Sophiya Sheikh

• onducted comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analyses of financial statements to identify significant accounts and assess risks, internal controls, and management practices.
• Led meetings with department heads to gather inputs on areas of concern.
• Developed planning memos summarizing audit area background, management concerns, risk analysis, and audit scope.
• Facilitated walkthrough meetings with process owners, meticulously documenting sessions in work papers.
• Created comprehensive risk control matrices for various processes.
• Developed and executed detailed test plans to systematically check operating effectiveness and analyze results to draw informed conclusions.
• Communicated potential findings to senior management.
• Documented audit issues clearly in audit reports.
• Monitored remediation of issues on quarterly basis.

Audit conducted to evaluate the efficiency and compliance of the following process;- Purchase to pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C),HR & Payroll, Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), Fixed Assets, Financial Statement Close-Balance Sheet/Reconciliations/Manual Journal Entries/Accruals/Chart of Accounts (COA),Travel and Entertainment Expenses, Business Continuity Plan, Inter Company Transactions, Customer Rebates, Inventory Management, Product Costing, Consolidate Financial Statement, Contract audit, WMS system vs ERP system inventory reconciliation.

· Updated rates across various systems by analyzing contract agreements, emails, and websites.

· Created and updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for rate management.

· Analyzed and prepared reports to allocate workload among team members.

· Provided daily updates to management on team progress.

· Managed currency cut-off requirements efficiently.

· Functioned on ISINs to ensure accurate integration of work from various Platinum clients.

· Investigated indentures/contracts provided by respective clients for thorough analysis of security type.

· Analyzed and interpreted associated interests and options on securities, including Call, Put, Dual Currency, and Physical Redemption.

· Managed settlement processes for securities transactions.

· Verified stock and ensured accuracy in transactions.

· Monitored daily reports for critical issues and took necessary actions.

· Maintained Turnaround Time (TAT) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure timely deliverables.

· Updated Management Information Systems (MIS) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and report operational performance.

· Acted as Point of Contact (POC) in the absence of the team leader.

· Provided training to new joiners to facilitate smooth onboarding and knowledge transfer.