Alia Zahid
Assistant Manager
Profile summary
Self-driven and goal-oriented Chartered Accountant (ICAP) with over 4 years of experience at KPMG in external audit, statutory compliance, and financial reporting. Skilled in applying ISA, IFRS, and ICFR frameworks to deliver high-quality audits across diverse industries, including manufacturing, real estate, hospitality, construction, services, dairy, and government sectors. Proven track record of leading teams, managing client engagements, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Adept at communicating complex financial results to non-financial stakeholders and providing technical advice to enhance decision-making. Recognized for problem-solving under pressure and consistently delivering results within deadlines.
Career highlights
Early Promotion: Got the offer of promotion to Assistant Manager within my articles on recommendation of line manager.
Mentored Junior Auditors: Provided guidance and training to six to ten junior team members, fostering their professional growth and contributing to improved team performance and cohesion within a diverse cultural setting.
Key skills
Professional experience
As an Assistant Manager in KPMG, I am responsible for: • Leading and supervising the client-facing team on the field from planning and execution through to completion of audit engagements and coordination with engagement managers to update on the process of the audit engagement. • Completing a variety of areas of audit work which includes the identification of issues and audit risks, analysis of date, documentation of higher-risk areas, articulation of findings and the ability to draw informed conclusions. • Active involvement in preparation of draft reports for senior client management and audit committees. • Leading meetings with client and team members and presenting audit findings clearly and credibly at meetings. • Assisting in maintaining key client relationships • Supervising, coaching, and reviewing the output of teams of six to ten members comprising individuals hailing from diverse cultural backgrounds and ensuring team cohesion by striving towards creating an inclusive environment. • Preparing high quality work papers and draft reports and draft reports maintaining audit standards for review by engagement manager and partner. • Reviewing client prepared financial statements and other management reports. • Delegating tasks to individuals in accordance with their skill, knowledge, and experience level after consultation with them to make sure they did not feel professionally stagnated. • Co-ordinating with professionals in various fields like legal, actuarial, system process assurance, and IT experts, components auditors to ensure adherence to agreed client deadlines. • Active involvement in the performance feedback system to give and receive constructive feedback and actively strive towards professional excellence by discussing feedback and making it part of my development plan. • Identifying internal control weaknesses and suggesting remedial action for onward submission through Management Letter. • Checking compliance evaluation of various listed and public sector entities with the corporate governance laws and regulation, timely reporting on areas of non-compliance where required; and • Ensuring the quality of audit files for archiving and making them ready for international and local quality reviews.
- As an Assistant Manager in KPMG, I am responsible for:
- Leading and supervising the client
- facing team on the field from planning and execution through to completion of audit engagements and coordination with engagement managers to update on the process of the audit engagement.
- Completing a variety of areas of audit work which includes the identification of issues and audit risks, analysis of date, documentation of higher
- risk areas, articulation of findings and the ability to draw informed conclusions.
As an experienced associate, I: • Acted as a responsible team member to ensure that all deliverables assigned to me are provided on time. • Developed an understanding of the entity’s business and assessing and evaluating the overall engagement risks from the firm’s perspective • Maintained a cordial relationship with clients to ensure the smooth progress of work, attending meetings with clients, identifying client needs, resolving issues by providing realistic solutions, and appropriately discussing them with the engagement senior and manager. • Provided the working papers to job seniors and managers on a timely basis and assisting them in the review process • Constantly developed knowledge of current market trends • Kept myself up to date with latest technical and professional advancements; and • Assisted junior team members in their work and guiding the audit methodologies being used.
- As an experienced associate, I:
- Acted as a responsible team member to ensure that all deliverables assigned to me are provided on time.
- Developed an understanding of the entity’s business and assessing and evaluating the overall engagement risks from the firm’s perspective
- Maintained a cordial relationship with clients to ensure the smooth progress of work, attending meetings with clients, identifying client needs, resolving issues by providing realistic solutions, and appropriately discussing them with the engagement senior and manager.
- Provided the working papers to job seniors and managers on a timely basis and assisting them in the review process