Zohaib Ahmad is a Public Accountant with over 8 years of experience in audit and finance. He has worked in senior roles at PwC in Houston, Texas, Deloitte in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and PwC in Pakistan. He has experience leading audit teams and clients in various industries including oil and gas, manufacturing, and banking. He is proficient in English, Microsoft Office, and specialized skills including financial reporting, internal controls, and business process analysis.
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1. Zohaib Ahmad (Zoby), ACCA
Address: 4400 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas
Phone: 832 648 8079 Email: zohmed@live.com
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Profile summary
I am a Public Accountant with 1.5 years of experience in PwC - Houston as Senior Associate, 2 years of experience in Deloitte – Abu
Dhabi as Senior Associate of External Audit Services and 4 years of experience in PwC Pakistan as Audit Supervisor; spanning my
collective experience as a member of ACCA over 8 years in total. I have led client advisory by capitalizing my existing and continuously
growing skill as team leader in External Audit. My experience includes a broad range of sectors including, but not limited to,
Manufacturing, Construction, Healthcare, Investment Holdings, Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Banking, and the Service Industry.
Summary of overall external audit experience is as follows:
• Supervision of planning, execution and finalization of year end audits and half year end reviews of a diversified
client portfolio. Review and preparation of group reporting forms for major international and local groups.
• Leading teams and performing review of work done by the team members by providing input and recommendations for
increased effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assisting and advising clients on internal control weaknesses and recommending best practices. Performance of
various non-audit assignments such as agreed upon procedures and others.
• Attending and presenting reports to the board / audit committee members representing external auditors.
• Mentoring and coaching staff to develop audit related competencies and skill set.
• Issuance of management letters highlighting material weaknesses in the overall internal control system.
• Providing support / advice to clients in respect of complex accounting matters which comply with the requirements of
International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) and US GAAP.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Houston, TEXAS) Oct. 2015 – Mar. 2017
Position: Senior Associate
• Exposure to major clients and industry sector during audit were:
Ø Mercuria Energy Trading Inc. – Oil and gas commodity derivative trading – responsible for financial reporting to
PwC – Switzerland under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Ø Lyondell Basel Inc. – Oil and gas refinery – responsible for the carve-out assignment for one of the subsidiaries of
group
Ø The Attachmate Group Inc. – Software sector - responsible for financial reporting to PwC UK under PCAOB
standards.
Ø Eurochem Trading Inc. – Chemicals and Fertilizers Trading - responsible for financial reporting to PwC – Russia
under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Alghaith Oil field Supplies & Services (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Mar. 2015 – Sep. 2015
Position: Manager Internal Audit
• Responsible for establishing consistent accounting policy and procedures across group entities
• Performed business process reengineering and GAP analysis to benchmark business process that fulfilled requirements of
COSO and SOX
• Performed risk assessment and analysis of all process financial and non-financial processes of the group
• Performed assessment of design of controls over financial reporting process to identify control weaknesses
• Performed quarterly assessment of monitoring of control over financial reporting process
• Co-ordinated with external auditor to finalize audit and other reporting requirement
• Performed quarterly reporting to Audit Committee on compliance with COSO
Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Sep. 2012 – Jan. 2015
Position: Senior Associate
• Exposure to major clients and industry sector during audit in UAE:
Ø Metito Group – Construction industry – involved in the application of IFRIC 12 “Concession arrangement” under
IFRS
Ø Drake and Scull International PJSC - Construction industry – involved in the overall audit which included
application of IAS 11 “Construction Contracts” in addition to other standards
2. Ø Sulzer ME FZCO – Manufacturing industry – involved in the overall audit which mainly included audit and
revenue and inventory cycle
Ø Senaat/ General Holding Corporation PJSC – Industrial investment sector – involved in the consolidation of 12
subsidiaries under IFRS 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements”
Ø Mubadala General Electric Capital PJSC – Investment banking - involved in the overall audit of bank which mainly
included application of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”
Ø National Reference Laboratory – Healthcare Industry - involved in the overall audit which mainly included the
application of IAS 18 “Revenue” and IAS 2 “Inventory”
Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Karachi, Pakistan) Jul. 2007 – Aug. 2011
Position: Audit Supervisor
• Exposure to major clients and industry sector during audit in Pakistan:
Ø Shell Pakistan Limited – Oil and gas sector – responsible in the audit of fixed assets cycle.
Ø Clariant Pakistan Limited - Chemical sector – responsible for the financial reporting to PwC- Switzerland
under IFRS.
Ø Otsuka Pakistan Limited (Japan based multinational) – Pharmaceutical sector – I was responsible for the audit of
expense cycle.
Ø Standard Chartered Modaraba – Mutual fund – I led the overall audit and reporting to regulatory authority in
Pakistan
Ø Citibank N.A – Commercial Bank – I was mainly involved in the application of IAS 12 “Deferred Tax” in addition
to other audit processes
Ø Barclays Bank PLC – Pakistan branches – Commercial Bank – I was responsible for the financial reporting to PwC
UK under IFRS.
• During my association with PwC – Pakistan, I worked as an Oracle Functional Consultant involved in the execution of life
cycle implementation experience of Oracle Applications including review of the business processes and system development.
My key responsibilities included:
Ø obtaining understanding of the business processes through personal client interaction
Ø configuring the Oracle ERP system in accordance with the clients’ business processes
Ø providing user trainings of Oracle ERP modules
Ø implementing the Oracle ERP modules
Ø data translation from legacy to ERP system using special software
Ø liaison between technical staff and system users for reports development; and
Ø coordinating with the Global Oracle support personnel for trouble shooting client system and configuration
challenges
Moreover, I was involved in the implementation, setup, reconciliation of financial results and support of the following
modules of Oracle Applications:
Oracle Financials
ü General Ledger
ü Accounts Payable
ü Accounts Receivable
ü Fixed Assets
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EDUCATION
ACCA – Association of Certified Chartered Accountant – UK – Member since 2012
Master in Economics – University of Karachi - Pakistan – December 2007
Bachelor in Commerce – University of Karachi – Pakistan – December 2005
CPA – California Board of Accountancy – US – Expected completion by May 2017
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LANGUAGE SKILLS/ AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Proficient in English, Microsoft (Excel, Word, Power Point).
Expert in planning and budgeting, financial reporting (IFRS and US GAAP), team management, risk management, financial
analysis, consolidation, internal control assessment, business process analysis, variance analysis, external/internal audit, cash-flow
analysis
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PERSONAL DETAILS
Visa Status: H1B valid till July 2018 (transferable immediately)
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male