provide recommending controls to mitigate the risks.

2. Asset Quality Review
a. Conducted a diagnostic review of the Agriculture Financing portfolio of Askari bank Ltd, as team member. Key tasks included reviewing risk management in agriculture loan book of the bank, recommending improvements in the lending organization structure of the agriculture business division & reviewing around 3,300 borrowers spread across 33 branches in Pakistan.

3. Policies & Procedures Development
a. Led SOP assignment on multiple divisions of listed & corporate clients. Key task were to diagnose AS-IS process find gaps in internal controls, design gaps (TO-BE) benchmarking process with best industry practices.

4. Business Process Re-Engineering/Improvements
a. Re-designing & transformation of organizational

Key responsibilities as Assistant Finance manager;
• Preparation of Annual and Quarterly financial statements
• Verification of invoices and receipts
• Bank reconciliations
• Compliance with applicable regulations (Society acts)
• Cash replenishment mechanism
• Advances and payable management of various projects
• Presentation to CEO and BOD on key issues highlighted by external auditors
• Hand-on experience on Quick Books