The document summarizes the experience and qualifications of Rashid Rafique. He is currently a Senior Manager of Audit & Assurance Services at Maqbool Haroon Shahid Safdar & Co., where his responsibilities include managing client portfolios, delivering high quality audit services, maintaining technical and professional standards, and providing consultancy services to clients. Previously, he held roles as a Senior Audit Associate and Manager at other accounting firms in Pakistan and the UAE, where he conducted audits, reviewed financial statements, and provided credit risk advisory services to various industries. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and has extensive experience in accounting, auditing, taxation, and financial consultancy.

1. RASHID RAFIQUE (ACA)
EXPERIENCE
Senior MANAGER AUDIT & ASSURANCE SERVICES at Maqbool
Haroon Shahid Safdar & Co. Chartered Accountants (An
independent member firm of UC&CS Global)
JANUARY 2017 – CURRENT
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
To provide management over a portfolio of clients and deliver
high quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and
reviewing audit plans and work.
Achieve team and individual budgets and business plan/
performance objectives.
Maintain the highest technical and professional standard.
Think strategically about client needs by understanding their
business and key risks.
Providing additional help and guidance to clients on a
consultancy basis.
Identifying ways to maximize the relationship with clients and
deliver added value.
Monitor and control auditing staff.
Takes a leadership role in professional, business or community
organizations.
Coach, train and develop auditing staff to upgrade their
knowledge.
PERSONAL
PROFILE
I am an associate member of
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Pakistan
(ICAP). An experienced
professional with proven work
skills in areas of Accounting,
Auditing, Taxation, Management
and Financial Consultancy,
having ability to meet deadlines,
skills to lead teams and have a
charismatic & convincing
personality.
Chartered Accountant
- Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Pakistan – 2016
F.Sc (Pre-Engineering) - Federal
Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education –
Islamabad – 2007
Matric - Board of Intermediate
and Secondary Education –
Lahore – 2005
Pac – Lahore – Course of
Computer and Practical Training
(CCPT) - 2010
Pac – Lahore – Presentation Skills
Training Certificate (PSTC) -
2008
EDUCATION
House # E-56, Nadir Abad 01, Lahore
rashidrafique2009@gmail.com
0092-333-4528037
CONTACT
MANAGER AUDIT & ASSURANCE SERVICES at Tariq Abdul
Ghani Maqbool & Co. Chartered Accountants (An independent
member of Geneva Group International)
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Audit & Review of financial statements in compliance with
International Standards on Auditing (ISA's), International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS's) and respective local
legislation (i.e. SECP requirements).
Provided guidance/expertise and participate in the performance
of audit procedures, especially focusing on complex and/or
specialized issues.
Collaborated to plan objectives and determined an audit
strategy that appropriately addresses risk.
Successfully monitored the engagement team against the
budget, and alter if necessary.
Understood the client's industry and recognized key
performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical
and industry developments.
JANUARY 2016 – JANUARY 2017

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LANGUAGES
Excellent writing and spoken
skills in English and Urdu.
Beginner Level Spoken skills of
Chinese Language.
SENIOR AUDIT ASSOCIATE at Grant Thornton UAE (A Member
Firm of Grant Thornton International)
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Engagement planning based on the understanding of the client’s
business processes and assessment of business and audit risks;
Supervision of the engagement, review and finalization, including
close liaison with client’s management;
Coordinating with various professionals such as lawyers, actuaries,
independent valuers & IT experts and decision making in respect
of critical reportable matters.
JANUARY 2015 – JUNE 2015
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Through understanding and
practical exposure of IAS’s /
IFRS’s, ISA’s and corporate &
taxation laws
Budgeting & forecasting
Consolidation
Financial modeling
Financial risk management
Financial statement analysis
Foreign exchange
management
Internal audit
SKILLS
REFERENCE
Nazim Kamran (ACA) - 03344688556 - nazimkamran@gmail.com
Waseem Iqbal (ACA) - 03334633260 - waseemiqbalaca@gmail.com
Danish Saeed (ACA) - 03317630368 - danishsaeeds@yahoo.com
Textiles (Spinning, weaving, dying and knitting);
Construction Companies especially CPEC projects;
Telecommunication Service Providers;
Paper Mills & Packaging Industries;
Engineering units;
Pharmaceutical;
Steel Re-rolling Mills;
Micro finance NGO's
Sugar Mills & Food Industry and:
Other Small and Medium Entrepreneurs
INDUSTRIES WORKED IN
MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Abilities to manage team to
achieve desired outcomes
from team members.
Timely completion of work
assignments and achieved
the desired outcomes.
Use of analytical thinking to
correlate things.
Strong inter personal
communication.
IT SKILLS:
Proficient in various
Computer Assisted Audit
Techniques (CAATs):
VOYAGER, and IDEA
MS Office Package
Oracle ERP
SAP
Quick book
Microsoft Dynamics AX
Crystal Reporting
BUSINESS EVALUATION & CREDIT RISK ADVISOR at Anjum
Asim Shahid Rahman Chartered Accountants (A Member Firm
of Grant Thornton International)
I had been involved in providing Credit Risk Advisory Services to
various SMEs in the capacity of an independent business evaluator
on behalf of different Banks. My Job Challenges includes;
Understanding the nature & business environment of client.
Evaluation of financial and business performance, preparation of
financial appraisal reports of businesses, projections of accounts,
assessing credit wordiness of business and implementation of
fraud detection techniques.
Dealing with Banks related to credit reports.
DECEMBER 2012 - JANUARY 2015
SENIOR AUDIT ASSOCIATE at Anjum Asim Shahid Rahman
Chartered Accountants (A Member Firm of Grant Thornton
International)
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Applied the Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (Grant
Thornton’s VOYAGER, VIS, TBEEM, and IDEA) in audit.
Reviewed accounting system and system of internal control.
Tailored the audit programs in accordance with amendments in
International Financial Reporting Standards and respective local
legislation. (I.e. SECP requirements).
Applied test of controls/substantive & analytical procedures.
Observed and verified client’s maintenance of books of accounts.
Communication with Client’s Senior Management and Board of
Directors.
JUN 2019 - JAN 2020