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Hariss Dagra

Chartered Accountant (ACA)
Karachi,Sindh

Summary

Dedicated Industry professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Manager Internal Audit & Compliance

LuckyCement Limited
Karachi, Sindh
02.2021 - Current
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) with over 11 years (including 9 years of post qualification) of auditing and forensic accounting experience gained while working in Pakistan and UAE markets
  • I joined Lucky Cement
  • Limited (LCL) in Feb 2021 and is currently serving as Senior Manager Internal Audit
  • I am specialized in internal audits, forensic audits, fraud risk assessment, fact finding investigations, anti-bribery & corruption reviews, dispute advisory, distributor and compliance audits
  • Some representative examples of my experience with the notable employers is highlighted below, Lucky Cement
  • Limited (one of the largest producer and exporter of cement in Pakistan)
  • My role encompasses developing risk based audit plans, risk assessments, team resourcing, ongoing audit monitoring, pre-closure Audit meetings with ED and CFO
  • The audits concluded by
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
  • Facilitated financial and operational audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits.
  • Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.
  • Evaluated design and operating effectiveness of audit areas.
  • Researched technical tax issues to define tax effect or impact of certain tax positions.
  • Developed and implemented corrective actions to bring business areas in line with standards.
  • Worked with management at project level to achieve expense plans.
  • Enhanced audit controls by improving planning and testing processes.
  • Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.

Manager Forensic

KPMG
, UAE
08.2018 - 02.2021
  • Language
  • English
  • Urdu 2
  • TradeSpendAudit
  • Worked on trade spend audit at the distributor for a largest multinational personal care
  • Company operating in Pakistan
  • The review includes the reconciliation of primary and secondary sales data, review of debit note claims, goods ordering and recording process, product prick up and incineration process for expired goods
  • Fact Finding Investigations
  • Conducted a fact finding investigation in relation to allegations for the misappropriation of funds received by Public Sector Not for Profit Entity (Principal Recipient of Funds) from
  • International Donor
  • The investigation covered the period of 4 years with a total grant in question amounting to over USD 1.5 million.
  • Lead a comprehensive gap assessment review (covering a period of 2 years) in respect of the Bid Evaluation/ Procurement Process followed at the Not for Profit Government
  • Entity (Principal Recipient) for selecting and rejecting suppliers
  • Conducted fact finding investigation of alleged misappropriation of cash and misreporting of expenses at one of the largest steel coils distributor in Pakistan
  • FraudRisk &ControlAssessment(FR&C)
  • Conducted Fraud risk assessment at one of the largest pharmaceutical Company in
  • Pakistan
  • The assessment included an evaluation of internal controls of the Company against the possible fraud risk scenarios
  • The exercise included preparation of fraud risk registers
  • Prior to joining KPMG Pakistan, I worked for 4 years as Manager Audit and Inspection at
  • Leading Conglomerate in UAE – Abu Mousa Group whose primary business include trading and real estate development
  • In addition to my role to perform internal audit to check compliance with the Company policies and fraud deterrence, I led the project that was carried out in two phases:
  • Phase A: I investigated the financial aspects of the entire projects including determination of the capital contributions of each partner, the collections made as a result of off-plan sale, the cost incurred for acquisition of land and the cost incurred for construction
  • Phase B: I assisted the Company’s legal counsel in preparation and filing financial claims amounting to over USD 5 million in subsequent Arbitration proceedings in relation to this matter
  • External / Statutory Audit Experience with PwC Pakistan
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Manager Internal Controls

Abu Mouda Group
Dubai, UAE
03.2014 - 06.2018
  • I worked in audit department of PWC Pakistan for a period of 5 years
  • The key client sectors worked on included financial, hospitality and power & energy
  • Some of the key clients audited includes:
  • Internal Audit (2/2)
  • Performed root-cause analysis, communicating observations and recommendations to improve corporate compliance.
  • Provided reporting for compliance, internal audit and external staff practices.
  • Tendered analysis to assist rationalization and optimization of company controls.
  • Assisted with accounting research and analysis, policy frameworking, independent evaluations and best practices reviews.
  • Assisted with development of financial policies and controls guidance for meeting monthly, quarterly and annual oversight.
  • Executed scope and risk assessment, design analysis and test reporting and dashboarding.
  • Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
  • Produced detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.

Audit Supervisor

PwC Pakistan
Karachi, Sindh
05.2006 - 06.2011
  • Liaised between clients and internal audit staff to address concerns with procedures, scheduling or results.
  • Prioritized projects based on periodic schedules and immediate need.
  • Verified accuracy, compliance and completeness of team auditing work.
  • Developed presentations of audit findings for company leadership.
  • Allocated auditing work to junior and staff auditors to cover demand.
  • Assessed company controls and potential risks against benchmarks.
  • Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
  • Identified audit risks, prepared budgets and coordinated with management and audit team in preparing related reports.
  • Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
  • Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings.
  • Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
  • Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
  • Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.

Education

IELTS - English Language Proficiency Test

IELTS IDP
Dubai
04.2018 - 04.2018

ACA - Accounting And Finance

ICAP
Karachi
08.2004 - 12.2012

B.COM - Accounting And Business Management

University of Karachi
Karachi
07.2017 - 06.2019

Accomplishments

  • Me includes the following business operations and processes:
  • Mining Operations
  • Power Generation
  • Export Sales
  • Local Sales and Receivables
  • Third Party Equipment Rentals
  • Insurance Function
  • ITAudits
  • Beside core audits , I am also involved in overseeing the IT Security landscape of LCL
  • In this respect, consultant was hired to carryout penetration testing (Internal & External) and Policy risk assessment and reviews
  • The results were communicated to IT department to take remedial actions against the vulnerabilities highlighted by consultant
  • Compliance Function
  • Besides Internal Audits, I am also overseeing Compliance Function where all the business payments and the related taxes (Sales Tax, WHT & WHST) are verified by Compliance department before posing in SAP and subsequent payments to the vendors: The payments are verified against the following documents:
  • Approval as per DOA (Delegation of Authroity)
  • Invoices & Comparative Statements
  • Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Purchase Order (PO)
  • KPMG Pakistan – Forensic Experience(Aug2018 – Feb 2021)
  • Anti Bribery andCorruptionReviews (ABC)
  • Conducted Anti bribery and corruption review at one of the largest distributor of a multinational pharmaceutical company having its footprints in Pakistan
  • The review highlighted various issues such as duplicate debit note claims, lack of anti bribery and corruption policies, lack of whistle blowing mechanism, lack of supporting documents and audit trail and etc
  • Hariss Dagra – Senior Manager Internal Audit (1/2)
  • HarissDagra
  • SeniorManager– Internal
  • Audit
  • Lucky Cement Limited (LCL)
  • Plot No
  • 5-A, Abdul Aziz Tabba
  • Street, Karachi
  • Tel: 0309-9927597
  • Email: hariss.dagra@lucky-cement.com
  • Functionand Specialization:
  • Internal Audit
  • Compliance
  • ManagerForensic (2018-2021)
  • KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co
  • Chartered
  • Accountants Sheikh Sultan Trust
  • Building No
  • 2 Beaumont Road,
  • Karachi75530
  • Functionand Specialization:
  • Risk Consulting – Forensic
  • Education,Licensesand
  • Certifications
  • Associate Member of Institute of
  • Chartered Accountants of
  • Pakistan (ACA)
  • Bachelors of Commerce (B.COM)1st Division
  • Countriesof Work

Timeline

Senior Manager Internal Audit & Compliance

LuckyCement Limited
02.2021 - Current

Manager Forensic

KPMG
08.2018 - 02.2021

IELTS - English Language Proficiency Test

IELTS IDP
04.2018 - 04.2018

B.COM - Accounting And Business Management

University of Karachi
07.2017 - 06.2019

Manager Internal Controls

Abu Mouda Group
03.2014 - 06.2018

Audit Supervisor

PwC Pakistan
05.2006 - 06.2011

ACA - Accounting And Finance

ICAP
08.2004 - 12.2012
Hariss DagraChartered Accountant (ACA)