Saad Haider

I have over 7 years of experience (inclusive of training) in providing Assurance and Business Advisory Services to various multinational, private and public companies consisting of financial sector as well as manufacturing sector companies. Following is a summary of the key activities performed therein:

• Managing external audits and acting as a focal point between the firm and the client. This includes preparing, planning and managing strategically aligned audit action plans in line with a risk base approach.
• Coordinating audit inputs with clients and delivering presentations/ explanations on behalf of the firm to the audit committee, CFO and CEO at different stages of the audits.
• Establishing audit targets, timelines and priorities to ensure timely monitoring and evaluation of audits in line with reporting requirements of the audit client.
• Planning risk-based audits including detailed understanding of client operations, identifying client data, interpreting risk assessments, desk research, planning audit strategy, developing integrated work plans, project budgeting, team planning, time management, compliance assessments and implementing planned audit responses.
• Providing continuous technical and professional advice to the audit teams and reporting to senior management.
• Coordinating with professionals of various fields like legal, actuarial and IT experts and decision making for timely resolution of critical matters.
• Identifying and making decisions for developing responses to technical and operational issues faced during the audit.
• Reviewing, concluding and drafting final deliverable of the audit i.e. Annual Audit Reports and Client service Report, building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm.
• Supporting office-wide continuous learning and impacting key lessons through assurance training to team members, along with team capacity development activities i.e. innovation/ brain storming session, group discussions, staff appraisals, counselling and mentoring.
• Contributing to relevant knowledge networks and communities of practice and dissemination of network information.
• Continuously identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues including methodologies, risk assessment, systems and applying practical experience in planning, monitoring, evaluating, conducting audits.