Ali Hassan
Partner - Audit and Assurance @BDO Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Partner - Audit and Assurance @BDO Canada
CA
IFRS and US GAAP experience: • IPO listing/ SPAC (US) acquisition readiness – Leading teams on first-time adoption assessments, preparing IFRS and US GAAP conversion statements and MD & A support.• Accounting advisory/ Complex accounting support – Leading teams on preparing position papers covering identification and accounting for derivatives (incl. embedded derivative), leases, revenues, and business combinations. • Office technical leader (OTL) for Western Canada since September 2017. As part of my duties, I look at technical consultations (under US GAAP, IFRS, and ASPE) and also conduct financial statement reviews prior to release for our offices in Western Canada. In Oct 2017, I was part of a team to carry out the 2017 BDO internal audit quality inspection program.Managing audits of listed (Canadian and US Listed under PCAOB standards) and private companies with a sector focus on Software technology, Oil and Gas, EPC construction, and Renewable and Alternate energy. Joined BDO Calgary in Oct 2014 as a Senior Manager (Office A&A technical specialist) in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services division.
EDUCATION
ACCA
ACCA, Audit and accounting
ACCA
Cert(IFRS), Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Oxford Brookes University
Bsc (Hons), Applied Accounting
ICAEW
CA, Audit and Accounting
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
CVA (non active status), Business valuation (Acquistions and Mergers)
SKILLS
ABOUT ALI HASSAN
Goals : A position allowing me to incorporate my experience in financial analysis and reporting to benefit organizational growth and personal development.Financial Reporting: Excellent knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Highly experienced in the preparation of consolidated group financial statements.Corporate Finance: Have managed and executed assignments in the areas of financial due diligence, business valuation, financial modelling, financial planning and business analysis.Industry experience: Extensive experience in the utilities sector, healthcare, hospitality, brokerage firms and construction sector.Coaching and mentoring: Experienced on the job/ classroom training and mentoring of employees.Project management skills: Highly experienced in designing budgets and managing large projects with predetermined milestones and deadlines, coordinating, managing, and working with large teams comprising members of various nationalities and reporting / presenting financial and business information to client senior management.Specialties: Audits of Utilities (Power generation, Transmission and Sewerage companies) and investment vehicles with consolidation structures.• Business Valuations: Fair market valuation and business review of two pipes factories and a bags factory in the UAE and a NYSE listed Aircraft leasing Company. • Cost of capital: Significant experience in the cost of capital derivation used as the investment hurdle rate and used in impairment exercises as per IFRS.
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