STEPHY JAMES ACCA
Ajman
Summary
ACCA MEMBER
Experienced professional with focus on auditing and finance, skilled in conducting thorough financial reviews and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in identifying discrepancies, preparing audit reports, and collaborating with teams to enhance financial accuracy and integrity. Adept at utilising audit software and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations. An inquisitive & hardworking individual, team player, amiable, empathetic, helpful, and utmost zeal in faithfully carrying out responsibilities.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Auditor
CROWE
03.2025 - Current
- Followed established auditing processes to meet internal and regulatory requirements.
- Performed observations and evaluated supporting documents to supplement audit findings.
- Managed multiple concurrent audit engagements, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines without compromising quality.
- Enhanced financial accuracy by conducting thorough audits and identifying discrepancies in financial statements.
- Prepared detailed audit work papers for all financial statement areas specifically bank borrowings, IFRS 16, trade receivables, trade payables, related parties.
- Developed corporate tax work papers analyzing exemption conditions, Qualified Freezone Person Status qualification, and De minimis compliance for non-qualifying income
Audit Associate
Kanaan And Associates Certified Public Accountants
10.2023 - 10.2024
- Managed multiple simultaneous audit engagements while maintaining strict adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
- Assisted in preparation of financial statement disclosures in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
- Performed audit procedures on a wide range of financial statement accounts such as cash & bank, accounts receivables and prepayments, fixed assets, related parties, bank borrowings, investments, accounts payable and advance from customers, equity, revenue, direct and indirect expenses.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Developed strong relationships with clients through clear communication, transparency, and professionalism throughout the entire audit process.
- Facilitated open lines of communication between audit teams and key stakeholders resulting in increased collaboration.
- Demonstrated adaptability by quickly adjusting priorities as needed due to changing client needs or project scope changes.
- Worked on audit engagements for subsidiary companies registered under DMCC, Dubai Development Authority, Trading and manufacturing companies under JAFZA.
Accounts Assistant
Kanaan And Associates Certified Public Accountants
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Recorded invoices and bills into Quickbooks accounting software
- Maintained excellent financial standings by working closely with bookkeeper to process business transactions.
- Inspected account books and recorded transactions.
Senior Audit Associate
BDO (5th largest accounting network in the world)
4 2023 - 09.2023
- Implemented substantive testing to identify material misstatements in management accounts
- Performed detailed audit procedures on variety of financial statement accounts such as cash & bank, receivables and prepayments, fixed assets, investment properties, related parties, bank borrowings, accounts payable and advance from customers, impariment of goodwill., revenue and expenses
- Worked on offshore secondment with BDO Mauritius from 1st June 2023 till 25th August 2023 and managed audit engagements in Asset Management Industry being involved in all stages of audit such as Scoping, Planning, Fieldwork and Completion
- Checked large and complex data sets to identify controls failures or fraud reducing 74% of control weaknesses identified.
- Developed ability to assess effectiveness of internal controls, analyze financial data, articulate audit findings and draw informed conclusions
- Applied auditing expertise and industry knowledge to consistently complete quality audits on or 80% of time before schedule.
Audit Associate
BDO
06.2021 - 03.2023
- Performed statutory audits and limited reviews of both listed and unlisted entities for clients with annual revenues ranging from $9m to $440
- Worked and managed audit engagements in industries such as Manufacturing, Asset Management, Oil & gas, healthcare, retail, banking, pharmaceutical
- Performed audit procedures such as test of controls, substantive testing, walkthroughs, process understandings, 3rd party confirmations, analytical procedures
- Conducted Bank audit for two branches of Manappuram Finance Limited, NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) which has its headquarters in Kerala, India
- During bank audit, observed recording of new customer for gold loan application, recalculated cashbook and daybook for accuracy, evaluated security controls of cash volt where customer cash is stored to ensure controls are operating effectively
- Remote secondment with BDO Jersey(UK) for 2 months being involved in statutory audit of asset management and finance companies such Therium Atlas, Forten Asset Management Ltd and Gurr Johns Capital Credit partners
- Documented audit findings and observations in audit workpapers and reports for various financial statement areas such as investments, receivables and prepayments, payables, finance costs, capital advances, plant & equipment and payroll
- Performed preliminary and final analytical review procedures on every item on financial statements to identify reasons for major variance which occurs 20% of time
- Offshore secondment with BDO Canada for 3 months - preparation of BRB Disclosure documents for Sections 1400 - General Standards of Financial Statements, 1500 - First-time Adoption, 1505 - Disclosure of Accounting Policies
Accounts Trainee
JVR and Associates
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Performed digitalisation of manual records of 50 companies and completed 1 month before deadline
- Preparation of GST input tax credit to verify tax credit
- Managed time strategically to prioritise urgent tasks.
- Supported bookkeeping activities to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
Education
ACCA - Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants -
Vidya Bharathi Group Of Institutions
Kochi, Kerala, India01.2020
B.COM - Bachelor Of Commerce - International Business
Annamalai University
Chennai, India07.2021
High School Diploma - Commerce
The English Private School
UAQ, UAE03.2015
Skills
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- International Accounting Standards (IAS)
- International Standards on Auditing (ISA)
- Corporate tax laws and compliance
- MS Excel, Word and MS Office Proficiency
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP)
- Accounting & Auditing
- Financial risk assessment
- Audit documentation
- Substantive testing
- Relationship, Inter-personal & Management skills
- Logical and reasoning skills
- Analytical Thinker
- Problem Solver
- Time-sensitive execution
- Financial statement review
Certification
- Advance Diploma in Accounting and Business - By ACCA, United Kingdom
- Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination from West Virginia University - Online Certification by Coursera ( May - 2021)
- Financial Modelling and Valuation - Online Certification by Internshala (India) ( May - 2021)
Timeline
Auditor
CROWE
03.2025 - Current
Audit Associate
Kanaan And Associates Certified Public Accountants
10.2023 - 10.2024
Accounts Assistant
Kanaan And Associates Certified Public Accountants
10.2023 - 01.2024
Audit Associate
BDO
06.2021 - 03.2023
Accounts Trainee
JVR and Associates
01.2020 - 06.2020
Senior Audit Associate
BDO (5th largest accounting network in the world)
4 2023 - 09.2023
ACCA - Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants -
Vidya Bharathi Group Of Institutions
B.COM - Bachelor Of Commerce - International Business
Annamalai University
High School Diploma - Commerce
The English Private School
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