Shovona Nilufar Shahid

SHOVONA NILUFAR SHAHID

House# 4, Road# 7, Block# A, Section# 11,

Mirpur, Dhaka- 1216

Cell: 01716150300

career Objective

To pursue a leading position in the development sector that will facilitate career development & generate opportunity to utilize & contribute my education, experience, innovative, creative and managing capability.

Biography

Father’s Name : Md. Abdus Shahid

Mother’s Name: Rowshan Ara Bagum Chowdhury

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Religion: Islam

Date of Birth: 23rd October, 1985.

Permanent address: House#4, Road#7, Block#A, Section#11, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

Academic Certifications

2015 CA Part 2 completed and part 3 (Final Level) partly qualified under Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) & CA CC at Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. and Ashraful Haque Nabi & Co.

2009 Bachelor in Business Administration

Dual Major in Human Resource Management and Marketing

North South University

CGPA: 3.55 with distinction of being a Cum Laude

2002 Higher Secondary Certificate (Science)

Viqarunnisa Noon College, Dhaka

1st Division (70% marks)

2000 Secondary School Certificate. (Science)

Viqarunnisa Noon School, Dhaka

1st Division (90 % marks)

WORK EXPERIENCES (total 10 years)

1. Consultant, Business Development & Assurance

Mak & Co. Chartered Accountants, A member firm of SFAI. (From 1ST February 2020 to till now)

Major Responsibilities:

While reporting directly to the Managing Partner, supervised financial audits, statutory audits, management audits, review & verification and consultancy assignments relating to various multinational companies, GOs and NGOs, development agencies, foreign aided agencies etc and acting as major contributor to Business Development. Working here on project basis.

2. Freelancer Consultant, Accounting and Tax and Business development

(From 01 March 2019 to 31st January 2020)

3. Assistant Manager, Assurance

A Qasem & Co, Chartered Accountants, A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. (From 3rd July 2017 to 14th February 2019)

No of People Supervised: 15

Major Responsibilities:

a. While reporting directly to the Senior Partner, supervised financial audits, statutory audits, management audits, review & verification and consultancy assignments relating to various multinational companies, GOs and NGOs, development agencies, foreign aided agencies etc.. Being familiar with internal control requirements at different environments, local regulatory and donors’ stringent terms and conditions applicable to grantee organizations with respect to accounting, record keeping and property management system, personnel policy, travel policy, procurement, and outsourcing activities, the following organizations have in worked with while engaged in annual audit, management audit, review, consultancy etc.:

i. Shun Shing

a. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Power Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

b. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Cement Mills Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

c. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Packaging Industries Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

d. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Ship Building Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

e. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Foods Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017

f. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Beverage Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

g. Annual Audit of Financial Statement of Shun Shing Cement Industreis Ltd. for the year ended 30th June 2017.

ii. International Development Enterprise – (iDE)- Bangladesh

h. Audit of Consolidated accounts for the period from 1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018.

i. Audit of Provident Fund Account for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

j. Audit of Gratuity Fund Account for the period from 1st January 2018 to 30th June 2018.

k. FD4 certification of project WEESMS for the period from 1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018.

l. FD4 certification of project SHUCHONA for the period from 1st August 2017 to 31st July 2018.

m. FD4 certification of project PAEGC for the period from 1st December 2016 to 30th November 2017.

n. FD4 certification of project PROOFS for the period from 1st July to 31st December 2017.

o. FD4 certification of project THERMOFLUDICS for the period from 1st May 2017 to 30th April 2018.

iii. Education and Development Foundation- Educo

p. Group Audit Educo-Spain for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

q. FD4 certification of project “Educo Development Project in Bangladesh” for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017

r. Audit of Provident Fund Account for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017

iv.Terre des homes (Tdh)

s. Donor (Tdh) Audit of project Sexual Exploitation of Children Online and in Travel and Tourism 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

t. Donor (Tdh) Audit of project Prevention of Child Trafficking through Strengthening Community and Networking (PCTSCN) for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

v. WildTeam Limited

u. Donor (USAID) Audit of the project “Bengal Tiger Conservation Activity (Bagh)” for the period from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

vi. mPower

v. Annual audit of Financial Statement of Project Geodata to control potato Late Blight in Bangladesh (GEOPOTATO) for the period from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017

w. Annual audit of Financial Statement of Project USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity for the period from 1st October 2016 to 28th February 2018.

vii. Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center, BYLC

x. Audit of Consolidated Financial Statement for the period from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016 and for the period from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.

y. Annual audit of Financial Statement of Project Youth Leadership Summit for the period from 1st April 2016 to 31st October 2017.

z. Annual audit of Financial Statement of Project Legal Aid & Services Trust for the period from 1st July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

viii. Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies, BAPLC

aa. Audit of Financial Statements for the period from 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2017.

b. Contribution in Revenue Generation through active participation in creating new clients through networking and writing proposals

c. Other Administrative jobs and ad-hoc jobs as given by the senior partner

4. Deputy Manager

Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. (From 16 February, 2014–2nd July 2017)

No of People Supervised: 20

Major Responsibilities:

a. Supervised financial audits, statutory audits, management audits, review & verification and consultancy assignments relating to GOs and NGOs, development agencies, foreign aided agencies and multinational company. Being familiar with internal control requirements at different environments, local regulatory and donors’ stringent terms and conditions applicable to grantee organizations with respect to accounting, record keeping and property management system, personnel policy, travel policy, procurement, and outsourcing activities, the following organizations have in worked with while engaged in annual audit, management audit, review, consultancy etc.:

i. Save the Children International in Bangladesh and its sub recipients: Annual Audit of GFATM Program funded by the Global Fund for the year ended 2015

ii. Pathfinder International: Data Validation and Verification exercise of 24 NGOS under NGO Health Service Delivery project managed by Pathfinder International funded by USAID/DFID for the year 2015 on quarterly basis under Performance Based Grant Model.

iii. UNICEF: Audit of Implement partners viz FIVDB, Dhaka University under Agreed upon procedures in compliance with ISRS 4400 and IPPF

iv. UNICEF: Budget Review for standardization the unit cost for common costs assessing the market rates

v. UNICEF: Forensic Audit of implementing partner viz. Children’s Television Foundation of Bangladesh

vi. European Union: Annual Audit of Financial Report of Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production of Jute Diversified Products” submitted by Care Bangladesh for the year ended 2014

vii. SDC: Annual Audit of Financial Report of Good Governance in Urban Areas projects submitted by GIZ for the year ended 2013, 2014 & 2015

viii. Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF): Annual Audit of financial statements of MJF projects implemented by 21 NGOs for the year ended 2015 and 2016

ix. SHIREE/DFID: Annual Audit of different implementing partner viz Uttaran of SHIREE project funded by DFID for the year ended 2014 and 2015

x. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB): External Audit of TIB for the year ended 2016 and BIBEC project for 06 months ended 2016. Also the Fd-4 certification for NGOAB reporting for BIBEC and CFPI project for the year ended 2016.

xi. Perfetti Van Mille Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd: Statutory audit for the year ended 2014 and Group Reporting for the year ended 2015

xii. Emirates: Audit of Provident Fund accounts of Emirates for the year ended 2014.

b. Assisting the Sr. Manager and Partner in writing proposals and other ad-hoc jobs.

c. Other Administrative jobs

5. Contractual Designation: Consultant

Functional Designation: Finance Associate

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Global Fund, LFA Bangladesh (From Sept. 16, 2012 to August 30 2013),

Major Responsibilities: For the Global Fund, Conducting verifications and assisting the supervisor in analysis on the reports submitted by the Principal recipients and sub-recipients of the fund for the followings:

§ Review of quarterly progress update (PU) which includes both financial and programmatic data submitted by Principal Recipients GOs and NGOs: National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), BRAC (TB & Malaria), Save the Children (HIV), ICDDRB (HIV)

§ Review of Annual Disbursement Request (DR) for fund submitted by Principal Recipients GOs and NGOs and recommend accordingly

§ Conducting Enhanced Field Verification (EFV) quarterly at Sub-Recipient NGOs

§ Review of Audit Report submitted by the PR-GOs NGOs

§ Review of Grant Closure Report submitted by the PR-GOs and NGOs

§ Aid Support to generate grant data for Annual Procurement Review of PR GOs and NGOs

6. Sr. Audit Executive

Ashraful Haque Nabi & Co. (From May 27, 2012 to Sept. 13, 2012)

Major Assignments done at Ashraful Haque Nabi & Co.

§ Provident Fund Audit of Brenntag for the period from January, 2009 to January 2012

7. Sr. Audit Executive

Ahsan Zamir & Co. (From February 15, 2012 –May 26, 2012)

Major Assignments done at Ahsan Zamir & Co.

§ Expenditure Verification at Christian Reform World Relief Committee (CRWRC)- SATHI Project

§ Annual Audit of CRWRC Accounts for the periods from 2010-2011 & 2011-2012

8. Audit Executive

Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. An independent correspondent of Deloitte Thomatsu

(From October 7, 2009 –February 14, 2012)

Major Assignments at Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co.:

§ Special Audit on University of Information, Sciences & Technologies (UITS) for the period January, 2011 to August, 2011 included the followings:

v Checking compliance of University of Information, Sciences & Technologies (UITS) as a private University in Bangladesh with the Private University Act, 2010

v Auditing Store Administration and Control, Purchase Procedure whether it was in compliance with standard operating procedure, Petty Cash Operation, Advances to the Employees or Suppliers and Adjustment thereof, Library Operations and Control, Fixed Asset Management and Control, and Payroll Payment and Control.

§ Annual Audit of Financial Statements of Bengal Windsor Thermoplastic Limited for the year ended June 30, 2011

§ Reporting on Stock Counting for Berger Paints of Bangladesh Limited in 2011

§ Special Audit on Credit Parties: loan exceeding BDT 5,000,000 of Dhaka Bank Limited, 2011

§ Strengthening Secretariat of Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) in 2011 included the followings:

v Preparing Human Resource Policy Manual, Asset Management Policy Manual, Accounting Policy Manual

v Re-organizing the organ-o-gram and making necessary amendments

v Creating a Research Cell for the organization

§ Preparing Memorandum of Association and Articles of association for Mutual Trust Bank Foundation in 2011

§ Statutory Audit of Financial Statements of Woori Bank, Dhaka Branch for the year ended December 31, 2010

§ Implementing Uniform system of Accounts in Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Committee (BERC) in 2010

§ Financial Analysis on Multi-Sectoral Program on Violence against Women under Ministry of Women & Children Affairs (MOWCA) in 2010

§ Checking Compliance of procurement policy of Grameen Phone Ltd. with Sarbanes Oxley Act, 2002 during 2010.

Statutory Audit of Financial Statements of South East Bank Limited for the year ended December 31, 2009
Accounting and Training Manual Preparation for KWASA in 2009
9. Manager, Marketing & Sales

Maisha Technologies Ltd. (From July, 2009 to October 6, 2009)

Key Responsibilities:

§ Leading a team of three members of marketing and sales

§ Preparing Sales Budget and meet the target to fulfill budget

§ Contacting with target Clients and pursue them for making purchases

§ Making Financial Proposal and Technical Proposal for Clients

§ Making sales agreement

§ Preparing Bills and reviewing the internal control of collection of bills and deposit the same to the bank

§ Getting feedback and providing after sales service

10. Executive, Marketing & Business Development

Doreen Developments Ltd., a sister concern of Siddiqui Group of Industries (From March, 2009 to June, 2009)

Key Responsibilities:

§ Assisting supervisor in preparing marketing strategy to sell products

§ Doing Research to find out market status and potential clients

§ Promoting the products and branding the same

§ Contacting with target Clients and pursue them for making purchases

§ Making Financial Proposals in line with company’s budget

§ Making Rental agreements

§ Collecting rents and deposit the same to the bank

§ Reviewing the internal control of rent collection while other personnel were involved

§ Getting feedback and providing after sales service

11. Intern, Human Resource Department

Nippon Garments Ltd. (From December 2008 to February, 2009)

Key Responsibilities:

§ Assisting the Human Resource Manager in Recruitment Procedure

§ Assisting the HR manager in developing Human Resource Policy Manual

§ Assisting HR Manager in making salary statements and financial reports

§ Documenting and Evaluating Personnel Files

§ Making Necessary arrangements to meet up the gap in the personnel files

12. Teaching Assistant, Human resource Department

North south University (From January, 2008 to August, 2008), on a full-time basis during my study

13. Conference Aide during 13th SAARC Summit

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) (from 19th October, 2005-15th November, 2005) on a part-time basis during my study (3.00pm – 8.00pm daily and Saturdays as full day)

14. Brand Promoter

Interspeed Advertising, UniLever & Banglalink (from Jan 2005 – October 18, 2005) on a contract basis during Branding Activities of the Companies within specified period during my study on a half-day basis (3.00pm – 9.00pm daily including Saturdays as full day)

15. Contributor for various Event Management

Roop Communications, Grey Advertising & Inpace Management Services Limited (IMSL) on a part-time basis (from Jan 2004 – December, 2004) on a part-time basis during my study (4.00pm – 10.00pm daily including Saturdays as full day)

Extra Curricular Activities

§ Director of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka East from 01 January 2020 to till now

§ General member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Dhaka East from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019

§ Organized and participated in US Trade Fair on behalf of North South University (NSU) in 2006 & 2007.

§ Participated in workshop on Effective CV writing and interview skill l arranged by the Jobs ICT.

§ Was part of different workshops and seminars arranged by NSU BBA Department

§ Was an active member of Shangskritik Shangathan (Cultural Club of North South University) during 2006.

Computer Skills

§ Operating system: Windows 10

§ Software application: SAP, MS-Word, Excel, Power Point, Access (office 2010), Internet Browsers (World Wide Web and Email), SPSS.

§ Got 89% marks in computer related courses (MIS).

Professional Interests

Finance and Accounting, Human resource Management, Training & Development, Recruitment & selection, Organizational Development

Personal Interests

Watching movies and innovative advertisements, Listening to music, Traveling, Observing people etc

references

1. Mr. Munjurul Hassan FCA (Previous Employer)

Sr. Partner

Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co.

Phone:+88 01711619943

E-mail: [email protected]

2. Ms. Sanjida Kasem, FCA, FCMA, CFE (last Employer)

Senior Partner

A Qasem & Co

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +8801714080321

3. Mr. Fazluzzaman

Former Sr. Lecturer, School of Business

North South University

Basundhara, Dhaka

Phone: +61406861142, 01711525941

Email: [email protected]

Certification

I, Shovona Nilufar Shahid declare that the information provided in this CV is accurate and hereby authorize to undertake whatever inquiries you may consider reasonable and necessary in the course of the assessment process, in relation to such information or any other matter relating to my suitability for the position for which I have been nominated.

Signature
Date of Signing 17 March 2020

Shovona Nilufar Shahid Business Develpment Consultant