Arif Usmani, Finance Manager

Arif Usmani

Finance Manager

Kanz Logistics Middle East LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA-Finance
Experience
30 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 3 Months

Finance Manager at Kanz Logistics Middle East LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2003

Reporting to: Managing Director, assisted by 5 subordinates

Check, identify & solve the daily accounting, administration (Department of Economics, Department of Labor, Road and transport Authority, Immigration, Dubai Customs, Dubai Port and Dubai Police) & cash flow issues with the coordination of higher management level.
Prepare monthly high level management report-(IFRS)
Preparing annual company budget with the help of future economic growth and market trend; Budget allocation and breakdown for each department; Monthly budget review and make changes according to the fluctuation in the country economically; analytical reporting
Project Management - creating exceptional reporting/reconciliation process (trading systems and GL).
Supervising - Yearly & Monthly accounts closing process up to finalization.
Calculating financials ratio analysis
Sorting out the daily banking issues with the relationship manager and negotiating and arranging finances through financial institutions according to the business needs and requirement.
Coordination with internal auditor; experience in external auditing
Reporting/MIS

KANZ TRANSPORT MIDDLE EAST LLC. Dubai, UAE
Corporate Profile: Inland Transportation Company- Light & Heavy Vehicle
Manager Finance (2007- 2011)
Reported to: Managing Director, assisted by 4 subordinates.

Looking all the company corporate matters from the starting up to establishment.
Buildup the accounts & administration department with the selection of high professionals.
Setting up systems for accounts, administration and HR functions
Setting up systems for high level management reporting-(IFRS)
Actively involved in the purchase of fixed assets and the arrangement of finance for the purchase of fixed assets of the company
Supervise and manage the daily accounts and administrative issues.
Reporting/MIS

Assistant Manager Finance at American President Lines- APL
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2001 to June 2003

Reported to: Manager Finance, assisted by 8 subordinates.

Mainly assist to Manager Finance
Supervise and manage the daily accounts and administrative issues.
Closely monitor account receivable and accounts payable.
Identify the bad debts issues, highlight the issues to the higher management and solve it accordingly with the advice of higher management.
Accounts Payable- Prepare the schedule of payment
Authorized to manage the limit of petty Cash of PKRS- 1, 000, 000.00 per/month (USD 20, 000.00 Approx)

Senior Project Accountant at Marubeni Corporation
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 1998 to December 2001

Reported to: Project Manager, assisted by 9 subordinates

Mainly based on the PARCO Refinery Project- (Project Cost $ 886 Million)
Assist to Project Manager based in Karachi- Pakistan
Manage the team of 09 persons at the project location- Multan Pakistan.
Frequently travelling- Japan/ Middle East/Karachi/ Multan/ Islamabad- During the completion of Project.
Manage the accounts and reporting directly to Head Office (Tokyo)
Handle the administration issues of Japanese visitors and staff at the project site.

External Auditor at Feroze Sharif Trariq & Co. (Chartered Accountants)
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 1994 to December 1998

Completed 04 Years Article-Ship

Education

Master's degree, MBA-Finance
  • at Preston University
  • December 2000

Specialties & Skills

Risk Management
Accounting Standards
Financial Reporting
Financial Projections
Financial Planning
Reflection (Oracle)
Peach Tree
Dac Easy
Bitstream

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Article Ship (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1994
Valid Until:
December 1998