Summary

Hello, I’m Asim Zaheer Malik and I am an accomplished professional having over 20 years’ experience in accounting, finance, and taxation field. I am a highly skilled manager with strong experience in defining comprehensive internal controls to ensure accuracy and integrity of corporate financial data. I have proven success in formulating comprehensive financial reports and delivering high-quality service to clients for attaining customer loyalty and satisfaction. I am able to promote teamwork and effective communication to develop productive relations with customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.


 


I am a strong leader, combine a customer-focused and operational mind-set with rigorous financial management skills to maximize revenue, profitability, and shareholder value. I possess strong qualifications in developing and implementing financial processes to improve productivity. I demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, measuring, and continually improving policies, procedures, and control systems to ensure a continuously sound financial structure.


 


As an engaging and collaborative, I am skilled in conducting analytics and overseeing and standardizing cross-functional service delivery departments to improve organizational performance, drive revenue growth and control costs in consumer-oriented business environments. While others take pride in meeting all standards set before them, my passion is for delivering service that goes beyond organizational expectations, creating a win-win scenario for everyone involved! My expert domain knowledge always enabled me to articulate an innovative plan that focused on enhancing effectiveness and yielding constructive improvements.


 


Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work— I’m always interested in making new professional acquaintances.

Experience

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Head of Accounts and Finance
Media Channel
Jan 2019 - Present | Lahore, Pakistan

Assessed variance and exploring potential problems in liaison with operational heads. Organized budgeting forecasting, cash flows statement, pricing reporting, and analysis while implementing performance measures. Effectively oversaw the monthly sale tax return while planning monthly and annually sale for PRA

Key Accomplishments
Interacted with legal consultant regarding tax return and assessments and notices to produce weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports to Board of directors.
Led performance of ERP (Oracle) and accounting system and produced risk analysis report on various function of the company.
Assured clear understanding financial parameters and target presenting financial analysis in an effective manner.
Finalized financial statement and coordinated with external auditors for half yearly /annual audit with the auditors.

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Head of Accounts ,Finance & Taxation
AA Group of Companies
May 2014 - Dec 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan

Play a key role in examining and supervising budgeting, forecasting, cash flows statement, and pricing reporting, and implementing performance measures. Skillfully examine variance, explore potential problems and create weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports to the Board of directors while coordinating with operational heads.
Key Accomplishments

Verified and approved all inventory orders while managing portfolio of over PKR 1.25B with local banks to facilitate financial requirement of the group.
Recognize financial parameters and provide financial analysis reports in an effective manner to reflect financial outcome.
Rendered keen eye for details to analyze consolidated financial statements and oversee accounts, income/sales tax, and corporate affairs of the companies in a timely manner.
Actively liaised with legal consultant regarding tax return and assessments and notices to organize and finalize audit by external auditors.

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Finance Manager & Taxation
Mehta Brothers Group of Co
Nov 2011 - May 2014 | Lahore, Pakistan

Established and executed standard operating procedures to supervise payable cycle while contributing in governance and control procedures. Successfully directed cost-benefit analysis in creating management decision regarding the benefit of current and proposed budget. Built synergies with tax consultant to identify, supervise, and resolve monthly sale tax return and SECP matters while planning monthly and annually sale for PRA. Developed relevant internal controls and managed cash flow movement of the company to ensure seamless operations. Cooperated with external auditors to analyze half yearly/annual audit and completed financial statement in a timely manner.
Key Accomplishments

Educated and spearheaded finance team in executing new ERP system with vendors.
Liaised with financial institutions to analyze banking and others financial arrangements, assess performance of ERP (Oracle) and accounting system, and produce risk analysis report on various function of company.
Produced and submitted quarterly and annual budgets, financial statement, and income tax statement of suppliers and staff by IRIS U/S 165 in an efficient manner.
Formulated and delivered chart of accounts and accounting records while following company requirements in general ledger system.
Created an Excel based dashboard for operations and finance teams while managing status of payment and variance analysis for budgeted and actual spending.

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Manager Finance
Haier Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.
Dec 2008 - Oct 2011 | Lahore, Pakistan

Efficiently created, retained, and delivered financial statement and group reporting packages while following applicable financial reporting framework and international financial reporting standards.
Key Accomplishments

Effectively directed monthly income tax and sale tax returns for Income tax hearing U/S 161 via close collaboration with the Tax Consultant.
Met working capital requirement timely while coordinating with banks and financial institutions.

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Chief Financial Officer
NOON PAKISTAN LTD
Apr 2001 - Nov 2008 | Lahore, Pakistan

Analyzed and revised different MIS and GP reports, including simulation of any change in policies and post implementation impacts. Examined gross contribution on monthly basis while comparing product-wise and market wise with the budget and communicating with the sale team. Verified approval of comparison with budgets to highlight anomalies.
Key Accomplishments

Generated and delivered monthly reporting, including executive summary, balance sheet, profit& loss statement, Cash flow, Income and sale tax returns in an efficient manner.
Reviewed budget on quarterly basis to make changes on the basis of latest estimates, conducting review and evaluation for cost-reduction opportunities.
Led billing department of the company to ensure company receivables percentage and ageing analyses reports.
Interacted with the sale team to produce cost and price worksheet on all products and achieve profitability and product margin.

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Finance Manager
M.R. Denim (PVT) Limited
Jan 1998 - Mar 2001 | Lahore, Pakistan

Interacted with business head to develop and devise strategies in tax efficient manner, revise LC agreements/contract, and adjust price on monthly basis for the foreign exchange differences for proper revenue recognition according to IFRS.
Key Accomplishments

Effectively accomplished product cost analysis of outlets while directing review and evaluation for cost-reduction opportunities.
Analyzed, created, and revised financial statements including cash flow while following IAS.
Ensured verification and approval of expenses while comparing with budget to highlight anomalies.

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Accounts Manager
The City School
Apr 1992 - Dec 1997 | Lahore, Pakistan


Created and presented monthly MIS reports, GP reviews, balance sheet, profit & loss statement, and Cash flow for each branch for the management.
Studied the budget on monthly basis and offered different analysis reports for each branch.
Distributed human and financial resources to establish financial and administrative controls and devise organization policies and programs.

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Masters, Masters in Business Administration, MBA(Finance) CA Finalist‎
Finance and Accounts
Percentage 75%
1992

Skills

Intermediate Quality Assurance
Intermediate Customs
Expert Honest
Expert Quick
Expert sharp mind
Expert 4 Knowledge of Taxation
Expert AAccounting
Expert ACA
Expert Accounting Consultancy
Expert Accounting Records
Expert Accounting Software Command
Expert Accounting System Knowledge
Expert Accounting+
Expert Accounts / Tax
Expert Accounts Acquisitions
Expert Accounts Direction
Expert Accounts Finalization
Expert Accounts Issues Handling
Expert Accounts Management
Intermediate Accounts Management Skllis
Expert Accounts Receivable Command
Expert Accounts Software Command
Expert Admin Analysis
Expert Admin Assistantce
Expert Aesthetic Procedures Knowledge
Expert Agile Leadership
Expert Agile Scrum Testing
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Anger Management
Expert Annual Budget
Expert Architectural Project Management
Expert Asset Recording
Expert Audit Assignment Handling
Expert Audit Management
Expert Audit Reports Management
Expert Auditing
Expert Auditing Command
Expert Balance Sheet Handling
Expert Bank-Corporate
Expert Beverage Formulation
Expert BGM / DME
Expert Book keeping
Expert Bookkeeping
Expert Bookkeeping Knowledge
Expert Branch Accounting
Intermediate Branch Support.
Expert Budget Forecasts
Expert Budget Monitoring
Expert Budgeting
Expert Budgeting & Forecasting

Languages

Intermediate English

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