United Arab Emirates
Qualified Chartered Accountant from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA (UK) with 9 years of post-qualification work experience in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates. Expertise in financial reporting, taxation (VAT), financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory management, working capital management, cash flow management, project management, internal controls, dashboard reporting, data analytics and IFRS. Excellent interpersonal skills in terms of influencing, negotiating, and listening with a positive attitude to overcome challenges with the ability to organize, prioritize tasks and deliver work on time and experience of constantly working under pressure and tight deadlines. Having the ability to communicate with colleagues at any level and from any discipline makes me an excellent team player.
DAS Holding is an Abu Dhabi based international investment holding company. As one of the largest and most dynamic investment holding companies in the UAE, DAS Holding is recognized as an innovative business incubator and has earned an unsurpassed reputation courtesy its uncompromising quality and innate professionalism. Here are my job responsibilities: • Managing monthly, quarterly & annual closure of financial records by presenting financial statements and financial analysis along with dashboard reports for the management. • Preparing annual budget & quarterly forecast reports and reviewing financial variances among actual/budgeted/forecasted financial results on monthly basis and reporting on significant variances. • Reviewing daily documentations such as sales invoices, purchase invoices, journal vouchers, bank payment and receipt vouchers. • Resolving accounting discrepancies and irregularities in the department by implementing financial policies & procedures with the help of IAS & IFRS. • Ensuring payments are made as per company policies and as per agreements by coordinating with procurement department. • Managing account receivables by ensuring receipts on time by reviewing and analyzing aging report. • Monitoring cash flow position by ensuring availability of funds for company’s operations. • Coordinating with internal auditors by resolving their queries and ensuring implementation of their recommendations. • Liaising with external auditors for conduct of smooth external audit. • Ensuring that an effective & efficient system of internal control is functioning well at all times. • Attending meetings with other departments of the company to resolve issues and to improve processes. • Other tasks as assigned by the Manager.
BBIH is a holding company and private equity investor with global ambitions tied to local roots. BBIH’s investment portfolio largely focuses on a diverse set of integrated services such as facilities management, catering, contracting, manpower supply and logistics. Here were my job responsibilities: • Managed monthly, quarterly & annual closure of financial records by presenting financial statements and financial analysis with detailed project wise profit & loss statements for the management. • Prepared Monthly VAT Returns and liaised with corporate office for monthly filing of VAT returns. • Prepared annual budgets & quarterly forecast reports and reviewed financial variances among actual/budgeted/forecasted financial results on monthly basis and reporting on significant variances. • Reviewed daily documentations such as sales invoices, purchase invoices, journal vouchers, bank payment and receipt vouchers. • Resolved accounting discrepancies and irregularities in the department by implementing financial policies & procedures with the help of IAS & IFRS. • Ensured payments were made as per company policies and as per agreements by coordinating with procurement department. • Managed account receivables by ensuring receipts on time by reviewing and analyzing customers’ aging report, coordinating with collection department & business development department. • Monitored cash flow position by ensuring that funds available for company’s operations. • Coordinated with internal auditors, resolved their queries, and ensured implementation of their recommendations. • Liaised with external auditors for conduct of smooth external audit. • Ensured that an effective & efficient system of internal control was always functioning well. • Attended Meetings with other departments of the company to resolve issues and to improve processes.
Master Textile Mills Limited (Master Group of Industries) is one of the leading Textile Manufacturers of Pakistan. Expertise in Spinning, Denim, Weaving, Dyeing and Garments facility. MTML is dedicated to produce as per European and American standards. Here were my job responsibilities: • Managed monthly closing of financial records as well as month end adjustments. • Prepared monthly financial statements and financial analysis for the management. • Responsible for payments made as per company policies and agreements by ensuring proper deductions had been made as per income & sales tax regulations and deposited in government’s treasury thereof. • Managed account receivables by ensuring receipts on time by review and analysis of aging report. • Verified that income & sales tax withheld certificates sent to local suppliers and received from local customers on timely basis. • Liaised with corporate office for monthly filling of sales tax return. • Coordinated monthly physical inventory count on sample basis to ensure existence. • Verified that inventory moved out in accordance with FIFO basis. • Verified that inter-company transactions were properly recorded & fully reconciled by coordinating with inter-company departments. • Involved in the implementation of ERP with respect to AR module. • Coordinated with internal auditors & external auditors. • Liaised with import & export departments for import & export related matters.