Muhammad Asad Saleem, Senior General Manager Accounts

Muhammad Asad Saleem

Senior General Manager Accounts

Frontier Foundry Steel (Pvt) Ltd (FF Steel)

Location
Pakistan
Education
Master's degree, EMBA
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Senior General Manager Accounts at Frontier Foundry Steel (Pvt) Ltd (FF Steel)
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • My current job since January 2022

Looking after IPO process, preparation of monthly financial statements and reporting of variance analysis.

Senior Manager Group Payments at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2020 to December 2021

 Looking after companywide centralized payments of Opex and Capex.
 Management of GST input claims and reconciliation of return with ledger.
 Established a state-of-the-art Digital Invoice Submission and Payment System.
 Support different departments regarding payments / contract vetting.

Senior Manager Financial Reporting (Ufone Operations) at Pak Telecom Mobile Limited - PTML (Ufone)
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2018 to May 2020

 Preparation of statutory and management financial statements (Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Cash Flow and Changes in Equity Statements) on monthly basis.
 Established sound internal control system to ensure availability of timely reliable and accurate financial data for decision-making.
 Tax planning and management including monthly, quarterly and annual tax reviews and reconciliation of return with ledger.
 Maintained chart of account and provided guidance/support to regional offices
 Cost control and management of cash and other assets to ensure integrity and efficiency in the use of financial resources.
 Conduct annual audit (external from big 4 audit firms and internal audit).

Senior Manager (Financial Reporting & Budgeting) at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • January 2010 to October 2018

 Preparation of monthly Company and Group Consolidated Accounts (Balance Sheet, P&L Account, Cash Flow and Changes in Equity Statements as per IFRS/ IAS) and reporting thereon to top Management as well as to Etisalat UAE.
 Monthly financial statements analysis, identifying and investigating variances verses Budget, monthly trend & comparative periods and ratio analysis.
 Implementation of Hyperion and preparation of Consolidated and Standalone MRP for Etisalat Group Finance on monthly basis.
 Preparation of Annual Budget, 5 years’ plan and periodic forecasting (3+9, 6+6, 8+4, 9+3)
 Preparation of Board working papers and get the financial statements / budget approved from audit committee and Board of Directors.
 Tax planning and management including monthly, quarterly and annual tax reviews.
 Statutory and regulatory compliances.
 To maintain chart of accounts, grouping of accounts and financial reporting layouts in FICO Module of SAP to provide required management information.
 Processing and disbursement of centralized monthly payroll for 16, 500+ employees ~ PKR 1 billion per month and its posting in SAP.
 Conduct statutory as well as internal audit and quarterly review of PTCL standalone and PTCL Group accounts from big 4 Audit firms.
 Point of contact between PTCL (OpCo) and Etisalat Group Finance.

Manager (Accounts/ Internal Audit) and Financial Analyst at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2002 to January 2010

 Preparation of statutory financial statements on monthly basis.
 Assisting General Manager (IA) in the planning, formulation and execution of programs for process reviews/audit assignments and preparation of Review Reports for improvements in the system.
 Receivable management.
 Preparation of Fixed Asset Register (FAR).

Accountant at Oil and Gas Development Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2002 to June 2002

 Reconciled inventory w.e.f. July 1995 and found causes of differences.
 Booked cost to different cost centers.
 Analyzed trial balance with reference to inventory cost.

Consultant at Tariq Mustafa & Company
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • January 2001 to February 2002

 Conducted Internal & Statutory audits of clients.
 Analyzed Financial Statements of clients.
 Project Appraisal & Feasibility studies.
 Prepared Income/Sales Tax returns of clients.
 Developed manual and computerized accounting system of clients.

Education

Master's degree, EMBA
  • at Lahore University of Management Sciences
  • June 2019

1. Capstone Project on "PTCL Wireless Product Sustainability" highlighing main causes of churn and decline in revenue and suggested ways how to address this issue and regain market share. 2. Successfully completed International Module in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, USA in July 2018

Master's degree, CMA
  • at Institute of Cost And Management Accountants of Pakistan
  • January 2004
Master's degree, Financial Accounting, Auditing
  • at Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
  • January 2004

Grant full exemption on the basis of qualification.

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Physics
  • at University of Punjab
  • October 1996

Got POF merit scholarship in part 1

High school or equivalent, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
  • at FBISE
  • September 1994

Got POF merit scholarships twice in SSC and once in HSSC

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Monthly Reporting
Monthly Closing
MS Excel
Accounting for centralized pay roll of 29,000 emp using HCM module of SAP
FICO module of SAP
MS Word
MS Power Point
IAS / IFRS
Hyperion
Preparation of Company as well as Group Consolidated Accounts (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow etc)

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

ICMAP
  • Fellow member
  • May 2005
PIPFA
  • Associate member
  • January 2004

Training and Certifications

IFRS / IAS (Training)
Training Institute:
PTCL Academy
Date Attended:
December 2021
Duration:
32 hours
Hyperion Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
November 2013
Duration:
50 hours
Hyperion Financial Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
May 2014
Duration:
80 hours
Hyperion Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Etisalat Academy, UAE
Date Attended:
November 2011
Duration:
56 hours
Mastering Communication skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Valid Until:
March 2012