Shija Seirah Shaji
Senior Auditor
Dubai
Summary
Competent, resourceful and experienced chartered accountant with demonstrated skills and five years of varied experience in handling statutory audits, internal audits , data analytics, IFRS audits, financial reporting, taxation and corporate finance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SeniorAuditor
HLB Hamt chartered Accountants
Dubai
01.2021 - Current
- Plan and perform the audit of financial statements and assess accounts for regulatory compliance for various companies in different sectors such as trading, investment , banking, real estate etc.
- Assess and report on internal control procedures and perform risk assessment procedures.
- Assessing fraud indicators and material misstatements and reporting to those charged with governance.
- Preparation of management letters enumerating audit findings and suggestions for improvements.
- Review of financial statements prepared for compliance with local regulations and IFRS.
- Advising and assisting audit clients on accounting treatments and impacts of adopting various IFRS standards.
Senior Financial Accountant
Hira Industries LLC
Dubai
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Preparation of monthly stand alone financial and non financial reporting and liaise with the Financial manager to improve financial procedures.
- Process, organize and prioritize vendor invoices and payments. Monthly accounts payable close processes including research and reconciliation of unreimbursed expense reports, unentered invoice, unapproved invoices, and providing supporting documentation.
- Supervise accounting department, junior employees, and accounting assistants. Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance.
- Review and reconcile all inter-company transactions. Provide support during external and internal audit including review of findings and recommendations.
Senior Audit Associate, Assurance
Ernst and Young (EY) LLP
Cochin
03.2018 - 07.2019
- Performing full scope statutory audits using DA (Data Analytics) that helped to achieve precision and efficiency in clients which have large volume of data.
- Performing statutory audits of entities pertaining to various industries such as trading, service, manufacturing and construction as per Ernst & Young Global Audit Methodology (EY GAM) and IFRS standards.
- Reviewing work performed and providing guidance to peers and junior team members.
- Working with the automation team to implement robotics in data analytics techniques and used Data Analytics in understanding the business, identifying and assessing risk and designing and executing audit procedures.
- Assisting clients in the preparation and analyzing of financial statements in accordance with IFRS and performing quality procedures on financial statements to ensure compliance with IFRS and other regulations along with arithmetical accuracy.
- Performed Agreed upon procedures on specialized industries and helped in preparing the report for the same.
Articled Assistant
M.V. Tomy & Co. AND P.J. Mathew & Associates
Cochin
09.2013 - 07.2017
- Preparation of detailed reports on audit findings. Report to management about asset utilization and verification of recorded assets and recommend changes.
- Preparing, analyzing, and verifying annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures within the legal framework of over 100 firms.
- Preparing and filing Tax computations, various tax returns, schedules, appeals of various class of assesses including individuals, corporates and firms.
- Responsible for the Internal audit and providing management consultancy services and determining viability of various projects , providing advisory services and conducting pre-implementation audits.
- Statutory audit involving all major auditing functions along with client support and advisory of a government agency constituted for development of scattered islands in Cochin, Kerala.
Education
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Fraud Examiner
10.2020 - 11.2020
Affiliate Chartered Accountant (ACA) - Auditing
05.2016 - 05.2018
ACCA Affiliate - Accounting And Finance
01.2019 - 12.2019
Skills
Internal & External Audit
Accomplishments
- Achieved First rank in India for Strategic Business Leader (SBL) paper of ACCA. Secured first rank in India and Global 9th Rank in Strategic Business Leader (SBL) subject of ACCA Examination.
- Exceptional Client Service Award FY 2019 from EY for performing high-quality audits with independence, integrity, objectivity and professional skepticism.
- Planned and performed data-driven audits, powered by leading-edge technology such as data analytics resulting in reduction of audit costs.
- Found deviations in the internal control environment of clients and prepared presentations pinpointing the areas and recommending changes to prevent fraud and misrepresentation.
- Found major deviations during asset verifications of a government Special Purpose vehicle and timely revision of internal control procedures for efficient management.
- Contributed to major efficiency in recording financial transactions in SAP for a major player in the construction industry.
- Efficiency in planning and performing audit leading to effective and timely delivery of audit reports.
Timeline
SeniorAuditor - HLB Hamt chartered Accountants
01.2021 - Current
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) - Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Fraud Examiner
10.2020 - 11.2020
Senior Financial Accountant - Hira Industries LLC
01.2020 - 07.2020
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (AC - ACCA Affiliate, Accounting And Finance
01.2019 - 12.2019
Senior Audit Associate, Assurance - Ernst and Young (EY) LLP
03.2018 - 07.2019
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) - Affiliate Chartered Accountant (ACA), Auditing
05.2016 - 05.2018
Articled Assistant - M.V. Tomy & Co. AND P.J. Mathew & Associates
09.2013 - 07.2017
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