Muhammad Zain

Mobile: +92-345-466-7768; +92-336-404-2532 Address: House # 1010, Block # R1, Johar town, Lahore, Pakistan Email: xain567@gmail.com

Objective

To work in a professionally competitive and challenging environment with growth prospects and to bring enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility and good work ethics while utilizing my skills obtained through experience.

Personal Information

Date of birth: May 12, 1992

Gender: Male Marital status: Single

Languages: English, Urdu and Punjabi Nationality: Pakistani

Religion: Islam

Interests: Exploring new places, Web surfing

Professional and Academic Qualification

Qualification Institute/ Board Year Chartered Accountancy * The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)

(Articles Completion Date: November 30, 2015) Partly

Qualified

Higher Secondary School Certificate-

(HSSC)

Lahore Board 2009

Secondary School Certificate-(SSC) Lahore Board 2007

A* 2 Papers of CA-Final Level are left. Professional Experience

May 2012 to Nov 2015 Trainee Student (3.5 years mandatory training under ICAP Bye - Laws)

A. F. Ferguson & Co, Chartered Accountants – a member firm of the PwC

network

Dec 2015 to Oct 2016 Deputy Manager Accounts and Finance at Nishat Mills Limited,

(Largest Textile Company in Pakistan)

A.F. Ferguson & Co, Chartered Accountants: I have worked in various capacities in the “Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS)” department of the firm. Starting from an entry level audit assistant and progressing eventually on to the role of a job-senior, I gained significant

experience in the following areas:

- Preparation of Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial

Reporting Standards, - Reporting on compliance with statutory requirements,

- Internal audit of financial institution, - Agreed-upon procedure assignments,

- Statutory audits as per International Standards on Auditing,

- Evaluation of Internal Control System of the entity, - Client relationship management

I undertook planning and finalization of engagements, resolution of key issues arising out of engagements, review of

tax computations and drafting communication with those charged with governance. This experience was instrumental

in enhancing my abilities to lead, adapt, manage time, work as a team, interact with clients and deliver result-oriented

output.

Following is a brief summary of audit and agreed-upon procedure assignments undertaken by me in PwC:

Sector Client Name Description

Beverage Industry Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL) - One of the leading global brand in the beverage industry

Half year review for the period ending on June 30, 2014

Regional Audit as part of annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2014

Annual Audit for the year ending on December 31, 2014

Half year review for the period ending on June 30, 2015

Pepsi Cola Internationals (PCI) Performed agreed upon procedures for reporting of cooperative expenditure details

Cement Sector

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) Performed agreed upon procedures for preparation of accounting manuals in compliance with IFRSs

Financial Services Sector

MCB Bank Limited Loan review as part of the annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2012

Branch Audit as part of the annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2012

Half year review for the period ending on June 30, 2013

Annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2013

Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited Branch audit as part of annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2012

Bank Alfalah Limited Branch audit being part of the statutory audit for the year ended December 31, 2012

Adamjee Insurance Company Limited Worked on claims side for reporting control deficiencies and recommendations for improvements as part of internal audit for the period ended December 31, 2013

Government Sector

Punjab Education Sector Reform Program - Program Monitoring and Implementation Unit

Third party validation - Identified instances of non-provision of free text books and basic school facilities in schools owned and controlled by the Punjab Government.

Department for International Development Agreed upon procedures to observe compliance of procedures communicated to the relevant district authorities and teachers for conduction of tests at various locations.

Trading Sector Equipsis Private Limited Annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2014

Manufacturing Sector

AkzoNobel Funds Performed annual audit of Provident fund, pension fund and gratuity funds for the year ended December 31, 2012

Non-profit organizations Namal Education Foundation Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2012

MCB Employees Foundation Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2013

Aitchison College Lahore Annual Audit for the year ended June 30, 2015

Secondment Engro Eximp Private Limited Worked as part of internal audit function

Nishat Mills Limited: While acting as Deputy Manager Accounts and Finance at Nishat Mills Limited, I was responsible for the performance of following duties:

a) Preparation and analysis of monthly accounts for the review of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer, which includes following activities

- Trend analysis and identification of reason for variance of Profit & Loss line items;

- Reconciliation between the current and last month’s accounting profits / losses; and - Reconciliation between contribution margin and accounting profits / losses.

b) Transaction level review of transactions booked by the subordinates for ensuring accuracy, c) Preparation of BOD working papers for discussion in the BOD meeting,

d) Quarterly reconciliation of Management Accounts Results with Results as per Statutory Financial Statements, e) Acting as Audit Coordinator for timely completion of External Audit, and

f) Ensuring Tax Compliance for withholding tax and deposit of tax to Government Treasury within the prescribed

time limit.

Skills & Achievements

- Financial Statements Analysis and Interpretation: Training at A. F. Ferguson & Co. has honed my analysis and

interpretation skills required to assess the position and performance of an enterprise and interpret financial statements for the purposes of reporting to stakeholders, lenders and government agencies.

- Extensive experience in PwC’s audit support software “Aura”. - Extensive exposure of Microsoft Office as a tool for generation of business reports, spreadsheets, budgets,

general correspondence and presentations.

- Co-ordination with experts in various fields like legal, tax and IT professionals. - Proposal and expression of interests writing. - Completed a 90-hour Course of Computer Practical Training (CCPT) recommended by the Institute of Chartered

Accountants of Pakistan. - Completed a 50-hour Communication skills development course (CSDC) organized by Professionals’ academy of

commerce. - Attended various in-house seminars on PwC audit methodology and documentation. - Attended various in-house trainings arranged by PwC at various levels of articles (Assurance training level I, 2

& 3 and training on code of ethics). - Comfortable to work as a part of a team member as well as individual.

- Ability to attract, retain, motivate, coach and develop team members for high performance. Have successfully managed audit engagement teams consisting of 4 to 8 members.

References

References will be furnished, if required.