IMRAN ILYASS
Audit Manager
Al Farwaniya
Summary
Audit Manager | 20+ Years’ Experience | IFRS, Consolidation, CMA Reporting | Ex-BDO Results-driven Audit & Assurance professional with over two decades of GCC and international experience. Skilled in leading audit engagements, preparing IFRS-compliant financial statements, capital adequacy reporting, and internal control evaluations. Strong command over CMA regulations and group reporting for diversified sectors including investment, real estate, oil & gas, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Audit Manager
Al-Ateeqi Certified Accountants Kuwait - Member Firm of BKR International
08.2009 - Current
- Lead and manage external audit assignments across sectors including healthcare, education, investment, real estate, and trading companies.
- Plan audit engagements, supervised audit team and ensure timely completion of audits in compliance with IFRS and ISA.
- Prepared audit reports, management letter and financial statement disclosure
- Prepare going concern assessments, KAMs (Key Audit Matters), and audit working papers for board-level presentation.
- Identified business risks for clients
- Assessed loan covenant compliance and reviewed financial ratios for clients under banking scrutiny
- Handled CMA-related submissions and disclosures aligned with regulatory frameworks in Kuwait
- Prepared and reviewed non-going concern financial statements in accordance with IFRS and liquidation basis
- Conduct internal control reviews, CMA filings, and Zakat computations
- Manage and supervise junior auditors during fieldwork
- Prepare business valuation reports and Capital Adequacy Reports (CAR)
- Assurance and Business Advisory Services
Audit Supervisor
BDO Ebrahim and Company Pakistan -Member Firm of BDO International
09.2004 - 11.2008
- Managed audit engagements for banks, manufacturers, and energy companies
- Conducted internal control testing and risk assessments
- Reviewed working papers and ensured compliance with IFRS
- Prepared financial statements and analytical procedures
- Assurance and Business Advisory Services
Education
ACCA Finalist( Passed 10 Out Of 13) - Financial Reporting, Auditing Taxation, IFRS
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants-ACCA
United KingdomCertificate - Financial Reporting
Certificate in International Financial Reporting (CertIFR)
United Kingdom01.2022
Accounting -
Certified International Financial Accountant-CIFA
United States Of America09.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - B. Com
University of Karachi
Pakistan Skills
IFRS Reporting & Financial statement Audit
Risk Assessment & Internal Control Reviews
Audit Planning & Execution
Management Letter & Advisory
Statutory Audit & External Audit Report
Bank covenants & Going Concern Assessment
Consolidated & Standalone Financial statements
References
Available on request.
Training
- IFRS Update Seminars – RSM Albazie
- BDO Compass Audit Methodology – BDO International
AUDIT AND ASSURANCE-MOST SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS
- BKR International-Kuwait office
- Senery holding Company K.S.C.P
- Gulf Petroleum Investment Company K.S.C.P
- Safat Investment company K.S.C.C
- OSOS Holding company K.S.C.P
- Massaleh Investment Company K.S.C.C
- Al Waseet Financial Brokerage Company
- Ejabi Holding company KSC Closed
- Kuwait Medical Centre Holding K.S.C.C
- BDO International-Pakistan Office
- House Building Finance Corporation
- Rozgar Micro Finance Bank Limited
- Merit Packaging Limited
- Suraj Cotton Limited
- Magna steel Private Limited
- Eastern Union exchange company Private Ltd
- Tapal Energy Private Limited
- Pak Energy Private Limited
- Agro processors private Limited
AVAILABILITY
- Notice Period:3 Months (Negotiable)
- Currently Based in Kuwait, Open to relocate
Timeline
Audit Manager
Al-Ateeqi Certified Accountants Kuwait - Member Firm of BKR International
08.2009 - Current
Audit Supervisor
BDO Ebrahim and Company Pakistan -Member Firm of BDO International
09.2004 - 11.2008
ACCA Finalist( Passed 10 Out Of 13) - Financial Reporting, Auditing Taxation, IFRS
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants-ACCA
Certificate - Financial Reporting
Certificate in International Financial Reporting (CertIFR)
Accounting -
Certified International Financial Accountant-CIFA
Bachelor of Commerce - B. Com
University of Karachi