Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) Project funded by USAID awarded to WSP Global. I am responsible for ensuring robust internal control system and supervising tax administration.

Specific tasks include;
1. ERP Deltek Costpoint system audit
2. Reviewing monthly trial balance to identify any anomaly
3. Approving all vouchers before payments
4. Monitoring and ensuring compliance with withholding tax rules
5. Overseeing payroll processes including tax, EOBI, medical/life insurance & severance
6. Monthly filing of withholding income and sales tax
7. Monthly reconciliations of accounts with Washington (home) office
8. Monitoring procurement processes as procurement committee member
9. Liaison with home office team to deal with exchange gains/losses
10. Internal audit and financial reporting to home office
11. Budget variance and cost benefit analysis
12. Training of finance team on best practices
13. Surprise audits of province-wide field offices
14. Inventory/equipment audits for huge procurement and head/field offices

Responsible for financial management, accounting and reporting of projects as well as of the organization: Project include UNICEF and IRMNCH&N Operational Research, USAID-SGAFP project, Research and Advocacy Fund (RAF) funded by DfID and British Council, Ilm Ideas funded by DfID and DAI, Facilities assessment funded by Marie Stopes Society, FMHCM&D Workshops etc.

1. Successful preparation, monitoring and variance analysis of Budget
2. Providing oversight to institutional and donor funded projects of PKR 500,000,000+ in value
3. Promoting best practices and ensuring robust internal controls
4. Developed 05 internal policy documents
5. Overseeing day-to-day financial management and accounting
6. Critically reviewing and validating operational transactions
7. Regular assessment of sufficiency and adequacy of support documents
8. Supporting director programmes and managers on financial aspects of project planning/design, implementation, monitoring and reporting
9. Ensuring resolution of audit observations and queries
10. Liaising with Internal Audit and Central Finance Departments at FMS for smooth financial operations
11. Supporting external and internal audit engagements and managing compliance with associated recommendations
12. Billing and Accounts Receivable Management
13. Tax Management/compliance
14. Independent oversight over for preparedness for Audit

As an Accounts and Finance consultant I was given various tasks including;

1. Accounting in Quickbooks accounting software for the complete financial year 2016-17 (Data from TO office, PPHA office was reconciled), Monthly consumable budgets, Calculation of Tax on Arrears
2. Automated dashboard to identify TA/DA rates for International Travel as per policy of the Govt.
3. Worked on authority matrix to finalize the same
4. Training of Microsoft Excel for all staff and Three QuickBooks Training sessions for PPHA\'s finance team
4. Dashboards for Travel Policy, HR Management, Stock management, Vouchers Tracking
5. Variance analysis and preparation of financial statement for the unit
6. Development of SOPs and required templates for better financial management including petty cash management.
7. Training of relevant PMU finance team for petty cash management
8. Accomplishment of tasks assigned (Dashboards for employees and consultant\'s taxation, Development of templates for manual financial records, Budget Vs Actual comparison, putting all previous year\'s vouchers in the excel template, analysis and rectification of financial information received from TO and submission of final report to PMU, interview of cashiers at different Govt. organizations)

Responsibilities included:
1. Conducting the day-to-day financial management and accounting
2. Preparation and tracking of project budgets and projections
3. Reviewing of vouchers and payment requests, including proper back-up documentation to ensure compliance with institutional and donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations
4. Management of procurement of project supplies, services and other items in accordance with donor rules and regulations
5. Calculation and issuance of payroll related taxes and EOBI for regular staff, visiting consultants, part-time staff and project teams after verification of deliverable and levels of effort
6. Ensuring timely payments to staff, consultants, and vendors;
7. Maintenance of complete, accurate and timely financial records
8. Preparation and submission of monthly and quarterly financial reports as directed by donors and funding partners;
9. Maintains and oversees internal controls with direction from Deputy Director Finance at FMS;
10. Management of project bank accounts, reconciliation of monthly accounts and bank statements; submission and follow up of invoices to donors
11. Coordinate with NUR-FMS financial and internal audit departments for audit queries and follow up
12. Treasury management, including daily supervision of cash position and petty cash

Brief Description of Work Performed: Worked in billing dept. for LDI (Long distance and international) generated calling reports to bill to other telecom operators, archiving vendors and customers files, had an orientation of ERP (Oracle Financial) accounting system and internal audit system and documentation.

Responsible for testing internal control systems, audit planning, execution, Review and Reporting procedures for 12 external clients including four non-profit non-government organizations (NGOs), one Government institution, two medical equipment suppliers, one steel mill, one chemical manufacturer, and two construction companies.