Sarah Ashraf Youssef Ali

Audit Planning & Risk Assessment

• Lead audit planning, including scoping, risk assessment, and development of audit strategies.
• Evaluate internal controls and identify key risks at both financial statement and assertion levels.
• Perform analytical procedures to identify unusual fluctuations and areas requiring deeper audit focus.

Team Leadership & Project Management

• Supervise audit teams across multiple engagements, ensuring timely completion of deliverables and high-quality documentation.
• Review the work of seniors and associates, providing coaching, on-the-job training, and performance feedback.
• Manage engagement budgets, timelines, staffing, and communication with senior management.

Fieldwork & Audit Execution

• Oversee execution of substantive and control testing, including complex and judgmental areas.
• Ensure audit procedures are properly designed, executed, and documented in accordance with firm standards.

Client Relationship Management

• Act as main contact point with client finance teams, resolving issues and ensuring smooth information flow.
• Present audit findings, key issues, and recommendations to client management and audit committees.
• Support clients in improving internal controls, accounting processes, and financial reporting quality.

• Lead day-to-day audit fieldwork, including managing junior staff, assigning tasks, and reviewing work for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform detailed testing on significant audit areas such as revenue, inventory, receivables, provisions, payroll, and fixed assets.
• Conduct walkthroughs and assess internal controls to identify weaknesses and propose improvements.
• Prepare audit planning documentation, analytical reviews, materiality calculations, and risk assessments.
• Review client-prepared schedules, reconcile balances, and resolve variances through substantive and control procedures.
• Identify accounting issues and discuss them with managers.
• Draft audit findings, management letters, and key audit points for presentation to client management.
• Ensure proper documentation in accordance with firm quality standards.
• Train and coach junior auditors, ensuring their development and adherence to audit procedures.
• Communicate with client finance teams to obtain required information and maintain smooth engagement progress.
• Monitor progress against timelines, flag delays early, and support managers in meeting deadlines and budgets.