Faizan Azam

Manager Audit and Advisory

KPMG • Full-time

May 2025 - Jul 2026 • 1 yr 2 mos

Lead a portfolio of 10+ entities with combined assets exceeding PKR 5,000 billion across banking, insurance, asset management, petroleum, SaaS, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and energy, delivering 12+ audit opinions annually within all regulatory deadlines. • Serve as the IFRS 9 subject matter specialist across the engagement portfolio, directing ECL model governance and technical review for the MCB Bank, Habib Bank, and Askari Bank engagement teams, covering combined advances portfolios exceeding PKR 2,000 billion. • Manage 25+ professionals across 6 concurrent engagements, driving resource planning and structured knowledge transfer, maintaining 0 audit quality escalations across the full portfolio. • Serve as the engagement team's Financial Risk Management specialist on ECL methodologies and IFRS 9 disclosures, contributing technical input to audit proposal development for financial sector pipeline growth. • Engage directly with CFOs, Audit Committees, and Boards on audit findings, accounting policy positions, and regulatory implications across public interest entities and listed financial institutions.

Assistant Manager Audit

KPMG International • Full-time

Dec 2024 - May 2025 • 5 mos

Managed the statutory audit of Qiddiya Investment Company, a PIF backed Vision 2030 giga project spanning construction, hospitality, and entertainment, coordinating group deliverables across 5+ component entities and liaising directly with PIF for consolidated reporting compliance Identified CWIP and AP control deficiencies across a multibillion SAR construction programme; recommended improvements to contract monitoring and AP aging governance across an annual procurement cycle exceeding SAR 800 million. • Conducted statutory audit of a pharmaceutical manufacturer covering IAS 2, IFRS 15, and IAS 38; validated project valuations through comparable companies’ analysis across three sectors. • Supervised three cross functional professionals including CPA and SOCPA qualified members across concurrent Riyadh practice engagements.