1. SSyyeedd FFaakkhhaarr IImmaamm ZZaaiiddii House # R - 1020, Sector 16 – A,
Buffer Zone
Karachi – Pakistan
Phone +92-21-34299975
Cell: +92-300-7317077
Email: fakharimamzaidi@gmail.com
CCAARREEEERR OOBBJJEECCTTIIVVEE
To become part of a dynamic organization that provides opportunities to learn, excel and grow while consistently
contributing towards organizational success, to understand new businesses and to work with innovative people in
a professional and conducive environment.
PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNAALL QQUUAALLIIFFIICCAATTIIOONN
PPaarrttiiccuullaarrss IInnssttiittuuttee // BBooaarrdd SSttaattuuss
Associate Chartered
Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Pakistan
Passed – December 2010
AACCAADDEEMMIICC QQUUAALLIIFFIICCAATTIIOONNSS
PPaarrttiiccuullaarrss IInnssttiittuuttee // BBooaarrdd
DDiivviissiioonn //
PPeerrcceennttaaggee
YYeeaarr
Higher Secondary
Certificate
(GCE A-levels equivalent)
Pioneer Finance College - Board of
Technical Education, Lahore (Secured
3rd position overall in Punjab)
70 % 2001
Secondary School
Certificate (GCE O-levels
equivalent)
Nishat High School - Board of Secondary
Education, Multan
85 % 1999
PPRROOFFEESSSSIIOONNAALL EEXXPPOOSSUURREE
HHAABBIIBB IINNSSUURRAANNCCEE CCOOMMPPAANNYY LLIIMMIITTEEDD
March 2012 – To date
Presently, I am working as Head of Internal Audit Department of Habib Insurance Company Limited. My
responsibilities include:
 Presenting the Audit Plan for the year before the members of Audit Committee;
 Conducting in house audit of operations and controls of the Company including country wide branches
in accordance with the Audit Plan;
 Highlighting major risks and presenting mitigating factors for those risks;
 Presenting the findings of internal audit in form of a report to the Audit Committee on quarterly basis;
 Developing a tracking system to keep control over the issues highlighted in previous reports.
 Doing various assignments and giving suggestions regarding cost cutting measures for the benefit of
the Company.
Prior to joining Internal Audit department, I worked under finance department of the Company. My key
responsibilities included the following:
 Preparing projections for the year;
 Presenting financial results of the Company before the Board of Directors;
 Monitoring compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) regarding
filing of quarterly and annual regulatory returns as required to be made under Insurance Ordinance,
2000 and SEC (Insurance) Rules, 2002 and various other information required by the SECP from time
to time;
 Updating the senior management with Industry analysis as a means of judging the Company’s
performance;
 Reviewing and updating Company’s standard operating procedures.
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PPwwCC -- KKAARRAACCHHII,, PPAAKKIISSTTAANN
A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants – Taxation and Legal Advisory Services (TLS)
June 2009 – February 2012
Earlier, I worked as an Assistant Manager at A. F. Ferguson & Co. My experience in the TLS group of the Firm
enabled me to develop a comprehensive understanding of the taxation and legal regulatory environment of the
related industries. My key responsibilities included assisting the firm in performing various tasks and entailed:
 representing and advocating clients before the taxation authorities;
 advising, corresponding and meeting with clients regarding various tax matters; and
 preparation and filing of monthly and annual statements, income and sales tax returns and appeals of
various corporate clients.
Major clients that contributed to my professional growth include:
o 3M Pakistan (Private) Limited
o Tyco Fire Pakistan (Private) Limited
o NIB Bank – Formerly Credit Agricole Indosuez
o Overseas Oil Trading Company (Private)
Limited
o Al-Futtaim Technologies Pakistan (Private) Limited
o DHA Cogen Limited
o B.L.Harbert International (Private) Limited
o Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi.
PPwwCC -- KKAARRAACCHHII,, PPAAKKIISSTTAANN
A. F. Ferguson & Co., Chartered Accountants – Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS)
December 2004 – February 2009
Provided services as Senior Associate in the firm and the key responsibilities for which I was accountable during
my tenure with the firm includes the following:
 Planning and execution of audit (as per the requirements of International Standards on Auditing);
 Review of Internal control system, identification of significant weaknesses and recommending improvements;
 Liaising with and developing good working relationships with the client to deliver engagement expectations;
 Ongoing advisory and value added services in various aspects of business and development and training of
audit staff;
 Preparation of following deliverable items:
i. Financial Statements in accordance with the requirements of International Financial Reporting
Standards and local regulatory requirements;
ii. Reporting of significant issues to the management and decision making for the resolution of critical
reportable matters; and
iii. Reports on compliance with the best practices of Code of Corporate Governance.
 EEXXTTEERRNNAALL AAUUDDIITTSS
OOiill aanndd GGaass Pakistan Refinery Limited
- Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2008.
CCoouurriieerr SSeerrvviicceess DHL Pakistan (Private) Limited
- Annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2006.
CCoonnttrraaccttoorrss M.I. Overseas – Pakistan Branch
- Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2006.
AAuuttoommoobbiillee aanndd AAlllliieedd Hinopak Motors Limited
- Annual audit for the year ended December 31, 2005.
HHootteellss aanndd CClluubbss Sind Club
- Annual audit for the year ended June 30, 2005.
 IINNTTEERRNNAALL AAUUDDIITT,, AADDVVIISSOORRYY AANNDD OOTTHHEERR SSPPEECCIIAALL EENNGGAAGGEEMMEENNTTSS
MMOODDEELLLLIINNGG AANNDD BBUUSSIINNEESSSS PPLLAANNNNIINNGG –– UUNNIITTEEDD CCEEMMEENNTT LLIIMMIITTEEDD
Involved in the engagement relating to prepare the financial feasibility of United Cement Limited. The Scope of
work included:
 Information gathering and analysis;
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 Validation of sponsors’ assumptions and parameters through challenge process, which included preparation
of financial projections in relation to sales, profitability, free cash flows etc.;
 Preparation of financial model; and
 Forming conclusion and recommending the best possible results.
IINNTTEERRNNAALL AAUUDDIITT -- DDAALLDDAA FFOOOODDSS ((PPRRIIVVAATTEE)) LLIIMMIITTEEDD ((FFoorrmmeerrllyy ppaarrtt ooff UUnniilleevveerr PPaakkiissttaann LLiimmiitteedd))
The work performed included evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls and recommending
improvements thereon by:
 having in-depth understanding of the sales function;
 visits to sales depots all over Pakistan;
 verifying compliance with existing sales policies, gauging their effectiveness, identifying bottlenecks and
advising new policies and tactics in order to streamline the sales function and improve sales.
SSPPEECCIIAALL AASSSSIIGGNNMMEENNTT –– BBAANNKK IISSLLAAMMII PPAAKKIISSTTAANN LLIIMMIITTEEDD
Involved in the preparation of management reports and updating accounting records to facilitate the company.
Our scope of work also comprised of the following namely: to reconcile the differences between management
reports and general ledger, detailed verification of all transactions to ensure that they are properly recorded,
preparation of overdue deliverable for the State Bank of Pakistan with regard to various products offered by the
bank.
OOTTHHEERR CCEERRTTIIFFIICCAATTIIOONNSS AANNDD EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEESS
 Price Differential Claims – Pakistan Refinery Limited
 Certifications for various employees benefit funds – IBM Italia S.p.A.
 Certifications for dividend & royalty remittances – Hinopak Motors Limited.
 Certification of international cost payable and receivable by DHL Pakistan (Private) Limited.
CCOOMMPPUUTTEERR IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN SSYYSSTTEEMM ((CCIISS)) KKNNOOWWLLEEDDGGEE AANNDD EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE
 Proficient in MS Office applications.
 User level knowledge of Lotus Notes, SAP and Oracle.
 Conducted audits through MyClient and Smart Statements (integrated audit documentation software of
PwC).
 Working experience on Linux and Open Office.
PPEERRSSOONNAALL DDEETTAAIILL EEXXTTRRAA CCUURRRRIICCUULLAARR
Nationality :Pakistani
Marital Status :Married
Date of Birth :May 20, 1982
Languages :English and Urdu
 Playing and watching cricket and table tennis.
 Reading books.
RREEFFEERREENNCCEESS GGEEOOGGRRAAPPHHIICCAALL WWOORRKK EEXXPPEERRIIEENNCCEE
Will be provided on request. Can travel abroad for official assignments.
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