Syed Ryan Musa ACA

Chartered Accountant| Oil & Gas| Chevron|KPMG|Accounts Payable| Tax | Audit | Reporting

Bangladesh

About

I am a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and a Accounts Payable Team Lead at Chevron, one of the world's leading energy companies. With over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, I have developed competencies in financial accounting, reporting, auditing, budgeting, forecasting, and tax compliance. My mission is to protect and enhance the company's value by ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in all financial transactions and processes. I have contributed significantly to reducing operating expenses, restructuring vendor VAT practices, developing tax reporting tools, and leading e-procurement deployment. I have also managed extraordinary tax matters, served as a lead auditor, and prepared and reviewed financial statements. I am tech savvy, stakeholder-oriented, and uncompromising with integrity and honesty.

Experience

  • Chevron (13 yrs 6 mos)
    • Supervisor Accounts Payable & Tax
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Accounts Payable Team Lead
      Mar 2019 - May 2025 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Responsibilities Invoice processing review, withholding tax & VAT compliance, recording operating accrual, closing monthly account, resource allocation, ensure strict adherence to expenditure authority while processing invoices, goal to protect company value by identifying discrepancies between invoice & agreement Achievements Reducing significant operating expenses in relation to service charges of commercial lease rental (office)

    • Accountant (Tax)
      Dec 2015 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Achievements: • Restructured vendor VAT practices to reduce costs (estimated BDT 25 million) • Developed withholding tax, reporting, application & deposit process. • Developed monthly expatriate payroll tax reporting tool . Protected company value in statutory, NBR & Cost Recovery Audit Responsibilities • Identifying & presenting changes to tax laws through Finance Acts and respective SROs; • Provide Tax & VDS advices to respective groups for contract negotiation and payment • Prepare and submit corporate tax, withholding tax, employee salary expatriate tax return • Manage and support NBR corporate tax and VAT audit • Restructure vendor VAT (where possible) to save costs

  • KPMG (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Audit Supervisor
      Oct 2012 - Feb 2013 · 5 mos

      Achievements: • Performed as audit lead of Grameemphone Ltd. for the year ended 2012 • Assigned as resource person during implementation of KPMG e-Audit tool. • Performed as engagement supervisor of Cemex Cement & Supermax • Managed teams combining five people (or more) & ensured timeliness and efficiency in reporting. • Performed the integral role in preparation of client Financial Statements. • Drafting reports to client management identifying weaknesses in internal control • Resource person for researching and resolving accounting recognition and measurement issues Responsibilities • Prepare financial statements as per IFRS, Companies Act and other applicable laws • Check and verify the disclosure requirements • Provide post balance sheet manual adjustments • Performed as audit lead of Grameemphone Ltd. for the year ended 2012 • Performed as engagement supervisor of Cemex Cement & Supermax • Managed teams combining five people & ensure timeliness and efficiency in reporting. • Performed the integral role in preparation of client Financial Statements.

    • Audit Assitant
      Jul 2009 - Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      • Drafting reports to client management identifying weaknesses in internal control • Researching and resolving accounting recognition and measurement issues