Shehzaad Ahmad Idris Ahmad Idris Varsally
Luxembourg
Summary
Natural leader experienced in driving great team successes by coaching and motivating team members to increase financial profitability, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Record of performance in meeting organizational objectives. Excellent interpersonal skills, to work well with others, in both supervisory and support staff roles.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Services Manager
Apex Fund Services
07.2022 - Current
- Review of Fund reporting (NAV), financial statement, transactions, agreement and calculation of related fees
- Managing a remote team of 10 people and a local team of 5 people to provide adequate support to deliver quality reports in a timely manner
- Maintain a clear communication with clients to ensure satisfaction and manage expectations resulting improvements in the relationship.
- Established new processes in place leading to improved efficiency and increased quality of financial reports.
- Built client relationships by responding to inquiries, identifying and assessing clients' needs, resolving problems, and following up with potential and existing clients
Account Manager - Private Equity
Apex Fund Services
04.2020 - 07.2022
- Same as above
Senior Corporate Services Accountant
Alter Domus
03.2018 - 04.2020
- Maintaining company accounting records and preparing periodic management reports (monthly, quarterly or yearly)
- Preparing statutory financial statements (in line with Lux GAAP) and working closely with the consolidation team to assist with consolidation deliverables and conversion to IFRS accounts
- Preparing budgets and forecasts and their analysis (where applicable) and assisting in their presentation to the board of directors
- Compiling corporate tax workings and preparing the income tax return for submission
- Compiling VAT workings and preparing the VAT returns for submission
- Preparing payments and overseeing the process to make sure that all payment batches have been executed
- Attending and assisting with the organization of board meetings and shareholders meetings (assistance in preparing the agenda, taking minutes, etc.)
- Handling the day-to-day operations of companies and responding to clients' requests in order to continuously ascertain a high level of customer satisfaction
- Training of Junior Staff
- Part of the IFRS team in charge of providing IFRS training
- Lead the preparation of the IFRS 9 training packages.
Audit Associate
PWC
06.2016 - 03.2018
- As an associate in the audit department, I was delegated to the audit of local, offshore and international clients
- The main audit clients I worked on include Brainworks Limited, JJ Tranportes Limitada, and Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile Limitee
- Aside from my audit duties, I was also required to work on different assignments based on the client needs, such as preparing IFRS 15 training packages, IFRS 9 ECL working, and developing a payroll calculator.
Education
CFA -
Charter
01.2021
ACCA -
Member
01.2019
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Studies -
University of Mauritius
01.2016
Skills
- Sage Accounting Software
- Microsoft office
- Efront
- Experience in all tools of office such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint acquired through both work and education experience
- Experience in generation of fund related reports and sending them out to investors, set up of fund and all other fund related operations
Accomplishments
- PwC NextGen Factor - Member of Winning Team
- Model African Union - Member of Best Delegation
- Mountaineering - Summited Kilimanjaro
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
French
Proficient
C2
Kreole
Proficient
C2
Hobbies and Interests
- Member of an amateur rugby team
- Occasional football player and Liverpool FC Fan.
- Regular Gym Goer.
- Home Cooking and special liking to the occasional pastry making
- Hike passionate.
References
I have always worked in order to build a strong relationship with client as well as being professionally sceptic throughout all the processes in delivering the service to the client to ensure it is both of value and high standards. My technical accounting skills and problem solving skills has always been recognised by my peers and thus I will gladly provide you with referrals in regards to my ability to excel at your company.
Timeline
Client Services Manager
Apex Fund Services
07.2022 - Current
Account Manager - Private Equity
Apex Fund Services
04.2020 - 07.2022
Senior Corporate Services Accountant
Alter Domus
03.2018 - 04.2020
Audit Associate
PWC
06.2016 - 03.2018
CFA -
Charter
ACCA -
Member
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Studies -
University of Mauritius
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