sawira kherro

Manager-Finance

Real Estate Specialists • Full time

Jul 2025 - Present • 1 yr

Lead the finance and financial reporting function for a portfolio of 14 REITs, including three listed REITs, ensuring compliance with IFRS, SECP regulations, PSX listing requirements, and the REIT Regulations. Oversee the preparation, review, and consolidation of periodic financial statements, management accounts, investor reports, and statutory disclosures across all managed REITs. Lead the REIT listing process by coordinating with regulators, trustees, legal counsel, advisors, auditors, and other stakeholders to ensure successful listings and ongoing compliance with capital market requirements. Played a key role in the successful listing of REIT schemes and currently lead the listing process for two additional REITs under regulatory review. Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, providing strategic financial insights, performance analysis, and recommendations to support investment and business decisions. Review fund accounting, valuations, NAV calculations, cash-flow management, and investment-related financial reporting to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance. Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance-monitoring processes across the REIT portfolio. Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, trustees, valuation experts, and regulatory authorities to ensure the timely completion of audits, regulatory filings, and compliance requirements. Strengthen financial controls, governance frameworks, and reporting processes to improve operational efficiency and risk management across the REIT platform. Prepare and present financial analyses, Board papers, management reports, and performance updates to senior management, Board Committees, investors, and other key stakeholders.

Senior Auditor

EY • Full time

Nov 2021 - May 2025 • 3 yrs 6 mos

Progressed from Audit Associate III to Audit Associate I, assuming increasing responsibility for the planning, execution, supervision, and completion of audit engagements. Led and supervised statutory audits, group audits, branch audits, employee benefit fund audits, and special assignments for listed and unlisted entities. Ensured compliance with International Standards on Auditing, IFRS, EY methodology, and applicable regulatory requirements. Conducted engagement acceptance procedures, independence assessments, risk evaluations, analytical reviews, substantive testing, and internal control testing. Developed audit strategies, process walkthroughs, control matrices, and risk-based audit plans. Managed and reviewed audit teams’ work, ensuring sufficient audit evidence, quality documentation, and timely completion of deliverables. Reviewed financial statements and disclosures for compliance with IFRS and statutory requirements and recommended corrective actions. Prepared and reviewed audit reports, management letters, engagement letters, financial statements, and communications with those charged with governance. Coordinated with client management, finance teams, audit partners, IT specialists, and valuation professionals to resolve accounting and audit matters. Performed audit procedures across revenue, receivables, inventories, payables, fixed assets, investments, and employee benefit obligations. Managed multiple engagements simultaneously while meeting strict deadlines and maintaining strong client relationships. Gained experience across pharmaceutical, financial services, investment management, manufacturing, food, and packaging sectors. Selected for international secondment assignments in Oman, working with overseas teams and multinational clients. Key Clients: Cherat Packaging Limited, AGP Limited, OBS AGP, OMINVEST Group, Mohammed Al Barwani LLC, GHP Alfalah Funds, Alfalah CLSA Securities, Dynea Pakistan Limited, Lotte Kolson, Bank Alfalah Branches& EB funds