Hanan Sabir

Senior Accountant with 4+ years of experience in bookkeeping, account reconciliations, month-end reporting and audit support, including remote work for US clients with a US-based accounting firm. Proficient in QuickBooks (ProAdvisor Level 2), Xero, Oracle NetSuite (Certified Financial User), Zoho Books and Karbon. An external audit background, including serving as client liaison to Ernst & Young, brings a strong focus on internal controls, documentation and audit-ready books.

Chartered

Accountancy (ICAP) final-level candidate, experienced working across time zones with US teams.

Senior Accountant at Sagelight LLC (US-Based Firm) (2026-01 – 2026-10)

• Managed full-cycle accounting for multiple US clients in QuickBooks and Xero, from transaction coding and journal entries through monthly financial statements.
• Owned month-end close for assigned clients: posted accruals, prepaid amortization and depreciation entries, and completed bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepared monthly financial statements and supporting schedules (P&L, balance sheet, expense analysis) for client review and decision-making.
• Processed payroll and managed AP workflows, including bill entry, vendor payments and vendor statement reconciliations, following client-specific procedures and controls.
• Collaborated with a US-based accounting team across time zones, consistently meeting close and reporting deadlines in a remote-first environment.

Senior Advisory & Accounts Associate at Zulfiqar Ahmad and Co. (Chartered Accountants) (2024-04 – 2025-12)

Key clients

• Primary client contact for Ernst & Young (EY) during annual financial statement audits: coordinated audit timelines, answered auditor requests and delivered PBC schedules and supporting documentation on time.
• Reconciled and reviewed 10+ corporate bank accounts in QuickBooks and Zoho Books, investigating discrepancies and posting corrections that improved reporting accuracy.
• Prepared monthly management reports, P&L statements and MIS reporting for clients across multiple industries, used by leadership for decision-making.
• Supported year-end close and preparation of annual financial statements under IFRS.
• Ran full-cycle payroll for 150+ employees (calculations, deductions, adjustments) and built a royalty calculation framework for transparent settlement reporting.
• Led accounts payable (invoice processing, vendor reconciliations, payment runs) and implemented automation that reduced manual processing time.
• Supported ERP implementation and maintained the fixed asset register (additions, disposals, depreciation) and inventory control procedures.
• Supported the planning phase of Coke Studio Season 16 (Coca-Cola’s music series in Pakistan) and reporting for Warner Music Group South Asia collaborations.
• Coke Studio
• Daftarkhwan Private Limited
• Systems Limited
• Beiersdorf Pakistan (Private) Limited
• Indus Surveyors (Pvt.) Ltd.
• Core Alliance

Audit Associate at Zulfiqar Ahmad and Co. (Chartered Accountants) (2022-07 – 2024-03)

Key clients

• Performed substantive testing of purchases, expenses, payables and inventory (vouching, recalculations, document review) under International Standards on Auditing.
• Performed walkthroughs and tests of internal controls over key processes, documenting process narratives and assessing control design and operating effectiveness.
• Observed physical inventory counts at client sites and reconciled results to records, resolving count variances with client staff.
• Sent and followed up bank and third-party confirmations, reconciling differences to client ledgers.
• Prepared and cross-referenced audit workpapers to firm methodology, ensuring sufficient evidence to support audit conclusions.
• Daftarkhwan Private Limited
• PepsiCo
• Giraffe Private Limited
• Total Parco

CA Finalist in Advanced Audit & Business Finance Decisions Cleared – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) (2020-03)

FSc in Pre-Engineering – Punjab Group of Colleges, Pir Mahal (2019)

Matriculation – Faran Group of Colleges, Pir Mahal (2017)