Usman Aleem
Senior Audit Supervisor
Summary
Dynamic ACCA-qualified professional with over 5 years of experience as an Audit Senior Supervisor at KPMG in the Lower Gulf Region. Expertise includes auditing and advisory services across Banking, Insurance, Non-Financial Clients, and Capital Markets sectors. Possesses a strong foundation in IFRS and ISA, with a proven ability to deliver strategic insights and facilitate engagements with regulators and external auditors. Committed to empowering financial institutions to navigate complex accounting policies, ensuring robust financial reporting and compliance with global standards.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Senior Supervisor
KPMG Lower Gulf
01.2025 - Current
- My experience has enabled me to develop team leadership and management skills, as well as a comprehensive understanding of diversified industries' competitive and regulatory environments, and the accounting and internal control systems implemented at various organizations.
My job responsibilities entailed:
Engagement Planning
- Effective planning to meet stringent deadlines, including the supervision, training, and development of team members.
- Conducting research to obtain an in-depth understanding of the client's business, industry, and its operations.
- Reviewing and evaluating industry and entity-level risks of the reporting entity, keeping in perspective the impacts on financial statement assertions.
- Conducted walkthrough of various business processes, gaining an in-depth understanding of operations while identifying potential control weaknesses.
- Planned and developed the audit strategies, and conducted the initial planning meetings with audit clients.
Engagement Execution
- Understanding, evaluating, and testing of accounting and internal control systems.
- Effectively communicating with the executives with respect to engagement progress.
- Ensuring and advising the clients on compliance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Ensuring clients are in compliance with legislative requirements.
- Ensuring the timely preparation of the work papers in accordance with the firm's methodology.
- Reviewing the working paper of subordinates on a timely basis.
- Developed strong relationships with clients, addressing concerns promptly and providing timely updates on progress throughout the engagement process.
- Provided guidance to junior auditors on best practices, fostering a collaborative working environment and enhancing team performance.
Engagement Review and Conclusion
- Aiding clients in the preparation of both separate and consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the requirements of IFRS, corporate laws, and other applicable local regulations.
- Review of single, consolidated financial statements of different companies.
- Drafting a management letter to report the significant deficiency identified in the internal controls of the client.
- Drafting the audit report and cover letter/board letter for the stakeholders.
Audit Assurance Senior II
EY Ford Rhodes
11.2019 - 01.2025
- External audit
- Financial Advisory
- Proficiency in auditing financial asset classification and measurement
- Compliance Reporting and Certifications
- Strong commitment to the continuous development of technical, digital, and professional capabilities.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Education
Chartered Certified Accountant -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
06.2024
Bachelor's - commerce
University of Karachi
12.2021
Intermediate - Pre-Engineering
D.J. Sindh Government Science College
05.2016
Skills
- Financial external audit
- Financial consulting
- Proficient in IFRS compliance
- ISA / ISRE / ISRS
- Financial asset auditing proficiency
- Financial accounting expertise
- Regulatory compliance reporting
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI for data visualization and analytics
- Team & People Management
- Internal controls evaluation
- Relationship management
- Critical problem-solving
- Strong commitment to the continuous development of technical, digital, and professional capabilities
Accomplishments
- Consistently rated as an “Gold standard” and “High Performer” by my directors and managers in the official feedback system of the firm
- I have the distinction of being the first individual in my batch to lead an audit engagement, and I have also led the greatest number of engagements to date.
Training
- Attended various in-house workshops and trainings to develop hard and soft skills to assist me in my professional development. Including training on IFRS updates, ISA clarity, EY Global Audit Methodology Risk Assessment and Team Management, etc.
- Attended mandatory presentations skills course (PCSC) as prescribed by ICAP.
Major Clients
Banking Clients
- Bank Al Habib- (Separate and Consolidation)
- Meezan Bank Limited
- Telenor Microfinance Bank
- Bank Alfalah Limited
- United Bank Limited
Implementation and Audit of IFRS 9:
- National Bank of Pakistan
- U Microfinance Bank
- Habib metro Bank
DFSA Clients
- Markel International Limited
- HC Middle East Limited
- GWP Middle East
Wealth Asset Management Company
- Atlas Stock Market Fund
- Atlas Money Market Fund
- Atlas Income Fund
- Atlas Islamic Money Market Fund
- Atlas Pension Fund
- Habib Cash Fund
- Habib Income Fund
- Meezan Islamic Fund
Insurance Clients
- EFU General Insurance Limited- (Separate and Consolidation)
- UBL General Insurance
- Pak Qatar General Insurance
Non-Financial Clients
- Al Dobowi FZE
- ECF Middle East FZE
Other Special Assignment
- Performed agreed upon procedures on the Prudential Investment Insurance Intermediation and Banking Module (PIB) Forms of several DFSA Clients.
- Drafted a comprehensive GAP analysis report that identified existing issues, assessed the associated risks, and offered strategic recommendations to the management team
- Performed in-depth assessments of business models to evaluate the bank's fair value and amortized cost portfolios for classification – Habib Bank Limited.
- Evaluated and provided feedback on SPPI testing criteria for financial asset classification – National Bank Limited, MCB bank.
IT Proficiency
- Proficient with audit documentation tools.
- Proficient in MS Office applications especially MS Word and MS Excel, Internet Usage & Email Applications.
- Worked closely with the FAIT team over IT environment at a major client; and
- Hands-on practical experience of using KPMG Clara, KPMG Alex, EY Canvas, EY Microstart/Smart Sampling, EY Atlas, EY Random, Data Snipper, KPMG Clara AI.
Other Details
- Geographical preference - willing to relocate.
- Visa Status - sponsorship required.
- Will be furnished upon request.
Timeline
Audit Senior Supervisor
KPMG Lower Gulf
01.2025 - Current
Audit Assurance Senior II
EY Ford Rhodes
11.2019 - 01.2025
Intermediate - Pre-Engineering
D.J. Sindh Government Science College
Chartered Certified Accountant -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
Bachelor's - commerce
University of Karachi
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