This resume is for Shafiq Ur Rehman, who currently works as an Assistant Finance Manager for CitiScape LLC in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Previously, he worked for over 5 years at Grant Thornton in Karachi, Pakistan in various roles including Supervisory Senior. He has experience in audit, finance, accounting, and advisory services. He is pursuing the Chartered Accountant qualification and holds an MBA in Finance. His responsibilities have included budget preparation, financial reporting, audit supervision, and client relationship management.

1. SHAFIQ UR REHMAN Mob: 0971 528 769 130
Email: shafiq_386@hotmail.com
Abu Dhabi, UAE
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
Pursue a challenging career in your organisation providing professional growth, learning
opportunities that values its human resources, with the aim to contribute positively towards its goals
to the best of my expertise and to further enhance my professional and personal skills.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
 Assistant Finance Manager - CitiScape LLC - UAE (September 2012—Till date)
Currently I am working as Assistant Finance Manager at CitiScape LLC, market leader in landscaping
projects in Middle East especially in UAE. I am directly reporting to Financial Controller, Group Finance
Manager and Group CFO. Some of the Key responsibilities include:
o Preparation of annual budget in consultation with the operations department
o Preparation of monthly and annual financial statement of the company
o Prepare different analytical reports for the management
o Responsible for reviewing and approving the general-ledger entries.
o Ensure the application of company’s accounting policies and local laws
o Ensure the application of applicable IFRS and IAS
o Keep abreast of new developments in IFRS, IAS and other applicable local laws
o Supervise the input of all financial data in financial accounting system
o Responsible for reviewing the inter-company, supplier and bank reconciliations
o Coordinating with external and internal auditors
o Additional tasks as required by management
 Supervisory Senior (June 2007—August 2012) - Grant Thornton (GT) Karachi office
During the tenure of my experience with GT, I worked at various levels and gained experience in
different departments including Audit, Risk and Advisory Services.
Key responsibilities included but not limited to:
o Supervise and review the work of audit staff
o Responsible for engagement and client relationship management
o Preparing and monitoring budgets to consistently achieve targeted revenue and profitability
o Allocation of resources for timely and successful completion of engagements
o Discuss and agree Audit programs with key senior internal stakeholders
o Coordinating with the partners and submitting progress reports on engagements
o Attending audit committee meetings/ other discussion meetings with client's management
o Liaising and briefing the client's management team on all relevant matters
o Assisting clients in preparation of financial statements in accordance with the applicable IFRS and IAS
o Overseeing on-the-job training and professional development of staff
o Overall job planning, supervision and finalization of engagement
o Conducting special purpose audits, agreed upon procedures and related services
o Providing advisory services in respect of internal controls, risk management, taxation, accounting
treatment of complex transactions and compliance with secretarial practices
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2.  Internal Audit Engagements and Due Diligence
I was involved in internal audit assignments of various organizations and ensured that internal
controls are functioning efficiently and effectively, capable to detect any mismanagement,
inefficiencies and fraud, internal records are accurate and are prepared in accordance with the
requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable regulatory and statutory
requirements.
I was also invovled on Due-diligence of the exploration site KUNRI on behalf of BGP (Pakistan)
International. This assignment included report on Market review, regulatory framework, corporate
review, financial accounting and reporting different cost elements i.e. exchange gain/loss and staff
welfare cost.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
 Chartered Accountant - Finalist
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
 Master of Business Administration (MBA-Finance)
Bahria University Islamabad - Pakistan
CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAININGS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
 Attended seminars and training sessions conducted by GT and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Pakistan on:
o IFRS and IAS
o GT Audit Methodology
o Voyager (GT Audit documentation tool)
o COSO Framework- Internal Control Best Practices
o Hands on experience on SAGE, QuickBooks, Xero, Sidat Hyder Financials, Oracle and Visual
Dolphin
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