Zaid Bin Tariq
Lahore - Punjab
Summary
Dynamic Senior Audit Associate at BDO LLP Singapore with a proven track record in leading high-quality audits and mentoring teams. Expert in IFRS and adept at building client relationships, ensuring compliance, and delivering insightful financial analysis. Recognized for strong leadership and organizational skills, consistently meeting tight deadlines while enhancing team performance.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Senior Audit Associate
BDO LLP Singapore
Singapore
01.2025 - Current
- Led the annual audits of clients, mainly in the service and financial sectors.
- Performed risk assessment procedures based on the understanding of the business cycles and overall financial and operational factors;
- Carefully designed and performed audit responses based on the risk assessment, including test of controls where applicable;
- Helped and mentored the junior members of the team for the timely conclusion of the audit and quality audit file;
- Worked on the final audit deliverables, including the audit reports based on the local FRS and auditing standards
Audit Supervisor
BDO Ebrahim & Co Chartered Accountants Pakistan
Lahore - Punjab
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Leading, planning, executing, and concluding the audit using a risk-focused approach to meet quality standards through best practices and meeting the engagement leader's expectations.
- Managed and coordinated with multiple stakeholders at different locations to complete audit engagements with stringent deadlines.
- Liaising with the client's management and communicating relevant matters to persons at the appropriate level of responsibility, including the CFO.
- Developing and maintaining client relationships by understanding their needs and tailoring our service to meet their expectations.
- Developing and mentoring people by providing timely feedback and motivating them to take on challenging work.
- Proficient user of BDO's auditing and documentation software - Audit Processing Tool (APT), Power BI and Management information System (MIS).
- Managing engagement teams of around 3 to 10 subordinates along with direct reporting to the engagement director and partner.
- Preparation of audit deliverables and quality audit working papers.
Education
Chartered Accountancy - Chartered Accountancy
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
Lahore03-2021
FSC Part I and II -
Forman Christian College
Lahore01.2015
Matriculation -
Government High School No. 2
Pasrur01.2013
Skills
- Leadership and team building skills
- IFRS
- IAS
- Local reporting standards
- Strong organizational abilities
- Analytical abilities
- Planning abilities
- Conflict resolution skills
- Mentoring
- Coaching
- Audit Communication
- Strong financial research and analysis skills
- Moderating meetings
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Experienced user of BDO proprietary software
- Project management
- Team leading skills
- Knowledge of key business process
Key Audit Engagements
Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited, Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited, Lahore Electric Power Company Limited, Avanceon Limited, Shezan International Limited, Highnoon Laboratories Limited, Flow Petroleum (Private) Limited, MidCity Housing (Private) Limited,
Language and notices
English and Urdu
Willing to relocate and can travel for official assignments
Available from May 30, 2025
Professional Highlights
- Entrusted with reviewing complex accounting transactions for High-profile clients (HPCs) of the firm.
- Formulated Risk Mitigation Plan for Greater than normal risk audit client ensuring precise compliance with firm policy.
- Conducted various training workshops at BDO. Also, I worked on program and content development for training on audit quality documentation.
- Worked on standardization and simplification of audit documentation and improvement of audit quality programs.
- Received certificate of appreciation from the firm on excellent performance.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Audit Associate
BDO LLP Singapore
01.2025 - Current
Audit Supervisor
BDO Ebrahim & Co Chartered Accountants Pakistan
08.2024 - 12.2024
Chartered Accountancy - Chartered Accountancy
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
FSC Part I and II -
Forman Christian College
Matriculation -
Government High School No. 2
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