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Saram Shahid

Oakville

Summary

An experienced Chartered accountant serving currently as a senior manager in the EY Toronto assurance group. I have been associated with EY and PwC for almost 12 years in aggregate. Over the years I have assisted clients based in South Asia, Middle East and North America in navigating through technical accounting issues and financial reporting.

As part of my assurance career, I have audited clients based primarily in the energy sector. These clients include but are not restricted to Saudi Aramco based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Brookfield based in North America.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

Ernst & Young
12.2022 - Current
  • Led a team of 30 audit professionals including 7 managers to deliver approximately 75+ public and private financial audits in a calender year.
  • Led audits of companies based in the renewable energy sector and real estate.
  • Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous learning through regular workshops, seminars, and training sessions for staff.
  • Reviewed technical accounting papers inline with financial reporting standards.
  • Developed engagement budgets and fee quotation for public and private audits.
  • Implemented innovative solutions to overcome challenges, leading to enhanced productivity levels.

Manager

PwC Middle East
09.2021 - 11.2022
  • Led audit and reviews of Saudi Aramco and its affiliates.
  • Led audit of companies in the oil and gas sector including upstream and downstream.
  • Audited implementation of IFRS 16 at Saudi Aramco Group.
  • Audited implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT).
  • Ensured effective co-ordination across global PwC offices (United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, United Arab Emirates) for delivery of audits.
  • Multiple engagements passed for engagement compliance reviews.

Assistant Manager

PwC Middle East
07.2018 - 09.2021

Supervising Senior

PwC Pakistan
03.2018 - 06.2018

Senior Audit Associate

PwC Pakistan
03.2017 - 02.2018

Audit Associate II

PwC Pakistan
03.2015 - 02.2017

Audit Associate I

PwC Pakistan
04.2014 - 02.2015

Education

Chartered Accountant -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
06.2018

Diploma in Accounting And Finance -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
02.2018

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Karachi
01.2013

Membership Application in Process -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England And Wales
12-2025

Skills

  • Consistently having strong impact tiers as part of PwC and EY performance feedback and development cycles
  • Awarded employee for the month of September 2019, March 2020 and December 2021 at PwC
  • Strong user of Microsoft Co-pilot, IBM lotus notes, Ipower, SAP Concur, Workday, Alteryx and Power BI tools
  • Led project headway for EY (a project management initiative) to streamline audit of more than 150 financial statements
  • Have recommended multiple process improvements as part of control review of different processes
  • Conducted multiple IFRS training sessions and focused sessions for IFRS 16, IFRS 15 and IFRS 18

Timeline

Senior Manager

Ernst & Young
12.2022 - Current

Manager

PwC Middle East
09.2021 - 11.2022

Assistant Manager

PwC Middle East
07.2018 - 09.2021

Supervising Senior

PwC Pakistan
03.2018 - 06.2018

Senior Audit Associate

PwC Pakistan
03.2017 - 02.2018

Audit Associate II

PwC Pakistan
03.2015 - 02.2017

Audit Associate I

PwC Pakistan
04.2014 - 02.2015

Chartered Accountant -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan

Diploma in Accounting And Finance -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Bachelor of Commerce -

University of Karachi

Membership Application in Process -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England And Wales

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