Saad Farooq is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 4 years of experience working for Ernst & Young in Pakistan, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. He has experience in assurance services including audits, reviews, and tax services. His roles involved understanding clients' businesses and controls, performing audit procedures, resolving accounting issues, and analyzing financial statements. He is seeking a position that allows growth and utilizes his skills in financial reporting, auditing, analytics, and team management.

1. SAAD FAROOQ
S/O Hamid Mehmood
Contact: 0092-300-6620100
Email:saadfarooq.88@hotmail.com
PROFILE
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) having experience of four years and three months at different
positions in Ernst & Young (Pakistan, Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). I worked on various assurance and
tax assignments during my stay with Ernst & Young including external audits of financial statements, review of
financial statements, tax review and preparation of tax returns. I also have experience of internal audit.
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To contribute towards the growth and development of a dynamic organization where there are ample
opportunities to grow both professionally and personally and where I can utilize my skills and experience
efficiently and effectively.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Associate Chartered Accountant Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Masters in Commerce Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Associate Public Finance Accountant Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL SKILLS
Financial Statement Preparation Analytical Skills
International Financial Reporting Standards Leading Team and Staff Management
Auditing Flexibility
Evaluation of Internal Controls and Processes Self Motivation
EXPERIENCE PROFILE
Sami & Co. – (Faisalabad, Pakistan) 06 June 2016 to 13 August 2016
Ernst & Young – (Manama, Bahrain) 04 January 2016 to 31 March 2016
Ernst & Young – (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) 15 January 2015 to 30 April 2015
Ernst & Young – (Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) 07 February 2014 to 30 April 2014
Ernst & Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder– (Pakistan) 27 December 2010 to 30 September 2014

2. DETAILED EXPERIENCE:
Experience at Sami & Co. (Faisalabad – Pakistan)
Working with Sami & Co., I had experience of being involved in Internal Audit assignment of a rice mill.
Major activities under agreed scope were;
 Review of existing systems
 Inspection of records relating to stocks, cash and bank
 Recalculation of rice yield using comparable industry data and evaluating the results
 Preparation of report which contained findings and recommendations
Experience at Ernst & Young (Bahrain & KSA)
 Working as Staff Assistant in EY Bahrain & EY Riyadh, I was engaged in annual audit of different
clients. Key responsibilities included;
 Developing thorough understanding of client’s business process and financial reporting system
 Performing audit procedures under guidelines of International Auditing Standards (ISAs) and audit
process reflected in EY GAM (EY Global Audit Methodologies) to obtain sufficient and appropriate
audit evidence
 Resolving accounting and reporting issues, that arise during course of audit, in light of International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
 Analyzing significant variations, enquiring unusual fluctuations from client
 During my secondment period at EY- Al Khobar office, I gained experience on various taxation and
special assignments by serving a blend of national and multinational organizations. I was involved in
the following areas;
 Tax certification
 Preparation of Annual Tax Declaration
 Preparation of Withholding Tax Returns
 Assistance in preparation of replies to queries raised by Tax/Zakat regulator
Experience at Ernst & Young (Pakistan)
My professional experience as Audit Senior constitutes various assignments including Full Scope
Statutory Audits, Limited Reviews and other related assignments in various sectors including
financial, manufacturing, construction, textile, pharmaceutical and services. The ensuing fragment
describes my on job responsibilities;
 Understanding the entity and its internal control environment
 Identifying the risk areas having impact upon financial statements audit
 Carrying out risk assessment procedures and planning the audit accordingly
 Devising the audit strategy to be applied
 Allocating areas to team members, supervising them, and reviewing their work
 Carrying out analytical procedures to substantiate my understanding of the entity
 Getting the audit work reviewed by engagement manager and engagement partner

3. Continued….
 Reviewing the financials to ascertain their accuracy in relation to applicable financial reporting
framework
 Holding meetings with client's representatives and discussing auditing and accounting issues
 Providing final deliverables (audited Financial Statements, Audit Report, Covering Letter and
Management Letter) to the client
CLIENT & RELEVANT SECTORS (ERNST & YOUNG - PAKISTAN)
Client Name Sector
Allied Bank Limited Financial
Indus Home Limited Textile
Engineering Kinetics (Pvt.) Limited Construction
Servier Research Pharmaceuticals [Pakistan]
{Private} Limited
Pharmaceutical
Millat Equipment Limited Manufacturing
Cool Industries (Pvt.) Limited Manufacturing
Technical Education and Vocational Training
Authority
Services
Caritas International NGO
Unilever Stock Check Assignment Special Assignment
TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS
 Passed various E- Learns as devised by Ernst & Young for its assurance personnel
 Attended following in-house workshops and trainings devised by Ernst & Young for its assurance
personnel.
 AA1 & AA2: Initial understanding of audit strategy and execution of audit
 AA3 : Detailed understanding of all phases of audit from planning and risk identification to conclusion
phase
 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Well versed with:
 Microsoft Office
 EY Tools including GAMx, Caseware, EY Microstart, EY Random, Global analytics module
OTHER INFORMATION
Language: English (Fluent), Urdu (Conversational)
Marital Status: Married
Reference: Will be furnished on demand