Uzair Ilyas is a Pakistani national working as a Supervisory Senior in Audit and Assurance at KPMG Taseer Hadi and Co. He has over 7 years of experience auditing listed entities and other companies in sectors such as financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, and services. He is pursuing his chartered accountancy qualifications and is proficient in audit software, MS Office, accounting standards, and taxation regulations.

1. Uzair Ilyas
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Uzair Ilyas
Currently working as a Supervisory Senior, Audit and
Assurance at KPMG Taseer Hadi and Co.
Contact: +92 (0) 332 224 0147
E-mail: uilyas@kpmg.com; uilyas@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: 29 April 1990
Residential address: K.A.E.C.H.S Block 7, Karachi
Nationality: Pakistani
Function and specialization
Audit and Assurance experience practicing relevant
services upon allocation of task by being a part of engaging
team at different levels throughout the tenure, specifically
involved for assurance for audit purposes of major heads of
accounts like revenue, cost of revenue, financing,
Investment portfolios, taxation and other assurance areas.
Representative clients
Financial and Insurance Sector: UBL Fund Managers
Limited [their various Collective Investment Schemes
(CIS)]; Metro Bank Pakistan Sovereign Fund; MCB
Dynamic Allocation Fund; Magnus Investment Advisory
Limited; UBL Insurers Limited; Deutsche Bank - Pak
Operations; SME Leasing Limited.
Oil & Gas Sector: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited
Manufacturing Sector: Tapal Tea (Private) Limited, ZIL
Limited; Pakistan Cables Limited; Power Cement Limited;
Thatta Cement Limited; Fecto Cement Limited; Army
Welfare Sugar Mills; National Container (Private) Limited;
DYL Motorcycles Limited.
Servicing Sector: Memon Health and Education
Foundation; Fecto Co-Sail (Private) Limited
Professional associations
 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan [ICAP] –
Trainee Member
 Association of Certified Chartered Accountants [ACCA]
Languages
English (Fluent)
Urdu (Native)
Education, licenses and certifications
 2015 [ ACCA – F1, F2, F3, F4, F6 & F8]
 2011-Now [Chartered Accountancy – Final Stage]
 2009-2011 [Chartered Accountancy – Intermediate
Courses (A1-D12)]
 2009-2011 [Bachelors in Commerce from University of
Karachi - secured 1st Division]
 2007-2008 [Intermediate Examination from NCR
College of Emerging Technologies, secured A grade]
 2005-2006 [Matriculation Examination from A.B.C.
Public School, secured A grade]
Background
A Pakistani national, pursuing chartered accountancy qualifications carrying
experience in audit of listed entities and other entities. Disciplined organizer with
ability to manage tight deadlines. Works well as part of team and has ability to
lead as well. Computer literate with advance knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
Practical experience of e-Audit software as well as experience of working with
SAP at audit clients. Holds good interpersonal communication skills due to
constant interaction with professional individuals at different clients and through
participation in key audit meetings.
Professional experience
KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. [From June 2011 – present]
Key areas of experience:
Execution, management, relationship handling, supervision and review of
statutory audits of manufacturing companies, construction companies, not
for profit organizations, oil and gas sector and non-banking finance
companies.
Has been Involved in review engagements resulting ability of having analytical
perspective of industry trends.
Application of International Financial Reporting Standards and Auditing Standards
on statutory audits have built practical insights over the matters at industry level.
Major areas of involvement during the audit / review and other regulatory
compliance and assurance engagements:
 Revenue / Cost of revenue / Stocks enabling in-depth analyses and
practical understanding of stock levels, overhead absorption and other valuation
methods in various industries.
 Financing / Borrowings including short term (working capital finance), long
term financing for enhancement projects, obligation under finance leases
including experience of complex restructuring of repayment arrangements
enabling practical applications.
 Investment portfolio of Mutual Funds and Insurance Companies consisting
investments in quoted equity securities, Government Securities etc.
 Disclosure compliance as per International accounting standards as
applicable in Pakistan of wide variety of industries helped accomplishing in
diversified reporting standards understanding.
 All taxation (income and sales tax majorly) matters and other local
regulatory compliances including compliances for Code of Corporate Governance
[Corporate governance, ethics and regulatory code].
Other assignments:
Including ICFR - Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting assurance
engagement under local regulatory requirements for scheduled banks and
Income Certification assignments upon which final distributions are made to
unit holder under Mutual Funds.
Technical skills
IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), IAS (International Accounting
Standards), ISA (International Standards of Auditing), Taxation, Code of Ethics,
Cost and Management accounting, Business Finance Decision Making, Microsoft
Office Proficiency, SAP and other ERPs generally used in different industries.
Other skills
Attended following courses: Public speaking course and IT beginner level desktop
based programming courses (Visual Basic mainly)
Extra-curricular activities and interests
Sports including Cricket, Soccer, Table Tennis, Badminton etc. An active
participant in the annual sports competitions at school. Participated in Community
Cricket League and inter Organization tournaments annually. Holds deep interest
in Cosmology and Tourism.
References
Available on request.