Highly accomplished, results-driven senior financial management and accounting executive with more than 8+ years of progressive experience in Finance, accounts, Audit and Operations management with worthwhile professional Certifications “CFA, CPIA (Canada), MIPA (Australia)”. I have curiosity to move forward to get a challenging position in the company to contribute acquired skills toward achieving organizational objectives and charting a mutually beneficial growth path.
My core strengths include, but not limited to the following:
Financial reporting, accounting and consulting under IFRS
Financial Operations Management including Cash flow and Working Capital Management
Financial presentations and analysis
Excellent command on implementing and improving MIS system
Annual accounts Finalization
Inventory Management
Cost Controlling and possible reduction proactively
Focused on ROI, DSO and other KPI’s result effectively
Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting and variance analysis
Group Consolidation
ERP systems experience
External and Internal Audits
Business Performance Analysis
Due Diligence and Industry Best Practices
Team Management
Strategic Financial Planning
Evaluate effectiveness of business processes and give recommendations for improvement.
With a proven track record leading high-performance teams, I have increased profits, leveraged technology to boost efficiency, installed tight financial controls, developed effective reporting, streamlined processes with improved data integrity, and cultivated more productive, better-integrated corporate culture.
My problem solving skills center on quickly getting to the root of a challenge, leveraging outside-of-the-box thinking to uncover the best solutions and then winning cooperation and buy-in from stakeholders to make it happen.
Responsibility:
Guiding financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing a documented system of controlling processes, policies and procedures in accordance with Group Policies and requirements.
Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the board members and in accordance with IFRS/IAS.
Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash.
Managing budget processes, ensuring adequate annual planning is undertaken.
Preparing budgets by establishing schedules, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data, recommending plans.
Managing the preparation of financial forecasts.
Managing the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance with policy.
Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company.
Analyze and explain key variances including volume, price and mix variances for actual and estimated results.
Engage in financial analysis in such areas as forecasting, budgeting and reviewing operational performance
Enforcing accountable invoicing processes to deliver business results. Maintaining tight invoicing deadlines.
Ensuring work is coordinated and delivered on time to a high standard of accuracy and quality - Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.
Collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data
Producing MIS reports as per IFRS standards including: Monthly and Quarterly financial reports (such as cash flow statements weekly, Monthly P&L, Balance sheet, Aged credit and debit reports weekly).
Coordinating the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit.
Key Achievement
Developed a new collection system that reduced outstanding sums due from customers and upgraded the existing systems which improved processes and doubled
Responsibility:
Reporting to the Managing Director as Head of Department with a 6 – 8 members team
Responsible for financial reporting of balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement as per IFRS/ IAS
Maintained General ledger and subsidiary ledgers like sales and accounts receivable, purchases and accounts
Payable.
Maintained aging report of receivables & payables
Prepared annual accounts as per IFRS/ IAS
Interface with external auditor for statutory audits
Performed valuation of inventory and Estimated cost of imported products
Responsible to monitor entire process of financial transactions
Prepared Monthly Pak rupee & foreign currency bank account reconciliation of banks
Posting of all transactions to the ledgers
Maintained Fixed Asset ledger and associated depreciation schedules on the System.
Responsible for imports and its clearing documentation matters & remittances
Responsible for Payroll processing, maintained employee’s advances, deductions & disbursement.
Responsible for Internal audit control, highlighting risk areas and making recommendations
Corresponded with the bank and other business units to resolve operational & financial issues
Key Achievement:
Managed to save Opex by 20% (1.2 Million) for the fiscal year 2013-14.
Devised and Participated in the implementation of Accounting Software and set up chart of accounts of the company. Which resulted into accuracy of financial reporting process and helped to provide information
Prepared projected financial statements for banks in order to avail the finances for new projects of the company
Implemented IFRS/ IAS throughout the company for the preparation of financial statements. Which lead to more easily read and useful statements and how transactions should be reported and what information should be disclosed in financial statements
Responsibility:
Supported the operations with financial insight in the areas of cost control, accounting related to statutory bodies’ expense control and budgeting.
Prepared for Cash Book and Bank Reconciliation, Petty Cash management and all related vouchers
Prepared statement of cash flows
Prepared Accounts Receivable reconciliation & calculation of bad debt expense on monthly basis
Prepare relevant accounting records and financial statements as directed by the management
Performed physical inventory count & prepared inventory reconciliation on monthly basis
Prepared payroll checks and performed payroll disbursement
Corresponded with external Auditors to ensure statutory audit is carried out smoothly
Key Achievement:
Devised & Implemented IFRS/IAS in the company for preparation of final accounts
Recovered 2.3 million in outstanding debts from clients
Introduced and implemented inventory management system in the company which resulted solved inventory management and costing problems and earlier they used a hand count of inventory method which was matter for days, but after implementation of inventory management system the same process can be done in a matter of hours