MEHWISH SYED

• Oversee contractors, including onboarding, training, contracts, timesheets, invoice, and payroll processing
• Liaising with the Finance team internally and head office on invoice processing matters
• Processing and management of expense reports
• Attend to calls and make calls to contractors to discuss matters and provide resolution
• Fee management and collection
• Reporting of the status of contractors and invoices internally and to the Head Office

• Maintaining accounting records
• Payment and settlement of invoices
• Management and recovery of arrears from clients
• Management and maintenance of client accounts
• Attend to telephone and counter enquiries
• Arrange meetings with potential clients
• Liaise with universities on behalf of the student clientele in terms of enrolment, study plan, fees and subjects
• Undertake general administration tasks using Microsoft

Clients I worked with during my internship: HSBC Qatar, Al Fardan Exchange, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority. My responsibilities included:

• Performing control testing and substantive audit procedures to verify key audit areas (revenue, human resource expenses, cash and bank balances, fixed assets, etc.).
• Audit of loans and advances, including verifying the adequacy of specific and collective provisions for loans and advances (retail as well as corporate loans) in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and Qatar Central Bank Regulations.
• Reporting findings and status of audit to engagement in charges.
• Preparing audit documentation in accordance with KPMG Audit Methodology.