With more than 14 years of my career, I have diversified experience in the field of Accounting, Finance, Auditing and Taxation, I have worked with Multi-National, Large, and medium scaled companies playing an essential role on different post within the department and with other cross functional departments of the Organization. This has enabled me in enhancing my hard and soft skills.
· Assisting Manager in preparation of monthly Management Accounts
· Assisting Manager in preparation of Year end Final Accounts of all Group companies
· Assisting Manager in preparation of Quarterly VAT returns and monthly CIS returns
· Preparation of Budgets, Forecasts & Cash flow statements
· Preparing and Managing Accounts Payable / Receivable
· Managing intercompany Loans and other Transactions.
· Preparing Weekly & Monthly Reconciliations
· Maintaining data on QuickBooks and XERO software
· Properties Management and Active record keeping
· Segment wise costing and Price Revision on regular basis.
· Product costing, standard cost updates, analysis on cost variance and preparation of costing reports.
· Performing Cost-volume-profit (Break-even Analysis) on monthly basis.
· Organizing stock take activities from audit perspective.
· Collecting, Interpreting, reviewing financial information and predicting future financial trends and impact of decisions on business for reporting to management
· Preparation of financial reports related to budgets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank position, stock position and expenses.
· Preparation of monthly Management Accounts for reporting to Directors.
· Coordination with banks regarding LC opening for raw material imports.
· Filing of monthly sales tax and income tax returns through IRIS on time.
· Design effective budget models for project costing before launch
· Analyze financial information (e.g. revenues, expenditures and cash management) to ensure all operations are within budget
· Forecast future budget needs
· Identify variances between actual and budgeted financial results at the end of each project
· Actively working with the Production Managers for fabric purchasing, design and production plans
· Monitoring and tracking of offsite Fabric balances and Collaborating with the project team to develop a system for tracking the inventory.
· Interacting with the fabric suppliers for best suitable fabric purchase at reasonable price
Payable management, invoices verification and coordination with Finance department for timely payment.
• Manage, control and ensure that company accounting activities and procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are handled and processed in-line with the approved policies and procedures.
• Managing cash and bank Imprest system within the assigned limit.
• Monitor the actual cash flow against forecast and take the necessary measure to remedy variances.
• Managing ERP, posting of incoming and outgoing payments in SAP B-1 and retrieving of reports.
• Review daily and monthly bank reconciliation statements of all banks and update the line manager regarding un-identified credit amounts.
• Ensure accurate calculation and timely reimbursement of employee’s expenses i.e. travelling and daily allowances.
• Establish and maintain cash controls.
• Monitor inventory of office supplies and the purchasing of new material with attention to budgetary constraints.
• Monitor costs and expenses to assist in budget preparation.
• Organize and supervise other office activities (event planning etc.) and co-ordination with vendors.
• Determine compliance with policies and procedures.
• Conducting risk assessments and developing internal audit plan.
• Assess the adequacy and relevance of internal control systems.
• Provide reasonable assurance to the Head of Department over efficiency/effectiveness of operations (including safeguarding of assets), the reliability of financial and management reporting, and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Developing audit engagement scope, completing field-work, preparing audit reports reflecting the results of the work performed.
• Prepare and Communicate draft audit reports including observations and recommendations to Head of Department.
• Conducting physical verification of stocks and vehicle verification with delivery orders.
• Performing verification of documents relating to Accounts & Finance including cash count.
• Achievement of audit plan as per Audit Cal
• Preparation of bank reconciliation statements.
• Preparation of Financial Statements.
• Assisting Financial Controller in Liquidity Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting.
• Assisting Senior Finance Executive in monthly, quarterly reporting to Parent Company.
• Maintaining Fixed Asset Register and Recording fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions.
• Depreciation calculations for all fixed assets and posting in ERP on monthly basis.
• Coordination with banks for foreign Trade and Non-Trade payments.
• Coordination with banks for export documents till realization.
• Opening LC for foreign parties against import.
• Review of Journal Entries, Account Receivables and Account Payable vouchers.
• Monitoring Payments to vendors & collection from customers.
• Preparation of Income-Tax With-held file for monthly filing of Return.
• Liaison with external auditors for completion of annual audits.
• Coordinated yearly physical inventory count.
• Preparation and submission of different reports as per SECP and statutory requirement.
• Understanding nature of business environment and business cycle of client.
• Audit planning, assessing the risks, managing the audit team, completion of work within allocated time.
• Carrying out statutory audit and half yearly review of financial statements.
• Audit of the financial statements in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and audit guidelines of Russell Bedford International.
• Preparing financial statements (includes Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Profit or Loss, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement) and finalizing accounts in accordance with IFRS and IAS.
• Applying test of controls / substantive procedures on various elements of financial statements.
• Performing analytical procedures (Ratio Analysis) – Profitability, liquidity, efficiency, debt management ratios and ageing analysis.
• Evaluation of Internal Control Systems to identify deficiencies in the systems and suggesting remedial procedures through Internal Control Memorandum. (management letter)
• Checking compliance with Code of Corporate Governance.
• Supervise and finalize audit assignments for manager and partner’s review.
Consultancy experience as team leader and team member:
• ERP implementation through Microsoft Dynamics Ax. (formerly Microsoft Axapta)
• Company formation and filing of various corporate forms with SECP.
• Tax computation and assisting client in filing returns.
During this tenure, I have been involved in audit and consultancy of following major clients:
• Blessed Textiles Limited
• Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited
• Saritow Spinning Mills Limited
• Ejaz Textile & Spinning Mills Limited
• Firhaj Footwear (Private) Limited
• Sika Pakistan (Private) Limited
• Tipu Associates