Summary

Working at Limestone Private Limited has enabled me to gain experience of practical implementation
and complexities of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Legal and relevant tax and corporate matters.

Projects

Financial plan for group of companies

Experience

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Finance Executive
IAL Saatchi & Saatchi (International Advertising Limited)
Feb 2018 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

 Preparation of Expense budgets.
 Reconciling daily, monthly and yearly transactions of control account.
 Preparing Financial Data for management like aging analysis, cash flow forecast.
 Assist in capital and cash flow projection to ensure there are sufficient cash for operational needs
 Prepare annual financial statements.
 Analyzed Financial Statements against forecasts and prepared high-level variance analysis.
 Prepared Audit documents and promptly responded to the Audit queries
 Participated in Corporate Social Responsibility Projects.
 Providing customer service to clients.
 Resolve financial disputes raised by the customer service and sales teams.
 Being a key point of contact for other departments on financial and accounting matters.
 Supporting the Finance Manager and executives with projects and tasks when required.
 Support all tax matters including GST and corporate tax.
 Review filings and dealing with matters relating to the FBR.
 Ensuring that cash flows are adequate to allow business units to operate effectively.
 Preparing and presenting financial reports for meetings and investors.
 Maintaining and transferring money between bank accounts as required.

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Accounts and Finance Executive, Department of Finance
Agha’s Private Limited
Oct 2014 - Present | Karachi, Pakistan

 Managing Receivables.
 Managing payable with the help of aging analysis.
 Preparation of miscellaneous types of presentation for the department.
 Following up with relevant departments for data pull.
 Monthly preparation of other monthly reports.
 Bank Reconciliation.
 Revenue Recognition.
 Expense Entries and Accruals.
 Filing of Sales Tax and Income Tax Returns.
 Maintain Schedules e.g. Fixed Assets etc.
 Inventory Schedules.
 Generation of Financial Statements (consolidated and unconsolidated).
 Maintaining ERP Financial module.
 Analysis of financial data for management.
 Dealing bank loan.
 Reporting to CEO and finance manager about financial matters of a company.
 Legal affairs fulfillment of contractual requirement of a company.

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Assistant Manager Finance
Retail Management Company Private Limited Karachi.
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018 | Karachi, Pakistan

 Forecasting cash payments and anticipating challenges arising from limited cash flow.
 Maintaining our accounts system.
 Taking responsibility for, and supervising the work of, more junior members of staff.
 Maintaining and transferring money between bank accounts as required.
 Recommend and maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over Finance Department activities.
 Preparing and presenting financial reports for meetings and investors.

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Assistant Manager Finance
Limestone Private Limited (Alpha Tesco) Subsidiary of Planet N Group of Companies Ocean mall.
May 2016 - Oct 2017 | Karachi, Pakistan

 Ensuring that cash flows are adequate to allow business units to operate effectively.
 Dealing with SECP and Other Legal matters.
 Forecasting cash payments and anticipating challenges arising from limited cash flow.
 Maintain banking relationships and negotiating loans and merchant services for business units.
 Maintaining our accounts system.
 Preparing and presenting financial reports for meetings and investors.
 Working with executives and business heads to prepare budgets and track profit / loss performance by business unit and on consolidated basis.
 Creating solutions to new financial challenges by applying financial/treasury knowledge.
 Liaising with other departments and business units on a range of issues.
 Providing advice on financial matters impacting on the company as a whole;
 Taking responsibility for, and supervising the work of, more junior members of staff.
 Preparing financial reports and submissions to relevant government entities.
 Arranging financial audits and reviews as required.
 Maintaining and transferring money between bank accounts as required.
 Payment of invoices and fees as required or otherwise instructed.
 Manage payroll matters for Company, business units and subsidiaries.
 Review filings and dealing with matters relating to the FBR.
 Recommend and maintain a system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over Finance Department activities.

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Dispatch supervisor (Head office) Department of Production Planning
Mustaqim Dyeing Printing Industries (Pvt.) Ltd, Karachi
May 2014 - Oct 2014 | Karachi, Pakistan

 Dispatching Goods to department according to work load plan.
 Maintain data on spread sheet data.
 Collecting, checking and analyzing spread sheet data.
 Maintain data on Oracle (ERP).
 Collecting, checking and analyzing spread sheet on Oracle (ERP).
 To make sure SOPs is followed at each and every stage.
 Making weekly closing account for work Load plan.
 Maintain Wastage summary.

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Reconciliation Officer (Head office) Department of Finance
Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited
May 2013 - May 2014 | Karachi, Pakistan

 Monthly Reports: Making Lot Reconciliation Report.
 Maintain Wastage summary.
 Maintain Fabric Inventory, Daily Inward/Outward, And Monthly Activity.
 Maintain Fabric Stock in EBS, Monthly Audit, Daily Cutting Report enter in Oracle E-Business Suit (ERP).
 Making monthly closing account for Inventory to find the monthly design wise wastage.
 Colleting, checking and analyzing spread sheet data.
 Accountant related activities including documentation.
 Contributing budget related activities.
 Closing inventory account on monthly basis

Education

ACCA Finalist
Certification, ACCA (Associate Chartered Certified Accountant)‎
Accounting & Finance
Completed
2019
University of Karachi
Bachelors, Bachelors in Commerce, Bachelors in Commerce Karachi university‎
Accounting & Finance
Grade B
2016

Skills

Beginner Bank Reconciliation     
Beginner Basel Implementation
Beginner Capital Budgeting
Intermediate Commercial Finance Knowledge
Intermediate Corporate Accounting
Intermediate Corporate Tax Filings
Intermediate Credit Collection Recovery
Beginner Financial Service Management
Beginner Financial Statement Analysis+
Intermediate Handle Outbound Calls
Beginner Handling Assignments
Beginner IFRS
Beginner Internal Audit Command
Beginner Invoice Discounting
Intermediate Korean Teaching
Beginner Mergers and Acquisition
Intermediate Microsoft Outlook
Intermediate Oracle E-Business Suite
Intermediate Payroll Processing
Beginner Planning and Budgeting
Intermediate Private Limited Companies
Intermediate SECP Filings
Intermediate Social Welfare Management
Intermediate Stock Control
Intermediate Tax Preparation
Intermediate TaxAct
Intermediate Treasury
Intermediate Vehicle Allocation
Intermediate Working Capital Management
Beginner التمويل الحسابي

Languages

Intermediate English

Endorsements

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Muhammad blends creativity and innovation with organization and strategy.