Sehrish Alishan FCCA

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SEHRISH ALISHAN, FCCA

Phone: +92-345-2123606
Email address: [email protected]

OVERVIEW

Consummate compliance and risk-oriented professional with a decade of experience in risk


identification, mitigation, quality assessment, and improvement of controls and development of
relevant policies and procedures.

KEY INTERNAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE

• Operational • Development of risk registers


• Financial • Deep understanding of hospital administration
• Process documentation • Review of end-to-end processes

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

2014 Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA)

2012 Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, ACCA

2010 M.A (Economics), Karachi University

2007 Bachelor of Commerce, Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan


Internal Audit Department – Assistant Manager Dec 2021 - Present
• Responsible for undertaking audits to assess internal control structures and compliance with
established policies and procedures.
• Develop and update audit programs and checklists, and plan audit work schedules.
• Prepares organized, accurate, and competent working papers, ensuring that documentation
supports the conclusions regarding each audit objective.
• Communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, both orally and in writing. Demonstrate the
ability to interview persons to extract information.
• Prepare a formal audit report at the end of every audit mission to document observations,
management comments, and the resulting action plan.
• Ensure follow-up of audit findings (both internal and external) to ensure adequacy and
timeliness of a correction. Prepare quarterly follow-up reports to update the CIA and Senior
Management on major audit findings, recommendations, and actions taken to address the
observations.
• Perform investigations following professional standards.
2. Aga Khan University
Internal Audit Department – Associate Dec 2013 - Dec 2021
• Conducting well-planned execution of audits of assigned areas and activities of the University.
• Maintaining confidentiality and sensitivity of information of the organization and exercising
utmost integrity and sense of responsibility with respect to handling the information during an
audit.
• Performing tests of controls, substantive testing and applying analytical procedures, and
documenting the results thereof.
• Discuss audit findings with the auditee and prepare an audit report covering relevant
observations with constructive recommendations for risk mitigations and process
improvements.
• Regular follow-ups with the departments to update the status of outstanding recommendations
and ensure their timely implementation.
• Maintaining an up-to-date and orderly filing system for all documents, correspondences,
reports, and working papers related to the audits.
• Assisting supervisor in achieving the department’s goals and objectives as per his/her directions
on an ongoing basis
• Developing a relationship of trust with the stakeholders through ongoing engagement.
• Periodically appraise and report the status/progress of the audit plan to the audit management.
• Provide inputs to the preparation of the audit plan.
3. Habib Bank Limited
Internal Audit Department (Management and IT Audit) - Audit Officer Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
Internal Audit Department (Retail Banking Group) - ACCA Trainee May 2010 - May 2013

• Onsite audit reviews of corporate, commercial, retail branches, and different Head Office
Departments - To evaluate the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of internal
controls/operations within the bank and identify control deficiencies and make appropriate
recommendations to the management for their resolution.
• Provide value-added recommendations to the business to improve existing processes.
• Ensure that sound business procedures exist within the business so that no window dressing, or
loopholes is hampering smooth operational procedures.
• Desktop reviews/special assignments related to Bank’s GL.
• Review of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Regulations.
• Various special reviews/assignments related to branch operations
• Review and Reconciliation of Financial Statements
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Budget analysis and variance analysis
• Mapping of Expenses for analytical review
• Test of controls in the operation of branches
• Validating Implementation of IAS, accrual, and prudence concept
• Prepare planning activities for operational/financial audits, and ad hoc audits required by
Management
• Conduct follow-up audits of prior audit recommendations to ensure that report
recommendations are implemented timely.
• Prepare the documentation (work papers) supporting all audit work performed to support the
preparation of a written report to the Management
• Assist team leader in the preparation of the report and subsequent tracking of outstanding
issues.
• Review and explain investigations (when appropriate) and audit objectives, scope, and programs
to department heads and other administrators.
• Adhering to Bank’s/Group’s and the division’s laid down policies.
• Anticipate and address field concerns, and escalate problems as they arise
• Manage control working relationships with unit staff
• Ensure that there is mutual respect within the team personnel as well as colleagues
4. United Bank Limited
November 2008 till April 2010
Worked as a Processing officer in Centralized Account Opening Department.

LANGUAGE AND IT PROFICIENCY

• English and Urdu


• Microsoft Office
• End-user experience of all PeopleSoft Modules implemented at AKU

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